Fermi Summer School 2014: Program
A continuously updated schedule is located on the
SLAC confluence.
Week 1 Presentations
Tues, May 27
| 9:00 AM |
The Fermi Mission |
Julie McEnery |
| 10:00 AM |
Space-based Gamma-ray Astronomy |
Liz Hays |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Fermi Science: A Theoretical Perspective |
Chuck Dermer |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Maximum Likelihood Overview |
Liz Hays |
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Science Tools Intro and Data Exploration |
Elizabeth Ferrara |
Wed, May 28
| 9:00 AM |
Fermi AGN Science |
Chuck Dermer |
| 10:00 AM |
The Galactic Center at GeV |
Jack Hewitt |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
LAT Overview |
Matt Wood |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Likelihood in the LAT |
J. Perkins |
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Likelihood Tutorial |
J. Perkins |
Thu, May 29
| 9:00 AM |
Gamma-ray Binaries I |
Guillaume Dubus |
| 10:00 AM |
SNRs |
Daniel Castro |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
LAT Performance |
Matt Wood |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
LAT XML Models/LAT Catalogs |
E. Ferrara |
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Advanced Likelihood |
J. Perkins |
Fri, May 30
| 9:00 AM |
Gamma-ray Binaries II |
Guillaume Dubus |
| 10:00 AM |
Particle Acceleration in SNR |
Daniel Castro |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Ground Based Gamma-ray Astronomy |
Karl Kosack |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Student Talks |
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LAT Systematics |
Jack Hewitt |
Sat, May 31
| 9:00 AM |
Surveying the Sky with CTA |
Guillaume Dubus |
| 10:00 AM |
Dark Matter |
Matt Wood |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Student Talks |
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| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Advanced Tutorials |
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Week 2 Presentations
Mon, Jun 2
| 9:00 AM |
The Galactic Center at TeV Energies |
Karl Kosack |
| 10:00 AM |
Pulsar Theory |
Alice Harding |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Student Talks |
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| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Multiwavelength Analaysis Tutorial |
Judy Racusion |
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Advanced Topics |
Tyrel Johnson |
Tue, Jun 3
| 9:00 AM |
Fermi GBM and GBM Burst Catalog |
Adam Goldstein |
| 10:00 AM |
GRBs in the Fermi LAT |
Judy Racusin |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
GRB Theory |
Chuck Dermer |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Free |
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Wed, Jun 4
| 9:00 AM |
Pulsar Observations |
Elizabeth Ferrara |
| 10:00 AM |
Cosmic Rays from an Observational Perspective |
Scott Wakely |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Student Talks |
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| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Student Talks |
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Advanced Topics |
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Thu, Jun 5
| 9:00 AM |
HAWC |
Miguel Mostafa |
| 10:00 AM |
CTA and the Future |
Karl Kosack |
| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Cosmic Rays and Balloon-based Instrumentation |
Scott Wakely |
| Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
TeVCat Tutorial |
Scott Wakely |
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Student Talks |
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Fri, Jun 6
| 9:00 AM |
Final Wrap-up: Project Results and Feedback |
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| Break |
| 11:30 AM |
Fermi and Beyond |
Liz/Julie/Jamie |
| Lunch |
Student Talks
Friday, May 30
Saturday, May 31
Monday, June 2
Wednesday, June 4
One Slide Summaries
