Fermi Summer School 2017

Fermi in the Multimessenger Era

This year the Fermi Summer School will explore the role of gamma-ray studies within multimessenger astrophysics. Groundbreaking results, the discovery of astrophysical neutrinos and the detection of gravitational waves from a binary black hole system, highlight the unique role that Fermi plays in observing sites of extreme astrophysics. We will highlight several areas where gamma rays are making key contributions.

The Fermi Summer School emphasizes the analysis of data from the Fermi instruments through lectures and hands-on workshops. Students spend time working directly with experts in instrumentation, analysis, theory and modeling to develop and extend their own research projects. Topics cover much of the gamma-ray band ranging from keV-MeV transients seen with Fermi's GBM to the highest energies observed by the LAT and the very high energies observed by ground-based gamma-ray telescopes. This year's school will be held at the University of Delaware Conference Center in Lewes, Delaware, from May 30 to June 9th, 2017.

Find information about last year's school at: http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/mtgs/summerschool/2016/

Material will be aimed at graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. Topics will include particle acceleration and gamma-ray production mechanisms; space-based and ground-based gamma-ray instrumentation; spectral, spatial, and time-based analysis of gamma-ray data; modeling and interpretation of gamma-ray data; and astrophysical source classes such as AGN, GRBs, Galactic pulsars and binary systems, supernova remnants, and pulsar wind nebulae as well as searches for dark matter and new physics.

Important Dates

• Application Deadline: March 10, 2017
• School: May 30 to June 9th, 2017

Program

Details will be announced soon. The formal program includes 10 days of lectures and hands-on sessions. One day is left free for excursions.

Application Information

• Deadline: March 10, 2017
• Attendance is limited and will be based on the statement of interest and the order that applications are received. Applications received after the deadline will be considered if any openings become available.

To apply, complete one of the provided templates and send to fermischool@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov.

• Application Templates: Word and PDF

Attendance Fee:

An attendance fee of $1000 USD covers lodging for the nights of Monday, May 29, through Thursday, June 8, and includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks for 10 days of the formal program. Payment details will be provided to accepted applicants.

Contact

fermischool@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov