It will be astronomical!
May 21-24, 2024
What is it?
Our aim is to bring astronomy IMPRS students from Munich and Heidelberg together. In the Hackathon, we will have time to work on joint projects, learn new skills, and build new connections and collaborations with other early career researchers.
When and where?
The IMPRS-Astro Hackathon will take place on May 21 - 24, 2024 at the Haus der Astronomie (HdA) in Heidelberg, Germany.
The IMPRS-Astro Hackathon is jointly organized by IMPRS astronomy PhD students in Heidelberg and Munich. You can contact us via imprsastrohackathon@gmail.com
Schedule
There might be some minor last-minute changes.
Tue 21
May
| 18:00-20:00 | Conference dinner |
|---|---|
| 20:00-21:00 | Flash Talks We will have a round of flash talks for everyone to introduce themselves and their projects. |
Wed 22
May
| 10:00-10:30 | Welcome and Introduction |
|---|---|
| 10:30-11:30 | Matplotlib: Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls |
| 11:30-12:00 | Icebreaker - "Find a collaborator" / Coffee |
| 12:00-13:00 | Fisher information matrix forecasts and Bayesian inference Sustainability in Astronomy |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Modelling Interstellar-Medium Spectroscopic Features Bayesian Inference in the Machine Learning Era julia-nbody-io Podcast |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee |
| 16:15-16:30 | Note taking tools in reasearch |
| 16:30-18:00 | SciComm & Outreach as an Early Career Astronomer + Effective science outreach |
| 18:00-20:00 | Group Dinner - Barbecue |
| 20:00-21:00 | Plenary Updates from each hacking group |
| 21:00-22:00 | Hike For those who are interested, we will hike down the mountain to Altstadt. |
Thu 23
May
| 10:00-10:45 | Introduction to Git |
|---|---|
| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:00-12:00 | A Crash Course in Teaching for PhDs |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Introduction to PyGAD — analyzing cosmological simulations and more! From closed source to open source |
| 14:00-15:00 | Observing proposals: dos and dont's Do we trust Black Boxes in Astrophysics? |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee |
| 15:30-16:30 | Reproducible research environments Astrobites: A global outreach collab of PhD students |
| 16:30-18:00 | Mental health in Academia |
| 18:00-18:30 | Meditation practice |
| 18:30-19:00 | Plenary Updates from each hacking group |
Fri 24
May
| 10:00-11:00 | Navigating challenges as an international PhD student! AI tools in our research |
|---|---|
| 11:00-12:00 | What to do after your PhD? |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-16:30 | Wrap-up of the projects raised during the Hackathon Exploring interactive educational assignments |
| 16:30-17:00 | Closing remarks |
Team
The IMPRS-Astro Hackathon is possible thanks to an amazing
LOC/SOC:
Sponsors and Partners
