Nuclear Astrophysicists meet for 4th ChETEC-INFRA General Assembly and TA User Meeting in Strasbourg

On May 27 and 28, the ChETEC-INFRA consortium met in Strasbourg. Hosted by IPHC, the 4th General Assembly brought together consortium members and nuclear astrophysicists from outside the consortium, to discuss developments in nuclear astrophysics and catch up on developments of the Research and Networking activities within ChETEC-INFRA, as well as the Infrastructures in the …

Registration Opens for 4th General Assembly

The fourth ChETEC-INFRA General Assembly will be held in Strasbourg from May 27 to 28, 2024. As for previous Assemblies – online, in Padua and in Debrecen – the program will feature progress reports from within the project, as well as scientific talks in the field of nuclear astrophysics in general. Registrations on the conference …

High School Students Visit Camp on Astrophysics at TU Dresden

24 students from schools of the national Excellence School Network MINT-EC conducted research on astrophysics at the TUD Dresden University of Technology from October 23 to 26, 2023. For four days, they worked together with scientists from the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics of TU Dresden and from the DeltaX School Lab at the …

ChETEC-INFRA Observational School (ChINOS) Concluded Successfully

The first edition of the ChETEC-INFRA Observational School (ChINOS 2023) was held at the Ondřejov Observatory near Prague in the Czech Republic. Participants of the school followed a program of lectures, scientific discussions and hands-on activities. As a special opportunity, the hands-on experience included three nights of remote observations at the Nordic Optical Telescope. Favorable …

Nuclear Astrophysics Masterclass Aboard the “MS Wissenschaft”

The MS Wissenschaft, an initiative by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research describes itself as “a floating science center with exhibits for testing and participation”. At anchor in Vienna, the ship offered a unique environment for more than 100 high school students to follow the ChETEC-INFRA Masterclass on astrophysics. Led by Stephanie Adler …

Masterclass on Nuclear Experiments for Astrophysics Available in First 7 Languages

The first ChETEC-INFRA Masterclass on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics is now available in 7 Languages: Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, German, Italian and Upper Sorbian. ChETEC-INFRA Masterclass Web Page Additionally, translations in Romanian, Swedish, Hebrew, Catalan, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and Welsh are foreseen to be available, soon. Interested in hosting a Masterclass at your school? Participation in the …

ChETEC-INFRA supports European students attending the NIC-XVII school, 2023 in Deajeon, Korea

ChETEC-INFRA offers support for 20 European students and early career researchers to participate in the 2023 Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC-XVII, school. The school is held September 10-15, in Daejeon, Korea. The support will cover the complete registration fee, including accommodation, lunch coupons, banquet, and coffee breaks. Hence, student’s home affiliations only have to cover …

ChINOS 2023: Observational School with Hands-On Operation of the Nordic Optical Telescope now Open for Registrations

The 1st ChETEC-INFRA Observational School (ChINOS) to take place at Ondřejov Observatory near Prague, Czech Republic, from July 24-28, 2023. The school will provide hands-on experience with designing and executing stellar observations and analysing spectroscopic data to be collected with the Nordic Optical Telescope on La Palma, The Canaries, Spain. For this purpose, three remote …