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Previous Courses

This page provides information on the previous courses and their contents taught at the IMPRS on Astrophysics. Also you will find information about previous programming courses.

 

IMPRS-Courses 2001-2023

Nov. 2023Astrobiology - an Overview
Dr. M. Kissler-Patig (ESA, Madrid, Spain)
Oct. 2023Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Daniel Grün, Prof. Dr. Kevin Heng (LMU)
June 2023Large Scale Structure
Dr. Fabian Schmidt (MPA)
May 2023Astrophysics of Black Holes
Dr. Andrea Merloni (MPE)
March 2023Cosmic Structure Formation
Prof. Dr. Volker Springel (MPA)
Nov. 2022Galaxy evolution from the galaxies’ perspective
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
Oct. 2022Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert, Mark Huchison PhD (LMU)
June 2022Galactic Dynamics
PD Dr. Ortwin Gerhard (MPE)
May 2022Astrostatistics: Bayesian Methods for Astronomers
Dr. Stefano Andreon (INAF-Osservatorio di Brera)
March 2022Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Dr. A. Hamers (MPA)
Nov/Dec 2021Stellar Evolution
Prof. Dr. A. Weiss (MPA)
Oct. 2021Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Josehp Mohr, Prof. Dr. Daniel Grün (LMU)
June 2021AGN Physics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
Apr. 2021Astrophysical Dynamics: From Planets and Stars to Supermassive Black Holes
Dr. Adrian Hamers (MPA)
Nov. 2020Cosmic Microwave Background
Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu (MPA)
Nov. 2020Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert, Dr. Mark Huchison (LMU)
Oct. 2020Stellar Populations
Dr. Marina Rejkuba (ESO)
Mar. 2020Galaxy Formation
Prof. Dr. Guinevere Kauffmann (MPA)
Jan. 2020Astrobiology - an Overview
Dr. Markus Kissler-Patig (ESA, Madrid, Spain)
Nov. 2019Cosmic Structure Formation
Prof. Dr. Volker Springel (MPA)
Oct. 2019Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch, Prof. Dr. Josehp Mohr (LMU)
Oct. 2019Radiative Transfer and Stellar Atmospheres
PD Dr. Joachim Puls (LMU)
May 2019Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy - Practical Introduction
Dr. Miwa Goto (LMU)
April 2019Galaxy Evolution from the Galaxies' Perspective: from interstellar gas, to stars, to black holes and back
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
Feb. 2019Astrophysics on Black Holes
Dr. Andrea Merloni (MPE)
Jan. 2019High Resolution Imaging Methods in Astronomy
Dr. Andreas Glindemann (ESO)
Oct. 2018Introductory Course
Profs. Dr. Thomas Preibisch, Dr. Til Birnstiel, Dr. Walter Dehnen (LMU)
July 2018The Homogeneous Universe and Large Scale Structure
Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
Apr. 2018Astrostatistics: Bayesian Methods for Astronomers
Dr. Stefano Andreon (INAF-Osservatorio di Brera)
Mar. 2018AGN Physics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
Jan. 2018Stellar Evolution
Prof. Dr. Achim Weiss (MPA)
Nov. 2017Astrochemistry and Star/Planet Formation
Prof. Dr. Paola Caselli (MPE)
Oct. 2017High Energy Processes and Objects
Prof. Dr. Marat Gilfanov (MPA)
Oct. 2017Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mohr (LMU), Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch (LMU)
July 2017Observational and Experimental X-ray astronomy
Prof. Dr. Kripal Nandra (MPE) et. al.
April 2017Cosmic Microwave Background
Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu (MPA)
Jan. 2017Astrophysics on Black Holes
Dr. Andrea Merloni (MPE)
Oct. 2016Galactic Dynamics and Evolution of Galaxies
Prof. Dr. Ortwin Gerhard (MPE)
Oct. 2016Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Jochen Weller (LMU), Prof. Dr. Tommaso Giannantonio (LMU)
July 2016Quarks in Astronomy 
Prof. Dr. Fridolin Weber (San Diego State University)
June 2016Radiative Transfer and Stellar Atmospheres 
PD Dr. Joachim Puls (LMU)
May 2016Galaxy Evolution from the Galaxies' Perspective: from interstellar gas, to stars, to black holes and back
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
April 2016High-energy Astrophysics: Gamma- and Cosmic Ray Aspects
Prof. Dr. Roland Diehl (MPE)
Jan. 2016Astrostatistics: Bayesian Methods for Astronomers 
Dr. Stefano Andreon (INAF-Osservatorio di Brera)
Dec. 2015Galaxy Formation
Prof. Dr. Guinevere Kauffmann (MPA)
Oct. 2015Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mohr (LMU), Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch (LMU)
July 2015The Homogeneous Universe and Large Scale Structure 
Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
June 2015AGN Physics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
May 2015Astrochemistry and Star/Planet Formation
Prof. Dr. Paola Caselli (MPE)
Jan. 2015Cosmic Microwave Background 
Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu (MPA)
Dec. 2014Relational Database Fundamentals
Prof. Dr. Luciano Nicastro (INAF Bologna)
Oct. 2014Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
June 2014Astrophysics on Black Holes
Dr. Andrea Merloni (MPE)
May 2014Introduction to Astrostatistics
Prof. Dr. Guenter Boese (MPE)
April 2014High Energy Processes and Objects
Prof. Dr. Marat Gilfanov (MPA)
March 2014Radiative Transfer and Stellar Atmospheres
PD Dr. Joachim Puls (LMU)
Feb. 2014The Interstellar Matter
Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert et al. (LMU)
Jan. 2014Stellar Evolution
Dr. Achim Weiss (MPA)
Nov. 2013Galaxy Formation
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA)
Oct. 2013Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
July 2013Physics of Compact Stars
Prof. Dr. Fridolin Weber (San Diego State Univ.)
June 2013Accretion, Jets and Gamma-Ray Bursts
Prof. Dr. Henk Spruit (MPA)
April 2013Galaxy Evolution from the Galaxies' Perspective:
from Interstellar Gas, to Stars, to Black Holes and Back
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
Feb. 2013The Homogeneous Universe and Large Scale Structure
Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
Jan. 2013Cosmic Microwave Background
Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu (MPA)
Dec. 2012AGN Physics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
Oct. 2012Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mohr (LMU), Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch (LMU)
Sept. 2012

High Energy Astrophysics - X-ray Aspects

Prof. Dr. Kirpal Nandra (MPE)

April 2012High-Energy Astrophysics – Gamma – and Cosmic Ray Aspects
Prof. Dr. Roland Diehl (MPE)
Feb. 2012Astrophysical Black Holes
Dr. Andrea Merloni (MPE)
Jan. 2012Galactic Dynamics and Evolution of Galaxies
Prof. Dr. Ortwin Gerhard (MPE)
Nov. 2011The Homogeneous Universe and Large-Scale Structure
Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
Oct. 2011Stellar Evolution
Prof. Dr. Achim Weiss (MPA)
Oct. 2011Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert (LMU), Dr. Barbara Ercolano (LMU)
Nov. 2010Observational Astrophysics – Optical to Radio Wavelength Range
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
Oct. 2010Introduction to Cosmology and Large Scale Structure
Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
Sept. 2010Introductory Course
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
April 2010 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Physics of Accretion Discs 
PD Dr. Roland Diehl (MPE), Dr. Hendrik Spruit (MPA)
April 2009 
 		Cosmology, Large Scale Structure & Stellar Structure 
Prof. Dr. H.Böhringer (MPE), Dr. Torsten Ensslin (MPA), Prof. Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
Oct. 2009 
 		Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), Prof. Dr. Ortwin Gerhard (MPE), Dr. Volker Springel (MPA)
April 2008 
 		Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert (LMU) & Dr. Fabian Heitsch (MPA)
Sept. 2008Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
Oct. 2008 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Stellar Atmospheres 
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE), PD Dr. Roland Diehl (MPE), Dr. Hendrik Spruit (MPA)
April 2007 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Stellar Atmospheres 
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE), Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger (MPE), PD Dr. Joachim Puls (LMU)
Sept. 2007Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
Oct. 2007 
 		Cosmology, Large Scale Structure & Stellar Structure 
PD Dr. Peter Schuecker (MPE), Dr. Torsten Enslin (MPA), Dr. Alvio Renzini (ESO), Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
April 2006 
 		Cosmology, Large Scale Structure & Stellar Structure 
PD Dr. Peter Schuecker (MPE), Dr. Torsten Ensslin (MPA), Dr. Alvio Renzini (ESO), Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE)
Sept. 2006Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
Nov. 2006 
 		Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert (LMU) & Dr. Fabian Heitsch (MPA)
April 2005 
 		Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert (LMU) & Dr. Fabian Heitsch (MPA)
Sept. 2005Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
Oct. 2005 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Stellar Structure 
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE), Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger (MPE), Dr. Hendrik Spruit (MPA)
March 2004 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Stellar Structure 
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE), Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger (MPE), Dr. Hendrik Spruit (MPA)
Sept. 2004Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE), PD Dr. Roberto Saglia (LMU/MPE)
Sept. 2004
 		Cosmology, Large Scale Structure, AGNs 
PD Dr. Peter Schuecker (MPE), Dr. Torsten Ensslin (MPA), PD Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE), PD Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE), Dr. Guinevere Kauffmann (MPA)
March 2003 
 		Cosmology, Large Scale Structure, AGNs 
PD Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE), PD Dr. Peter Schuecker (MPE), PD Dr. Matthias Bartelmann (MPA), Dr. Guinevere Kauffmann (MPA), PD Dr. Thomas Boller (MPE)
Sept. 2003Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE)
Sept. 2003
 		Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), PD Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE), PD Dr. Dieter Breitschwerdt (MPE)
March 2002 
 		Observational Astrophysics & Stellar Structure 
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel (MPE), Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger (MPE), PD Dr. Achim Weiss (MPA), PD Dr. Joachim Puls (LMU)
Sept. 2002Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE)
 Galaxy & Galaxies, ISM 
Prof. Dr. Simon White (MPA), PD Dr. Matthias Bartelmann (MPA), PD Dr. Hans Böhringer (MPE), PD Dr. Dieter Breitschwerdt (MPE)
Sept. 2001Introductory Course 
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender (LMU/MPE)

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IMPRS Programming Courses/Soft Skill Courses

January 2022Project and Time Management for Scientists
Dr. Alexander Britz
October 2021Scripting with Python
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
October 2021Strong and positive during the doctorate
- Stress management for PhD students
Harald Roth (Techniker Krankenkasse)
September 2021Scripting with Git & Shell
Dr. Severin Reiz (TUM)
July 2021Presentation of the Max Planck Industry Track
Anne Grewlich-Gercke (MPG)
May 2021Leadership and Career Development
Dr. Alexander Britz
June 2019MATLAB Workshop - Analysis with MATLAB made easy
Dr. Philip Laserstein (The MathWorks GmbH)
May 2019Python Programming
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
March 2019Bash / Git Programming
Severin Reiz and Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
January 2019Strong and positive during the doctorate
- Stress management for PhD students
Harald Roth (Techniker Krankenkasse)
June 2018Relational database fundamentals
Prof. Dr. Luciano Nicastro (INAF Bologna)
June 2018Presentation skill enhancement - Workshop for female scientists
Viola Morlinghaus (ResonanzBerlin)
April - July 2018Strong and positive during the doctorate
- Stress management for PhD students
Harald Roth (Techniker Krankenkasse)
March 2017Git/Bash/Python Programming
Moritz August (TUM); Alfredo Parra Hinojosa (TUM)
Nov. 2016Effective Presentation - Talks and Posters
Alexander Schiller (Schiller & Mertens)
March 2015C+/++ Programming Course
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
Feb. 2015Bash/Python
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
Oct 2013Bash/Python
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
Aug. 2012Bash/Python
Dr. Tobias Neckel (TUM)
June 2012Fortran Programming Course
Prof. Dr. Fridolin Weber (San Diego State University)
May 2012IDL Programming Course
Dr. Wolfgang Glatz (Exelis, Visual Information Solutions)
May 2012C/C++ Programming Course
Dr. T. Weinzierl (TUM)
March 2012Introduction to EU funding opportunities
Julia Epp (MPQ, EU Büro)
June/July 2011C/C++ Programming Course
Dr. Tobias Weinzierl (TUM)
May 2011Bash/Python Course
Martin Bucholz (TUM), Dirk Pflüger (TUM)
April 2011Rules of Good Scientific Practice
Prof. Dr. Werner Becker (MPE)
March 2011Job Opportunities after PhD
Dr. J. Huebner (DLR)
March 2011IDL Programming Course
 
June 2010C/C++ Programming Course
Dr. Tobias Weinzierl (TUM)
July 2008Mathematica Workshop
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