NOT Tuorla Onsala

Nordic-Baltic Optical/NIR and Radio Astronomy Summer School

Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies

8th-18th June 2009; Turku, Finland

Participants

Angela Adamo
Stockholm University
Phd student
I'm studying the star formation history of three BCGs (Blue Compact Galaxies) trough the multi-wavelength analysis of their star cluster populations. It is fascinating how much information we can get from the physical cluster properties, like ages, masses, extinction, metallicity and how strongly clustered the star formation happens in these starburst galaxies.
 
Arturs Barzdis
University of Latvia
PhD student
I am doing high resolution optical spectroscopy of metal poor stars of the Milky Way. This is also the topic of my PhD thesis. I have several hobbies, such as photography, traveling, motorcycles, fishing and many more. I am a peaceful person, so feel free to communicate with me on every time.
 
Auni Somero
University of Turku
PhD student
Topic: Accretion discs in interacting compact binaries.
 
Carolin Villforth
University of Turku
PhD student
Research Interests: Optical polarization variability in quasars and blazars, jet and accretion physics, quasar host galaxies
 
Edita Stonkute
Vilnius University
PhD student
Topic: Galactic chemical evolution.
I'm currently working on my phD project on detailed chemical abundances mesurements of stars, that might be ancient substructure in Milky Way (see Helmi et al. 2006).
 
Elizaveta Rastorgueva
University of Turku
PhD student
I was born in Moscow and spend there 22 years of life, got my Masters from the Moscow State University, but successfully escaped and now have been doing my PhD in Tuorla for 4.5 years (it's my last year). I belong to the VLBI group, and the topic of the thesis is multifrequency VLBI studies of blazars. My research interests include in physics of AGN, observations and physics of jets as well as VLBI data reduction procedures and HI observations of the warped galaxies. In my spare time (if I am not tired) I do lot of different activities, from sport (current favourite is capoeira) and dancing to cooking, handicraft and clubbing, as long as it gives new positive experience. Love nature and outdoor activities, trying to be eco-friendly and do charity as much as I can. Dreaming of living in own off-grid house in some spectacular place by the sea...
 
Erkki Kankare
University of Turku
PhD student
I'm doing my PhD studies on core-collapse supernovae. Currently I'm working as a student at the NOT.
 
Francesco Costagliola
Chalmers University of Technology
PhD student
I was born in a village by the sea in Tuscany and studied Astrophysics at Pisa University. I am now in my second year of PhD studies at Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden. I am mostly working on the molecular chemistry of luminous IR galaxies, together with my supervisor Susanne Aalto. My favorite activity is traveling, always hungry of new experiences and of meeting new people. I feel very lucky for having a job that allows me to do that!
 
Genoveva Micheva
Stockholm University
PhD student
I'm doing deep surface photometry on the LSB hosts of blue compact galaxies. My data is in the optical and near-IR, mainly from the NOT and the ESO NTT. The entire sample spans ~50 galaxies in UBVRIJHK Halpha Hbeta and [OIII]. My current hobby is Arch Enemy.
 
Jari Juha Eemeli Kajava
University of Oulu
PhD student
I'm doing my PhD on luminous accreting X-ray sources such us ultralumious X-ray sources, black hole binaries and neutron star binaries. I'm also interested in luminous X-ray populations in galaxies and the connection between star formation rates in galaxies and formation of X-ray binaries.
 
Johanna Malinen
University of Helsinki
PhD student
Topic: Initial stages of star formation (modelling and observations), cold cloud cores
 
Lauri Juhan Liivamägi
University of Tartu
PhD student
My PhD thesis is about the statistics of the large-scale structure of the universe. Currently I study superclusters and their various properties. I'm intrested in the effects of large-scale environment on galaxies. For recreation I like orienteering.
 
Linus Riel Petersen
University of Copenhagen
MSc student
Topic: Use of online tools (including Robitailles models) on UKIDSS data in the Taurus-SFR.
 
Marius Maskoliunas
Vilnius University
PhD student
In my Master thesis I studded interstellar extinction using Vilnius photometry (optical photometry) system in the direction of Cepheus. My PhD study's is investigation the star forming regions in Cepheus Flare. Now I am looking to improve my experience in research using not only visible light, but the infrared and radio data.
 
Minja Mäkelä
University of Helsinki
PhD student
I'm a PhD student at the University of Helsinki, and the topic of my research is the structure of cometary globules. My free time is spent on learning other interesting stuff. :)
 
Nuria Piñol Ferrer
Stockholm University
PhD student
I'm from Alicante (Spain). Now, I'm doing my PhD in Stockholm University, Department of astronomi, since November 2008. In my PhD I'm studing the kinematics and the content of cold gas in NGC1097, a AGN galaxy. It is very interesting because we have a velocity field with a very high resolution obtained using a Fabry-Perot interferometer.
 
Olesja Smirnova
University of Latvia
PhD student
I am studying the unusual and extremely rare type of carbon stars - so-called DY Per-type stars, which combine the features of carbon stars and R Corona Borealis variables. My field of interests also includes extragalactic novae.
 
Paul Anthony Wilson
University of Oslo
MSc student
I study stellar abundance ratios of stars in globular clusters and I am currently working on my masters. Soon I travel to La Palma where I plan to work on my street hockey and salsa dancing skills. My interest include having fun, being adventurous and photography.
 
Steve Schulze
University of Iceland
PhD student
In February I started my PhD in Reykjavik. Currently I work on two projects. Both are related to GRBs. In the first one, I try to find the photometric counterparts to a particular kind of intervening absorbers along the line-of-sight of GRBs. In the second project, I compare the X-ray and optical afterglows of GRBs to extract ensemble properties but also to constrain and to check theoretical predictions.
 
Sarah Bird
University of Turku
PhD student
Research: Dynamics of interacting galaxy systems
 
Tiina Liimets
University of Tartu
PhD student
I study light echoes (V838 Monocerotis) and outflows (GK Per, R Aquarii) from outbursting stars. Those are exceptional stellar outflows which give as a very rare opportunity in astronomy to investigate the structure and kinematics of circumstellar matter in real time (time-scales of 5-15 years).