VATICAN CITY, MAY 29, 2001 (VIS) - The Eighth Vatican Observatory Summer School in Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics will take place at observatory headquarters in the papal summer residence in Castelgandolfo from June 17 to July 13 on "Observations and Theoretical Understanding of Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes."
Two lectures will be given each morning to the 26 young scholars from 19 different countries. In addition there will be evening seminars by the Vatican Observatory staff and by visiting professors. Students will present a short paper on their research or the research of their home institution.
Included in the curriculum are laboratory exercises using the observatory computers, a "virtual observing" session using a telescope at the site of the observatory's research institute in Arizona and field trips to sites of historical interest to astronomy.
The purpose of the summer school, according to a communique from Vatican Observatory Director, Fr. George V. Coyne, S.J.,is to help young people at the beginning of their program of higher studies to develop quality research careers which will be nourished by interchange on an international scale. The Jesuit community of the Vatican Observatory has provided scholarships to six students from developing countries who attended one of the former seven summer schools and who intend to pursue graduate studies.
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