Seminar language

The seminar language will be English if there will be students with no knowledge of Finnish attending the first lecture.

Introduction

The seminar topics will cover various technical and scientific aspects of satellite-based astronomy. The course will introduce the students to space projects (with some emphasis on the European Space Agency's missions), satellite and instrument technology for space-borne astronomy, as well as the astronomical research done by using such instruments. We welcome both astronomy-oriented as well as technology-oriented students to attend the course!

Lecturers

Docent Merja Tornikoski
TKK/Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Kirkkonummi, tel. 09-2564423,
E-mail:
Before and after lectures: TKK/Dpt. of Electrical Engineering, room C126, tel. 09-4514788.

Dr. Anne Lähteenmäki
TKK/Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Kirkkonummi, tel. 09-2564424,
E-mail:
Before and after lectures: TKK/Dpt. of Electrical Engineering, room C126, tel. 09-4514788.

Schedule

The seminar will be held on Thursdays from 15-18 in H402, starting on January 18th. A more detailed schedule is available here.

During the first lecture there will be a short introduction to the various topics of the seminar. Each student will get to choose his/her topics for their talks and seminar papers. The students may also suggest topics not included in the list provided by the lecturers.

Each student will give two seminar talks and write a short seminar paper (ca. 5-10 pages) about each of them. One talk is to focus on the science or technology of a satellite in operation, and the other one on the science goals or technology of a future satellite / instrument.
Additionally, each student is required to be present at more than 50% of the seminars in order to pass the course.

Course material

No actual course material will be provided. The students will be given a collection of web links and references for publications to begin with. The teachers will be happy to give more detailed instructions and assist in pursuing scientific material, if needed.

A list of possible topics will be provided later, as well as instructions for writing the seminar papers.

Merja Tornikoski's own web page of astronomical links, including radio astronomy, astronomical data and journals, etc. Note: the access to the electronical editions of many of the on-line astronomical journals is restricted; contact the lecturers to get a ps/pdf copy of such articles!

Latest update: 2007-01-03 / mtt.