The 4th Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science will be held in Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), Italy from 22 to 26 May, 2023. The School - taking place close to the enchanting Amalfi Coast - is aimed to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of a variety of relevant aspects of the fast-developing, highly interdisciplinary field of Exoplanet research. The Lecture topics of the 4th edition of the School will be focused on the Astrophysics of Transiting Exoplanet Systems, covering both the theoretical and observational perspectives.
In particular, the following key topics will be covered:
The Lectures will be delivered by five senior researchers to an audience of graduate students and young post-docs.
Lecture Notes of the 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
Lecture Notes of the 2nd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
Lecture Notes of the 3rd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
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history and frontier of transiting exoplanets demographics
successes and methodological challenges
observations, formation and evolution
successes, challenges, and prospects
mechanisms and observations of atmospheric escape
The School is open to graduate students and young post-doctoral researchers, and offers the fascinating possibility to interact with world-class experts engaged in different areas of transiting exoplanetary systems.
The school format will include 5-6 hours of lectures for each topic and a selection of short presentations by School participants on their specific research.
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RegistrationThe School is open to underdraduated, graduate students and young Post-doc researchers. The registration fee is € 350 (Euro), and includes a conference kit, coffee breaks, social dinner and full access to the video recordings of the lectures. Registrations are currently open.PLEASE, REGISTER BY FILLING IN THE ON-LINE FORM ON THE RIGHT-HAND PANEL
The Registration Fee must be settled no later than April 3, 2023, with bank transfer to:
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VenueThe school will
take place at the
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Social eventsWednesday, May 24 - Tour of the Amalfi coast and social dinner (free). Additional information will be given soon.Sunday, May 21 - Visit of the Archeological Site of Herculaneum. From 10:00am to 3:00pm. Participants will have to pay a small fee (additional information will be given soon). The cost includes the transfer from the hotel to Herculaneum (and vice versa) and the entrance ticket. An audio guide service is available through a dedicated App, which can be downloaded on your smartphone. If you are interested in joining the tour, please, contact the organisers (ases4@roma2.infn.it).Saturday, May 27 - Hiking on the Path of the Gods. From 9:00am to 6:00pm. Transfer from the hotel to Agerola (starting point of the trail) - hiking on the path of the Gods from Agerola to Nocelle (roughly 2 hr) - going downstairs to Positano - visit of Positano and swimming - return to Salerno by ferry. Participants will have to pay a small fee (additional information will be given soon). The cost includes the transfer from the hotel to Agerola and the price of the ticket of the ferry. If you are interested in joining the tour, please, contact the organisers (ases4@roma2.infn.it). |
AccommodationFor your stay, we recommendLloyd's Baia HotelVia Benedetto Croce
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Lunch / Dinner
If you want, you can have lunch and/or dinner at the hotel. The price is 35 €.
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The best way to arrive at the Lloyd's Baia Hotel is from the airport
of Naples (code NAP). On Sunday, May 21, two shuttles will be organised to take the participants from the airport of Naples to the Lloyd's Baia Hotel.
One shuttle will leave at 12pm, the other at 6pm.
Please, communicate your arrival times to the organisers (ases4@roma2.infn.it).
If you prefer to come and leave at your time, please read the information on the right-hand panel.
Another way to arrive in Vietri sul Mare is from the airport
of Rome. Read information below.
A1) Land at
Rome Airport Fiumicino (FCO).
A2) From the Railway Station of the Airport, catch a train to Rome Railway Station (Leonardo
Express).
A3) From Rome Railway Station, catch a train to Salerno Railway
Station (TRENITALIA).
A4) From Salerno Railway Station catch bus n. 4 or n. 9 to Vietri (tickets cost € 1,00 at
authorized retailers;
Busitalia). See this
google map.
Rome Airport Fiumicino (FCO)
Naples Airport
Capodichino (NAP)
Bus connections map to/from Naples airport
Alibus Naples-Airport Bus Company
Naples Railway Station
Salerno Public Transportation
TRENITALIA
From Naples Airport Capodichino to Vietri sul Mare follow Route B
B1) Land at Naples
Airport Capodichino (NAP). After your arrival, you have different ways to reach Salerno.
B2) From the airport you can take a bus for € 3,00 (called Alibus) to Naples central railway station;
get off here for connections to Salerno via train and then follow A4.
You can buy your ticket on the Alibus, and you can get it by walking right out of the airport terminal to the bus stop,
which is less than 20 metres from the airport terminal exit.
B3) From Naples Airport there is a SITA bus running directly to Salerno (Euros 7).
This bus runs only 4 times a day, and not on Sunday. You have to walk 300 meters to reach the bus.
Once you arrive in Salerno, follow A4.
Douglas Rodrigues Alves | Universidad de Chile & Queen Mary University of London | Chile/UK |
Ioannis Apergis | University of Warwick | UK |
Yasmin Davis | University of Birmingham | UK |
Simone Filomeno | INAF - Rome Astronomical Observatory | Italy |
Alix Freckelton | University of Birmingham | UK |
Salomé Grouffal | Aix-Marseille University | France |
Ismael Mireles | University of New Mexico | USA |
Morgan Mitchell | University of Warwick | UK |
Mateusz Mróz | University of Warsaw | Poland |
Fabienne Nail | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Larissa Palethorpe | University of Edinburgh | UK |
Riccardo Papini | UAI | Italy |
Léna Parc | Observatory of Geneva | Switzerland |
Alessandro Ruggieri | University of Padova | Italy |
Hinna Shivkumar | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Michal Steiner | University of Geneva | Switzerland |
Amy Tuson | University of Cambridge | UK |
Valentina Vaulato | University of Geneva | Switzerland |
Mario Basilicata | University of Rome "Tor Vergata" | Italy |
Ryan Boukrouche | Stockholm University | Sweden |
Gloria Canocchi | Stockholm University | Sweden |
Pavol Gajdos | Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice | Slovakia |
Francesco Mocciaro | University of Salerno | Italy |
Luca Naponiello | University of Rome "Tor Vergata" | Italy |
The event is organised by
Lecturers of the previous editions of the Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science