1st CAPPA Workshop

Speakers

Name	Position	Current research interests
Elena Aprile	Professor at Columbia University	Experimental study of dark matter
Jonathan Arons	Professor of Astronomy and Physics at University of California (Berkeley Astronomy Department)	Physics of astrophysical plasmas; pulsars; pulsar Winds
Tony Bell	Professor (Senior Research Fellow) at The University of Oxford; Joint Appointment at The Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; Visiting Professor at Imperial College	Theoretical plasma physics; particle acceleration; laser-plasma interactions; inertial fusion energy
Gianfranco Bertone	Theoretical Physics Group Of The Institut d'Astrophysique De Paris	Dark matter; extra dimensions
Gianfranco Brunetti	Researcher at the Istitutio di Radioastronomia, Bologna	Galaxy clusters; radio galaxies and quasars; particle acceleration
Luigi Costamante	Research Associate at Stanford University	Blazars and AGNs extragalactic backgrounds
Roland Crocker	Marie Curie Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics	Processes in the galactic center
Evgeny Derishev	Senior researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhnii Novgorod	Non-thermal high-energy processes; gamma-ray bursts
Yasuo Fukui	Director, Nagoya University Southern Observatories, Nagoya University	Star formation; interstellar matter (Molecular Clouds)
Stefano Gabici	Researcher at Laboratoire APC, Université Paris	Particle acceleration and gamma rays from SNRs and galaxy clusters
Jim Hinton	Professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Leicester University	Very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
Jelle Kaastra	Senior Scientist at SRON Netherlands Institute For Space Research; Zero Appointment As "Universitair Hoofddocent" at the Astronomical Institute, Utrecht University	X-Ray spectroscopy; interstellar medium; clusters of galaxies; intergalactic medium
Dmitry Khangulyan	JAXA ITY Fellow, ISAS/JAXA	High-energy processes in compact relativistic sources
Sergei Komissarov	Professor in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics, University of Leeds	Relativistic magnetohydrodynamics magnetodynamics and electrodynamics
Alex Lazarian	Professor of Astronomy and Physics at the University of Wisconsin	MHD turbulence theory; magnetic reconnection; particle acceleration; interstellar dust
Martin Lemoine	CNRS senior scientist; Professor at École polytechnique	Particle acceleration at relativistic shocks; ultra high-energy cosmic rays
Abraham Loeb	Chair Of The Department Of Astronomy at Harvard University; Director of The Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics	First stars; reionization epoch; formation and evolution of massive black holes
Malcolm Longair	Emeritus Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy; Director of Development, Cavendish Laboratory; Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall	Cosmology and high-energy astrophysics; history of physics, astrophysics and cosmology
Yuri Lyubarsky	Associate professor at the Physics Department in Ben Gurion University	Pulsars; physics of pulsar winds and nebulae; magnetohydrodynamics; relativistic jets
Andrew Melatos	Associate Professor and Reader in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne	Gravitational waves; superfluid dynamics; accreting neutron stars; galaxy structure; nonlinear plasma physics
Andrii Neronov	SNSF Professor at the ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics, University of Geneva	High-energy processes in binary systems; intergalactic magnetic fields
Emma de Ona-Wilhelmi	Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics	Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy; Non-Thermal Galactic Sources
Josep M. Paredes	Full Professor and Head of The Astronomy and Meteorology Department of Universitat De Barcelona	Multiwavelength (radio-togGamma-Ray) astronomy of non-thermal galactic sources
Manel Perucho	Assistant Professor at the Universitat de València	Numerical Studies of Relativistic Jets of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects
Joel Primack	Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz	Formation and evolution of galaxies; the nature of the dark matter; extragalactic background light
Olaf Reimer	University Professor; Chair of Experimental Astro-& Particle Physics, Innsbruck University, Austria	Observational high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics; diffuse gamma-ray emission and other signatures from CR-Interactions; gamma-ray source identification & new gamma-ray source classes
Frank Rieger	Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physic	Particle acceleration; non-thermal processes In black hole magnetospheres
Gustavo E. Romero	Chief researcher of CONICET; Full Professor at La Plata University	Relativistic astrophysics; non-thermal processes in galactic and extragalactic sources; general relativity
Anna Scaife	Researcher at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies	Centimeter and millimeter astronomy, LOFAR
Joe Silk	Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford; Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins University; Proffesor at Institut d'astrophysique de Paris	Theoretical cosmology; dark matter; galaxy formation; cosmic microwave background
Marco Tavani	Professor at University of Rome, Tor Vergata, INAF-IASF, principal investigator of the AGILE team	High-energy gamma-ray astronomy
Andrew Taylor	Researcher at the ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics, University of Geneva	Cosmic rays; high energy photons and neutrinos
Jacco Vink	Faculty member Astronomical Institute, Utrecht University	Supernova remnants; neutron stars; pulsar wind nebulae; and clusters of galaxies
Francesco Vissani	Senior researcher at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of INFN	Neutrinos in particle physics and astrophysics; supernova neutrinos; neutrino oscillations
Alan Watson	Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Leeds; Emeritus Spokesperson of the Pierre Auger Observatory	High-energy astroparticle physics; highest energy cosmic rays; hadronic physics with cosmic rays

Participants

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION
Adrover	Pere Munar	University of Barcelona
Allafort	Alice	Stanford University
Barber	Ahron	University of Utah
Barnacka	Anna	Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Bauer	Andreas	Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Bosch-Ramon	Valenti	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Cardillo	Martina	University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Chernyakova	Masha	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Collins	Susan	National University of Ireland Galway
Connolly	Fr Michael	National Universiy of Ireland Galway
Cruz	Angel	DESY
Da Veia	Paola	INFN Pisa, University of Sienna
De Vicente	Juan	CIEMAT
Delaney	Sean	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Di	Cao	Nanjiing University
Dickinson	Hugh	Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University
Dutson	Kate	University of Leicester
Egron	Elise	University of Cagliari
Fallon	Lisa	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Fitzpatrick	Gerard	University College Dublin
Formato	Valerio	University of Trieste
Fortuny	Xavier Paredes	University of Barcelona
Haeffner	Stephanie	University or Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hassan	Tarek	UCM-GAE
Janiak	Mateusz	Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Jones	David	MPIA Heodelberg
Kafexhiu	Ervin	MPIA Heidelberg
Kapala	Maria	Astronomical University of Warsaw
knötig	Max	Max Planck Institute for Physics Munich
Krause	Julian	Max Planck Institute for Physics Munich
Kruger	Paulus	North West University of South Africa
Lefa	Eva	MPIA Heidelberg
Lu	Lu	University of Leeds
Lui	Ruoyu	University of Nanjiing
Lyskova	Natalya	Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Martin-Carillo	Antonio	University College Dublin
Mayote	Eirc
Mcbreen	Sheila	University College Dublin
Meehan	Seamus	University College Dublin
Moran	Paul	National University of Ireland Galway
Murphy	Gareth	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Nikolic	Sladana	MPIA Heidelberg
Nooraee	Nakisa	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Paiano	Simona	University of Padua, Department of Astronomy
Petropoulou	Maria	National and Kapodistrian University
Pinzke	Anders	University of Calafornia, Santa Barbara
Pivato	Giovanna	University of Padova
Potter	William	University of Oxford
Prosekin	Anton	Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Putze	Antje	Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University
Reitberger	Klaus	University of Innsbruck
Sartori	Angelica	University of Pavia
Saveliev	Andrey	University of Hamburg
Shaham	Nimrod	Hebrew Uiversity of Jerusalem
Skole	Christian	DESY
Stanca	Denis-Iulian	Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
Striani	Edoardo	University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Tchernin	Celine	University of Geneva
Tierney	David	University College Dublin
Topinka	Martin	University College Dublin
Vicha	Jakub	Institute of Physics AS CR
Vorster	Michael	North West University of South Africa
Werner	Michael	Institute of Astro and Particle Physics, University of Innsbruck
Wiercholska	Alicja	Jagiellonian university
Wojcieech	Idec	University of Lodz, Poland
Yang	Ruizhi	MPIA Heidelberg
Clavero Jiminez	Rosa	Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias

Last updated July 22nd, 2011.