Welcome to the pages of the GECO group

The Galaxies, Stars, and Cosmology (GECO) group covers a wide range of topics going from stars to cosmology. In particular it covers the study of:

• the interstellar and intergalactic mediums,
• the different phases of the formation of stars,
• the physical processes involved in the formation and the evolution of galaxies and their environment,
• the dynamics of galaxies,
• the large-scale structure of the Universe and its evolution,
• the dark matter properties,
• the cosmological model.

List of the members of the group

Scientific life of the group

• Discussion Circles - Scientific discussions around various topics.

• Visitors

Weekly Events

• Café Club every Tuesday at 13h30 in room Mistral - An informal seminar with presentations of ~20-25 minutes. Event organizers: Carlo Giocoli & Javier Marquez & Pedro Palmeirim

• Tea Time Chat every other Tuesday, 15h00 - 16h00 - Informal meeting of students and postdocs to discuss science/life/etc.. Event organizer: Janine Pforr.

• All Write every Wednesday, 16h00 - 17h00 - A quiet writing hour. Organizer: Janine Pforr.

• Discussion Circles meetings (subject to changes):

  • Monday, 11:00, Galaxy Evolution (first meeting Monday, January 25th)
  • Wednesday, 11:00, IGM (first meeting Wednesday, 20th)
  • Thursday, 14:00, Cosmology (first meeting, Wednesday, 28th)
  • Thursday, 14:00, Feedback(first meeting, Wednesday, 28th)
  • Friday, 10:00, Transients (first meeting, February, 5th)
  • Friday, 15:00, Clusters (every two weeks)
  • TBD, Dark Matter (first meeting early February)

Annual Events

• GECO General Meeting

• Marseille Cosmology Conference (every two years)

Projects of the group

• Funded projects - Funded projects led by GECO members

• Observational projects - Large observational programmes in which GECO members are involved

Teaching & Outreach

• Internships

• Master SPaCE-Astrophysique at LAM

• Master P3TMA at Aix-Marseille Université

Useful information & links

• DIRCOM page - Administrative information and forms

• Room booking - Book a room at LAM

• Directory - Find a name, an office, or a telephone number at LAM

• Service Informatique Pythéas - IT service information

• IT support - Submit a ticket for IT support

• WIFI Account - Create a WIFI account for your visitors

• Webmail - Webmail service

• FileZ - Distribute files for a limited time

• Calendar - Calendar service

• Nuage - Cloud service

• Sympa - View and manage mailing lists

• Form to request a mission: Demande-mission.docx

• Labels for offices at LAM: Etiquette_bureaux.doc , Etiquette_bureaux.odt

• Form to obtain an access key for your visitors (to be signed by the group head and the direction): Formulaire_attribution_clé_téléphone.pdf

• Entry Form - Form to be filled by new permanent staffs to get an account

GECO wiki members & help

• GecoGroup

• GecoAdminGroup

• WikiHelp

• HelpOnMoinWikiSyntax: quick access to wiki markup