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Welcome to the pages of the GECO group

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

  • the interstellar and intergalactic media,
  • 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,
  • the dark matter properties,
  • the cosmological model.

People:

News

  • On-going calls for telescope time, grants, travel money, positions, conf/workshop registrations (pertinent to the team).

Scientific life of the group

Discussion Circles - Scientific discussions around various topics.

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, alternating with Dark Matter)
    • Friday, 15:00, Dark Matter (every two weeks, alternating with Clusters)

Annual Events

Hosted Exceptional Events

  • FLARE meeting, March 14-15

Projects of the group

Teaching & Outreach

GECO group meetings

GECO wiki members & help