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During the two weeks of the TSI, lectures will be held in the morning and the afternoons will be dedicated to hands-on problem solving to help digest the content. Lunch will be provided for registered participants.

Lecturers first week (July 24-28): Jeremy Heyl, David Yong, Kim Venn, Julie Lutz, George Wallerstein, Ingrid Stairs, Douglas Scott

  • Monday, July 24th:
  • 8:30 Registration
    9:00 Welcome & Introduction (Iris Dillmann, TRIUMF and UVic)
    9:30 Introduction to TRIUMF (Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF and UBC)
    10:30 "Nuclear Astrophysics with MESA" (Jeremy Heyl and Ilaria Caiazzo, UBC)

    15:00 TRIUMF Tour
    17:30 Pizza & Pops

  • Tuesday, July 25th:
  • 9:00 "Nuclear Astrophysics with MESA (II)" (Jeremy Heyl and Ilaria Caiazzo, UBC)
    11:00 "Stellar chemical composition research in the photographic era" (George Wallerstein, U of Washington)

    14:00-17:00 Practical session with Jeremy Heyl and Ilaria Caiazzo

  • Wednesday, July 26th:
  • 9:00 "Finding new metal-poor stars in the CFHT Pristine Survey" (Kim Venn, UVic)
    11:00 "Chemical abundances in metal-poor stars" (David Yong, ANU)

    14:00-17:00 Informal session with the lecturers

  • Thursday, July 27th:
  • 9:00 "High precision chemical abundances" (David Yong, ANU)
    11:00 "Planetary Nebulae and Symbiotic Stars: Emission Line Spectra on Steroids" (Julie Lutz, U of Washington)

    14:00-17:00 Practical session with Kim Venn and David Yong

  • Friday, July 28th:
  • 9:00 "Neutron Star Observations and Equation of State" (Ingrid Stairs, UBC)
    11:00 "Nucleosynthesis and Cosmology" (Douglas Scott, UBC)

    13:00- 21:00 Excursion to Squamish (packed lunch)

Lecturers second week (July 31- August 4): Artemis Spyrou, Alison Laird, Jordi Jose, Marco Pignatari, Jaymie Matthews
  • Monday, July 31th:
  • 9:00 "Experimental techniques in heavy element nucleosynthesis" (Artemis Spyrou, MSU/NSCL)
    11:00 "Experimental techniques in light element nucleosynthesis" (Alison Laird, U of York)

    14:00-18:00 Bike Tour around Stanley Park

  • Tuesday, August 1st:
  • 9:00 "Experimental techniques in heavy element nucleosynthesis (II)" (Artemis Spyrou, MSU/NSCL)
    11:00 "Experimental techniques in light element nucleosynthesis (II)" (Alison Laird, U of York)

    14:00-17:00 Practical session with Alison Laird and Artemis Spyrou

  • Wednesday, August 2nd:
  • 9:00 "Explosive nucleosynthesis: Novae, XRB and type Ia supernovae" (Jordi Jose, UPC)
    11:00 "Nucleosynthesis in AGB and massive stars" (Marco Pignatari, U of Hull)

    14:00- 18:00 Free Afternoon
    18:00- 21:00 Conference Dinner at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (Granville Island)
    22:00- 22:28 Celebration of Light Fireworks

  • Thursday, August 3rd:
  • 9:00 "Explosive nucleosynthesis: Novae, XRB and type Ia supernovae (II)" (Jordi Jose, UPC)
    11:00 "Nucleosynthesis in AGB and massive stars (II)" (Marco Pignatari, U of Hull)

    14:00-17:00 Practical session with Jordi Jose and Marco Pignatari

  • Friday, August 4th:
  • 9:00 "Goldilocks and the 3000+ Worlds: Looking for exoplanets that are "just right"" (Jaymie Matthews, UBC)
    11:00 Feedback & Close-Out
    12:30 End of TSI2017