About CONSTELLATION
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Overview
CONSTELLATION is a European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) Marie Curie Research Training Network (EC MC RTN) started in December 2006 and runs for 4 years until the end of November 2010. The network co-ordinator began as Mark McCaughrean and is currently Matthew Bate, both at the University of Exeter.
The core aim of CONSTELLATION is to train Young Researchers in astronomy through work on the origin of stellar masses, as described here.
A total of 17 Young Researchers were hired in the first three years of the network: 8 Early Stage Researchers (ESR; PhD students) and 9 Experienced Researchers (ER; postdocs), with 3 short-term ESR positions available in Year 4. They will each be involved in one or more of the research projects carried out by CONSTELLATION and receive training through this research, as well as participation in a variety of schools, workshops, and conferences to be held by the network throughout Europe. Frequent visits and longer-term collaborative exchanges between the teams are a core aspect of the collaborative work.
The network is governed by a contract (number MRTN-CT-2006-035890) with the European Commission, the details of which can be found in the contract annexes.
If you have any further questions about the network, please send email to queries@constellation-rtn.eu (mailto:%71%75%65%72%69%65%73%40%63%6f%6e%73%74%65%6c%6c%61%74%69%6f%6e%2d%72%74%6e%2e%65%75)
The network teams
The network comprises 12 teams in 7 countries across Europe; several teams involve scientists from two or more institutions.
Exeter
- School of Physics, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Matthew Bate, Jenny Hatchell
- Web: http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk
Prague
- Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Jan Palous, Sona Ehlerova
- Web: http://www.asu.cas.cz/english
Potsdam
- Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Germany
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Hans Zinnecker, Ralf-Dieter Scholz
- Associated teams: MPIfR Bonn, ITA Heidelberg
- Web: http://www.aip.de
Saclay
- Service d'Astrophysique, Commisariat à l’Énergie Atomique, Saclay, France
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Philippe André, Frederique Motte
- Associated teams: ENS Paris, Observatoire de Marseille, Observatoire de Bordeaux
- Web: http://www-dapnia.cea.fr/Phys/Sap
Cardiff
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Anthony Whitworth, Simon Goodwin
- Associated team: University of Sheffield
- Web: http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk
Lyon
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Isabelle Baraffe, Gilles Chabrier
- Associated team: Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice
- Web: http://www.ens-lyon.eu/web/nav
Lisbon
- Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Joao Lin Yun, Nuno Santos
- Associated team: ICE/CSIC Barcelona
- Web: http://www.oal.ul.pt
Tenerife
- Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Eduardo Martin, Rafael Bachiller
- Associated teams: Observatorio Astronomico Nacional, Madrid; LAEFF Villafranca
- Web: http://www.iac.es
INAF Palermo / Arcetri
- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
- Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
- Scientists-in-charge: Giusi Micela (Palermo) and Daniele Galli (Arcetri)
- Web:
- http://www.astropa.unipa.it (Palermo)
- http://www.arcetri.astro.it/English (Arcetri)
Grenoble
- Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, Observatoire de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, France
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Jérome Bouvier, Francois Menard
- Web: http://www-laog.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr
Cambridge
- Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Cathie Clarke, Simon Hodgkin
- Web: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk
St Andrews
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
- Scientist-in-charge and deputy: Jane Greaves, Ian Bonnell
- Web: http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk