Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center

PhD studies

Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, POLAND
+48 (22) 8410041 fax. +48 (22) 8410046
email: camk@camk.edu.pl
www: http://www.camk.edu.pl

INFORMATION

CAMK offers PhD courses in astronomy and astrophysics. The course lasts 4 years and ends with a PhD thesis. During the course, the student attends lectures and participates in research under the direction of a supervisor. The candidate must be able to understand sufficient English to be able to attend lectures given in that language. Successful applicants for the course are chosen in June. More information can be obtained from the Director of Studies:

prof. Andrzej Sołtan
e-mail: soltan@camk.edu.pl
tel. +48 (22) 8410041 ext. 133 or +48 (22) 3296-133

Recruitment for PhD studies in year 2011 (pdf) NEW!

Proposed subjects of PhD theses (2011/12) NEW!

Regulations on doctorate studies (PDF file)

Conditions and procedures of recruitment (PDF file) NEW!

Studies programme (PDF file)

Decision of the CAMK scientific committee regarding the form of PhD theses (PDF file)




LECTURES

FALL 2011

The Universe in X-rays - telescopes, observations and theory

Dr. hab. Agata Różańska - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


The intent of the lecture is to summarize the present status of the X-ray Astronomy. This field of research become quite challenging, and it has evolved with enormous pace. The number of known sources has increased by a factor of thousand, but more important, they now comprise almost all classes of astronomical objects - from planets, moons, and comets, out to clusters of galaxies and quasars. In the era of multi-wavelength astronomy X-ray observations provide insight into extreme physical conditions prevailing in all these sources. I will start with a discussion of instruments and methods, and then continue with the status of galactic and extragalactic X-ray astronomy respectively. I plan to introduce "hands-on" sessions during my lecture.


SPRING 2011

Accretion processes in astrophysics

Prof. dr. hab. Bozena Czerny - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


The series of lectures will present the role of accretion as a sources of energii in several types of astronomical objects. I will introduce the basic parameters of accretion and will discuss their observational determination, and next I will describe the basic accretion modes (spherical accretion, disk accretion), including the transonic character of the flow. I will close with the summary of the properties of several classes of objects where the accretion plays a leading role.


FALL 2010

Series of lectures on selected topics of modern astrophysics

Isaac Shlosman - Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA


  • UNDERSTANDING FORMATION OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
    Little is known but much is speculated about how when and where supermassive black holes form. With the detection of high redshift quasars, this issue was brought to the forefront and has been tied to Population III stars and to galaxy formation process. In my talk, I will review some options and discuss promissing leads to understand the formation of these enigmatic objects.
  • GALACTIC BARS IN A COSMOLOGICAL CONTEXT
    While galactic bars are ubiquitous in the universe, the road to understand their underlying physics is covered both with successes and major disappointments, even embarrassments. In my talk I will discuss the basic processes associated with stellar and gaseous bars, and will emphasize the most fundamental property of bars --- that of opening the channel for angular momentum redistribution in self-gravitating systems on all spatial scales, from neutron stars to galactic disks.
  • DARK MATTER HALOS: PURE OR SPICED WITH BARYONS
    Substantial efforts have been invested in understanding the role of dark matter (DM) in galaxy formation and evolution. This is justified by its domination of matter in the universe, as measured by the WMAP satellite. Yet the pure DM universe differs from the observed universe, especially on the galactic and subgalactic scales, and a small addition of baryons is apparently responsible for this. In my talk I will discuss our latest results for comparison between pure DM halos and those spiced by baryons.

SPRING 2010

Physics of binary stars

Prof. dr. hab. Aleksander Schwarzenberg-Czerny - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


FALL 2009

Modern cosmology

Dr hab. Michal Chodorowski - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


The first lecture: 06.10.2009, 11:15am in the small seminar room at CAMK.
The lectures will be given every two weeks at hours: 11:15 - 13:00 and 14:15 - 16:00.

Course: "Practical introduction to computer techniques for astronomers"

K. Leszczynski, P. Ciecielag

Wednesday 14:00-15:45


The course is organized by the Computer Department at CAMK. Attendance is obligatory for PhD students. The course aims to give a broad introduction to computer-related topics which might be helpful in research work.


SPRING 2009

Gravitational waves

Prof. dr. hab. Tomasz Bulik - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


FALL 2008

Search and investigation of extrasolar planets

Dr. hab. Maciej Konacki - CAMK, PAN, Torun


SPRING 2008

Formation and Early Evolution of Planetary Systems

prof. M. Różyczka - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa


Information and syllabus are on the Lecture webpage.

The first lecture: 15 II 2008, 11:00am in the small seminar room at CAMK

FALL 2007

CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES

prof. J. I. Smak - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa

  • Close Binary Systems
    • Radial velocities, system parameters , etc
    • Eclipsing binaries
    • Roche Lobe
    • Mass transfer
    • Formation of accretion disks
  • Cataclysmic Variables as Binary Systems
    • Classification
    • Standard Model
    • Emission Lines from Disks
    • Eclipsing CV's
  • Accretion Disks
    • Model equations
    • Stationary accretion
    • α disks
    • Vertical structure
  • CV's with stationary accretion
  • Dwarf novae

The first lecture: 16 X 2007, 10:00am

Tuesday 10:00am, small seminar room at CAMK

SPRING 2007

Astrophysical spctroscopy

dr hab. Piotr ŻYCKI - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa

Discrete spectral features (emission/absorption lines, absorption edges, recombination continua) are observed in the entire electromagnetic spectral range from astrophysical objects. They carry information about physical conditions, elemental abundaces and dynamics of astrophysical plasma. This course will cover physical processes leading to production of those spectral features, and methods of inferring the physical parameters from observational data.

Wednesday, 12:30, seminar room in CAMK

Lecture on-line.

FALL 2006

Radiative processes in non-thermal cosmic sources

prof. Marek Sikora - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:45
Small Lecture Hall

    1. Non-thermal cosmic sources
    2. Radiation from accelerated/decelerated charged particles
    3. Cyclotron radiation
    4. Synchrotron radiation
    5. Bremsstrahlung
    6. Synchrotron vs. bremsstrahlung
    7. Scattering; inverse Compton radiation
    8. Inverse Compton vs. synchrotron radiation
    9. Radiation from an ensemble of particles
    10. Free-free and synchrotron absorption
    11. Evolution of particles, cooling effects, KN effects
    12. Pair creation and annihilation, pair cascades
    13. Hadronic processes
    14. Relativistic sources
    15. Between the source and the observer
    16. Learning about the physics of cosmic non-thermal sources
    17. Unidentified sources, background radiation
    18. Cosmic-rays; UHE neutrinos; gravitational radiation
    19. Summary

    Course: "Using resources of CAMK computer network"

    CAMK, PAN, Warszawa
    Friday 10:00-11:45
    Small Lecture Hall

    Programme and related matherials

FALL 2006

INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY

dr Stanisław BAJTLIK - CAMK, PAN, Warszawa

STUDENTS

[I YEAR]

Patrycja Bagińska

patrycja@camk.edu.pl

sup.  A. Różańska

Karolina B±kowska

bakowska@camk.edu.pl

sup.  A. Olech

Stanisław Kozłowski

[ZA CAMK at Torun]

sup.  M. Konacki

[II YEAR]

Mateusz Janiak

mjaniak@camk.edu.pl

sup.  R. Moderski

[III YEAR]

Anna Barnacka

abarnack@camk.edu.pl

sup.  R. Moderski

Morgane Fortin

fortin@camk.edu.pl

sup.  J. Zdunik

Krzysztof Hryniewicz

krhr@camk.edu.pl

sup.  B. Czerny

[IV YEAR]

Arkadiusz Hypki

ahypki@camk.edu.pl

sup.  M. Giersz

Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka

magdaot@camk.edu.pl

sup.  A. Olech

Milena Ratajczak

[ZA CAMK at Torun]

sup.  M. Konacki

Piotr Sybilski

[ZA CAMK at Torun]

sup.  M. Konacki

[IV+ YEAR]

Maciej Bilicki

bilicki@camk.edu.pl

sup.  M. Chodorowski

Anna Zajczyk

[ZA CAMK at Torun]

sup.  B. Rudak