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| Polish-French collaboration in astrophysics |
Newsbox{18.04.12} Links to recently organized conferences and workshops have been added. The European Laboratory "Astronomie Pologne-France" (LEA Astro-PF) is a structure emanating from the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS, France) associated to the Obervatoire de Paris and from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW, Poland). Its aim is to favour the development of scientific collaborations between Poland and France in the field of Astronomy.
The scientific programme of the LEA Astro-PF comprises a variety of topics linked to: • galaxies and cosmology, • high energy astrophysics, • stellar interiors, • planetary nebulae and interstellar matter, • dense matter, compact stars and gravitational radiation, • heliosphere and astrospheres, • exoplanets. The main activities of the LEA are short-term exchange of researchers bewteen Poland and France, help for PhD student to complete their formation in the partner country, and annual workshops on specific topics. The Astro-PF collaboration also takes part in the sponsorship of conferences organized jointly by the polish and french side. The LEA also has a social dimension, contributing to exchange of views between two different European cultures. |