Spectroscopic data analysis with iSpec
International Summer School
University of Wrocław, Poland | 2–5 September 2025
Preliminary programme
Lecturers
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Sergi Blanco-Cuaresma (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA)
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Barry Smalley (Keele University, United Kingdom)
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Sara Vitali (Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile)
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Ewa Niemczura (University of Wrocław, Poland)
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Tomasz Różański (University of Wrocław, Poland; Australian National University, Australia)
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Mateusz Tykierko (Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland)
- 📆 Day 1
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- 👋 [08:45—09:00] Intro/Welcome (Ewa)
- 🎓 [09:00—09:45] Lecture 1: Spectroscopic databases (Sara)
- 🔭 [09:45—10:30] Lecture 2: Spectroscopic observations (Barry)
- ☕️ [10:30—11:00] Coffee Break
- 🎓 [11:00—11:45] Lecture 3: Determination of atmospheric parameters (Barry)
- 🖥️ [11:45—12:45] Setting the scene (Sergi)
- 🍴 [12:45—14:00] Lunch Break
- 🛠️ [14:00—15:30] Lecture 4: Introduction to iSpec (Sergi)
- ☕️ [15:30—16:00] Coffee Break
- 🛠️ [16:00—18:00] iSpec hands-on: preparing the spectra I (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- 📆 Day 2
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- 🎓 [09:00—09:45] Lecture 1: Broadening of the spectral lines (Barry)
- ⚗️ [09:45—10:30] Lecture 2: Chemical composition of stars (Ewa)
- ☕️ [10:30—11:00] Coffee Break
- 🛠️ [11:00—12:30] iSpec hands-on: preparing the spectra II (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- 🍴 [12:30—14:00] Lunch Break
- 🛠️ [14:00—15:30] iSpec hands-on: Synthesising spectra (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- ☕️ [15:30—16:00] Coffee Break
- 🛠️ [16:00—18:00] iSpec hands-on: iSpec – Determination of atmospheric parameters I (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- 📆 Day 3
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- 🎓 [09:00—09:45] Lecture 1: Composite spectra (Barry)
- 🛠️ [09:45—10:30] iSpec hands-on: iSpec – Determination of atmospheric parameters II (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- ☕️ [10:30—11:00] Coffee Break
- 💻 [11:00—12:30] iSpec hands-on session/pipeline scripting (Sara, Sergi, Ewa, Barry)
- 🍴 [12:30—14:00] Lunch Break
- 🛠️ [14:00—15:30] iSpec hands-on session (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- ☕️ [15:30—16:00] Coffee Break
- 🛠️ [16:00—18:00] iSpec hands-on session (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- 🍽️ [19:00—22:00] Conference dinner
- 📆 Day 4
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- 💬 [09:00—10:00] Open discussion: AI and spectroscopy (Tomasz; online)
- 📊 [10:00—10:30] WCSS info (Mateusz)
- ☕️ [10:30—11:15] Coffee Break & WCSS tour
- 💬 [11:15—11:45] Discussion: what influences the results (Barry)
- 🛠️ [11:45—12:30] iSpec hands-on session (Sergi, Sara, Ewa, Barry)
- 🍴 [12:30—14:00] Lunch Break
- 🎤 [14:00—15:30] iSpec hands-on: presentations I (Students + Sergi, Ewa, Barry, Sara)
- ☕️ [15:30—16:00] Coffee Break
- 🎤 [16:00—17:45] iSpec hands-on: presentations II (Students + Sergi, Ewa, Barry, Sara)
- 🏁 [17:45—18:00] Conclusions