Herschel
Space Observatory

In this issue

1. Using Herschel Data: Introductory Webinars
2. IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship 2015
3. Conferences and workshops of interest to Herschel users

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1. Using Herschel Data: Introductory Webinars

The NASA Herschel Science Center will be hosting a series of 2-hour long introductory webinars on Herschel. These are directed to astronomers who have never used Herschel data before and are interested in a quick introduction to the basics.

The webinars will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 am (PDT) on the following dates:

• July 14: An Introduction to the Herschel Science Archive
• July 15: An Introduction to SPIRE photometry
• July 16: An introduction to photometry and spectroscopy with PACS
• July 24: An Introduction to HIFI spectroscopy
• August 13: An Introduction to SPIRE spectroscopy

No registration is necessary. More information is available here

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2. IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowships

The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at Caltech announces the availability of 6-month graduate student fellowships. The program is designed to allow students from U.S. or international institutions to visit IPAC-Caltech and perform astronomical research in association with an IPAC scientist. Applicants should have completed preliminary course work in their graduate program. Funding will be provided by IPAC for the 6-month period. Students are expected to be at IPAC during the duration of the Fellowship, January to July.
The call for 2015 applications is now open. Deadline: September 5, 2014. More information is available from the Fellowship Webpage.

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3. Conferences and workshops of interest to Herschel users

• From Galactic to Extragalactic Star Formation: 8- 12 September 2014, Palais du Pharo, Marseille, France
• Star Formation Across Space and Time: 11-14 November 2014, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands