Undergraduate students in the final year, postgraduate and Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and young researchers under 35 years of age can apply. Registration to the workshop is free of cost. Free accommodation and meals will be provided to all participants.
If you wish to apply for travel support (a maximum of 50% will be provided), please fill the travel support form in addition to the application form. Please note that this support will be provided for travel only (from your organization/home town to IISER, Mohali and back) and not for accommodation/meals which are already covered during the workshop.
Applications are now closed.
Applicants should email t\he completely filled forms and a Curriculum Vitae (as a consolidated file in PDF format) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The CV should also contain a description of your research to date (if any) and an explanation on how you would use the workshop to further your research (mandatory). For post-doctorate fellows and young staff, please attach a list of publications. In case you are student and have published, you should also provide this list.
Please see the application form for details.
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The COSPAR Capacity Bulding Workshop, “Broadband spectral and timing studies with AstroSat, Chandra and XMM-Newton” will be held at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India, from March 9th to 20th, 2019.
About Mohali and Chandigarh tricity
Mohali, Ajitgarh or Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is a city in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar) in Punjab, India, which lies south-west to the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula form what is locally known as Tricity and is picturesquely located near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas.
Chandigarh was the first planned city of independent India, neatly divided into numbered sectors. The sector scheme extends into Mohali (subsequently named SAS Nagar). IISER Mohali is located in Sector 81 of SAS Nagar. Sector 81 is also called the Knowledge City where institutes in Nanotechnology and Biotechnology and other fields are being developed. Next to IISER is the Indian School of Business, which is also a part of the Knowledge City. Mohali boasts a major cricket ground, the PCA stadium where many international matches are held. The stadium hosts the Kings XI Punjab team of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chandigarh is a major tourist hub. Click here for tourism information.The capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, is a four hour drive from Chandigarh. Another quaint place in the hills is Kasauli which is a two hour drive from Chandigarh. Places to visit in and around Chandigarh can be viewed here. (in and around)
The average maximum daytime temperature in Mohali in mid-March is a warm 28°C (82°F) with moderate heat & humidity. The average night-time temperature is usually a cool 15°C (59°F).
How to reach IISER, Mohali
For international participants, we recommend flying to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi and then reaching Chandigarh by flight/train/bus.
Flights are available from IGI airport Delhi to Chandigarh international airport.
Trains run between New Delhi railway station and Chandigarh.
For information, make an enquiry here .
For bus related information see here.
Participants from within India can take a flight/train/bus to Chandigarh.
Ola/Uber cabs can be hired from Chandigarh airport/railway station/bus stand to reach IISER, Mohali.
IISER, Mohali is located at a distance of about 8.5km from Chandigarh airport and 12km from Chandigarh railway station.
Visa Information
For information on visa, click here.
Electricity Information
Electricity in India is 220-230 Volts, frequency is 50 Hz nationwide. Please see this link.
Language and other related information
The local languages in Mohali/Chandigarh region are Punjabi and Hindi. During the workshop, the official language will be English. The Indian currency is Indian Rupee (INR; ₹). It is advisable to exchange foreign currency with authorized personnel only. For current exchange rate see this.
Download workshop program here.
Lecturers
Diego Altamirano (Southampton University) Lecture1 Lecture2
H M Antia (TIFR, Mumbai) Lecture 1 Lecture2
Keith Arnaud (NASA) Lecture1 Lecture2 Lecture3
Tomaso Belloni (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera) Lecture1 Lecture2
Dipankar Bhattacharyya (IUCAA, Pune) Lecture1 Lecture2
Sudip Bhattacharyya (TIFR, Mumbai) Lecture
Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA, Pune) Lecture
Carlos Gabriel (ESA/XMM-Newton) Lecture1 Lecture 2 Lecture3
S K Ghosh (TIFR, Mumbai) Lecture
Matteo Guainazzi (ESA/XMM-Newton) Lecture1 Lecture2 Lecture3
Mariano Mendez (Kapteyn, Groningen) Lecture1 Lecture2
M C Ramadevi (ISAC-ISRO, Bengaluru) Lecture
S Seetha (SSPO-ISRO, Bengaluru) Lecture
Md Shah Alam (IUCAA, Pune) Lecture
K P Singh (IISER Mohali) Lecture
Annapurni Subramaniam (IIA, Bengaluru) Lecture
S N Tandon (IUCAA, Pune) Lecture
Santosh Vadawale (PRL, Ahmedabad) Lecture
Lynne Valencic (GSFC/NASA) Lecture1 Lecture2
J S Yadav (TIFR, Mumbai) Lecture
Tutors
Diego Altamirano (Southampton University)
Keith Arnaud (NASA)
Tomaso Belloni (INAF - OA-Brera)
Aru Beri (IISER Mohali)
Manoneeta Chakraborty (IIT Indore)
Sunil Chandra (North-West University, South Africa)
Gulab Dewangan (IUCAA, Pune)
Carlos Gabriel (ESA/XMM-Newton)
Matteo Guainazzi (ESA/XMM-Newton)
Smriti Mahajan (IISER Mohali)
Mariano Mendez (Kapteyn, Groningen)
Sachindra Naik (PRL, Ahmedabad)
Pramod Pawar (IUCAA, Pune)
Md Shah Alam (IUCAA, Pune)
C S Stalin (IIA, Bengaluru)
Lynne Valencic (GSFC/NASA)
