Introduction to Astronomical Instrumentation: Tools and Techniques for Pioneering Astronomers Dunlap Institute Summer School 2013 University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 11 - 16 August 2013 This summer school is designed with both lecture and laboratory activities that are intended for senior undergraduates and graduate students with a background in Astronomy, Physics, or Engineering. Register at: dunlap.utoronto.ca/instrumentation-school Registration & Travel Grant Deadine: 12 April 2013 Registration Fee (without waiver): $500.00 Matt Dobbs (McGill University) Debra Fischer (Yale University) Olivier Guyon (University of Arizona & Subaru National Observatory) Jamie Lloyd (Cornell University) David Naylor (University of Lethbridge) George Rieke (University of Arizona) Tuan Do Rachel Friesen James Graham Jérôme Maire Suresh Sivanandam Keith Vanderlinde Shelley Wright Invited Instructors Dunlap Institute Instructors What are the latest and upcoming innovative instruments and telescopes? How are we discovering extrasolar planets? How do we discover and weigh supermassive black holes? How and what do we see at the edge of the observable universe? How do we measure the growth of structure in the universe? How will future instruments discover the first stars and galaxies? How will new millimetre-wave telescopes reveal shrouded sites of star formation? How and why do we use Adaptive Optics on ground-based telescopes? Program Topics } } } } } } } } The basic principles of astronomical instrumentation How telescopes work How long- and short-wavelength detectors work How high-precision spectrographs work Hands-on laboratory activities working directly with optics and mechanical equipment Hands-on experience with Fourier Transform Spectrometers Summer School Includes } } } } } } Science and Local Organizing Committee Alice Chow, Tuan Do, Debra Fischer (Yale), Rachel Friesen, James Graham, David Law, Jamie Lloyd (Cornell), Jérôme Maire, Peter Martin, Michael Reid, Chris Sasaki, Suresh Sivanandam, Keith Vanderlinde, Shelley Wright Background: NASA