Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Greetings. We are pleased to announce a Workshop on Astronomy-Themed Experiments to be held at the Teaching Learning Centre of the Astronomy Centre for Educators (ACE) at IUCAA from the 8th to the 12th of August 2023. The Workshop is intended for faculty members interested in exploring, creating, and sharing experiments based on concepts in astronomy for instruction at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Experiments would include equipment-based ones in the laboratory, astronomy data analysis and computer simulations. Our goal is to produce an open-source repository of astronomy-themed experiments covering diverse topics for use by the community. Time will be set apart during the Workshop to also write up the experiments which have been presented/discussed.

We invite interested faculty members of higher educational institutions to apply via the following link:
https://bit.ly/ace_astroexperiments

The last date for applications is 7th July 2023.

For any queries please contact  nrciucaa@gmail.com Seats are limited, and preference will be given to those who wish to present experiments they may have developed. Selected participants will be provided local hospitality and travel support as per norms.

A poster announcing the Workshop is attached. Could we request you to spread the word and bring it to the attention of those you think may be interested?

Thank you very much. We look forward to an exciting Worshop.

Warm regards and best wishes,

D.J. Saikia and Vaidehi Paliya
For the organisers