14 December 2015

Software Events at the 227th AAS Meeting in Kissimmee

Alice Allen Astrophysics Source Code Library

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Software is an integral part of astronomy research, and meetings of the American Astronomical Society reflect this. The upcoming 227th AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida (4-8 January 2016) offers workshops, sessions, posters, tutorials, and discussions that focus on many aspects of astronomical software, and on Friday the wildly successful and fun Hack Day returns.

Assembled by the Astrophysics Source Code Library and organized by day, below is a list of software-related offerings at the AAS meeting. All events are at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. See you there!

SUNDAY, 3 JANUARY 2016

Introduction to Software Carpentry 2 Day Workshop (day 1 of 2)
Organizer: Software Carpentry
9:00 am − 5:30 pm; St. George 106

MONDAY, 4 JANUARY 2016

Introduction to Software Carpentry 2 Day Workshop (day 2 of 2)
Organizer: Software Carpentry
8:00 am − 5:30 pm; St. George 106

Workshop: Astrostatistics and R
Organizer: Eric D. Feigelson (Penn State University) and two assistants
9:00 am − 6:00 pm; Emerald 8

Workshop: Using Python for Astronomical Data Analysis
Organizer: Perry Greenfield
9:00 am − 4:30 pm; St. George 114

Workshop: SciCoder Presents: Developing Larger Software Projects
Organizer: Demitri Muna
10:00 am − 6:00 pm; Emerald 6

Workshop: Bayesian Methods in Astronomy: Hands-on Statistics
Organizer: Jake VanderPlas (University of Washington) and two assistants
1:00 pm − 6:00 pm; Emerald 2

TUESDAY, 5 JANUARY 2016

Oral Session 127: Tools and Tips for Better Software (aka Pain Reduction for Code Authors)
Organizers: Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL)/Moore-Sloan Data Science Environment at NYU
2:00 pm − 3:30 pm; Osceola 4

WEDNESDAY, 6 JANUARY 2016

Oral Session 212. Extrasolar Planet Atmospheres: BART Atmospheric Modelling Code and Applications
Sarasota

10:00 am − 10:10 am; 212.01: "A Random Walk on WASP-12b with the Bayesian Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (BART) Code"
Presenter: Joseph Harrington

10:10 am − 10:20 am; 212.02: "Bayesian Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (BART) Code and Application to WASP-43b"
Presenter: Jasmina Blecic

Oral Session 213: Lectures in AstroStatistics
10:00 am − 11:30 am; Osceola 5

Poster Session 243: AGN, QSO, Blazar
9:00 am − 6:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A
243.46: "Time-Dependent Photoionization of Gaseous Nebulae: TD_XSTAR Code"
Presenter: Ehab E. Elhoussieny

Poster Session 247: Majors and Graduate Student Education and Professional Development 
9:00 am − 6:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A
247.07: "Astronomy Education and the Astrophysics Source Code Library"
Presenter: Alice Allen

THURSDAY, 7 JANUARY 2016

Oral Session 324: Catalogs, Surveys, and Data Viewing
Tampa
2:10 pm − 2:20 pm; 324.02: "Synthesizing Understanding from Data with yt"
Presenter: Matthew Turk

Oral Session 316: Cosmological Simulations of Galaxies
Sun A
3:10 pm − 3:20 pm; 316.06: "The Scylla Multi-Code Comparison Project"
Presenter: Ariyeh Maller

Poster Session 348: Computation, Data Handling, Image Analysis
9:00 am − 6:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A

Posters in other sections:
338.17: "Simulating Magnetospheres with nNmerical Relativity: The GiRaFFE Code"
Presenter: Maria Babiuc-Hamilton

342.05: "Machine Learning and Cosmological Simulations"
Presenter: Harshil Kamdar

342.07: "SurveySim: A New MCMC Code to Explore the Evolution of the IR Luminosity Function"
Presenter: Matteo Bonato

FRIDAY, 8 JANUARY 2016

Oral Session 413: Beyond the Academy: Showcasing Astronomy Alumni in Non-Academic Careers
Osceola 4
10:00 am − 10:25 am; 413.01: "Astronomers as Software Developers"
Presenter: Rachel A. Pildis

Hack Day
Organizer: Kelle Cruz (Hunter College/CUNY and AMNH)
10:00 am − 5:00 pm; Tallahassee
To participate in Hack Day, please register at http://www.astrobetter.com/wiki/AASHackDay