Cloudy Workshop 2024

Group work

Grouping

Slack	Description	Wavelengths	Num of students	SOC	LOC	Main room	Wizards (#1)	Group work files
ws_group1	Processes in inner regions of AGN, accretion flows, winds, obscuration.	X-ray	13	Tanimoto	Miura	1334	Ryota Tomaru
ws_group2	AGN emission line clouds and molecular torus, the BLR and NLR	UV, Opt, IR, radio	10	Baba	Maehara	1432	Yuma Sugawara	group2.zip
ws_group3	Star-forming regions in the galaxy	UV, Opt, IR, radio	7	(Yamashita)	Yamashita	1537	Masaaki Otsuka	group3.pdf
ws_group4	Extragalactic star-forming regions, starburst galaxies, molecular torus in AGN	X-ray, UV, Opt, IR, radio	21	Inoue	Mochizuki	1733	Masato Hagimoto Akio Inoue Kimihiko Nakajima Hiroto Yanagisawa Shun Hatano	group4.zip
ws_group5	Endpoints of stellar evolution, PNe, SNRs	X-ray, UV, Opt, IR, radio	11	Shidatsu	Atsuchi	1637	Masaaki Otsuka	group5b.zip
(ws_group6)	Others (Students can come up with their own)		(4)		(Baba)	(1834)

#1: Those who replied "experienced" with cloudy.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BZ7VAvyEzr2W2JKY7JDkIITxUFIjS9WbYjJ1S2eLBn4/edit?gid=0#gid=0

 

Organization

We adopt the peer instruction method for the group session, which was found very effective in previous Clouidy workshops.

• We start with the broad topics given above, and the participants self-identify the closest to their research interests.
• The elevator talks are organized in these broad topics so that all participants who selected a topic would speak at about the same time. This is their first chance to see their team mates.
• The first day would be their first time together, during which they would discuss and agree upon a research direction they wish to address. At the end of the first day, they describe what they hope to do.
• During each group work period, the teams work together to figure out how to solve the problem. The three lectureres (=Cloidy developpers) wander around the room. If participants have questions, they can ask the lecturers. They can also ask some SOC members experienced with Cloudy in the Japanaes language.
• In practice, each participant team will have a mix of capabilities. Some may know much about Cloudy, others about Linux, and others about the latest XRISM or Subaru observations. It works out in the end.
• At the end of each day, each team gives a presentation outlining their progress and problems and what they will do next. The audience can make suggestions or observations.
• Their last presentation on the last day outlines the project and its conclusions.

Progress

• Day 1 (elevator talks): Hear elevator talks of others. Find out some people who you can work with.
• Day 1 (group session) Flock together. Sub-groups with 5-6 members are allowed within the five broad groups. Decide the title, acronym, work breakdown structure (who does what), and goal of the research. Send it to slack of your group channel.
• Day 1 (summary talk  SOC will present the list of researches.
• Day 2-4 (group session) Keep working.
• Day 2-4 (summary talk) Present a short progress report (3 min per each sub-group). 
• Day 5 (group session) Keep working.
• Day 5 (summary presentation by each group) Give a 15-20 min talk by each sub-group. Presentation format is up to each subgroup. Example: https://workshop.nublado.org/2019%20Lexington/participants.html

Remarks

• SOC provide the following for each group.
  1. One room.
  2. One slack channel.
  3. One LOC student, who serves as the room manager and the local guide for dining)
  4. One SOC member, who serves as the point of contact to the organizers. 
  5. Some wizards (who replied "experienced" with cloudy).
• There will be a wide range of generations in each group. 
  • For junior members, please do not be afraid to speak up. 
  • For senior members, please respect junior members and do not treat them like your students.
• Summary talks on Day1-4 are held on fixed time (17:30-18:00) at fixed place (room 1236). Please come down by the time.
• You can continue your work after the summary talk. The rooms are open until 22:00.