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2026 Flatiron Institute CMB Summer School

Lecture

Computational Astrophysics

When

  • – ET

  • All Day

  • All Day

  • All Day

  • – ET

Where

Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium

160 5th Ave

New York, NY 10010, United States

The 2026 Flatiron Institute CMB Summer School is a week-long program hosted by the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) and featuring instructors from the Simons Observatory (SO) collaboration.
The school roughly follows the format of previous CMB analysis summer schools (see, e.g., the 2024 ACT – SPT Analysis School), featuring interactive IPython notebook–based lectures and structured hands-on exercises. It will also include presentation-based lectures to better frame the work done with notebooks.

Participants will learn core concepts and practical tools for CMB data analysis and simulations. A key component of the school is hands-on work with public datasets, such as ACT DR6, enabling participants to gain direct experience with contemporary CMB data products and analysis methods.

This opportunity is currently open to graduate students and postdocs. Please note that undergraduates are not eligible to participate.

Schedule

The school’s material is available at this GitHub link.

Organizers
  • Simone Aiola, Simons Foundation, SOC/LOC
  • Zach Atkins, University of Pennsylvania, SOC
  • Adrian Bayer, Simons Foundation, SOC/LOC
  • Jeff McMahon, University of Chicago, SOC (Advisor)
  • Kristen Camputaro, Simons Foundation, LOC
  • Jake Schertz, Simons Foundation, LOC
Our Instructors
  • Irene Abril Cabezas, University of Cambridge
  • Simone Aiola, Simons Foundation
  • Zach Atkins, University of Pennsylvania
  • Susanna Azzoni, Princeton University
  • Adrian Bayer, Simons Foundation
  • Konstantina Dachlythra, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
  • Merry Duparc, Université Paris-Saclay
  • Ola Kusiak, University of Cambridge
  • Mathew Madhavacheril, University of Pennsylvania
  • Suzanne Staggs, Princeton University
How to apply?

Applications are no longer being accepted.

What's included?

Some support will be available for a limited number of participants, which includes:

  • Round-trip travel to/from NYC
  • Student housing (NYU dorms) will be provided for the one-week period
  • Uber rides to/from the airport in NYC
  • Breakfast and lunch will be provided on-site on weekdays
  • We will reimburse students for weekend meals and weeknight dinners

For the remaining accepted participants, we will provide:

  • Breakfast and lunch on-site on weekdays

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