Professors
of Master in Data Science and Master in Particle Physics
and Cosmos explained this month in Madrid the features of these
two new degrees at the IFEMA Education Week.
Masterin Data Science has been going on at IFCA for a four-month period
with great success. Master in Particle Physics and Cosmos will be
launched next academic year (2018/2019) with the aim to
provide necessary tools for the development of a research career in both specialities and to encourage them into modern science.
In
recent years, astrophysics and particle physics communities have
evolved in a way that takes them closer and closer until they converge now in many key aspects. Universe’s formation and evolution or
dark matter’s nature have a great interest in our days, and
a multidisciplinary approach is required to resolve them. Depending
on the specialty, students will study these two lines of research in
depth:
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Cosmos Physics - the degree will cover cosmology and astrophysics and
will also offer optional subjects such as the dark universe, black
holes and active galactic nuclei (AGN), and multi-messenger
exploration of the universe.
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Particle Physics - the degree will provide the necessary formation to
participate in large detector’s data analysis groups in particle
accelerators collaborations. Optional subjects will include, for
example, advanced quantum field theory, current challenges in
particle physics and high energies.
Researchers
from the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA), professors from
the University of Cantabria (UC) and also from other institutions
linked to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) such as the
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA) will teach the
subjects with the collaboration of some other european research centres and
universities (UIMP).
Throughout
this course students will acquire valuable knowledge about some of
the most important experiments in both fields, like the Higgs boson
or the cosmic microwave background. At the end of the postgraduate,
students will be able to join the immense research activity that is
nowadays being developed in large international projects in which
IFCA participates, such as the CMS collaboration of the LHC in CERN
or different missions of the European Space Agency (ESA).
