SAASST News

Saturday, 16 January 2021 12:46

SAASST Solar System Workshop

As part of its program to enhance astronomy education, the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology organized a comprehensive workshop entitled "Solar System" on Jan. 10, 2021. Staff from the research laboratories, the academia, and the planetarium gave several intuitive presentations. The ten lectures covered topics from the solar system's formation to the detection and observations of exoplanets. The

online workshop was attended by a large number of students, faculty members, and the general public. All of the lectures can be checked out online through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPX1Qu6HKs

 

No.

Lecture

Presenter

Time

Language

1

Formation of the Solar System

Dr. Ilias Fernini

09:00 – 09:30

English

2

Sun

Dr. Mubasshir Shaikh

09:30 – 10:00

English

3

Atmospheric phenomena of planets

Prof. Mashhoor Wardat

10:00 – 10:30

English

4

Asteroid Belt

Mr. Mohamed Hani

10:30 – 11:00

Arabic

5

The Mars Hope Mission

Mr. Ahmad Salahudeen

11:00 – 11:30

English

 

Break

 

11:30 – 11:45

 

6

Terrestrial and Jovian Planets

Dr. Ilias Fernini

11:45 – 12:15

English

7

Comets

Ms. Fatima Al-Khateri

12:15 – 12:45

English

8

Space Debris

(Meteoroids/Meteors/Meteorites

Ms. Aisha Al-Owais / Ms. Maryam Essa Sharif

12:45 – 13:15

English

9

Methods of Exoplanets Discoveries

Dr. Antonios Manousakis

13:15 – 13:45

English

10

Observations of Exoplanets

Mr. Mohamed Talafha

13:45 – 14:15

Arabic