Jordi Miralda Escudé, ICREA Professor of Astrophysics
Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Universitat de Barcelona
Pàgina en català

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and the University of Barcelona Physics Seminars .
The schedule for the Institut de Ciències de l'Espai Astrophysics Colloquium
The schedule for the IFAE Theory Seminar .
Checkout today's Astronomy Picture of the Day
Other links to interesting Astronomy sites


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A brief description of my research
Academic biography


More about my present research projects:


1. A new idea for how quasars work
2. The first stars in the universe and the reionization epoch
3. Formation and Evolution of Giant Planets
4. Large-Scale Structure, Dark Matter and Dark Energy


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New Course: The Practice of Theoretical Astrophysics


In Fall 2012 I teach 6 sessions of introduction to present research in astrophysics, where we discuss and solve practical problems in class. These sessions are open to all students in the last two years of the Physics degree with an interest in astrophysics, and to master students and doctorate students. The sessions are on Thursdays at 3:30, from October 18th to November 29th 2012, in the ICC Conference Room or the DAM seminar, 7th Floor. This is an informal course not counting for credit, where problems related to other courses can be discussed.

The method is that of participatory sessions, where students solve proposed problems with minimal guidance from the professor. This is therefore not a series of lectures. Each session is independent and treats a different problem. Students may also suggest problems to be discussed. Please contact me for any questions you have.

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Courses I have taught at Ohio State University:

Astronomy 682 : Introduction to Cosmology (Spring 2005)
Astronomy 161: Introduction to Solar System Astronomy (Autumn 2004)
Astronomy 870: Stellar Systems (Spring 2004)
Freshman Seminar: Introduction to the Science of Climate Change (Winter 2004)
Astronomy 822 : Electromagnetic Radiation (Autumn 2002)
Astronomy 162: Introduction to Stellar, Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy (Autumn 2001)
Astronomy 172 (Spring 2000)
Astronomy 7 (taught at Univ. of Pennsylvania, Fall 1999)


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My Interests		Catalonia
Scientific Research		Who is Ramon Llull?
Who is Raimon?		My poetry

My articles on:


Why the independence of Catalonia is coming (April 2010)

Global Warming (October 2004)

Sometimes it is necessary that a man dies for his country,
but never should a whole country die for a single man.
(Salvador Espriu)

Jordi Miralda Escudé

Office: Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, V706I          Phone: (34) 93-4031326
        Facultat de Física                              FAX:   (34) 93-4031133
        Martí i Franquès, 1
        08028-Barcelona, Catalonia

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Jordi Miralda Escudé