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Past Courses

CourseTitleSpeakers
54th (2025)

Galaxies and Black Holes in the First Billion Years as seen with the JWST
course page

Rachel Sommerville, Richard Ellis, Marta Volonteri, Eduardo Banados
53rd (2024)

From stars to planets in the space-based photometry era
course page

Maria Pia Di Mauro, Aline Vidotto and James Owen
52nd (2023)

The Circum-Galactic Medium across cosmic time : an observational and modeling challenge
course page

Céline Péroux, Charles Steidel, Jeremy Blaizot

51st (2022)

Compact-Object Astrophysics in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
course page

Samaya Nissanke, Ilya Mandel, Rafaela Margutti, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
50th (2021)

Astronomy in the Era of Big Data
course page

Suzanne Aigrain, Roberto Trotta, Marc Huertas-Company
49th (2019)

The Milky Way in the Gaia Era
course page (no book available)

James Binney, Jason Sanders, Rosine Lallement, Justin Read

48th (2018)

Black hole formation and growth
course page, book

Tiziana Di Matteo, Neil Cornish, Andrew King
47th (2017)

Supernovae: Cosmic Explosions
course page

Friedrich K. Röpke, Christopher L. Fryer

46th (2016)

Lyman-alpha as an astrophysical and cosmological tool
book

Mark Dijkstra, J. Xavier Prochaska, Masami Ouchi, Matthew Hayes

45th (2015)

From protoplanetary disks to planet formation
book

Mark Dijkstra, J. Xavier Prochaska, Masami Ouchi, Matthew Hayes

44th (2014)

Wide-field observational cosmology
course page (no book available)

Luca Amendola, Camille Bonvin, Sarah Bridle, Roberto Trotta
43rd (2013)

Star formation in galaxy evolution: connecting numerical models to reality
course page, book

Volker Springel, Ralf Klessen, Nick Gnedin
42nd (2012)

Dynamics of Young Star Clusters & Associations
book

Cathie Clarke, Robert Mathieu, Neill Reid
41st (2011)

From Planets to Life
course page (no book available)

Jonathan Lunine, Jim Kasting, John Baross
40th (2010)

Astrophysics at Very High Energies
course page, book

Felix Aharonian, Lars Bergstrom, Charles Dermer
39th (2009)

Magnetic Fields of Stars: From the Sun to Compact Objects
book

Paul Charbonneau, Sami K. Solanki, Christopher Thompson
38th (2008)

Millimeter Astronomy
book

Pierre Cox, Stéphane Guilloteau, Thomas L. Wilson
37th (2007)

The Origin of the Galaxy and Local Group
book

Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Ken Freeman, Francesca Matteucci

36th (2006)

First Light in the Universe
book

Avi Loeb, Andrea Ferrara, Richard Ellis

35th (2005)

Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets
book

A. Morbidelli, H. Rauer, D. Jewitt
34th (2004)

The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate
book

J.D. Haigh, M. Lockwood, M.S. Giampapa
33rd (2003)

Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro
book

P. Schneider, C. Kochanek, J. Wambsganss
32nd (2002)

The Cold Universe
book

A. Blain, F. Combes, B. Draine
31st (2001)

Extrasolar planets
book

T. Guillot, P. Cassen, A. Quirrenbach
30th (2000)

High-Energy Spectroscopic Astrophysics
book

S.M. Kahn, R. Sunyaev, P. von Ballmoos
29th (1999)

Physics of Star formation in Galaxies
book

F. Palla, H. Zinnecker
28th (1998)

Star Clusters
book

B. Carney, W.E. Harris
27th (1997)

Computational Methods for Astrophysical Fluid Flow
book

R.J. LeVeque, D. Mihalas, E.A. Dorfi, E. Müller
26th (1996)

Galaxies: Interactions and Induced Star Formation
book

J.E. Barnes, R.C. Kennicutt Jr, F. Schweizer
25th (1995)

Stellar Remnants
book

S.D. Kawaler, I. Novikov, G. Srinivasan
24th (1994)

Plasma Astrophysics
book

J.G. Kirk, D.B. Melrosae, E.R. Priest

23rd (1993)

The Deep Universe
book

A.R. Sandage, R.G. Kron, M.S. Longair
22nd (1992)

Interacting Binaries
book

S.N. Shore, M. Livio, E.J.P. van den Heuvel

21st (1991)

The Galactic Interstellar Medium
book

W.B. Burton, B.G. Elmegreen, R. Grenzel
20th (1990)

Active Galactic Nuclei
book

R. Blanford, H. Netzer, L. Woltjer
19th (1989)

The Milky Way as a Galaxy
(book out of print)

G. Gilmore, I. King, P. van der Kruit
18th (1988)

Radiation in Moving Gaseous Media
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

H. Frisch, R.P. Kudritzki, H.W. Yorke

17th (1987)

Large Scale Structure in the Universe
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

A.C. Fabian, M. Geller, A. Szalay
16th (1986)

Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

J. Audouze, C. Chiosi, S.E. Woosley

15th (1985)

High Resolution in Astronomy
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

R.S. Booth, J.W. Brault, A. Labeyrie
14th (1984)

Planets, their Origin, Interior and Atmosphere
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

A.C. Fabian, M. Geller, A. Szalay
13rd (1983)

Astrophysical Processes in Upper Main Sequence Stars
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

A.N. Cox, S. Vauclair, J.P. Zahn

12nd (1982)

Morphology and Dynamics of Galaxies
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

J. Binney, J. Kormendy, S.D.M. White

11st (1981)

Activity and Outer Atmospheres of the Sun and Stars
(book order from Geneva Observatory)

F. Praderie, D.S. Spicer, G.L. Withbroe

10th (1980)

Star Formation
(book out of print)

J. Appenzeller, J. Lequeux, J. Silk

9th (1979)

Extragalactic High Energy Astrophysics
(book out of print)

F. Pacini, C. Ryter, P.A. Strittmatter

8th (1978)

Observational Cosmology
(book out of print)

J.E. Gunn, M.S. Longair, M.J. Rees

7th (1977)

Adanced Stages in Stellar Evolution
(book out of print)

I. Iben Jr., A. Renzini, D.N. Schramm

6th (1976)

Galaxies
(book out of print)

K. Freeman, R.C. Larson, B. Tinsley

5th (1975)

Atomic and Molecular Processes in Astrophysics
(book out of print)

A. Dalgarno, F. Masnou-Seeuws, R.V.P. McWhirter
4th (1974)

Magnetohydrodynamics
(book out of print)

L. Mestel, N.O. Weiss

3rd (1973)

Dynamical Structure and Evolution of Stellar Systems
(book out of print)

G. Contopoulos, M. Hénon, D. Lynden-Bell
2nd (1972)

Interstellar Matter
(book out of print)

N.C. Wickramasinghe, F.D. Kahn, P.G. Metzger

1st (1971)

Theory of the Stellar Atmospheres
(book out of print)

D. Mihalas, B. Pagel, P. Souffrin

Since 1991 Springer has been publishing the updated lecture notes of the Saas Fee Advanced Courses in a specific book series.


Earlier volumes can be ordered from Geneva Observatory, if indicated.