Rising Researchers Winter Camp: Exploring a New Stage of Astrophysics (the JWST Era) with a Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2025-12-21 19:00 - 2026-01-13 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Webinar: Zoom
Schedule: 8 sessions – meeting 2x a week, approx. 75-90 mins each
Dates: Every Sunday and Tuesday (12/21/25 – 1/13/26)
Topics covered:

You’ll dive into astrophysics, exploring exoplanet discovery, the characterization of stellar and galactic spectra, and the puzzlingly rapid origins of supermassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
You’ll learn how scientists use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods, like decision trees and neural networks, to analyze these data and make exciting discoveries.
Using Python, you’ll begin exploring and analyzing real datasets, gaining hands-on experience with the same tools that professional astronomers use.

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Project iQ
2026-01-29 19:00 - 2026-02-26 20:15
Schedule: 5 weeks long – meeting 1x a week, 60-75 mins each session, held virtually via Zoom
Dates: Dates: Every Wednesday (1/29/2025 – 2/26/2025), 7:00 – 8:15 ET/4:00-5:15 PT
Topics covered:

The elements of a truly notable student profile
How to get started and keep up the momentum
A deep dive each week into real examples from successful Moon Prep students
Meet members of the Moon Prep mentorship team and learn about their specializations
The week-by-week schedule can be found here.

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