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Welcome to the Urban Physics Winter School 2019

3-8 February 2019, Ascona, Switzerland

The doctoral schools on Urban Physics are a joint initiative of ETH and two other renowned institutes in the field, namely TU/e (The Netherlands) and UC (Cyprus), and are organized with the aim of disseminating the latest advances in Urban Physics.

The school aims at providing the participants in-depth knowledge on the latest advances in the field of climate science, building aerodynamics, meteorology, urban climate and water management, human physiology, as well as the impact of these developments on e.g. the mitigation of urban heat islands, the improvement of human comfort, safety and health. The idea is to bring the participants in contact with leading researchers in the field, to encourage a constructive and open dialogue and to incite collaborations between modellers and experimentalists at an international level.

Following the success of the course in Ascona (2011, 2015), Cyprus (2012, 2016) and Greece (2013, 2017) we look forward to organizing the seventh edition of the Urban Physics School in Ascona.

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Participants

The course is intended for doctoral students (international, national, ETH), junior and senior researchers in the field of Urban Physics, Mechanical, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Other design professionals from research centers, universities and industry, showing interest in the study of the urban climate by means of theoretical, experimental and numerical techniques, are welcomed as well.  

Registration

The school registration fee is 300 CHF per person, the accommodation fee is 580 CHF per person for 5 days.

Detailed information in the Registration page.

Accommodation

Participants will stay at the Hotel and Conference Centre Monte Verità, the venue of choice for CSF subsidized Events. The centre is situated on the hill behind Ascona, overlooking Lago Maggiore. Details can be found in the Accommodation page.

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