Syllabus
History of astrochemistry and astronomy. This lecture is focused on the beginning of universe exploration and observation from the prehistoric to the modern period.
The aim of the lecture ?Our home in the universe? is to give information about our solar system, Milky Way galaxy from the cosmological point of view.
The lecture ?Origin of elements? is focused on the Big Bang Theory and nucleosynthesis during the life and death of stars.
Next lecture will be devoted to the interstellar chemistry.
The lecture ?Chemistry of terrestrial planets? is focused on the geochemistry / atmospheric chemistry of Venus, Mars, Earth and Moon.
Next lecture is focused on the origin of life in the Universe.
The lecture ?Chemistry of Jovian planets? is focused on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and their satellites (mainly Titan, Triton, Callisto, Io and Europa).
Next lecture is devoted to the detection of compounds in the universe.
For the last lecture students should prepare their own presentations for exam.
Annotation
The aim of this lecture is to summarize present knowledge of chemistry in the universe. The lecture should be focused mainly on chemistry of our solar system, interstellar clouds, origin of life, interstellar compounds detection techniques and history of astrochemistry.
The course is designed for Master and PhD students.