Khagol Bulletin # 131

Indo-French Astronomy School (IFAS 8) 3D Spectro The school format was such that there were lectures in the morning hours, and project work started soon after lunch. The participants were mainly PhD students in their early careers and were distributed into five project groups (A, B, C, D, and E). Each group presented the outcome of their research project on the last day, with some spectacular results opening up a new perspective. The primary characteristics of this IFAS seriesare: • The high-level lectures were scheduled in themorning. • A considerable amount of time is devoted to research projects. • The diverse attendance, where, in particular, Indian and European studentswork together. The participants were provided full boarding and lodging at the IUCAA guest house. Late-evening sessions (after the dinner) were left to the school participants' self-organisation, with encouragement to Lecturer and Lecture Topics covered duringtheschool: Introduction todata reductionandmulti- object spectroscopy use them to present their thesis work or research activities amongst themselves (no supervision by the professors). Introductiontospectrographs RanjanGupta Sowgat Muzahid (IUCAA, Pune, India) Introductiontospectroscopy Jens-Kristian Krogager (CRAL, Lyon, France) The Indo-French Astronomy School (IFAS 8) 3D Spectroscopy was held from November 06 - 12, 2023 at IUCAA, Pune. The IFAS8 school gathered 20 student participants from different parts of India and abroad to expose them to high-level lectures on spectroscopy and dynamical modeling and proposed they carry on a week-long research project. The school was focused on "Spectroscopy and Spectrographs." It covered a wide range of topics in observational astronomy using 3D integral-field spectroscopy. One of the major highlights of the IFAS school is its intense research-based project. IFAS8 was the 8th in the series co- organised by the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL), Lyon, France (LIO, CRAL CNRS UMR5574, UCBL) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India. The school is held alternatively in Pune and Lyon. The alternation between France and India is a real added value that puts international collaboration at the centre of the school. Besides the science project, it allows cultural exchange among the participants from various places. | 09 | KHAG L | No. 131 - JANUARY 2024