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Dominika Wylezalek admitted to the Young Academy

The Young Academy welcomed ten young scientists as new members, amongst them Dominika Wylezalek (ZAH/ARI). New members have the opportunity to e.g. initiate interdisciplinary research projects and working groups. (2024/06/24)

2024 Copernicus Award for Joachim Wambsganss

German Research Foundation and Foundation for Polish Science jointly honour Heidelberg scientist and his colleague Andrzej Udalski from Warsaw. (2024/05/22)

Ralf Klessen selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

The Harvard Radcliffe Institute announced the selection of Ralf Klessen (ZAH/ITA) as a fellow for the academic year 24/25. This provides him the opportunity to pursue ambitious projects in the unique environment of the Institute. (2024/05/13)

Teaching prize for Anna Pasquali

For the second time, Anna Pasquali received the teaching award from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2024/04/24)

Dominika Wylezalek receives Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

The most important prize from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for young scientists in Germany goes to Dr. Dominika Wylezalek (ZAH/ARI). (2024/03/25)

Webb reveals staggering structures in nearby spiral galaxies

NASA decided to release new staggering observations of nearby spiral galaxies. Oleg Egorov from ZAH/ARI is one main contributor to transforming JWST observations into these amazing science data products. (2024/02/13)

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Next Astro colloquia
Jul 16
16:30		Local Galaxies as Cosmic Bridges
Dr Claus Leitherer (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS)
Jul 18
11:15		Massive Black Holes in Stellar Systems
Holger Baumgardt (University of Queensland)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
Jul 19
11:00		TBA
Tushar Suhasaria (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Astro & Physics talks in HD

Heidelberg Physics Seminar and Talks Organizer (HePhysTo)

Recent ZAH publications
7/2024
Williams, Thomas G.; Lee, Janice C. et al. (inc. Romanelli, Andrea; Ramambason, Lise; Méndez-Delgado, J. Eduardo; Li, Jing; Klessen, Ralf S.; Glover, Simon C. O.; Chevance, Mélanie; Egorov, Oleg V.)
PHANGS-JWST: Data-processing Pipeline and First Full Public Data Release
ApJS 273, 13(2024)

7/2024
Manchon, L.; Deal, M. et al. (inc. Ludwig, H. -G.)
Entropy-calibrated stellar modeling: Testing and improving the use of prescriptions for the entropy of adiabatic convection
A&A 687, A146(2024)

7/2024
Xylakis-Dornbusch, T.; Christlieb, N. et al.
Metallicities for more than 10 million stars derived from Gaia BP/RP spectra
A&A 687, A177(2024)

more publications ...