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International Conference on Microlensing in Heidelberg

The international conference "Microlensing 2026" (Febr. 23-27) for the first time takes place in Heidelberg and was primarily organized by ZAH scientists. (2026/02/20)

Largest turbulence simulation honoured by "HPCwire"

The largest turbulence simulation to date was honoured by the journal "HPCwire" as "Top HPC-Enabled Scientific Achievements". As part of the core team also Ralf Klessen contributed to this success.(2025/11/20)

Dylan Nelson among “Highly Cited Researchers" 2025

16 researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” 2025. Dylan Nelson (ZAH/ITA) is one of the five natural scientists among the Heidelberg researchers and his third HCR nomination. (2025/11/12)

Patzer Award for Elisa Schösser (ZAH/ARI)

The Ernst Patzer Foundation annually awards prizes for the best peer-reviewed publications by young researchers at MPIA and ZAH. This year, Elisa Schösser (ZAH/ARI) is one of the three prize winners. (2025/10/31)

New Gliese Fellow 2025: Dr. Natalia Lahén

Dr. Natalia Lahén started her new position as Gliese Fellow 2025 at ARI. Her main research interests focus on hydrodynamical simulations of the formation and evolution of stars and star clusters in a galactic ecosystem. (2025/10/01)

Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung fördert neue Forschungsgruppe am ZAH

Mit seiner neuen Forschungsgruppe verfolgt Dr. Ksoll das Ziel, auf Basis des Maschinellen Lernens Auswertungsalgorithmen für die Erforschung der Sternentstehung zu entwickeln. Die CTS fördert sein Vorhaben mit 1,8 Millionen Euro. (2025/09/23)

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Astro & Physics talks

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Next Astro colloquia
Mar 13
11:00		TBD
Rolf Kuiper (Uni Duisburg)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Mar 13
11:00		Modeling accretion and ejection phenomena in star and planet formation
Rolf Kuiper (Uni Duisburg)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Mar 20
11:00		Towards chemical characterision of close companions in the mid-IR: detector-based high contrast imaging with JWST-MIRI/MRS
Danny Gasman (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Recent ZAH publications
3/2026
Martínez-Hernández, I. Rafael; Méndez-Delgado, J. Eduardo et al. (u.a. Sattler, Natascha; Kreckel, Kathryn)
The DESIRED temperature─metallicity relations in star-forming regions: probing the Galactic radial and azimuthal metallicity distributions
MNRAS 546, ag149(2026)

2/2026
Gagnier, Damien; Leidi, Giovanni; Vetter, Marco; Andrassy, Robert; Röpke, Friedrich K.
Local simulations of common-envelope dynamical inspiral: Impact of rotation, accretion, and stratification
A&A 707, A1(2026)

3/2026
Lowe, Benjamin D. C.; Nordlander, Thomas et al. (u.a. Christlieb, Norbert)
Detailed abundance determination of metal-poor stars with X-Shooter ─ I. Unusual chemistry in halo stars
MNRAS 546, ag170(2026)


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