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The Landessternwarte mourns the loss of Dr. Gerhard Klare

The Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW) mourns the loss of Dr. Gerhard Klare, who died on July 24, 2024 at the age of 92. (2024/07/25)

Joachim Wambsganss is new director of ZAH

Since July 1, 2024, Prof. Dr. Joachim Wambsganss (ZAH/ARI) is director of ZAH. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Norbert Christlieb, who was director since July 1, 2021 and who is now ZAH deputy director. (2024/07/01)

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)

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ASTROPHYSICS CURRICULUM

Winter Term 24/25 ►

Astro & Physics Talks

HePhySTO – HEidelberg PHYsics Seminar Talks Organizer ►

Next Astro colloquia
Oct 11
11:00		TBD
Mario Flock (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 11
11:00		From Sandstorms to Rocky Worlds: Early planet formation @MPIA
Mario Flock (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 17
11:15		The first joint ALMA/X-ray monitoring of a radio-quiet AGN: understanding the origin of the compact mm emission
Elena Shablovinskaya (UDP, Santiago, Chile)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG

more colloquia ...

Recent ZAH publications
9/2024
Pérez, I.; Verley, S. et al. (inc. Kreckel, K.)
CAVITY, Calar Alto Void Integral-field Treasury surveY and project extension
A&A 689, A213(2024)

9/2024
Niederhofer, F.; Bellini, A. et al. (inc. Martocchia, S.; Cabrera-Ziri, I.)
Hubble Space Telescope proper motions of Large Magellanic Cloud star clusters: I. Catalogues and results for NGC 1850
A&A 689, A162(2024)

9/2024
Tabernero, H. M.; Shan, Y. et al. (inc. Quirrenbach, A.)
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: Magnesium and silicon abundances of K7–M5.5 stars
A&A 689, A223(2024)

more publications ...