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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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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
Astro & Physics Talks
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

Recent ZAH publications
9/2024
Bešlić, I.; Barnes, A. T. et al. (inc. Klessen, R. S.; Chevance, M.)
The properties and kinematics of HCN emission across the closest starburst galaxy NGC 253 observed with ALMA
A&A 689, A122(2024)

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
Figuera Jaimes, R.; Catelan, M. et al. (inc. Hundertmark, M.)
Digging deeper into the dense Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5 with electron-multiplying CCDs: Variable star detection and new discoveries
A&A 689, A108(2024)