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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)

European Supercomputer Aids Heidelberg Astrophysics

Heidelberg University researchers receive computing time for simulating the behaviour of cosmic gases and plasmas during star formation. (2024/01/08)

Dylan Nelson among “Highly Cited Researchers" 2023

12 researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” 2023. Dylan Nelson (ZAH/ITA) is one of the three natural scientists among the Heidelberg researchers. (2024/01/08)

Patzer Award for Emily Hunt (LSW) and Reza Ayromlou (ITA)

The Ernst Patzer Foundation is awarding up to three prizes each year for the best refereed publications by doctoral students and young postdocs at MPIA and ZAH. This year, Emily Hunt and Reza Ayromlou are among the awardees. (2023/11/22)

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Next Astro colloquia
Apr 30
16:30		Rim Worlds: Computational astrophysics of accretion disks
Dr Mario Flock (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astronomie)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS)
May 02
11:15		Massless objects dynamics in star clusters
Francesco Flammini Dotti (ARI)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
May 07
16:30		Deciphering the properties and impact of hot and massive stars with detailed stellar atmosphere modelling
Dr Andreas Sander (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS)

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Astro & Physics talks in HD

Heidelberg Physics Seminar and Talks Organizer (HePhysTo)

Recent ZAH publications
4/2024
Tung, Ngo-Duy; Testi, Leonardo et al. (inc. Klessen, Ralf S.)
Accuracy of ALMA estimates of young disk radii and masses. Predicted observations from numerical simulations
A&A 684, A36(2024)

4/2024
Gómez-González, V. M. A.; Mayya, Y. D. et al. (inc. Sander, A. A. C.)
Chemical abundances and ionizing mechanisms in the star-forming double-ring of AM 0644-741 using MUSE data
MNRAS 529, 4369(2024)

4/2024
Xing, Qianfan; Zhao, Gang et al. (inc. Matsuno, Tadafumi)
Detection of the Actinide Th in an r-process-enhanced Star with Accretion Origin
ApJ 965, 79(2024)

more publications ...