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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

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Astro & Physics Talks

HePhySTO – HEidelberg PHYsics Seminar Talks Organizer ►

Next Astro colloquia
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
Oct 18
11:00		Is there a planet B? -- The mission and vision of the grass-roots group Astronomers for Planet Earth
Leonard Burtscher (Astronomers for Planet Earth)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 22
16:30		The highest resolution at the lowest frequencies: what LOFAR can tell us about active galactic nuclei
Professor Leah Morabito (Durham University)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS)

more colloquia ...

Recent ZAH publications
10/2024
Wells, M. R. A.; Beuther, H. et al. (inc. Klessen, R. S.)
Dynamical accretion flows: ALMAGAL: Flows along filamentary structures in high-mass star-forming clusters
A&A 690, A185(2024)

10/2024
Hennebelle, Patrick; Brucy, Noé et al.
Inefficient star formation in high Mach number environments: I. The turbulent support analytical model
A&A 690, A43(2024)

10/2024
Saavedra-Bastidas, Jorge; Schleicher, Dominik R. G. et al. (inc. Reinoso, Bastián; Klessen, Ralf S.)
Gravitational collapse at low to moderate Mach numbers: The relationship between star formation efficiency and the fraction of mass in the massive object
A&A 690, A186(2024)

more publications ...