New seminar “Astrophysics in the classroom” in this summer semester, developed by our cooperation partner Prof. Dr. André Bresges
Prof. Dr. André Bresges, Institut für Physikdidaktik, Research & development project
The next milestone for Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has been reached!
Photo Credit: University of Cologne Prof. Dr Dominik A. Riechers, CCAT-prime consortium, Fred Young submillimeter telescope The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope is now ready to be assembled in the Chilean desert of Atacama. This is a big milestone for our telescope project and the next step will be to take up operation in April 2026. …
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Dynaverse mid-wait Party
Photos Credit: Ana Brás Würschig On March 21st, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner hold a get-together event with many of the Dynaverse team of researchers and staff as well as many other guests from the I. Physics Institute and other institutes of the University of Cologne and Bonn. The Decan, Prof. Dr. Bareth and the fantastic …
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Latest pictures on the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope
Photo Credit: Silvia Steinback&Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy APEX consortium (MoU with Astrophysics of Uiversity of Cologne ), Atacama Desert, Chile Photo Credit: Silvia Steinback&Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy APEX is a radio telescope with a 12-meter reflector diameter, located in the breathtaking expanse of the Chilean Atacama Desert. APEX exists as a …
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Inspiring exchange between students from both cooperation partners Dr. Alexander Rüttgers and Dr. Achim Basermann at the DLR
Photo Credit: DLR-Fotomedien Dr. Alexander Rüttgers and Dr. Achim Basermann, Institute of Software Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Students of the both lectures “Scalable Machine Learning for astrophysical surveys” at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and “Performance Engineering” at the University of Köln, responsibility of our cooperation partners at the German Aerospace Science, Dr. Alexander Rüttgers …
Thank you
Photo Credit: Isabelle Breloy and Ana Brás Würschig After a very intense preparation phase, our Cluster of Excellence proposal, Dynaverse- Our Dynamic Universe, was presented at the Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn on Thursday, January 23rd . Therefore, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner and Prof. Dr. Cristiano Porciani would like to take this opportunity to thank all excellent scientists …
Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) starts its journey to Chile
Prof. Dr Dominik A. Riechers, CCAT-prime consortium, Fred Young submillimeter telescope: “After the successful test setup in Germany, the transport to Chile is another milestone for our unique telescope. We are now a significant step closer to the groundbreaking scientific observations we expect from FYST” The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) planned and assembled by …
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Dr. Kai Polsterer is the new Scientific Director of Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies- HITS
PI of Dynaverse, the physicist and computer scientist, Dr. Kai Polsterer, has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) since the turn of the year 2025. A small reminder of the Curriculum of Dr. Kai Polsterer: Since 2013 at HITS, he has since headed the first European research …
Germany is now the new member of SKAO
Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer involved in the membership of Germany in SKAO said that “It has been a long and not always easy road that has led us to this important milestone for the entire radio astronomy community in Germany. This significant moment is thus particularly gratifying for everyone involved and we would like to …
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Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner chaired the 2024 Meeting of the Astronomical Society
The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society was hosted by the University of Cologne during the week September 09-13, 2024. The meeting included invited plenary talks, splinter sessions, and working group meetings of the Astronomical Society. The Meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner. Dr. Laura Spitler and Prof. Dr. Jennifer Schober gave invited talks. More …
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