Last week I was lucky to participate in the retreat (or japanese “Gasshuku”) of the NAOJ Division of Science (DoS) and Center for Computational Astrophysics (CfCA). As JSPS fellow working with assistant professor Dr. Harada, I am part of the Division of Science. With a stunning view on Mt. Fuji, we gathered for three days …
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I just started my new position as JSPS fellow at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) in Tokyo! I’m excited to share my research with the local astronomers and learn from their expertise in chemical modeling. I will continue my work and deepen my understanding of the astrochemical conditions in M51 together with my …
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Join me in celebrating a milestone! 🎉 On Monday, I successfully defended my PhD at Heidelberg University. I am very grateful for the journey, mentorship, and support that made this achievement possible.
A few weeks ago, the ALMA 2040 workshop discussed the future of the Atacama Large Millimeter and submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescopes. This interferometer is located at ~5000m in the Chilenean desert and is one of the major instruments for observing molecular emission lines. With the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nearly completed, ESO …
Last week I was honoured to present my work at the workshop: “Puzzles of Star Formation II”, which took place in the famous Ringberg castle in Germany. It was a fantastic opportunity to explore synergies between my research focusing on the astrochemistry in the nearby Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and the recent findings from and within …
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My fourth first-author publication is now published in the A&A volume 696! This paper is the second part of a series dedicated to the “Surveying the Whirlpool galaxy at Arcseconds with NOEMA” (SWAN) survey, for which I have led the data reduction, QA and part of the science organisation. One of the figures I created …
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Nächsten Mittwoch habe ich das Vergnügen bei der Evangelischen Erwachsenenbildung Karlsruhe meine Arbeit zu Molekülen in Galaxien zu präsentieren. Um 10 Uhr geht es los, sowohl in Karlsruhe-Durlach, als auch vor dem Bildschirm – die Veranstaltung findet hybrid statt. Wer wissen möchte woher Sterne (wie auch unsere Sonne) eigentlich herkommen, und was Galaxien mit Recycling …
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Would you like to observe one week at the peak of the Sierrra Nevada in Southern spain? – That is what I was asked a few weeks ago, and without hestitation my answer was “Count me in!” At ~3000m, close to the Pico Veleta, the third highest peak of the Iberian peninsula and the second …
Wie entstehen Sterne? Und wieso entstehen Sterne in Galaxien nicht überall gleich häufig? Und wie können uns Moleküle dabei helfen diese Fragen zu beantworten? Dies und viel mehr erkläre ich in meinem Vortrag. Es war mir eine große Freude zu Gast in der Hochschule RheinMain zu sein, und den dritten Vortrag der Astronomie-Vortragsreihe der Rüsselsheimer …
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