astro830 - Seminar on Astrophysics

Information for the WS25/26

Welcome to the four-credit-point Seminar on Astronomy and Astrophysics in the Master of Astrophysics program at the Argelander-Institute for Astronomy.

In this course, students will give a presentation on a recently published research paper they choose from a selection provided by professors and research staff at the AIfA.  Students must discuss the research topic, the paper content, and their presentation with their respective supervisors before their presentation.

Time: Mondays, 14.00-15:15 when two talks or 13:45-15:30 when three talks
Place: Lecture Hall 0.012, AIfA

The AstroSem introductory session will take place on Monday, 13 October 2025, at 14:00, where the papers will be briefly introduced (listed below). Students shall have a close look at them in the following days and express their interest in two papers via email to the respective supervisors by the following Friday. The papers will be assigned after that date.

The talks will be scheduled for a date after the registration deadline (to be determined). The first presentations will take place on the following Monday after the registration deadline.
The latest date available for scheduling a talk this semester is February 2nd, 2026.

Students (and advisors) are strongly recommended to read the guidelines.  Do also read the guides to good seminar talks linked below!

Please register on ecampus and basis for this seminar course. Mind the registration and de-registration deadlines! Late registration will not be possible.