PD Dr. Martin Rubin, Space Research & Planetary Sciences, University of Bern

Dr. Evgeny Panov, IWF Graz, will talk about the multi-point/multi-scale Plasma Observatory mission concept.

Associated Prof. Aline Vidotto, Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, will talk about "Stellar winds and their interactions with exoplanets"

Dr. Kundan Kadam, IWF Graz, will talk about Episodic Accretion During Star Formation.

From 7 to 11 November 2022, the Cluster 22nd Anniversary Symposium will take place at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.

Dr. Philip Quinn from the NASA Johnson Space Center, TX, will talk about Human Space Flight Operations and SEP modelling within NASA's ARTEMIS space program.

Prof. Dr. Ildar Shaikhislamov, Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia, will talk about "Modeling the atmospheric winds of hot exoplanets in interaction with stellar winds and interpretation of observations"

The first Graz-Vienna Exoplanet Scientist Meeting will take place on 21 October 2022 in Vienna.

Dr. Michael Steindorfer and Peiyuan Wang, MSc, IWF Graz, will talk about principles, scientific & technical activities and future aspects

Dr. Roland Lammegger, TU Graz, will give an overview of optical magnetometry, from basic principles to applications in space.

Kevin Alexander Blasl, MSc, IWF Graz, will talk about Kelvin-Helmholtz Instabilities in the space environment around Earth.

Prof. Dr. Sascha Quanz, ETH Zürich, will talk about the LIFE initiative - the atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets in the mid-infrared with a large space-based nulling interferometer.

Dr. Oliver Herbort, University of Vienna, will talk about the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets - from clouds to crusts and constraints on habitability by nutrient availability.

CELTA-Cortina ASI Summer School No. 14

Die Sommerschule Alpbach ist eine Ideenfabrik und Kaderschmiede für die europäische Raumfahrt. Alljährlich ermöglicht sie 60 jungen WissenschafterInen und IngenieurInnen vertiefende Studien zu jeweils verschiedenen Themen der Weltraumforschung.

Minjae Kim will present the shape descriptor of the MIDAS/Rosetta particles and their pristinity evaluation.

ISSI Workshop

Associate Prof. Robert Peharz (TU Graz) will introduce us to his research topic - relevant for all future projects seeking collaboration with the TU Graz in the area of artificial intelligence.

Prof. Michael Hesse, Director of Science at NASA's Ames Research Center, will introduce magnetic reconnection, the most important energy conversion and transport process in plasmas in the universe.

From 10 to 12 June 2022, the "Pro-Am Comet Community (Hybrid) Workshop" will take place at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague, Czech Republic (and online).

PhD candidate Nick Oberg (TU Delft, NL) will discuss the conditions for moon formation in circum-planetary disks, related to the JUICE mission

Mag. Regina NICHAM (Wien, Innovatives Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement - IBG GmbH) will talk about burnout symptoms, prevention, and intervention

Dr. Seiji Zenitani (RCUSS, Kobe University) will talk about numerical investigations on magnetic reconnection in space and solar plasmas.

Georg Fischer will present results from his ongoing international FWF project on the fine structures of auroral radio emissions.

Stephen Mojzsis, Origins Research Institute, Budapest (Hungary) will explain what we know about the formation and very early history of Earth some 4.48-4.0 Gyrs ago.

Prof. James Kasting (Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State University) will talk about the characterisation of exoplanets with the next generation of instruments like the JWST, LIFE, and LUVOIR.

Vortrag von IWF-Direktorin Christiane Helling in der HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark

Ute Amerstorfer, Rachel Bailey (ZAMG), Martin Reiss and Hannah Rüdisser (TU Graz Know Center) present an overview of ongoing efforts to apply machine learning in various heliophysical contexts.

Daphne Stam (TU Delft, The Netherlands) will show how spectro-polarimetry can be used to characterise planets and exoplanets, connected to missions like ENVISION (Venus) and SELFIE (Earth).

Manuel Scherf will talk about calculating the number of planets suitable for life.

Prof. Edwin Bergin, University of Michigan (US) will report on the conclusion from ALMA observations about the chemistry and planet formation process in protoplanetary disks.

Wolfgang Waltenberger from the ÖAW - HEPHY institute will talk about artificial intelligence applications in physics.

Prof. Gerhard Wurm (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany) will tell us about his lab experiments with dust grains related to planetary atmospheres and planet formation.

Sunny Laddha will present the international consortium Cophylab, which aims to improve our knowledge of the origin and activity of comets.

TUG/KFU Physics Colloquium Summer 2022

Prof. Mark Marley (University of Arizona / NASA Ames) will discuss why there is often a lack of collaboration between exoplanet researchers and the more traditional solar system researchers, and demonstrate the potential of exoplanet/Solar System…

Florian Koller (PhD student, University of Graz) will talk about physical processes in near Earth space.

Prof. James A. Slavin (University of Michigan) will summarise previous results from space exploration missions to Mercury, as well as future prospects with BepiColombo.

Tim Flohrer (head of the Space Debris Office, Space Safety Programme Office, ESA-ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany) will present the Space Debris problem. How can laser technology contribute to a sustainable solution?

Daniel Schmid and Helmut Lammer will present the first in-situ measured atomic hydrogen density profile derived from magnetic field observations by MESSENGER.

Tackling the great science questions of our time

Dr Aki Roberge (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory) will report on the 2020 US Astrophysics Decadal Survey and the LUVOIR and HabEx Missions.