Past Visiting Scholars

Visitor Period of stay Research interests
Jonas Sommer
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
14 Jan 2016 to 31 Mar 2016 Star cluster dynamics, stellar populations
Dong Lai
Cornell Univ.
11 Jan 2016 Theoretical astrophysics: exoplanets, compact objects
Erwin Lau
Yale University, USA
8 Jan 2016 to 9 Jan 2016 Galaxy clusters, Cosmology, Numerical simulations
Weiguang Cui
ICRAR, UWA
5 Jan 2016 numerical simulation, large scale structure, galaxy clusters
Areg Mickaelian
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenia
9 Dec 2015 active galactic nuclei; astronomy for development
Ondrej Pejcha
9 Dec 2015 to 13 Dec 2015 theory and observations of core-collapse supernovae, neutron star and black hole formation, stellar mergers, stellar and planetary dynamics, stellar variability and transients
Pin-Gao Gu
Academia Sinica
7 Dec 2015 to 11 Dec 2015 planet-disk interactions, hot-Jupiter atmospheres
Christian Henkel
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
6 Dec 2015 to 13 Dec 2015 ISM and star formation including Planck Clump study, Molecular probes
Nami Mowlavi
Geneva Observatory, Switzerland
1 Dec 2015 Stellar variability
Tsolmon Renchin
National University of Mongolia
25 Nov 2015 Astronomy for Development