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Numerical/Theoretical Journal Club started!

2026-02-09

We have started a weekly Numerical/Theoretical Journal Club, organized by Caitlin Doughty and Fernando Hidalgo-Pineda. The club meets every Monday, 14:00–14:30 in the library lounge of ARI. Sessions are informal; everyone is welcome.

Ritali Ghosh Successfully Defends Her PhD Thesis

2025-12-19

Congratulations to Ritali Ghosh on defending her PhD thesis at IISc.

Postdoc Position Open

2025-12-03

A postdoctoral position is open (see AAS Job Register listing).

Work by Hitesh Featured on the MPA Webpage

2025-12-01

Hitesh Kishore Das' recent work was highlighted on the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics website.

Work by Hitesh Featured on the MPA Webpage

Website is online (work in progress)

2025-11-25

The website is now online — content and layout are still under construction.

We hosted some renowned guests

2025-11-21

Seok-Jun Chang, Sumnyon Chon, Alankar Dutta and Hitesh Kishore Das visited the group — photos inside.

Hitesh Kishore Das Defends His PhD Thesis

2025-07-30

Hitesh Kishore Das successfully defended his PhD thesis — congratulations!

Hitesh Kishore Das Defends His PhD Thesis

Silvia Almada Monter wins Kippenhahn Prize

2025-07-22

The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) awarded the Rudolf-Kippenhahn-Prize for the best scientific paper by a student to Silvia Almada Monter.

Silvia Almada Monter wins Kippenhahn Prize

Our Group has moved to ARI/ZAH

2025-07-01

The ASGARD research group has officially started at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) at the Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg (ZAH).