26–28 May 2025
Fletcher Landgoed Hotel Holthurnsche Hof
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

Scientific program overview

Plenary talks on Monday and Wednesday:

HARPS3: The Next-Generation Doppler Spectrograph for the INT Gudmundur Stefansson (University of Amsterdam)
WEAVE: status and early science results Scott Trager (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
Habitable Worlds Observatory Antonija Oklopcic (University of Amsterdam)
Pushing LOFAR to its limits with ultra-deep, high-resolution, wide-field imaging Jurjen de Jong (Leiden, ASTRON)
Towards precision constraints on reionization history with quasar IGM damping wings Timo Kist (Leiden Observatory)
Euclid's view on galaxy quenching Pablo Corcho Caballero (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen)
Studying the abundances of MW globular clusters with WEAVE Mariya Nizovkina (Radboud University)
The gravitational-wave signatures of single and binary stars Eva Laplace (KU Leuven and University of Amsterdam)
High-mass runaway stars originating in the starburst cluster R136 Mitchel Stoop (University of Amsterdam, Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy)
Tracing the formation of complex organic molecules (COMs) from ice to gas using ALMA and JWST Yuan Chen (Leiden Observatory)
Self-roast: Close-in planet induces flares on its host star Ekaterina Ilin (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON))
The importance of LOFAR in characterising the nanohertz gravitational wave background Aurelien Chalumeau (ASTRON)
Imaging black holes and jets from space Freek Roelofs (Radboud University)
Decoding the impact of stellar mass black hole jets on Galactic environments using MeerKAT Pikky Atri (ASTRON)
Conference opening Michael Janssen (Radboud University) and Peter Barthel (Kapteyn Institute Groningen)
Unraveling the nature of fast radio bursts and using them as precise astrophysical tools Invited new staff: Ziggy Pleunis (UvA)
Title TBD Invited new staff: Daniela Huppenkothen (UvA)
Title TBD Invited new staff: Billy Edwards (SRON)
High-contrast imaging at visible wavelengths Invited new staff: Sebastiaan Haffert (Leiden University)
Title TBD NAEIC (30 minutes)
Updates from the NWO Astronomy Round Table Antonija Oklopčić

 


On Tuesday and Wednesday -- Formation and evolution of galaxies: from high redshift to the present (NOVA network 1) talks:

Unveiling the Secrets of Molecular Outflows in NGC1068’s Circumnuclear Disk with ALMA Yuze Zhang
Asymmetry at low surface brightnesses as an indicator of environmental processes in the Fornax cluster Xin Xu
Disentangling galaxy and dust evolution mechanisms through chemical abundances Stefan van der Giessen (Universiteit Gent (België) & Universidad de Granada (Spanje))
CO(3-2) detection reveals a massive molecular gas reservoir at z=7.31 Karin Cescon (Leiden Observatory)
ShadowSWIFT - A new Moving-Mesh code in the SWIFT collaboration Eric Muires (Gent University)
Feeding star formation in disc galaxies with radial flows Linn He
Resolving the ICM of tens of clusters at z>1.2 with MUSTANG-2 and ALMA Joshiwa van Marrewijk (Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, PO Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands)
The Molecular Angular Momentum–Mass Relation in Local Disc Galaxies Nikki Geesink (Leiden Observatory)
Spectral indices in active galactic nuclei as seen by Apertif and LOFAR Alexander Kutkin (ASTRON)
The LOFAR view of extreme ram pressure stripping in the nearby Abell 1367 cluster Henrik Edler (ASTRON)
Probing gas accretion and dynamics with ultra-deep MHONGOOSE survey Sushma Kurapati (ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy)
Monsters with empty bellies? A comprehensive census of dense gas in high-redshift, massive galaxies Matus Rybak (Allegro ARC / Leiden University)
Disruptions of systems on chaotic orbits in axisymmetric galactic centers zephyr penoyre
Torus feeding and outflow launching in the active nucleus of the Circinus galaxy Wout Goesaert (Leiden University)

 


On Tuesday and Wednesday -- Formation and evolution of stars and planetary systems (NOVA network 2) talks:

Solar Radio Burst Tracker – A Citizen Science Campaign for Identifying Type III Solar Radio Bursts Katerina Pesini (Radboud University)
Occurrence rate of stellar Type II radio bursts from a 100 star-year search for coronal mass ejections David Konijn (ASTRON)
WiSPIT 1: The first directly imaged multi-planet system around a solar-type binary Richelle van Capelleveen (Leiden University)
A View of Chemistry, Clouds and Gravity through High-Resolution Spectra of Brown Dwarfs Sam de Regt (Leiden Observatory)
Analysis of dust and gas in planet-forming disks surrounding very low-mass stars Hyerin Jang (Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University)
Simulating star-planet magnetic interactions in close-in exoplanetary systems Andrés Presa (Leiden University)
Uncovering hidden water in carbon-rich terrestrial planet forming regions Aditya M. Arabhavi (University of Groningen)
One, two, three! A multi-dimensional look at the chemistry of a hot exoplanet Robin Baeyens (University of Amsterdam)
Zonal Jets of Gas Giants through observations and numerical simulations Keren Duer-Milner (Leiden Observatory | SRON)
News from BLOeM - a new large-scale multiplicity survey of 1000 massive stars Julia Bodensteiner (Anton Pannekoek Institute, University of Amsterdam)
Revealing the mysterious binary DG CVn through VLBI astrometry Paul Boven (JIVE / Leiden University)
28 Years of Sun-as-a-star Extreme Ultraviolet Light Curves from SOHO EIT Emily Sandford (Leiden University)
Exoring transits from the ASAS-SN surveys Matthew Kenworthy (Leiden Observatory)
Nonlinear Evolution of the Unstratified Polydisperse Dust Settling Instability Hossam Aly (TU Delft)
Direct imaging discovery of a young giant planet orbiting on solar system scales Tomas Stolker (Leiden University)
Polydisperse Formation of Planetesimals Jip Matthijsse (Technical University Delft)
Simulating Pop III star formation at "low" redshifts Lisanne van Veenen (Leiden Observatory)

 


On Tuesday and Wednesday -- Astrophysics in extreme conditions (NOVA network 3) talks:

Understanding post-RGB binaries through stable mass transfer Casper Moltzer (Radboud University)
The Radar Echo Telescope (RET) and reconstructions for high energy cosmic ray air showers Krishna Nivedita Gopinath (Radboud university Nijmegen)
Dwarf nova studies with the MeerKAT radio telescope Joris Kersten (Radboud University, Nijmegen)
Search for the sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays Teresa Bister
Mass Transfer in Eccentric Binaries: A Unified Framework & New Insights Adam Parkosidis (University of Amsterdam)
Photometric and spectroscopic follow-up of fast X-ray transient EP240414a, the link between gamma-ray bursts, Fast Blue Optical Transients, and fast X-ray transients Joyce van Dalen (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM Chen Li (Leiden University/SRON)
Black Hole Spin Determination Using Lensed Images of Hot Spots Joost de Kleuver
What makes gamma-ray bursts shine so bright up to very-high-energies? Marc Klinger-Plaisier (Anton Pannekoek Institute - University of Amsterdam)
First Cosmic Ray Data of the 3000km2 Radio Detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory Bjarni Pont (Radboud University)
Constraining the nature of dark fast X-ray transients Javi Sánchez Sierras (Radboud University)
Strongly polarised radio pulses from a new long-period transient Sanne Bloot (ASTRON/Kapteyn Institute)
Probing the galactic halo of M31 using fast radio bursts Reshma Anna-Thomas (ASTRON)
First results from the XRISM observation of Cygnus A Anwesh Majumder (SRON)
Signs of planetary systems around white dwarfs Jan van Roestel (University of Amsterdam)
High-resolution cosmic ray observations with the SKA Stijn Buitink (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Scintillometry of the pulsar triple system Nina Gusinskaia (ASTRON)

 


Instrumentation talks -- Session 1 ELT & optical instrumentation (Tuesday May 27, 16:30 – 18:00):

They may be tiny, but they are mighty: Nano-printing coronagraphs for high-contrast imaging Elena Tonucci
Piecing MOSAIC together Meghna Mohamed
MICADO - a first light imager for the Extremely Large Telescope A J
Engineering METIS: The Journey from Blueprint to Assembly Dirk Lesman
WEAVE: providing multi-faceted, research-experience-based support for an international, astronomical instrumentation project Shoko Jin
Transient discovery with the GOTO Network Duncan Galloway

 

 

Instrumentation talks -- Session 2 Longer wavelengths & space missions (Wednesday May 28, 11:00 – 12:30):

EXOPLANET EXPLORER – A SINGLE SPACECRAFT NULLING INTERFEROMETER Ida Sigusch
The NewAthena mission concept in the context of the next decade of X-ray astronomy Aurora Simionescu
The Africa Millimetre Telescope Annelies Ampe
Progress on the LOFAR2.0 Radio Telescope Boudewijn Hut
SKA Construction Progress and Development: To boldly go Joseph Callingham
Instrument developments of NOVA submm group. Andrey Baryshev

 


Data science session with contributed talks (on Tuesday or Wednesday, TBD):

Unsupervised Representation Learning of FRB Dynamic Spectra Dirk Kuiper (UvA)
Detecting Radio transients with LOFAR using LoTSS Sylvain Ranguin
Using the national IT infrastucture for your research Haili Hu (SURF)
Coupling of Early- and Late-Time Emission in TDEs Constrains Peak Emission Mechanism Lucas Pouw (Leiden University)
Simultaneous multi-spacecraft observations with VLBI radio telescopes to study the interplanetary phase scintillation Noor Masdiana Md Said (Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE))
Dynamically combining Pulsar Timing Array data for nanoHertz gravitational-wave searches Rutger van Haasteren (Albert Einstein Institute Hannover)

 


Presentations in the Communication session on Tuesday:

DARKER SKY: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Light Pollution Nynke Visser
Towards an inclusive NOVA Mobile Planetarium Project Marieke Baan (NOVA)
Short videos for socials and websites David Redeker
Tracing rays around black holes - a Blender render engine for strongly curved spacetimes B.L. de Vries (SURF)
Why should guys like Donald care about DEI in STEM? Jake Noel-Storr (Royal Netherlands Astronomical Society)
How E-ROAD bridges astronomy and society for sustainable development Kateryna Frantseva (Leiden University)

 


Contributed talk in the Sustainability session on Wednesday:

The climate costs and ethical perils of generative AI Emily Sandford (Leiden University)

 


Posters (there is a dedicated poster session on Tuesday!):

Understanding NWO: Some Guidance to Research Funding and Career Opportunities Mathilde Janssen (NWO)
Improving Tidal Disruption Event Classification with Multimodal Learning Using Late-Time Photometric Plateaus and Extracted Features Vysakh Anilkumar (Leiden University)
Probing milliarcsecond-scale radio jets in the microquasar GRS 1915+105 during an unprecedented accretion state. Lieuwe de Regt (ASTRON/Radboud University)
ADAGIO, a study of spatially resolved gas, metal, and dust at our closest neighbour Stefan van der Giessen (Universiteit Gent (België) & Universidad de Granada (Spanje))
Massive Black Hole Binary Mergers as Probes to Theory beyond General Relativity Tian-Yong Cao (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Foundation models for Black Holes Renze Oosterhuis
Mapping the Turbulence in the Ionised Interstellar Medium using the Parkes ultra-wide bandwith reciever: the case of PSR J0908–4913 Selah Melfor (ASTRON / University of Amsterdam)
Search for TeV gamma rays in Omega Centauri with the H.E.S.S. experiment Lucia Bortolazzi
Multi-Wavelength Insights into GRB 240825A Dirk van der Geest (Kapteyn Institute, RUG)
A novel synergy between galaxy catalogs and anisotropies in astrophysical gravitational wave backgrounds Coen Rondeel (Radboud University)
Relating TDE rates to central stellar density and star formation history Liam de Vos (Leiden University)
The Near-Ultraviolet eXplorer (NUX): A ground-based wide-field NUV telescope to search for NUV transients Rasjied Sloot (API)
Constraining the properties of thermonuclear burst systems Duncan Galloway (Monash University)
Characterising the Ionised Interstellar Medium with Simulations for PTA Ruggero Valdata (Astron/API)
Radiative properties and multiwavelength variability of two-temperature MADs Maarten Wijdeveld (Radboud University)
Mapping the interstellar medium through pulsar scattering Nina Kaplina (University of Amsterdam, ASTRON)
ARCiS: Artful modeling of exoplanet atmospheres Michiel Min (SRON)
Milky Way’s Magnetic Field through Starlight Polarization Caroline van Bergen (Radboud University)
Cepheids in the radio: from K-band to K-band Megan Lewis
Cosmic Carbon Clues: Investigating PAH Populations in Titan’s upper atmosphere Florence Stikkelbroeck
A multifluid approach to pebble accretion Tom Konijn (Technische Universiteit Delft)
Planet-Moon Ejections in Close Stellar Encounters Yannick Badoux (Leiden University)
Anharmonic Spectra of PAH Cations towards Measure of Size Lars Reems (University of Amsterdam)
The Runaway Nature of High Mass X-ray Binaries in the Galaxy. Karan Kumar (Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy)
Proton processing of phenanthrene and acetonitrile ice mixtures for application to Titan's lower atmosphere Jacob Dong
A broken debris cascade in transitioning planet-forming disks Carsten Dominik (University of Amsterdam)
Peering through the veil: Investigating protoplanetary disk outer edges using backside visibility Carsten Dominik (University of Amsterdam)
Unveiling planetary diversity: a statistical approach for classifying planetary systems Eirini Chrysovergi (Leiden University)
Vertical Structure of the Edge-On Protoplanetary Disk ESO-Hɑ 569 Lukas Welzel (Leiden Observatory)
Hunting for Stellar Radio Bursts – A new role for the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope Paul Baecke
Modeling Skewed Stellar Velocity Distributions with Mixture Models Fraser McKibben Reid (RUG)
JWST morphologies and stellar population gradients of distant quiescent galaxies from the Heavy Metal Survey Yuankeqin Dong
An evolutionary model of the Milky Way's corona Sten Sipma (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute)
Dust obscuration in massive galaxies Sara Tacchetto
Precision absolute astrometry using Euclid's QSOs and Stars Giacomo Bagnato (University of Groningen)
Tracing the evolution of the cosmic density of cold molecular gas with WIDE-ASPECS Suzanne van Elten (Universiteit Leiden)
Determining Star Formation Histories in Cluster Galaxies Maria Dziouba
Habitable Worlds Observatory Thomas Wijnen (NOVA)
The SST Camera status and Dutch contributions to the Cherenkov Telescope Array Connor Duffy (University of Groningen)
Machine learning-accelerated dust size evolution in protoplanetary disks Benjamin Silk (TU Delft)
Reconstruction Analysis of Extensive Air Showers for Primary Cosmic Ray Identification Odysseas Pattas
Machine Learning Classification Methods in Analysis of Stellar Spectra from EDIBLES (ESO Diffuse Interstellar Bands Large Exploration Survey) Joost van Zeijl
The influence of massive test particles on N-body simulations Koen Looijmans (Universiteit Leiden)
A new repeating fast radio burst localized to a persistent radio source Alexandra Moroianu (The University of Amsterdam)
Particle Acceleration and Transport in the Large-scale Current Sheet under an Erupting Magnetic Flux Rope HAO WU
Lighting up a black hole: A Bayesian study of electron microphysics with multiwavelength data of M87* Rittick Roy (Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam)
Spectro-temporal Investigation of Quasi-periodic Oscillations From Black Hole X-ray Binary 4U 1630-472 Using NICER Ansh Chopra (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
Observing apparent dispersion measure variability from a repeating FRB source Omar Ould-Boukattine (ASTRON/UvA)
Unraveling the nature of fast X-ray transients through their environments and multi wavelength counterparts Agnes van Hoof (Radboud University)
New insights on plasma properties of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A with XRISM/Resolve using Bayesian analysis Manan Agarwal (University of Amsterdam)
Full-Band Modeling of photoionized AGN winds in NGC 3783 Keqin Zhao (Leiden University)
The case of the Einstein Probe transient EP241021a Jonathan Quirola-Vasquez (Radboud University)
Modeling Streamline Trajectories of Radiatively Driven Outflows from Active Galactic Nuclei Accretion Disks Aylecia Lattimer (University of Amsterdam)
Particle Accleration from a Binary Neutron Star merger Jet Cristobal Zilleruelo (University of Amsterdam)
Imaging uncalibrated LOFAR data for real-time transient hunts Lars Zwaan (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
On the performance of cosmic-ray air shower reconstruction with SKA-Low Arthur Corstanje (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Ready Jet Go – Insights into the central engine of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei Ruby Duncan

 

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