Juli 2024
From left: S. Wolf, M. Lietzow-Sinjen, L. Hildebrandt, K. Hasan, A. Krieger, K. Tsishchankava, C. Kramer,
N. Lüttkemöller, M. Michaelis, M. Scheiter, J. Martin, K. Ollmann, S. Winning
Head
Wolf, Sebastian (Prof. Dr.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 143 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4107 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)431 880 4100 |
| Mail: | wolf@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-7841-3452 |
Postdocs and PhD students
Hildebrandt, Lukas (M.Sc.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 144 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4105 |
| Mail: | lhildebrandt@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
Research Topics:
- Observability of substructures in protoplanetary disks
- Interferometric modeling
- Radiative transfer simulations
Publications:
- B.Fuhrmeister, S. Czesla, L.Hildebrandt, et. al., 2020, A&A, Volume640, A52
„The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Variability of the
He I line at 10 830 Å“ - B.Fuhrmeister, S. Czesla, L.Hildebrandt, et. al., 2019, A&A, Volume 632, A24,
„The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. The He I triplet at
10830 Å across the M dwarf sequence“
Krieger, Anton (Dr. rer. nat.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 140 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4102 |
| Mail: | akrieger@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
| ORCID iD: |  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-2435 |
Research Topics:
- Characterization of young accreting planets embedded in circumstellar disks
- Monte-Carlo radiative transfer (MCRT) simulations and theory
- Solving the problem of high optical depths of MCRT simulations, e.g. for circumplanetary disks
- Code development based on the software Mol3D (Ober et al. 2015)
Publications:
- A. Krieger, et al., 2024, accepted for publication in A&A
„Feasibility of detecting shadows in disks induced by infall“ - A. Krieger and S. Wolf, 2024, A&A, Volume 682, A99
„Improving Monte Carlo radiative transfer in the regime of high optical depths: The minimum scattering order“ - A. Krieger and S. Wolf, 2023, A&A, Volume 680, A67
„Improving Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations: A shift of framework“ - A. Krieger and S. Wolf, 2022, A&A, Volume 662, A99,
„Feasibility of detecting and characterizing embedded low-mass giant planets in gaps in the VIS/NIR wavelength range“ - A. Krieger and S. Wolf, 2021, A&A, Volume 645, A143,
“The scattering order problem in Monte Carlo radiative transfer” - A. Krieger and S. Wolf, 2020, A&A, 635, A148,
“Unbiased Monte Carlo continuum radiative transfer in optically thick regions”
Lietzow-Sinjen, Moritz (Dr. rer. nat.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 135a |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 1575 |
| Mail: | mlietzow@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
| ORCID iD: | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9511-3371 |
| GitHub: |  https://github.com/mlietzow |
Research Topics:
- 3D Monte-Carlo polarized radiative transfer simulations
- Analysis of SOFIA/HAWC+ observations
- Polarimetry of (exo)planets, circumstellar disks, and molecular clouds
Publications:
- S. Winning, M. Lietzow-Sinjen, S. Wolf, 2024, A&A, Volume 685, A172,
„Feasibility study on retrieving exoplanetary cloud cover distributions using polarimetry“ - K. Ollmann, S. Wolf, M. Lietzow, T. A. Stuber, 2023, A&A, Volume 677, A187,
„Impact of hot exozodiacal dust on the polarimetric analysis of close-in exoplanets“ - M. Lietzow, S. Wolf, 2023, A&A, Volume 671, A113,
„Scattered polarized radiation of extrasolar circumplanetary rings“ - M. Lietzow, S. Wolf, 2022, A&A, Volume 663, A55,
„Polarimetric investigation of selected cloud compositions in exoplanetary atmospheres“ - M. Lietzow, S. Wolf, R. Brunngräber, 2021, A&A, Volume 645, A146,
“Three-dimensional continuum radiative transfer of polarized radiation in exoplanetary atmospheres”
Conferences and Workshops:
- Apr. 22 – 26, 2024: Heritage of SOFIA – Scientific Highlights and Future Perspectives
(contributed talk, in person meeting hosted by Deutsches SOFIA Institut at the Institute of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart) - Mar. 11 – 13, 2024: RT24 Radiative Transfer in Astrophysics – Codes and Algorithms
(contributed talk, in person meeting hosted by Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg) - Sep. 12 – 14, 2022: PFE-SPP 1992 joint meeting
(contributed talk, in person meeting hosted by Technische Universität Berlin) - Oct. 25 – 28, 2021: The Star-Planet Connection
(contributed talk, virtual workshop hosted by European Southern Observatory) - Oct. 6 – 7, 2021: SPP 1992 annual all-hands-on-deck meeting
(contributed talk, virtual meeting hosted by Technische Universität Berlin) - Sep. 13 – 17, 2021: Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft
(contributed talk, virtual meeting hosted by Astronomische Gesellschaft) - Apr. 19 – 23, 2021: Towards the Comprehensive Characterization of Exoplanets: Science at the Interface of Multiple Measurement Techniques
(poster, virtual symposium hosted by Space Telescope Science Institute) - Mar. 23 – 26, 2021: Rock, Ice and Dust: Interpreting planetary data
(prerecorded talk, virtual workshop hosted by SOFIA Science Center) - Sep. 21 – 25, 2020: Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft
(contributed talk, virtual meeting hosted by Astronomische Gesellschaft)
Martin, Johannes (M.Sc.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 145 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4106 |
| Mail: | jmartin@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
| GitHub: | https://github.com/jammartin |
Research Topics:
- 3D Monte Carlo radiative transport simulations
- Mineralogy in protoplanetary disks (PPDs)
- Analysis of observations of PPDs:
- VLTI/MATISSE
- JWST/NIRSpec & MIRI
Publications:
Michaelis, Max (M.Sc.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 141 | ||
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| Mail: | mmichaelis@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
Research Topics:
- Potential of exoplanet polarimetry
- 3D Monte Carlo radiative tranfer simulations
Publications:
Ollmann, Kevin (M.Sc.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 137 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4101 |
| Mail: | kollmann@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
Research Topics:
- Exoplanets embedded in debris disks
- 3D Monte-Carlo radiative transfer simulations
Publications:
- K. Ollmann, S. Wolf, M. Lietzow, T. A. Stuber, 2023, A&A, Volume 677, A187,
„Impact of hot exozodiacal dust on the polarimetric analysis of close-in exoplanets“
Conferences and Workshops:
Tsishchankava, Katsiaryna (M.Sc.)
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel
Germany
| Room: | 140 |
| Phone: | +49 (0)431 880 4102 |
| Mail: | kattsish@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de |
Research Topics:
- Analysis of interferometric observations
- Radiative transfer simulations
- Application of artificial neural networks in astrophysics
Publications:
Undergraduate Students (Bachelor / Master)
Evdokunin, Michael
| Room: | 340 |
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| Mail: | stu227044@mail.uni-kiel.de |
Günther, Max (B.Sc.)
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Kramer, Cedric (B.Sc.)
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Lüttkemöller, Neele (B.Sc.)
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| Mail: | stu217607@mail.uni-kiel.de |
Scheiter, Marco (B.Sc.)
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| Mail: | stu232643@mail.uni-kiel.de |
Schill, Anthony (B.Sc.)
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Winning, Simon (B.Sc.)
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| Mail: | stu128458@mail.uni-kiel.de |