Publications

Vorlesungen

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg

"Schwarze Loecher und die Fragen der modernen Astrophysik (Teil VI)"

Fr., 14taeg., 14:00-16:30, findet online statt !

Die Vorlesung richtet sich an Studenten aller Semester und alle Interessierten.
Ich informiere über die momentan spannendsten astrophysikalischen Fragestellungen
(z.Bsp. Schwarze Loecher, Binäre Schwarze Löcher, Multi-messenger Astrophysik, Gravitationswellen, etc.)

und gebe einen Überblick über laufende und geplante Forschungsprojekte.

Sommersemester 2022- online per Videokonferenz (zoom-link per mail)
Vorlesungszeit 12.04.2022 - 24.07.2022

Voraussichtliche Vorlesungstermine
22.04. Überblick über die Themen des Semesters
06.05. Kosmische Neutrinos - Update
20.05. Supermassive Schwarze Löcher - Update
03.06. Supermassive Binäre Schwarze Löcher - Warten auf den Crash
24.06. Supermassive Schwarze Löcher: Self-Lensing
08.07  noch offen

Vorlesungs-Archiv frueherer Vorlesungen (hier)

Black Hole Conferences
In a series of conferences on the many fascinating aspects of black holes we aim to bring scientists working on all facets (observations, theory, simulations, etc.) together.

April 24-28, 2017 Do Black Holes exist? The Physics and Philosophy of Black Holes
WE-Heraeus Seminar, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany
(Organizers: C. Lämmerzahl, M. Stöckler, S. Britzen)
More information here.

Oct. 04.-07.2016 Models of Gravity - Black Holes, Neutron Stars and the structure of space-time
University of Oldenburg, Germany; more here

COST Action MP0905 - "Black Holes in a Violent Universe"
Chair: S. Britzen, Vice-Chair: A. Alberdi, MT: U. Wyputta, S. Tuhkanen
between 2010 and 2014 I chaired the COST Action as project leader. Please find more information about
our COST activities here.
past COST MP0905 Meetings:
20.-22. Mai, 2014, COST Conference "99 years of Black Holes - from Astronomy to Quantum Gravity", Potsdam, Germany
19.-21. November 2013, "The Galactic Center Black Hole Laboratory" Conference, Granada
16.-19. September, 2013, COST Summer School "Black Holes at all scales", Ioannina, Griechenland
18.-21. Maerz 2013, COST/CERN-Konferenz, Genf  - "The biggest accelerators in space and on earth"
21.-23. November 2012, WGs-meeting "Black Holes & Jets" , Palermo
16.-17. Oktober 2012 Joint Workshop in Bruessel:  "Polarization & Active Galactic Nuclei" (mit COST Action MP1104)
24. -26. April 2012 Konferenz in Malta: "Black Holes: From Quantum to Gravity"

SFB 956 - Condidtions and Impact of Star Formation - Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Laboratory Research

Together with our team we are investigating the conditions for star formation in active galaxies and
the interplay between the active black hole nucleus and the galaxies at intermediate redshifts (z<0.1). I am Project leader
of Teilproject A2. Please find out more about the science here.
Within the outreach part of this SFB and to promote the fascinating science to the general public, we organize a series of exhibitions.
Exhibition at the Science College Overbach (near Jülich)
 
Former Exhibition at the atelier of the rolling mill in Pulheim.
Our goal was to bring artists, scientist and the public together to show and discuss science and art. We call this project "Dialogue of Stars - Dialog der Sterne".
The exhibition started on February 28, 2015 at 7pm and ended with a Finissage on March 22nd. Please find out more here and here.
Und - in german - die Vernissage in der Presseschau.
 
For the exhibition I did six paintings (acryl on canvas).Two of them are shown above (Sterngestoeber on the left and Sternenstaub on the right).