A PhD in solar system science within the IMPRS
In the "International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig" (Solar System School), the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and Institutes at the University of Göttingen and at the Technical University Braunschweig collaborate to provide excellent PhD training in solar system science to both international and local students.
The Solar System School offers a research-oriented, three-year graduate program offering the full range of physics and geosciences inherent in the growing field of solar system science, from planetary science to solar and stellar physics, as well as the underlying fundamental physics and geosciences. It ensures a broad, interdisciplinary and well-founded PhD education in astrophysics for a career in science. The program is complemented by training in computational physics, space technology, scientific writing and presentation skills, good scientific practice, and career development.
The IMPRS adjusts and extends its scientific scope along with the fast development of research fields at its partner institutes. Solar system science as its key research area is strongly embedded in the wider geo- and astrophysical context. The PhD topics are as diverse as the research topics of the participating partner institutions. These PhD projects predominantly comprise all areas of our own solar system - the Sun, its planets and small bodies-, but also more astrophysics-oriented topics such as the physics of other stars and their planetary systems. Methods of research include instrumentation, observations, data analysis, numerical simulations and theoretical modeling.
In education and training, the location of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in the direct vicinity of the Faculties of Physics, of Geosciences, and of Mathematics and Information Sciences of the University of Göttingen, as well as joint hybrid teaching with the TU Braunschweig, leads to a unique broad variety of courses on offer to IMPRS students at all partner institutions: lectures, seminars, colloquia, scientific exchange and interdisciplinary supervision.
On average, 40 to 50 students participate in the Solar System School's program at any given time. In total, since its establishment in 2002, the IMPRS has created a talent pool of almost 250 new graduates in solar system science, contributing significantly to the research community. Overall, these PhD students came from 45 different countries of origin.
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