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Patrick Bambach defends his PhD thesis on 12. February 2026 in Stuttgart more

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Johannes Hölken defends his PhD thesis on 24 November 2025 in Göttingen more

In the furnace, artificial magma (here in the crucible) is produced from silicate rock and additives at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius.

IMPRS advisor Christian Renggli receives ERC starting grant ELMO from 1 November 2025 more

IMPRS
for Solar System Science
at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig
INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig.  more

Inverse Problems Best Paper Award 2025

Inverse Problems best paper award for Quantitative passive imaging by iterative holography: the example of helioseismic holography more

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Jonathan Nölke defends his PhD thesis on 17 July 2025 in Braunschweig more

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Ziwen Huang defends her PhD thesis on 8 July 2025 in Braunschweig more

Golden medal on red background. Face imprinted onto the medal, with text to the left "Otto Hahn 1879 1968"

Björn Müller will be awarded with the Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society for his thesis on iterative helioseismic holography more

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AEF/DPG Poster Prize for Aswathi Krishnan Kutty at DPG Spring Meeting 2025 in Göttingen more

3D view of a simulation of a solar prominence

AEF/DPG Talk Prize for Lisa-Marie Zeßner at DPG Spring Meeting 2025 in Göttingen more

Certificate including the text "The 2025 Kees de Jager Prize for the best article of 2024 in the Journal Solar Physics is awarded to Theodosios Chatzistergos (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany) for his article A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700"

The 2025 Kees de Jager prize is awarded to Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos for his article "A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700" more

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Philipp Löschl defends his PhD thesis on 26 May 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Maria Mastropietro defends her PhD thesis on 24 April 2025 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Patrick Ondratschek defends his PhD thesis on 13 March 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Lisa-Marie Zeßner defends her PhD thesis on 10 March 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Elias Wölfer defends his PhD thesis on 17 February 2025 in Göttingen more

A view from space across part of the Earth's surface, with the view extending to the Moon at the upper right edge of the image. The Moon is slightly more illuminated than a crescent moon. The Earth's surface appears blue, covered with white clouds.

“The Moon: a chunk ejected from Earth?” was also selected to be Uni Göttingen’s very first press release published on Mastodon and Bluesky more

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Fridolin Spitzer defends his PhD thesis on 22 November 2024 in Göttingen more

In front of a bright orange backscreen, with lettering of which only part is visible, including the name "Tripathi", two men shake hands and look into the camera. One hands a framed document to the other.

IMPRS alumn Prof. Durgesh Tripathi (PhD 2005) receives Young Career Award during Asia Pacific Solar Physics Meeting in Guangzhou from 11-15 Nov 2024 more

Three people in very formal attire stand in front of a beige wall and look into the camera. The person in the middle is a young man holding a certificate and a medal in each hand and showing them off.

Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos receives award by the European Space Weather and Space Climate Association for his research findings on the historical activity of the Sun. more

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A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Patrick Bambach defends his PhD thesis on 12. February 2026 in Stuttgart more

a logo made up from a merged graphic of a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, and the words Solar System School beneath

Johannes Hölken defends his PhD thesis on 24 November 2025 in Göttingen more

a logo made up from a merged graphic of a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, and the words Solar System School beneath

Jonathan Nölke defends his PhD thesis on 17 July 2025 in Braunschweig more

a logo made up from a merged graphic of a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, and the words "Solar System School" beneath

Ziwen Huang defends her PhD thesis on 8 July 2025 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Philipp Löschl defends his PhD thesis on 26 May 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Maria Mastropietro defends her PhD thesis on 24 April 2025 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Patrick Ondratschek defends his PhD thesis on 13 March 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Lisa-Marie Zeßner defends her PhD thesis on 10 March 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Elias Wölfer defends his PhD thesis on 17 February 2025 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Fridolin Spitzer defends his PhD thesis on 22 November 2024 in Göttingen more

Solar System School Logo: A doctoral hat that is also a Sun with a planetary orbit, and the words Solar System School beneath

Isabela de Oliveira defends her PhD thesis on 25 September 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Jonas Sinjan defends his PhD thesis on 5 September 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Kinga Albert defends her PhD thesis on 30 August 2024 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Nikolina Milanovic defends her PhD thesis on 30 August 2024 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Amanda Romero Avila defends her PhD thesis on 30 August 2024 in Braunschweig more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Marius Pfeifer defends his PhD thesis on 3 July 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Erik Nicolas Johnson defends his PhD thesis on 28 June 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Jonas Schneider defends his PhD thesis on 19 June 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Jamie Gorman defends her PhD thesis on 29 May 2024 in Göttingen more

A logo consisting of an overlay of graphics for a hat and a planetary orbit around the sun, with the words “Solar System School” underneath.

Dusan Vukadinovic defends his PhD thesis on 23 January 2024 in Göttingen more

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In the furnace, artificial magma (here in the crucible) is produced from silicate rock and additives at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius.

IMPRS advisor Christian Renggli receives ERC starting grant ELMO from 1 November 2025 more

IMPRS
for Solar System Science
at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig
INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig.  more

Inverse Problems Best Paper Award 2025

Inverse Problems best paper award for Quantitative passive imaging by iterative holography: the example of helioseismic holography more

Golden medal on red background. Face imprinted onto the medal, with text to the left "Otto Hahn 1879 1968"

Björn Müller will be awarded with the Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society for his thesis on iterative helioseismic holography more

A young scientist at image center, in front of her poster to the right. She looks and points towards the poster. To her left, three men listen to her explaining.

AEF/DPG Poster Prize for Aswathi Krishnan Kutty at DPG Spring Meeting 2025 in Göttingen more

3D view of a simulation of a solar prominence

AEF/DPG Talk Prize for Lisa-Marie Zeßner at DPG Spring Meeting 2025 in Göttingen more

Certificate including the text "The 2025 Kees de Jager Prize for the best article of 2024 in the Journal Solar Physics is awarded to Theodosios Chatzistergos (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany) for his article A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700"

The 2025 Kees de Jager prize is awarded to Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos for his article "A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700" more

A view from space across part of the Earth's surface, with the view extending to the Moon at the upper right edge of the image. The Moon is slightly more illuminated than a crescent moon. The Earth's surface appears blue, covered with white clouds.

“The Moon: a chunk ejected from Earth?” was also selected to be Uni Göttingen’s very first press release published on Mastodon and Bluesky more

In front of a bright orange backscreen, with lettering of which only part is visible, including the name "Tripathi", two men shake hands and look into the camera. One hands a framed document to the other.

IMPRS alumn Prof. Durgesh Tripathi (PhD 2005) receives Young Career Award during Asia Pacific Solar Physics Meeting in Guangzhou from 11-15 Nov 2024 more

Three people in very formal attire stand in front of a beige wall and look into the camera. The person in the middle is a young man holding a certificate and a medal in each hand and showing them off.

Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos receives award by the European Space Weather and Space Climate Association for his research findings on the historical activity of the Sun. more

In a restaurant-type setting, two men in formal dress stand facing the camera, with the one on the right holding a framed certificate and presenting it to the viewer.

The Zdenĕk Švetska Senior Prize of the Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS) recognizes Solanki’s pioneering contributions to solar research. more

Schematic representation of three different phases of planet formation in a protoplanetary disk. In each of the three scenarios, the central star is shown on the left. To the right of it is a cross-section of a disk that increases in height toward the outside, in which several planets of different sizes are embedded in the three scenarios. From top to bottom, the size of a planet increases, while the height of the disk decreases.

Samples of asteroid Ryugu have once again caused a surprise - and call into question previous ideas about the formation of carbon-rich asteroids. more

Golden medal on red background. Face imprinted onto the medal, with text to the left "Otto Hahn 1879 1968"

Yuto Bekki is awarded with the Otto Hahn medal of the Max Planck Society more

Förderpreise
2024
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos und Weltstrahlungszentrum
Krzysztof Barczynski

Krzysztof Barczynski ist ein junger Physiker, der den Forschungsplatz Graubünden weiterbringt und sich weit über sein Wirken als Forscher hinaus engagiert.

Förderpreis 2024 of Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, to Krzysztof Barczynski more

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Rosita Kokotanekova is among Bulgarian Laureates of International Awards For Women in Science 2023, distinguished for her project "Participation in the Comet Interceptor/Comet Nucleus Evolution Mission" more

Lighter areas are visible on a gray surface, overlaid with flow fields of blue arrows in the upper half of the image and red arrows in the lower half. In two places, the red arrows appear to point outward from central points.

Astronomical teamwork: By combining data from Solar Orbiter and SDO, a group of researchers has unambiguously determined the magnetic field at the solar surface. more

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2023 IVLP Impact Award Project: The Fight Against Gender Stereotypes Begins in the Classroom more

Solar Physics (2022) 297:12
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-021-01942-x
Disambiguation of Vector Magnetograms by Stereoscopic
Observations from the Solar Orbiter (SO)/Polarimetric and
Helioseismic Imager (PHI) and the Solar Dynamic Observatory
(SDO)/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI)
Gherardo Valori 1,2 · Philipp Löschl1 · David Stansby2 · Etienne Pariat 3,4 ·
Johann Hirzberger 1 · Feng Chen 5
Received: 26 March 2021 / Accepted: 17 December 2021 / Published online: 25 January 2022
© The Author(s) 2022
Abstract

Philipp Löschl has co-authored an excellent publication on Solar Orbiter data which has been awarded best Solar Physics paper of 2022 (Gherardo Valori et al. 2022) more

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IMPRS alumn Yuto Bekki is given a honourable mention by the IAU Division E Sun and Heliosphere for his PhD thesis “Theory of solar oscillations in the inertial frequency range” more

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In the furnace, artificial magma (here in the crucible) is produced from silicate rock and additives at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius.

IMPRS advisor Christian Renggli receives ERC starting grant ELMO from 1 November 2025 more

IMPRS
for Solar System Science
at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig
INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig.  more

Inverse Problems Best Paper Award 2025

Inverse Problems best paper award for Quantitative passive imaging by iterative holography: the example of helioseismic holography more

Certificate including the text "The 2025 Kees de Jager Prize for the best article of 2024 in the Journal Solar Physics is awarded to Theodosios Chatzistergos (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany) for his article A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700"

The 2025 Kees de Jager prize is awarded to Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos for his article "A Discussion of Implausible Total Solar-Irradiance Variations Since 1700" more

A view from space across part of the Earth's surface, with the view extending to the Moon at the upper right edge of the image. The Moon is slightly more illuminated than a crescent moon. The Earth's surface appears blue, covered with white clouds.

“The Moon: a chunk ejected from Earth?” was also selected to be Uni Göttingen’s very first press release published on Mastodon and Bluesky more

In front of a bright orange backscreen, with lettering of which only part is visible, including the name "Tripathi", two men shake hands and look into the camera. One hands a framed document to the other.

IMPRS alumn Prof. Durgesh Tripathi (PhD 2005) receives Young Career Award during Asia Pacific Solar Physics Meeting in Guangzhou from 11-15 Nov 2024 more

Three people in very formal attire stand in front of a beige wall and look into the camera. The person in the middle is a young man holding a certificate and a medal in each hand and showing them off.

Dr. Theodosios Chatzistergos receives award by the European Space Weather and Space Climate Association for his research findings on the historical activity of the Sun. more

In a restaurant-type setting, two men in formal dress stand facing the camera, with the one on the right holding a framed certificate and presenting it to the viewer.

The Zdenĕk Švetska Senior Prize of the Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS) recognizes Solanki’s pioneering contributions to solar research. more

Schematic representation of three different phases of planet formation in a protoplanetary disk. In each of the three scenarios, the central star is shown on the left. To the right of it is a cross-section of a disk that increases in height toward the outside, in which several planets of different sizes are embedded in the three scenarios. From top to bottom, the size of a planet increases, while the height of the disk decreases.

Samples of asteroid Ryugu have once again caused a surprise - and call into question previous ideas about the formation of carbon-rich asteroids. more

Lighter areas are visible on a gray surface, overlaid with flow fields of blue arrows in the upper half of the image and red arrows in the lower half. In two places, the red arrows appear to point outward from central points.

Astronomical teamwork: By combining data from Solar Orbiter and SDO, a group of researchers has unambiguously determined the magnetic field at the solar surface. more

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SCOSTEP Award at 14th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium 9-13 July 2018 in Toronto more

Drawing of the sun with one-eighth of its volume removed to reveal its interior. Sound waves are shown in the cross-section from the outside to the inside.

Researchers measure the inner structure of distant suns from their pulsations more

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Sami K. Solanki is conferred Honorary Doctorate of the University of Oulu in Finland more

Launch of the Sunrise Telescope: A telescope hangs from a crane truck on a large open gravel area, connected to a balloon far in the background. On the horizon is a wooded hill, above it a blue sky with fluffy clouds.

IMPRS students Ricardo Gafeira and Fatima Kahil publish papers in Special Issue on Sunrise II more

A man wearing glasses stands in half-portrait in front of a large mural depicting the sun filling the background. The man looks directly into the camera and hints at a smile. He is wearing a white shirt.

IMPRS advisor Alexander Shapiro receives ERC starting grant SOLVe from 1 January 2017 more

A group of people stand in front of a large mural depicting the surface of an asteroid. One of them holds a large framed certificate up to the camera.

IMPRS students and alumni Schäfer, Kallisch, Vincent, Thanjam: Group Achievement Award for DAWN more

Schematic representation of several layers of a star, which are partially cut off and superimposed on each other transparently. The propagation paths of waves in each layer are marked in the different layers.

IMPRS student Earl Bellinger authors artificial intelligence paper on Stellar Ages in seconds more

Photo of a space probe on the surface of a comet. The probe is lying at a steep angle in the shade, wedged between several rocks.

IMPRS alumna Cecilia Tubiana finds Philae lander on comet of Rosetta mission more

Three men in suits stand next to each other, each holding framed medals up to the camera. In the background, the word Scostep can be seen on a poster in the upper right corner.

Prestigious award for Sami K. Solanki for achievements in solar-terrestrial physics more

Simulation of a sunspot. Green-blue rays appear to radiate outward from a blue-colored center, surrounded by an orange-yellow-green-blue grainy area.

IMPRS speaker and advisor Sami Solanki wins ERC advanced grant SOLMAG more

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In the furnace, artificial magma (here in the crucible) is produced from silicate rock and additives at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius.

IMPRS advisor Christian Renggli receives ERC starting grant ELMO from 1 November 2025 more

IMPRS
for Solar System Science
at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig
INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig.  more

Vertical photograph of the moon's surface from top to bottom. A gray area dotted with small craters can be seen, as well as rocks, which are mainly located on the right-hand side of the image. A trail stretches across the surface from right to left.

IMPRS student authors Nature Communications publication more

Logo of Max Planck PhDnet. The name of the network is aligned to the right in three lines, with the font color changing from gray to green. At the top left, five hexagons of different sizes are shown nested and interlocked.

Doctoral candidate representatives meet from 4-5 November 2019 more

Three men of different ages in dark suits stand next to each other, all looking at the camera. Behind them is a green board. The youngest person stands in the middle, holding a bouquet of flowers and a gift. The person to their right presents a certificate.

Dissertation prize of the Universitätsbund for Helge Missbach more

A collage of five different logos: at the top, the Solar System School logo; below it, arranged from left to right in smaller sizes: Göttingen Campus, University of Göttingen, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max Planck Society.

The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science is set to begin a new future now including an additional partner: the University's Geosciences Centre. more

Poster for the Rocks & Stars II conference, September 13–16, 2017. Six graphics representing different research areas are arranged below the title, which includes the name and date. A building is depicted in the same schematic style at the bottom left, with additional information text to the right. All content is displayed in white on a blue background.

Students of the IMPRS Solar System School organise Solar System Science conference more

A large doctoral cart roughly in the shape of a space shuttle is pushed at a run by several people through a pedestrian zone.

It's rocket science at the Solar System School! more

A man wearing glasses stands in half-portrait in front of a large mural depicting the interior of the sun, which fills the background. The man looks diagonally past the camera position from the left. He is wearing a light blue shirt.

Mathematician Thorsten Hohage from University of Göttingen appointed Max Planck fellow more

Front of a two-page A4 flyer divided into three columns. Two columns provide information in German and English about the Solar System School at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research. A third column is reserved for logos. The lower third of the page shows a group photo.

German/English Solar System School Info Flyer published (2 pages) more

A man wearing glasses stands in half-portrait in front of a large mural depicting the sun filling the background. The man looks directly into the camera and hints at a smile. He is wearing a white shirt.

IMPRS advisor Alexander Shapiro receives ERC starting grant SOLVe from 1 January 2017 more

Logo of Max Planck PhDnet. The name of the network is aligned to the right in three lines, with the font color changing from gray to green. At the top left, five hexagons of different sizes are shown nested and interlocked.

Doctoral candidate representatives meet from November 22-24 2015 more

Face of a seated man looking at the camera and supporting his right cheek with his right hand. He is wearing glasses and a dark red sweater under a slightly open dark blue jacket. His facial expression is friendly. The light is sunny and the setting is outside in front of a building.

The IMPRS mourns the passing of its former coordinator Dieter Schmitt more

SOLAR SYSTEM SCHOOL logo with an image part above and a text part below. The text is in small capitals in a grey font on white background. The background of the image part above is a blue of the shade #0072bc with a white silhouette superimposed. The silhouette consists of a half-circle representing the Sun to the right and three lines circling around it on the left with dots on the lines representing planetary bodies in orbit.

The Solar System School is re-launched under a new name more

A Sun drawn in comic style with an active surface, with ten rays of various lengths emerging from its disk forming a spiked wheel shape that supports colorful planets as well as a comet and a cloud of pebbles positioned at its various end points.

IMPRS-student organised conference to celebrate 10th anniversary of the Solar System School more

Logo: IMPRS for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig - International Max Planck Research School - Solar System School

The Solar System School recruits and supports excellent junior researchers, offering them training towards a PhD degree in astrophysics at an international graduate school in Göttingen's vibrant research environment. more

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