Main Colloquium
Patrick Reichherzer	SCHEDULED

University of Oxford

Galaxy clusters host a zoo of radio morphologies—from compact bubbles and extended halos to sausages, bridges, and relics—all generated by cosmic rays (CRs) interacting with magnetic fields. The transport of these CRs across galaxy clusters reflects a reciprocal interaction across plasma scales. Large-scale processes (≳kpc) typically influence microscale behavior (~npc), but we show that microscale fluctuations—inherently patchy and intermittent in nature—shape large-scale radio morphologies in galaxy clusters by mediating CR propagation. This patchiness creates a heterogeneous medium where various plasma microinstabilities collectively affect CR transport. Our multi-scale simulations (kinetic to MHD) show a scale-dependent diffusion coefficient, with a transition at ~1–10 kpc: diffusion dominates below this scale, while advection takes over above it. This interplay shapes radio morphologies, revealing that microscale physics significantly affects macroscopic CR transport. We reveal that microscale physics isn't just driven—it actively sculpts the radio sky, offering testable predictions for next-generation observations.

	Promotionskolloquium
Davit Alkhanishvili	SCHEDULED

AIfA, Bonn

The Lambda-CDM model is the standard in cosmology, with large-scale structure clustering measurements playing a key role in parameter constraints. Next-generation galaxy surveys highlight the growing importance of higher-order statistics like the bispectrum, which offers improved constraints but introduces computational challenges. This thesis focuses on modeling the bispectrum using perturbation theory to enhance its role in extracting cosmological information. First, we test next-to-leading order perturbation theory expansions using N-body simulations, finding that effective field theory (EFT) provides the most accurate small-scale predictions. We also assess the impact of systematic and statistical errors. Next, we demonstrate how deep neural networks can be employed to model survey geometry effects on the power spectrum and bispectrum, achieving high accuracy with efficient computation. Lastly, we evaluate a third-order galaxy bias expansion against synthetic Eucilid-like survey catalogues, demonstrating that combining the power spectrum and bispectrum allows accurate cosmological parameter extraction up to mildly non-linear scales, improving constraints by a factor of 2-5 over the power spectrum alone.

	Main Colloquium
Dr. Lauren Rhodes	SCHEDULED

McGill

TBD

	Main Colloquium
Dr. Reza Ayromlou	SCHEDULED

University of Bonn

TBD

	Promotionskolloquium
Manali Jeste	SCHEDULED

Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie

Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are low- to intermediate-mass stars at the end of their life. At this stage of the stellar evolution, these objects shed large amounts of matter in the form of gas and dust, forming a circumstellar envelope around them and enriching the interstellar medium. In this talk, I will present my thesis work where we probe these envelopes using carbon-bearing species, the C atom, and various molecules, with observations from different single-dish telescopes. We use the rotational lines of the HCN molecule, arising from its ground and vibrationally excited states, to study the inner and hotter parts of the envelope, whereas fine-structure lines of atomic and ionised carbon (C 0 and C + ) are used to constrain their distribution in the envelope of the archetypal star, IRC +10216. Furthermore, we focus on AGB stars as a population and analyse 445 stars as part of the Nearby Evolved Stars Survey (NESS) collaboration. We observed transitions of the CO molecule from multiple rotational states to derive their physical parameters along with mass-loss rates. I will explore the statistical distributions of the inferred stellar parameters and demonstrate how the statistical analysis of a stellar population confirms and extends our understanding of its contribution to the cosmic cycle of matter.

	SFB Colloquium
Prof. Robin Garrod	SCHEDULED

University of Virginia

TBD

	Special Colloquium
Dr. Shafqat Riaz	SCHEDULED

University of Tuebingen

Abstract: Various approaches, including gravitational waves (GWs), very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), and X-ray data from accreting black holes (BHs), can probe different aspects of gravity in the strong curvature regime, where deviations from Einstein's General Relativity (GR) are expected to be most pronounced. These methods are not only complementary but also essential for testing gravity theories across diverse domains. X-ray reflection spectroscopy, a technique for analyzing reflection data from accreting BHs, has advanced significantly over the past few decades. It has been applied to both stellar-mass and supermassive black holes (SMBHs), with current X-ray telescopes providing the high-quality data necessary to constrain potential deviations from GR. Upcoming X-ray missions, such as Athena, HEXP, and eXTP, are expected to deliver data of unprecedented quality, enabling more rigorous theory-independent and theory-dependent tests of gravity. In this talk, I will present results from GR tests conducted using X-ray reflection spectroscopy and discuss the potential of future missions to further advance these studies.

	Main Colloquium
Dr. Stella Ocker	SCHEDULED

Carnegie-Caltech Brinson Fellow

TBD

	Main Colloquium
Dr. Antonia Rowlinson	SCHEDULED

University of Amsterdam and ASTRON

TBD

	Main Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Felix Aharonian	CANCELED

DIAS/Dublin and MPIK/Heidelberg

TBD