Prof. Dr. Monika Aidelsburger
Physical sciences, Quantum simulation, ultracold atoms
Physical sciences
The search for exoplanets (planets that orbit stars other than the sun) and investigations of their atmospheres
"Exceptional Researcher" Award from the Max Planck Society under the Minerva W2 program
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (declined), 2006
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2004 – 2005
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (declined), 2004
Les bourses de la Marie de Paris (declined), 2004
NASA grant fellowship, 2001 – 2003
PRAXIS XXI Master and PhD fellowships, 1995 – 2000
ERASMUS, 1994 – 1995
English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Alfonso, C.: A ground-based near-infrared emission spectrum of the exoplanet HD189733b. In: Nature 463, 2010.
Alfonso, C.: New Parameters of the transiting planet OGLE2-TR-L9 based on multi-colour Observations. In: Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009.
Alfonso, C.: Investigating the potential of the Pan-Planets project using Monte Carlo simulations. In: Astronomy & Astrophysics 494, 2009. p. 707.
Project on the search for exoplanets (planets that orbit stars other than the sun) and investigations of their atmospheres
HAT-South: 24 telescopes in Chile, Africa and Australia
Pan-Planets: largest optical camera in the world, located in Hawaii
Laiwo: 1-metre telescope in the Negev Desert in Israel
Reviewer for applications to various European scientific bodies (membership is currently confidential)
Teaching/Coaching experience
Management of my own research groups
Lectures
Have organised international conferences
Organised Girls Day activities at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Programming experience in C++, Perl, csh, IDL
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