Visits from NCBJ in 2025 to...

Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Marseille, France

In October researchers and students from the astrophysics division made use of the NAWA strategic partnership to visit two partner institutions. Prof Dr hab Katarzyna Małek, Dr Nandini Hazra, and Antonio Vanzanella met with experts on low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies at Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille. During their visit, the LSB group was joined by Dr Junais, a former post-doctoral researcher at NCBJ and leading LSB astronomer at Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

• prof dr hab Katarzyna Małek (06/10/25 - 10/10/25)
• dr Nandini Hazra (06/10/25 - 10/10/25)
• mgr Kishan Deka (06/10/25 - 10/10/25)
• dr Miguel Figueira Sebastiao (01/12/25 - 05/12/25)

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Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Using the NAWA Strategic Partnership, Dr. Darko Donewski, Giuliano Lorenzon, and Krzysztof Lisiecki visited collaborative partners at the University of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia. Both Giuliano Lorenzon and Krzysztof Lisiecki shared the amazing work they are doing in NCBJ through talks given to the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology. This was followed by a round table talk to discuss a gravitationally lensed supernova that will be seen with the upcoming observations from the Viera C. Rubin Observatory. Visit of dr Priscila Pessi was transient's related, also focused at the Viera C. Rubin Observatory.  

• mgr Giuliano Lorenzon (30/11/2025 - 06/12/2025) - Talk
• mgr Krzysztof Lisiecki (01/12/2025 - 07/12/2025) - Talk
• dr Priscila Pessi (17/12/2025-24/12/2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands 

Prof Dr hab Katarzyna Małek, Dr William Pearson, Dr Suhbrata Dey, and Aidan Cotter visited experts on galaxy mergers and machine learning at the University of Groningen. These collaborations, made possible by the NAWA strategic partnership, helped advance upcoming papers led by PhD students and exchange ideas on future projects. The strategic partnership also enables collaborators in partner institutions to visit NCBJ throughout 2026.

• mgr Aidan Cotter (13/10/2025 - 18/10/2025)
• dr Subhrata Dey (13/10/2025 - 18/10/2025)- Talk
• mgr Nicola Principi (20/11/2025 - 26/11/2025) - Seminar
• mgr Shuaibo Geng (01/12/2025 - 07/12/2025)

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Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

Supported by the Strategic Partnership Fund, Prof. Katarzyna Małek, Dr. Pratik Dabhade, and Anupama Mohanan conducted a collaborative visit to the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands. Engagements with the radio astronomy group provided constructive feedback and scientific guidance that will contribute to the advancement of current research on radio galaxies. The visit reinforced existing collaborations and fostered new directions for future joint projects.

• prof dr hab Katarzyna Małek (10/11/2025 - 14/11/2025)
• dr Pratik Dabhade (10/11/2025 - 14/11/2025)
• mgr Anupama Mohanan (10/11/2025 - 14/11/2025)
• mgr Paweł Siegmund (17/11/2025 - 23/11/2025)