Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka is the laureate of the SONATINA 3 NCN grant
The National Science Center awarded the SONATINA 3 grant to Dr. Otulakowska-Hypka to study symbiotic stars with the use of optical interferometry. Optical interferometry combines the light observed by several telescopes that simultaneously observe the same astronomical object. This method … Continued
Michał Michałowski – laureate of the Research Award of the City of Poznań
Michał Michałowski (AOI) was given the Research Award of the City of Poznań. This annual award is for outstanding research achievements, important for the City of Poznań. Michał Michałowski was given the award on 29th of June during the ceremony … Continued
Scholarships for students within National Science Center SONATA BIS project
Astronomical Observatory Institute, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań is seeking students of astronomy and a partially-funded PhD student to work within the project SONATA BIS funded by the National Science Centre led by dr. hab. Michał Michałowski. Details can be found here about the student and PhD funding.
Grant SONATA BIS 8 for Michał Michałowski
Michał Michałowski has received a SONATA BIS grant from the National Science Centre for the establishment of a research team within a 5-year project entitled “Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae shedding light on how galaxies acquire gas”. He will study gas … Continued
Observations of a hot cocoon around exploding supernova
Astronomers from Poznań, working in an international team, have observed a gamma-ray burst and an associated hot cocoon of gas. This allowed them for the first time to confirm the existence of such cocoons in supernova explosions. The observations were … Continued