Congratulations to Jan Kříž for winning the Best student talk award at 57th Conference on Variable Star Research at Ondřejov, Czechia, with his talk titled “Coordinate Systems for the Roche Potential”!
Best student talk
Postdoctoral position open
We invite applications for postdoctoral position in the area of computational binary star astrophysics. The successful candidate will pursue original research using multi-dimensional simulations of binary stars, contribute to code development, and engage in the group’s scientific activities with optional opportunities to mentor students. Application deadline is 25 January 2026.
Graduating PhD student
Congratulations to Jakub Cehula for defending his PhD thesis titled Theory of stellar mass loss: from binary stars to magnetars. Good luck in future positions at Tartu Observatory and Slovak Academy of Sciences!
AG meeting in Görlitz
I presented a poster at a meeting of German Astronomical society held at the emerging German Center for Astrophysics (DZA). It was great to see how a new astrophysics institute is established so close to Czechia and Prague.
EAS meeting in Cork
Part of our group participated in the EAS meeting in Cork, Ireland. Jakub Cehula gave a talk and Ondřej Pejcha presented a poster. It was also great so see former students and postdocs as well as greeting old friends and meeting new ones.
Seminar University of Warsaw
It was great to visit Warsaw University Observatory after 8.5 years to give a seminar, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones.
Flares from magnetars
Trip to CCA, Princeton, Brown
A short but intense trip full of interesting discussions to the US Northeast to visit Center for Computational Astrophysics, Princeton University (gave a presentation at Bahcall lunch), and Brown University (discussed mathematical aspects of ERC ROGALLO).
Visit to MPA Garching
Two-day visit at MPA Garching, where I gave SESTAS seminar on common envelope evolution. Lots of great discussions!
Heidelberg and Sofia
A short trip to Heidelberg to visit Prof. Roepke’s group working on common envelope evolution. Gave a short talk on our recent results on transients. Then on to Sofia, Bulgaria, for a business meeting of European Astronomical Society with representatives of affiliated societies.
