Name: Nederlandse Astronomenconferentie 2022
Start: 2022-05-30T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-06-01T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Duinse Polders

Nederlandse Astronomenconferentie 2022

from Monday, 30 May 2022 (09:00) to Wednesday, 1 June 2022 (18:00)

Monday, 30 May 2022

12:00 lunch
lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Plenary Session: Gravitational Waves
Gravitational Waves
13:00 - 14:25
Room: Congreszaal
Contributions

13:00 Welcome - Sven De Rijcke

13:10 Cosmology with LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observations and with the Einstein Telescope - Archisman Ghosh (Ghent University)

13:40 Gravitational-wave and radio emission from black hole-neutron star mergers in the Einstein Telescope era - Oliver Boersma (University of Amsterdam)

13:55 The location of BNS mergers through short GRB hosts and NGC 4993 - Nicola Gaspari (Radboud University Nijmegen)

14:10 Nonparametric consistency test between observations and astrophysical models - Fiorenzo Stoppa (Radboud University Nijmegen)
14:35 Parallel Session: Galaxies & Cosmology
14:35 - 16:05
Contributions

14:35 Probing SFR of nearby galaxies with SOFIA/FIFI-LS [CII] observations - Inja Kovačić (Ghent University)

14:50 The dynamical state of star forming molecular gas as viewed by PHANGS - Sharon Meidt (Ghent University)

15:05 Going deep with MHONGOOSE: uncovering low column density HI with MeerKAT - Julia Healy (ASTRON)

15:20 FIR emission-line luminosities to infer ISM physical properties - Andres Filipe Ramos Padilla (University of Groningen)

15:35 Dynamical modeling of molecular Gas; hydrodynamics simulation of Gas disk around BH - Mojtaba Raouf (Leiden University)

15:50 Can Molecular Ratios be used as Diagnostics of AGN and Starburst activity? The Case of NGC 1068. - Joshua Butterworth
Parallel session: Extreme Astrophysics / Compact Objects
Extreme Astrophysics / Compact Objects
14:35 - 16:05
Contributions

14:35 DISTURB: real-time solar radio burst detector - Michiel Brentjens (ASTRON)

14:50 The African extension to the Event Horizon Telescope: making movies of black holes - Noemi La Bella (Radboud University Nijmegen)

15:05 Direction dependently calibrating Low Frequency Array data with two algorithms: DDECal vs. SAGECal - Gan Hyoyin (University of Groningen)

15:20 Determination of the elements making up ultra-high energy cosmic rays using the Auger Engineering Radio Array. - Bjarni Pont (Radboud University Nijmegen)

15:35 The fall of css100217: a tidal disruption-induced low state in an apparently hostless active galactic nucleus - Giacomo Cannizzaro (Radboud University Nijmegen)

15:50 Coupling between the accreting corona and the relativistic jet in the microquasar GRS 1915+105 - Mariano Mendez (University of Groningen)
16:05 coffee break
coffee break
16:05 - 16:35
16:35 Parallel Session: Galaxies & Cosmology
16:35 - 18:35
Contributions

16:35 The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey: How HI-identified environmental mechanisms affect the molecular gas in cluster galaxies - Nikki Zabel (University of Groningen)

16:50 Polarised emission from aligned dust grains in nearby galaxies - Bert Vandenbroucke (Leiden University)

17:05 Seeing the forest and the trees : a radio investigation of the ULIRG Mrk 273 - Pranav Kukreti (University of Groningen)

17:20 Measuring the escape fraction of ionizing photons - Valentin Mauerhofer (University of Groningen)

17:35 Fountain-driven Accretion of Gas on to nearby Spiral Galaxies - Anqi Li (University of Groningen)

17:50 The chemical footprint of AGN feedback in the outflowing circumnuclear disk of NGC1068 - Ko-Yun Huang (Leiden University)

18:05 Multi-band image simulations to unite the shear and redshift calibrations for weak lensing surveys - Shun-Sheng Li (Leiden University)

18:20 MESSIER Surveyor - David Valls-Gabaud (Observatoire de Paris)
Parallel session: Extreme Astrophysics / Compact Objects
Extreme Astrophysics / Compact Objects
16:35 - 18:20
Contributions

16:35 Microsecond-duration bursts of FRB 20121102A - Mark Snelders (ASTRON)

16:50 Star + black hole = neutrino? - Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden University)

17:05 Cold gas removal by low-luminosity radio jets: case of B2 0258+35 - Suma Murthy (JIVE)

17:20 Importance of stable mass transfer and stellar winds for the formation of gravitational waves sources - Andras Dorozsmai (University of Amsterdam / University of Birmingham)

17:35 NGC 1068 MATISSE imaging and thermal map of the dust close to the AGN - Violeta Gamez Rosas (Leiden University)

17:50 New insights into the Galactic magnetar population - Ashley Chrimes (Radboud University Nijmegen)

18:05 Probing the highest-energy FRB repeater bursts using thousands of hour observing campaigns - Omar Ould-Boukattine (University of Amsterdam / ASTRON)
18:40 dinner
dinner
18:40 - 19:40
20:00 Prize Ceremonies & Reception
20:00 - 22:00
Contributions

20:00 Willem de Graaffprijs
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
09:00 Plenary Session: New Facilities and Data
New Facilities and Data
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Detecting cosmic rays with radio telescopes - Katharine Mulrey (Radboud University Nijmegen)

09:20 Gaia Data Release 3: a Preview - Anthony Brown (Leiden University)

09:40 The current status of JWST - Marijn Franx (Leiden University)

10:00 NOVA optical infrared instrumentation program overview - Ramon Navarro (NOVA)

10:15 Mitigating interference fringes in JWST MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer: supporting the Dutch community - Nicolas Crouzet (Leiden University)
10:30 coffee
coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Parallel Session: Galaxies & Cosmology
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 A linear relation between outer galaxy radius and virial mass for galaxies 7 billion years ago from LEGA-C - Caroline Straatman (Ghent University)

11:15 The extreme dark matter haloes of gas-rich ultra-diffuse galaxies - Pavel E. Mancera Piña (University of Groningen)

11:30 Implications for galaxy formation models from observations of Globular Clusters around Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies - Teymoor Saifollahi (University of Groningen)

11:45 Constraining the Milky Way Galactic Center properties with hypervelocity stars - Elena Maria Rossi (Leiden University)

12:00 Measuring the Star-formation Histories from SED fitting in the LEGA-C survey - Angelos Nersesian (Ghent University)

12:15 Stellar streams in the solar neighbourhood - Eduardo Balbinot (University of Groningen)
Parallel session: Stars and Planets
Stars and Planets
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 Radiation pressure in 3D hydrodynamical simulations of companion-perturbed AGB outflows - Mats Esseldeurs (KU Leuven)

11:15 Analysing the SEDs of protoplanetary disks with machine learning - Till Kaeufer (University of Groningen)

11:30 How flux rope heating models affect solar prominence formation. - Nicolas Brughmans (KU Leuven)

11:45 Black Mirror: The impact of rotational broadening on the search for reflected light from exoplanet atmospheres with high resolution spectroscopy - Eleanor Spring (University of Amsterdam )

12:00 Chemical composition of the young massive cluster NGC 1569-B - Anastasia Gvozdenko (Radboud University Nijmegen)

12:15 Detection of OH in the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b - Rico Landman (Leiden University)
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Plenary Session: Outreach and Equity/Diversity
13:30 - 14:50
Contributions

13:30 SSVI: Sterren Schitteren Voor Iedereen (Stars Shine For Everyone) - Jean-Pierre Grootaerd (Ghent University)

13:50 Identifying students’ mental models of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars - Hans Bekaert (KU Leuven)

14:05 Astronomy at home: The library telescope - Esther Hanko (University of Amsterdam )

14:20 Inclusion and Diversity in Astronomy: Updates from the EAS and the IAU - Jake Noel-Storr (University of Groningen)

14:35 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Dutch Astronomy - Tana Joseph (University of Amsterdam)
14:50 Young Astronomers
14:50 - 15:20
Contributions

14:50 SKIES: Career opportunities and personal developments for young astronomy scientists - Giovanna Pugliese (Leiden University)
15:20 coffee
coffee
15:20 - 15:40

15:40 NAC business

15:40 - 16:30
16:30 Parallel Session: Compact objects, Stars, & Planets
16:30 - 19:00
Contributions

16:30 The impact of time-dependent stellar activity on exoplanet atmospheres - Amy Louca (Leiden University)

16:45 Chemistry around AGB stars: a theoretical sensitivity study - Silke Maes (KU Leuven)

17:00 The Mass and Composition of the LkCa 15 disk - Ardjan Sturm (Leiden University)

17:15 Irradiated but not eclipsed, the case of PSR J0610-2100 - Emma van der Wateren (ASTRON)

17:30 The MICADO Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector - Joost van den Born (University of Groningen)

17:45 Indication of a Pulsar Wind Nebula in SN 1987A - Emanuele Greco (University of Amsterdam)

18:00 Dust properties in the Crab nebula: constraints from infrared emission polarisation - Jeremy Chastenet (Ghent University)

18:15 Water ice in the era of JWST - bridging laboratory work and astronomical observation - Will Robson Monteiro Rocha (Leiden University)

18:30 The (absence of) UV afterglows in Supernovae - Anne Inkenhaag (Radboud University Nijmegen / Leiden University)
Parallel Session: Extreme Astrophysics / Galaxies & Cosmology
16:30 - 19:00
Contributions

16:30 Dust and nebular emission from star-forming regions: A new template library in SKIRT - Anand Utsav Kapoor (Ghent University)

16:45 The Chemical and Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere of the Elliptical Glaxy NGC 5813 - Dimitris Chatzigiannakis (Leiden University)

17:00 Constraining the Galactic Centre environment with hypervelocity stars in Gaia - Fraser Evans (Leiden University)

17:15 The Atomic-to-Molecular Transition in IllustrisTNG: Exploration of HI Maps using Realistic UV Fields - Andrea Gebek (Ghent University)

17:30 The MBH - σ Relation of 105 Months SWIFT-BAT AGNs - Turgay Caglar (Leiden University)

17:45 Unveiling the Milky Way's early hot corona through the ram pressure stripping of Draco - Asger Groennow (University of Groningen)

18:00 Feeding an AGN: the low-column density ISM as revealed by MeerKAT - Filippo Maccagni (ASTRON)

18:15 Modelling complex AGN media in full-3D with a new X-ray radiative transfer code - Bert Vander Meulen (Ghent University)

18:30 Probing the Mpc-scale environment of hyperluminous infrared galaxies - Fangyou Gao (University of Groningen)

18:45 Detectability of a spatial correlation between stellar-mass black hole mergers and Active Galactic Nuclei in the Local Universe - Niccolo Veronesi
19:00 dinner
dinner
19:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
09:00 Plenary Session: Observational Cosmology
Observational Cosmology
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Cosmology from KiDS - Koen Kuijken (Leiden University)

09:20 Growing up: from KiDS to Euclid - Henk Hoekstra (Leiden University)

09:40 An X-ray of the cosmic dawn - Nina Sartorio (Ghent University)

10:00 Unveiling the Cosmic Dawn and Reionization with LOFAR-AARTFAAC - Bharat Kumar Gehlot (University of Groningen)

10:15 The Prevalence of Galaxy Overdensities Around UV-Luminous Lyman alpha Emitters in the Epoch of Reionization - Ecaterina Leonova (University of Amsterdam)
10:30 coffee break
coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Plenary Session: Disks and Accretion
Disks and Accretion
11:00 - 12:00
Contributions

11:00 SARIs : a new paradigm for turbulent accretion onto black holes - Ronny Keppens (KU Leuven)

11:20 Evaluating the jet/accretion coupling of Aql X-1: probing the contribution of accretion flow spectral components - Stefanie Fijma (University of Amsterdam)

11:40 Circumstellar discs around evolved post-AGB binary systems: a site for planet formation? - Akke Corporaal (KU Leuven)
12:00 Poster prize and name tag lottery

12:00 - 12:30

12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 End of meeting

13:30 - 14:00

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