Group members

Maria Bergemann (group leader)

PhD: Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Interests:
Stellar Atmospheres and stellar evolution, Nucleosynthesis, Stellar surveys, Chemical evolution of the Milky Way

Annika Oetjens (BSc)

Interests:
Evolution of stellar rotation and angular momentum transfer in binary systems (planet-star and star-star dynamical interactions)

Katerina Semenova (PhD)

Interests:
Stellar physics, photometry, spectral analysis
Physical processes in stellar interior

Analysis of the effects of diffusion and gravitational setting using the Gaia-ESO observations of open clusters

Mikhail Kovalev (PhD)

Interests:
NLTE spectral analysis; the Gaia-ESO survey,
machine learning techniques;
Stellar Spectroscopy webtools http://nlte.mpia.de

Matthew Gent (PhD)

Interests
Bayesian methods and astrophysical spectroscopy; Stellar surveys: Gaia-ESO, Gaia, PLATO;
Rotation evolution of cool stars and stellar wind torque models; Galactic structure

Camilla Hansen (Postdoc)

PhD: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Interests:
Stellar spectroscopy, chemical abundances; Nucleosynthesis of heavy elements; Galactic chemical evolution; Supernova yields; Chemical composition of meteorites

Richard Hoppe (Internship)

Interests:
Coupled evolution of stars and protoplanetary disks
Radiative transfer in the solar chromosphere and chemical abundances of the Sun

Andrew Gallagher (Postdoc)

PhD: University of Hertfordshire
Interests:
Precision spectroscopy; 3D atmosphere modelling and NLTE spectrum synthesis; CNO molecular bands; heavy element nucleosynthesis; metal-poor stars; high performance computing

Jeffrey Gerber (Postdoc)

PhD: Indiana University
Interests: stellar evolution, high and low resolution spectroscopy; development of the analysis pipeline for the 4MOST spectroscopic survey; evolutionary changes in the surface abundances (C,N,O,Na) of red giant branch stars; Galactic globular clusters