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Piotr Guzik received XVIII Artur Rojszczak Award. The award was given on May 18 2024 in Krakow during the Convention of the Club of Scholars of the Foundation for Polish Science (Zjazd Klubu Stypendystów Fundacji na Rzecz Nauki Polskiej). Piotr Guzik was nominated for the award for his popularization of astronomy and efforts aimed at wildlife conservation. He graduated in astronomy from Jagiellonian University (2009) and in applied computer science from the AGH University of Read more…

On 18 May, the Astronomical Observatory in Krakow hosted a family picnic to celebrate the Jagiellonian University Day. The picnic is a traditional event for the University’s employees and their families, with a relaxed, family-friendly character. It accompanies the Jagiellonian University Day, which is celebrated annually on 12 May, this year marking the 660th anniversary of the founding of Poland’s oldest university, the Jagiellonian University, by King Casimir the Great. We could not miss it! Read more…

A group of seven students from the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science at the Jagiellonian University met with the HYADES Science Team to learn about the project’s research problems and explore the possibilities of participating in the space mission. The students are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Astronomy or Physics. During the meeting at the JU observatory, Michal Drahus outlined the main objectives of the project. Piotr Guzik and Tomasz Read more…

Three recent ERC grant awardees met with Jagiellonian University Rector Professor Jacek Popiel and Jagiellonian University Vice-Rector for Research Professor Piotr Kuśtrowski to receive congratulations on winning the most recent European Research Council grants for our University. The meeting was also attended by deans of faculties: Dr. Joanna Zalewska-Gałosz (Faculty of Biology), Prof. Ewa Gudowska-Nowak (Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science) and Prof. Włodzimierz Zwonek (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science). The awardees Read more…

We are pleased to announce that on 17 November, 2023 Piotr Guzik succesfully defended his dissertation, “Interstellar minor bodies in the Solar System”. His Ph.D. degree was awarded on April 5 during the doctoral promotion at Collegium Novum. The ceremony was conducted by Jagiellonian University Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs Professor Armen Edigarian. The awardee received his diploma after hearing a traditional Latin script read out by his supervisor, Dr. Waclaw Waniak.

For millennia, mankind has been asking fundamental questions about the origin of our Earth. One of the scientific problems to be solved is the origin of water on our planet. This very issue was addressed in the inaugural lecture of the 17th edition of the “Closer to Science” series, delivered by Tomasz Kawalec, on October 10 at the Faculty of Physics Astronomy and Applied Computer Science of the Jagiellonian University. In his lecture, he explained Read more…

On September 18, we were hosting Kazuo Yoshioka from The University of Tokyo and Masaki Kuwabara from Rikkyo University in Tokyo. The main purpose of the meeting was to establish collaboration between our teams. We had a working meeting with the Solaris synchrotron science group, planning joint future research activities.

We participated in the XLI Meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society that took place in Toruń, on September 11-15, 2023. The Meeting has a special character because 100 years earlier, on February 19, 1923, in the city of Toruń the Polish Astronomical Society was found. Moreover, in 2023 we celebrate the Year of Nicolaus Copernicus due to the 550th anniversary of the birth of the famous astronomer. Michal Drahus, PI of HYADES, presented the main Read more…

On July 12, Michał Drahus, Tomasz Kawalec and Mikołaj Sabat attended a meeting with the scientific staff of SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre in Krakow. They gave a presentation about the HYADES mission at the seminar of SOLARIS and participated in a working meeting on the development of a new experimental station on the synchrotron, enabling absorption measurements in VUV. SOLARIS NSRC, in cooperation with the national and international scientific community, designs, creates and makes Read more…

On July 10th, Michał Drahus was an invited speaker during special session Universe@ERC at European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting in Krakow.