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Department Seminar

Faculty of science

Fall 2026 Seminars

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
18 Sep 2026	Jindřich Krusberský	LMU Munich	From MUNI to Munich: a student's experience.
25 Sep 2026	Piotr Surówka	Wrocław University of Science and Technology	FRACTONS
2 Oct 2026	Ján Budaj	Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences	Anomalous transits and eclipses of celestial bodies
9 Oct 2026	Martin Piecka	University of Vienna	Direct measurements of ISM proper motions
16 Oct 2026	Piotr Sułkowski	University of Warsaw	Symmetric Quivers and Dualities Across Dimensions
23 Oct 2026	Carolina Andonie	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), Germany	Unveiling supermassive black hole growth with large-scale multiwavelength surveys
30 Oct 2026	Sofia Vallecorsa	CERN	From Quantum Foundations to High-Energy Physics: The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative
6 Nov 2026	Claudia Di Cesare	Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)	TBA
13 Nov 2026	Mariya Lyubenova	European Southern Observatory (ESO)	TBA
20 Nov 2026	Henri (Henriette Wirth)	Masaryk University	TBA
27 Nov 2026	Fien Apers	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Theoretical Physics	TBA
4 Dec 2026	David Kubizňák	Charles University	TBA
11 Dec 2026	Ryan Leaman	University of Vienna	TBA
18 Dec 2026	Alexander Vikman	Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences (CEICO)	TBA

Spring 2026 (11 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
22 May 2026	Andrea Ghez	UCLA / UCLA Galactic Center Group	Galactic center laboratory for understanding the physics and astrophysics of black holes
15 May 2026	Marina David	KU Leuven	Amplification of new physics from gravitational waves
24 Apr 2026	Laurane Fréour	University of Vienna	Reconciling astronomy and sustainability: the environmental impact of astronomical research
17 Apr 2026	Hartmut Abele	TU Wien	The quantum bouncing ball – and the origin of gravitation
10 Apr 2026	Renann Lipinski Jusinskas	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences / CEICO	Yang-Mills correlators in four-dimensional (anti) de Sitter
27 Mar 2026	Anne Hutter	University of Vienna	The First Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn: Insights from Theoretical Models
20 Mar 2026	Victoria Fawcett	European Southern Observatory (ESO)	Connecting the dust, radio, and outflow properties in quasars
13 Mar 2026	Filip Hroch	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	How to prevent the Friday 13th disaster
6 Mar 2026	Congyao Zhang	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	XRISM’s View of Galaxy Clusters: New Insights and Recent Progress
27 Feb 2026	Prof. Tomáš Tyc	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Understanding the spinning top, some interesting sounds around us, and more
20 Feb 2026	Lýdia Štofanová; Michal Zajaček; Henriette Wirth & Julia Lamprecht; Miloslav Zejda; Jiří Krtička; Tomáš Tyc; Subhroneel Chakrabarti	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Research-group and Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis-topic introductions — HEA; Galactic Nuclei; Stellar Populations in Galaxies; Binaries; Stellar Evolution; Optics; String Theory

Fall 2025 (13 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
19 Dec 2025	Daniel Jadlovský	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	GRAVITY+ news and Unveiling companions of red supergiants using VLTI-GRAVITY, TESS, and spectroscopy
12 Dec 2025	Martyna Chruslinska	European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany	Stellar black hole mergers: astrophysics with a hodgepodge
5 Dec 2025	Miroslav Bárta	Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Czechia joins LOFAR: A unique emerging opportunity for our research communities.
28 Nov 2025	Harold Steinacker	University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics	A special matrix model at the origin of spacetime and gravity
21 Nov 2025	Katja Fahrion	University of Vienna	Across Scales: Tracing Galaxy Formation and Distances with Star Clusters
14 Nov 2025	Ernst Paunzen	Masaryk University, Faculty of Science	A user's perspective on the Gaia catalogues
7 Nov 2025	Mariya Lyubenova	European Southern Observatory (ESO)	ESO Expanding Horizons: Shaping the Future of European Astronomy Beyond 2040
31 Oct 2025	Rainer Schödel	Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Granada	Novel tools to explore the Galactic Centre
24 Oct 2025	Ralph Neuhäuser	Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory	Applied historical astronomy: rapid color change in Betelgeuse, historical supernovae, and solar activity reconstruction
17 Oct 2025	Zdeněk Prudil	European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching	Tracing the Galactic Bar with Bulge RR Lyrae Stars
10 Oct 2025	Alžběta Oplištilová	Charles University, Astronomical Institute	Models of Del and Eps Ori based on multi-technique observations
3 Oct 2025	Rikard von Unge	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	New Directions in Cosmology
26 Sep 2025	Timo Prusti	European Space Agency (ESA)	Gaia: Spacecraft, Mission and Scientific Results

Spring 2025 (12 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
23 May 2025	Marek Skarka	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Sound of stars
16 May 2025	Zoltan Haiman	Columbia University, Department of Astronomy / Department of Physics	Gravitational wave and electromagnetic signatures of binary black holes with circumbinary gas
2 May 2025	Myank Singhal	Charles University, Prague	The Evolution of Young Stellar Disks in the Galactic Center: Binary Mergers and the Formation of Dusty Objects
25 Apr 2025	Subhroneel Chakrabarti	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Magnetic Monopoles: A Scientific Odyssey
11 Apr 2025	Petra Suková	Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Relativistic Astrophysics Group	Can We Detect Small-Mass-Ratio Inspirals in the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
4 Apr 2025	Sante Carloni	University of Genoa	Generalizing the coupling between spacetime and matter
28 Mar 2025	Frédéric Jaron	TU Wien, Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation	Multiwavelength monitoring of the periodic TeV-emitting binary star LS I +61°303
21 Mar 2025	Jiří Žák	Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Stellar obliquity of gas giant planets
14 Mar 2025	Michal Bursa	Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Big Data Astronomy
7 Mar 2025	Tomáš Plšek	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Studying the physics of hot galactic atmospheres
28 Feb 2025	Tereza Jeřábková	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Bridging Cosmic Scales: Understanding Star Formation from Molecular Clouds to Galactic Structures
21 Feb 2025	Pavel Zemánek	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments	Optical levitation and cooling of nanoparticles

Fall 2024 (12 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
13 Dec 2024	Michaela Ďuríšková & Ema Šipková	Masaryk University	Erasmus Internships: What, Why and How?
6 Dec 2024	Jakub Kolář	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Doubly eclipsing quadruple systems
29 Nov 2024	Vasudevan Sundararaman; Aviral Aggarwal; Tahereh Ramezani	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Phd Student presentations
22 Nov 2024	Jakub Juryšek	Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences	SST-1M mini array: Gamma-ray observatory in Ondrejov
15 Nov 2024	Kateřina Pivoňková; Prapti Mondal; Caiyun Xia	Masaryk University / Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Phd Student presentations
8 Nov 2024	Hsiang-Kuang Chang	Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan	The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) and the Gamma-ray Transients Monitor (GTM) projects
1 Nov 2024	Samuel Kováčik	Comenius University Bratislava, Department of Theoretical Physics	Quantum Space
25 Oct 2024	Darek Cidlinský	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Acoustic waves in a time-varying waveguide
18 Oct 2024	Michal Zajaček	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	"Impressions from the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting"
11 Oct 2024	Internal / Multiple	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Organizational matters / News and discussion
4 Oct 2024	Internal / Multiple	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Organizational matters / News and discussion
27 Sep 2024	Internal / Multiple	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Organizational matters / News and discussion

Spring 2024 (8 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
26 Apr 2024	Martin Piecka	University of Vienna	Flows in the interstellar medium: from Sco-Cen to Earth
19 Apr 2024	Karol Kampf	Charles University, Prague	Basics of Amplitudology
12 Apr 2024	Cameren Swiggum	University of Vienna	Uncovering three past massive star-forming complexes that shaped local interstellar structures
5 Apr 2024	Tomáš Tyc	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Introduction to geodesic lenses
22 Mar 2024	David Kubizňák	Charles University, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics	Shall Bekenstein's Area Law Prevail?
15 Mar 2024	Michal Zajaček	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Title: Application of active galactic nuclei in cosmology
8 Mar 2024	Internal / Multiple	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Organizational matters / News and discussion
1 Mar 2024	Jakub Cehula	Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics	On theory of mass transferin binary stars & dynamics of baryon ejection in magnetar giant flares

Fall 2023 (5 talks)

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
8 Dec 2023	Artem Gorodilov; Darek Cidlinský	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Neutron star project & Modes on the cube
1 Dec 2023	Marek Skarka	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	PLATO Spec
24 Nov 2023	Tomáš Götthans	Brno University of Technology (VUT) — Cosmic Engineering program	Cosmic Engineering program at VUT
10 Nov 2023	Tomáš Tyc	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Imaging by bent optical fibres
3 Nov 2023	Norbert Werner et al	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	QUVIK
27 Oct 2023	Daniel Jadlovský	Masaryk University, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics	Blue Large-amplitude pulsators (IAU - Visegrad Fund Internship) & MESA Summer School 2023