Almost 14 years ago, I started developing a Monte Carlo code for dust evolution in protoplanetary disks. The code is now publicly available! 🚀 This was possible thanks to the hard work of @turbulenthuman.bsky.social ‪and @nereagurru.bsky.social‬ 🙌

Take a look to learn more about the prospects of forming close-in exoplanets in-situ by pebble accretion!

Here's a selection of illustrations I've created for science press releases over the years. Please repost for me! And if you need to commission this kind of work, check my background. I'm your man. #SciArt #spaceart

I'm so grateful for this opportunity to expand my research group at @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social thanks to the Lise Meitner Excellence Program 🪐 www.mps.mpg.de/studying-pla...

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Summer Internships are open for applications! This is an opportunity for bachelor and masters students 🤩 If you are interested in doing some exoplanets research, contact me! More info: www.mpia.de/en/careers/i... 🔭🪐⭐🧪👩‍🔬

Most of the planet formation models assume a Solar-type central star. But exoplanets form around stars of various masses and compositions. Do you want to work on exoplanet formation models? Apply now to join our group as a postdoctoral researcher next year!

What are the meteorites actually telling us about the Solar System formation? Are the meteorite parent bodies really left-over planetesimals? 🤔 If you would like to investigate this, apply to work with me as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Solar System Formation! The deadline is January 15th, 2025.

At the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of the University of Groningen we are looking for 2 PhD students in the fields of exoplanets and planetary science, see: aas.org/jobregister/... www.rug.nl/research/kap... Please share these positions with potentially interested students and your network. 🙂

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There are new PhD positions open in my group! Apply until October 1st to work on some cool projects in planet formation 🪐 More details here: www.mps.mpg.de/phd/planetar...

This may be the most important paper in the planet formation field in recent years - showing how to go from dust to a chain of massive planets 🟤🪐🔵🔵 If you are at #Exoplanets5 you can talk to the first author, Tommy Lau 😉 arxiv.org/abs/2406.12340 With @birnstiel.bsky.social @stammler.bsky.social

Are you thinking of going to EPSC this year? It's in Berlin and will surely be a blast. I'm organising session EXOA12 with @astrojoanna.bsky.social and others on "Protoplanetary disks and planetesimal formation". Abstract deadline: May 15. bit.ly/EPSC2024-EXO...

My institute is looking for a (female) director www.mps.mpg.de/director-nom...

Are you a PhD astronomer working outside academia? I want to hear about your job! 🔭🧪

On #InternationalWomensDay, here's a quick reminder how to retain more women in academia: - educate yourself on unconscious biases, - provide a safe work environment with no everyday sexism, - include us in decision making, - don't force us into service work that no one wants to do. #IWD2024

Submit your abstracts and travel grant requests for the European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting 2024 in Padova until March 4! I hope to see many of you there!

I had a great and intense week visiting CfA and MIT - you can watch my CfA colloquium here: www.youtube.com/live/tyfjG0R...

📢 Another great opportunity to do research in planet formation: Sebastiaan Krijt is looking for a postdoc to join his group at the University of Exeter👇

📢 Job alert: PhD and postdoc positions in planet formation 🪐 My former boss @birnstiel.bsky.social just unleashed new openings in his group, and trust me when I say, working with him is like winning the job lottery!

Number of times I clicked on this app hoping it was the weather forecast: 1️⃣0️⃣

Astronomers of Bluesky! 🔭 I'm going to start distributing invite codes to astronomers again. Want to help out? Donate your invite codes here! forms.gle/sVi27swqamJK...