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Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting 2024

The Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting (ADAM 2024) took place on 22–23 May 2024 at Comwell Roskilde, Denmark. The meeting brought together researchers and students working in astronomy and astrophysics across Denmark and at Danish-affiliated institutions for two days of scientific exchange and networking.

Keynote Speaker

The meeting featured a keynote lecture by Nigel Mason (University of Kent, UK)
Our Chemical Universe: The role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe and life within it

Invited National Speakers

The programme included contributions from leading researchers in Denmark:

  • Victoria Antoci (Technical University of Denmark)
    Unveiling the Hidden: Investigating the Presence and Origins of Stellar Magnetic Fields
  • João Mendonça (Technical University of Denmark)
    The Dawn of a New Generation of Planetary Climate Models
  • Darach Watson (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)
    The origin of heavy elements in neutron star mergers
  • Sarah Pearson (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) 
    Constraining Dark Matter with Stellar Streams from Beyond the Milky Way
  • Roman Gold, University of Southern Denmark
    News from the Event Horizon Telescope

IDA PhD Prize 2023

Winner of the IDA PhD prize 2023: Tetyana Pitik
High Energy Neutrino Emission from Astrophysical Transients

Best poster 2024

Additional Information

The meeting also included contributed talks, poster sessions, and the annual IDA Board election, held during the conference.


Organising Committee

The Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting is organized by a working group (WG9) under the Instrument Centre for Danish Astrophysics (IDA).

  • Kasper Elm Heintz (KU), chair
  • Sara Svendsen (DTU),
  • Christoph Köhn (DTU)
  • Mark L. Winther (AU)
  • Mikkel N. Lund (AU)
  • Thea Kozakis (DTU)
  • Simone Vejlgaard Holm (KU)
  • Marcus Marcussen (AU)
  • Jens Reersted Larsen (AU)
  • Desiree Della Monica Ferreira (DTU)
  • Anna Katrine Matiassen (AU)
  • Mai Korsbæk (AU)