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Preparing for lift-off: DIAS scientists contribute to ESA mission to explore Jupiter and its moons

UPDATE 14.04.2023 The mission launch was postponed on Thursday 13 April due to weather conditions but successfully launched from Kourou at lunchtime today. (11.04.2023) A team of three researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have… Read More

DIAS Research Fellowship in Astronomical Instrumentation

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is offering a Research Fellowship to work on the independent development of astronomical instrumentation. Opportunities exist to participate in European Space Agency (ESA) projects, e.g., the Ariel Mission, European Southern Observatory… Read More

Dr Palmira Jiménez-Hernández

Name: Dr Palmira Jiménez-Hernández Title: Postdoctoral Researcher E-Mail: pjimenez@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 XR2R, Ireland. Biographical Sketch: Palmira Jimenez-Hernandez is a postdoctoral researcher at DIAS working with the team… Read More

DIAS Research Computing Studentship

From mid-May 2023, the DIAS Planetary Magnetospheres group (dias.ie/planetary), led by Prof. Caitriona Jackman, is offering a 2-to-3-month undergraduate summer studentship for a bright, motivated candidate to work with the group on software development and data processing. The… Read More

Calling all stargazers: DIAS launches astrophotography competition for 2023

‘Reach for the Stars’, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) astrophotography competition, has returned for the third year running and is calling on Ireland’s budding astro-photographers to submit their images. The competition, which opened for entries today… Read More

Dr Matthew Rutala

Name: Matthew (Matt) Rutala Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow E-Mail:  mrutala@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 15, Ireland. Research Interests: Biographical Sketch: Matt’s research focuses on the study of Jupiter’s… Read More

Dr Charles Bowers

Name: Charles (Charlie) Bowers Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow E-Mail:  cbowers@cp.dias.ie Address: School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 15, Ireland. Biographical Sketch: Charlie’s research interests involve solar wind interactions with planetary magnetospheres,… Read More

2023-03-29 Matthew Owens (University of Reading)

When less is more – reduced physics simulations of the solar wind  Abstract: As scientists, we strive to construct models and simulations that describe natural systems in greater and greater fidelity. But this comes with a cost; increased code… Read More

2023-03-14 Zhen Guo (NPF/Universidad de Valparaiso)

Episodic accretion on young stellar objects – results from the VVV survey Abstract: The Pre-Main-Sequence stellar evolution is shaped by the mass accretion process. The variable nature of the mass accretion process on embedded young star objects (YSOs)… Read More

2023-03-07 Ciaran Beggan (BGS)

Space weather research and activities on mid-latitude island archipelagos  Abstract: Over the past five years British Geological Survey (BGS) have been involved in a number of space weather research projects in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. The… Read More