The Källén Seminars for Young Astronomers is a seminar series organised by and intended for the young researchers of Lund Observatory. The seminar series is financed by the Gunnar and Gunnel Källén’s Memorial Fund, the Faculty of Science and the Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics.

The seminar series invites international speakers to present their research to an audience of masters students, PhD students, and post-doctoral researchers. The goal is to broaden the knowledge of young astronomers, expand research networks, and develop expertise in astronomy. Regular attendees will experience what it is like to engage in academic discourse in a student-friendly environment while cultivating the underlying communication skills necessary for success in and outside academia.

Every Tuesday (during the semester or upon agreement), the seminars host an internal or external speaker between 12:10-13:00. The presentations last for 40 minutes, followed by questions and discussions amongst the participants and the speaker. To enable informal discussions after the seminar, lunch is provided afterwards to will allow students to talk with the speaker and get to know them.

Confirmed Speakers for Autumn 2022:
 

• Stefanie Walch-Gassner - November 8th, 2022 - Physical Institute, University of Cologne, Germany
   
• Daniel D'Orazio - November 22nd, 2022 - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
   
• Annabella Meech - November 29th, 2022 - University of Oxford, England, UK
   
• Sho Shibata - December, 6th, 2022 - University of Zurich, Switzerland
   
• Cristina Chiappini - (moved to spring) -  Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, Germany

Past Speakers:

• Elspeth Lee - February 8th, 2022 - Centre for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Switzerland
• Nikolai Piskunov - February 22nd, 2022 - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Geneviève Parmentier - March 1st, 2022 - Astronomisches Rechen-Institute, Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• Else Starkenburg - March 8th, 2022 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Groningen
• Michael Way - March 22nd, 2022 - NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA & Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Joanna Drążkowska - April 5th, 2022 - LMU Munich, University Observatory, Germany
• Stefan Pelletier - April 12th, 2022 - Institute for Research on Exoplanets, University of Montréal
• Teresa Antoja - April 26th, 2022 - Institut de Ciències del Cosmos at the Universitat de Barcelona
• Martin Rey - May 10th, 2022 - Department of Physics, University of Oxford, England
• Guillaume Thomas - May 24th, 2022 - Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), Spain
• Andrea Guzmán Mesa - May 31st, 2022 - Centre for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Switzerland
• Mathias Schultheis - June 7th, 2022 - Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
• Corentin Cadiou - June 14th, 2022 - University College London, England, UK
• Geneviève Parmentier - September 6th, 2022 - Astronomisches Rechen-Institute, Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• Abigail Frost - September 20th, 2022 - KU Leuven, Belgium
• Holly Andrews - October 4th, 2022 - Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Thomas Mikal-Evans - October 11th, 2022 - Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
• Karin Lind - October 25th, 2022 - University of Stockholm, Sweden
• Kristopher Youakim - November 1st, 2022 - University of Stockholm, Sweden