Astronomy on Tap — The Building Blocks of Life in Space
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🧬 The building blocks of life – made in space?
🕖 Time: 19:00–21:00
🌌 How do the ingredients for life form in the vast, cold darkness of space? And how can we recreate the extreme conditions of interstellar space here on Earth? Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of astrochemistry and explore how the building blocks of life might come together among the stars!
🔭 This time, Professor Liv Hornekær and Ph.D. student Lars Borchert from Aarhus University will take us into the laboratory to investigate the chemistry happening on tiny interstellar dust grains – and how it could lead to the formation of complex organic molecules.
🎤 Speakers: Liv Hornekær & Lars Borchert
🌟 Liv Hornekær is Professor of Materials Science at Aarhus University and center leader of InterCat. Her research focuses on experimental surface astrochemistry, where she uses advanced laboratory techniques to investigate chemical reactions on interstellar dust grains under the extremely low temperatures and pressures found in space. Through her work in InterCat, she investigates how these cosmic dust grains can help catalyse the formation of the molecular building blocks of life.
🌟 Lars Borchert is a Ph.D. student in Liv’s research group, working with laboratory astrochemistry. His research has included investigating how complex organic molecules can form through electron irradiation of simple hydrocarbons, as well as collecting laboratory reference data for space missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. He is currently investigating how sugars could form in the cold and dark environments of dense molecular clouds.
🌟 Together, Liv and Lars will give us an introduction to astrochemistry and show how laboratory experiments can help us understand the formation of life’s molecular building blocks in outer space.
🧠 As always, we’ll have our signature astro quiz – with stellar prizes for the winners!
🌠 We’ll wrap up with Space News, so you’re up to date on the latest happenings across the cosmos.
🌐 Language: English
📍 Venue: The Merchant Room at Tor na Nog
🎟️ Entry: Free! No reservations needed – but seating is limited, so arrive early!
🕖 Time: 19:00–21:00
🌌 How do the ingredients for life form in the vast, cold darkness of space? And how can we recreate the extreme conditions of interstellar space here on Earth? Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of astrochemistry and explore how the building blocks of life might come together among the stars!
🔭 This time, Professor Liv Hornekær and Ph.D. student Lars Borchert from Aarhus University will take us into the laboratory to investigate the chemistry happening on tiny interstellar dust grains – and how it could lead to the formation of complex organic molecules.
🎤 Speakers: Liv Hornekær & Lars Borchert
🌟 Liv Hornekær is Professor of Materials Science at Aarhus University and center leader of InterCat. Her research focuses on experimental surface astrochemistry, where she uses advanced laboratory techniques to investigate chemical reactions on interstellar dust grains under the extremely low temperatures and pressures found in space. Through her work in InterCat, she investigates how these cosmic dust grains can help catalyse the formation of the molecular building blocks of life.
🌟 Lars Borchert is a Ph.D. student in Liv’s research group, working with laboratory astrochemistry. His research has included investigating how complex organic molecules can form through electron irradiation of simple hydrocarbons, as well as collecting laboratory reference data for space missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. He is currently investigating how sugars could form in the cold and dark environments of dense molecular clouds.
🌟 Together, Liv and Lars will give us an introduction to astrochemistry and show how laboratory experiments can help us understand the formation of life’s molecular building blocks in outer space.
🧠 As always, we’ll have our signature astro quiz – with stellar prizes for the winners!
🌠 We’ll wrap up with Space News, so you’re up to date on the latest happenings across the cosmos.
🌐 Language: English
📍 Venue: The Merchant Room at Tor na Nog
🎟️ Entry: Free! No reservations needed – but seating is limited, so arrive early!
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Tir na nÓg - Irish Gastropub, Frederiksgade 38-40,Aarhus, Denmark, Arhus
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