DAWN Newsletter

November-December 2024
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IAP Symposium in Paris

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The 40th annual IAP Symposium "Unveiling the physics of early galaxy and black hole formation with JWST" was held in Paris from 02 - 06 December 2024.

There was a great representation with talks by both current and previous DAWNers including Natalie Allen, Pascal Oesch, Marko Shuntov, Viola Gelli, Vadim Rusakov, Vasily Kokorev, Charlotte Mason and Joris Witstok.

Also a poster presentation by Rashmi Gottumukkala and SOC included Charlotte Mason.

Read more about the conference: Unveiling the physics of early galaxy and black hole formation with JWST - Sciencesconf.org

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Pengpei Zhu awarded the KHMW Young Talent Graduation Award for Astronomy

Congratulations to PhD student Pengpei Zhu who has been awarded the KHMW Young Talent Graduation Award for Astronomy by the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, for his master’s thesis at Leiden with a bonus of 3,000 EUR!

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Read more about this announcement: Pengpei Zhu awarded the KHMW Young Talent Graduation Award for Astronomy - Cosmic Dawn Center

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New book about black holes by Albert Sneppen and events

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Albert Sneppen has recently published a book about the wonders of black holes with chief editor Jonas Kuld Rathje.

The book has already been published in a 2nd edition within two months - big congratulations Albert!

Kosmosklubben 23 Nov

PR and Outreach included, among others, an interview on the Danish morning show 'Go morgen Danmark', a special talk at the Planetarium on 06 November 2024, and an invited talk with Johan Fynbo for 'Kosmosklubben' in Denmark with 150+ children participating Saturday, 23 November 2024 in the new Margrethe Bohr Auditorium/Niels Bohr Building.

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DAWN among the top 10 science breakthroughs of the year!

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    Kasper Elm Heintz in the TV-program 'News & Co' 

“Probing cosmic dawn with JWST” was highlighted as one of the top 10 science breakthroughs of the year!

→ Read more here: www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2024

 

 

It is mentioned, among others, the large amounts of gas discovered in these galaxies which refers to the DAWN article (Heintz et al., 2024): "Strong damped Lyman-α absorption in young star-forming galaxies at redshifts 9 to 11"

 

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Christmas Hygge for DAWN

Monday, 25 November 2024:

  • Christmas decorating DAWN-NBB

 

Friday, 13 December 2024:

  • Special DAWN Day with Danish "glögg and æbleskiver"
  • Christmas dinner at restaurant Huks Fluks + petanque event at Boulebar and a VIP guided tour in Rundetårn by Albert Sneppen!
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*More photos can be found here: Xmas Day and Dinner 13 Dec 2024

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The newest and youngest member of DAWN!

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On Sunday, 03 November 2024, Kasper Elm Heintz's wife Julie Elm Heintz gave birth to a beautiful little boy named Emil!

We are looking forward to meeting him when the time is ready and we send our biggest congratulations to both Kasper and Julie ♥

Upcoming Events
♦ PhD Defense by Gonzalo Juan Prieto Lyon 04 Feb 2025 NBB (Margethe Bohr Aud.)
♦ Annual DNRF follow-up meeting 20 Feb 2025 NBB - DAWN

Upcoming Guests
Scott Barrow (Fulbright) 26 Aug 26 Aug (2025)
Stuart Sim (Queen's University Belfast) 16 Sep 15 Mar (2025)
Takumi Kakimoto (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) 01 Dec 27 Feb (2025)

OPPORTUNITIES & CALLS

♦ Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting (ADAM) 20 - 21 May 2025 Comwell Kellers Park
♦ L'Oréal-UNESCO 'For Women in Science-award' 01 Jan 2025 DTU link UCPH link
♦ EU Horizon Europe - ERC Consolidator Grant (Preliminary call) 14 Jan 2025 DTU link UCPH link
♦ DFF Independent Research Fund Denmark: Project 1 29 Apr 2025 DTU link UCPH link

Danish Traditions & Culture

Danish Christmas

Christmas: The Danish traditions for Christmas can seem to be quite odd for foreigners to understand. E.g. Danes have a tradition of Dancing around the Christmas tree while singing Christmas carols.

Another Danish Christmas and December tradition is the calendar candle and advent Sundays. The tradition of counting days until Christmas goes all the way back to the beginning of the 1900th century. The 24 days candle called "kalenderlys" resembles a tape measure and provides 24 markings representing the days leading up to Christmas and the candles are lit every day from the 1st of December. The advent wreath is with 4 candles and Danes light one candlelight each Sunday leading up to Christmas Eve. Some families also give their kids gifts every “advent”. Both traditions are marked as a countdown for Christmas Eve.

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One of the most popular Danish Christmas desserts to serve is the ‘Æbleskiver’. Directly translated means apple-slices which are a sort of doughnut in the texture. History tells us that the ‘Æbleskiver’ was introduced in Denmark around the 1700s and it used to be slices of apples that were fried in a pan. Later the dough was added to the apple slices and eventually, it was only a small piece of apple that was placed in the individual little puff. Today, the apple does not occur in the recipes for these small Christmas cakes/puffs. They are served warm and with powdered sugar and different types of jam on the side with ‘Christmas-glögg’ which originated in Sweden. Although ‘glögg’ can be found in Greece and Germany, it is considered a traditional Scandinavian beverage, which is served warm during the Christmas holiday season.

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Danish New Years Eve

New Years Eve:  On New Year’s Eve, when the clock turns to 18:00, many Danes turn on the television to watch the Queen of Denmark give her yearly New Year’s speech to the Danish population. This year it will be His Majesty, King of Denmark, Frederik X. It is live-streamed from Amalienborg and has been a tradition for the monarch since 1941.

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The famous “Kransekage” is a traditional dessert and a Danish invention from the 1700s. Like Champagne, it is one of the fixed elements for a Danish New Year’s Eve. It’s a towering cake made form layer-upon-layer of marzipan rings. The cake’s turret-like shape promises happiness and wealth for the coming year.

…4, 3, 2, 1 – JUMP! In Denmark it is a New Year’s tradition to climb up on chairs or the sofa and leap off them as the clock strikes midnight. Why do they do it? It is aimed to banish spirits from the previous year and bring good luck to new – symbolically shows you are ready to enter the new year ahead.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all DAWNers and your loved ones ♥