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128 V. People and Events Fig. V.8.4: The prizewinners of the Ernst Patzer Prize: Marco Barden, Anders Johansen, and Jorge Penarrubia (from left to right). An important result of Barden's study is the fact that the surface brightness of galaxies changes continuously as a consequence of the aging of their stellar populations. In contrast, the stellar surface density remains almost constant over the same period of time. Since the stellar mass of galaxies increases with time because of the formation of new stars, it was concluded that disk galaxies grow from the inside to the out on the average. Anders Johansen was awarded the prize for his computer simulations of turbulent processes in protoplanetary disks. According to current theories, dust particles during the first stage of the formation of a protoplanetary disk sink towards the central plane, accumulating there. This process is affected by a large number of physical processes that so far cannot be completely treated nu- merically. In his models, Johansen has been the first to study the effect of turbulences that can be triggered by the so-called magneto-rotational instability in detail. An important result was the fact that turbulences do not impede the formation of dust grains and planetesimals, as was often assumed, but can even stimulate it (see Chapter II.4 of this Annual Report). Jorge Penarrubia was awarded the prize for his theoretical study of the Monoceros star stream. He based his research on data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in which a ring-like structure of stars stands out, covering about 100 degrees in the sky. It is a tidal stream of stars that was ripped off away from a dwarf galaxy during its merger with the Milky Way System. Penarrubia constructed a comprehensive model of this so-called Monoceros stream using all observational data available and was able to obtain information on the suspected association of globular clusters and other star groups with this tidal stream (see Annual Report 2004, p. 28).
V.9 Girls' Day – Girls Visiting the MPIA On April 28 th , the fifth annual Girls' Day was held all over Germany. This nationwide event is an opportunity for schoolgirls from grades 5 to 10 to catch a glimpse of job areas that are seldom considered as a potential career path by girls. On this day, mainly technical companies and departments as well as universities, research centers and similar facilities demonstrate their kind of work in numerous events. Sixty girls came to the Königstuhl, curious to see what they would find there, where they met very dedicated employees of the Institute who tried to answer their main question: »What do astronomers actually do?« This year, Girls' Day broke a new nationwide participation record. A total of almost 7000 companies and organizations offering almost 130 000 positions had registered on the Homepage www.girls-day.de. At the MPIA, under the coordination of Eva Schinnerer, the girls were able to visit the workshops of the technical department and learn something about the work astronomers do. At 16 stations, a total of 50 colleagues of the Institute did their best to convey the fascination of research and technology. Klaus Meisenheimer offered the girls some insight into the research on galaxies and showed them the intriguing sky images obtained by the Gems project. With the help of a game, other colleagues imparted some knowledge to the young ladies about the nature of active galaxies and why astronomers are interested in these strange objects. At the laboratory, one of the questions was, e.g., how a telescope functions in space, where temperatures are very low. The girls especially liked Jutta Stegmaier's explanations concerning low temperatures. Jutta is a PhD student in the team developing instruments for the future HerscHel Space Telescope. A real telescope could also be examined: Ernest Krmpotic and Stefan Birkmann explained the working principles of the 70 cm telescope. The visit to the electronics laboratory turned out to be a spectacular action, too, since the girls were permitted to do their own soldering under the guidance and supervision of Frank Whrel. In the design department, they tried out the CAD software under the direction of Monika Ebert, which also turned out to be a magnet for the young ladies eager to learn. Another highlight was the afternoon break, when Werner Laun experimented with liquid nitrogen and conjured up homemade ice cream. Other exciting stations were the computer center, the CCD laboratory, the precision mechanics workshop, the experimental set-up for interferometry, and many more. The editorial staff of the journal »Sterne und Weltraum« was also involved in Girls' Day and let those interested take a look behind the scenes. Maybe one or the other future subscriber was among them! Girls' Day is supported by numerous institutions, among them the Federal Ministry for Education and Research as well as the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. In 2006, the MPIA will again open its doors for curious, future women scientists. (Eva Schinnerer) Fig. V.9.1: Axel M. Quetz (left) and Ernest Krmpotic (below) answer the questions posed by the girls. 129
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