Upcoming Events
From workshops about astronomical phenomena, up to the "MINT-Camp", the Institut für Planetologie offers exciting events regularly, to which you can register.
Thank you for your participation!
From Core to Cosmos: Geoscience research talk series
Termine für das Wintersemester 2025/2026 (Schedule for the winter term 2025/2026)
Termin: Immer Donnerstag von 14.15 bis 15.15 Uhr (Date: Thursdays, 2.15 to 3.15 pm)
Ansprechpartner:innen (Contact): Arno Rohrbach (Institut für Mineralogie), Laura Stutenbecker und Susanne Klaus (Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie), Ben Aussel (Institut für Planetologie)
| Date | Invited: | Invited by: | Title: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.10. | Gareth Morgan, Planetary Science Institute, Washington DC | Harald Hiesinger (IfP) | Teaching an Old Spacecraft New Tricks: Probing Deeper into Mars with Radar |
| 23.10. | Tong Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing | Andreas Stracke (IfM) | The Xigaze ophiolite: fossil ultraslow-spreading ocean lithosphere in the Tibetan Plateau |
| 30.10. | Geoscience Day | ||
| 06.11. | Niels Ligterink, TU Delft | Tina Rückriemen-Bez (IfP) |
Molecular Messengers: Decoding Ancient Organics and Developing Photonic Biosensors |
| 13.11. | Nozair Khawaja, FU Berlin | Bastian Gundlach (IfP) | From Plume to Lab: Investigating the Habitability of Ocean Worlds |
| 27.11. | Andreas Benedikter, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen | Tina Rückriemen-Bez (IfP) |
TBA |
| 11.12. | Oliver Shorttle, University of Cambridge | Andreas Stacke (IfM) | TBA |
| 18.12. | Zelia Dionnet, Université Paris Saclay | Bastian Gundlach (IfP) | TBA |
| 15.01. | Kosei Toyokawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Harald Hiesinger (IfP) | TBA |
| 29.01. | Yannick Bussweiler, Universität zu Köln | Arno Rohrbach (IfM) | TBA |
| 05.02. | Sylvia Boccato (Paris) | Eric Edmund (IfM) TBA | TBA |
Founding Day of the German Society for Planetary Research
When? May 15, 2025, 12:00–18:30 (from around 19:00 onwards: joint dinner – separate registration required)
Where? Senate Hall, University of Münster, Castle Schlossplatz 2, 48149 Münster
Map link
Preliminary Agenda:
• From 12:00 – Registration
• 13:00–14:00 – “Get-Together” (light lunch)
• 14:00–14:15 – Welcome Address (University Administration, Bastian Gundlach, Heike Rauer)
• 14:15–15:00 – Invited Lecture (Tilman Spohn)
• 15:00–15:30 – Coffee Break
• 15:30–16:30 – Planetary Research in Germany: Diversity, Key Players, and Future Perspectives (Heike Rauer, Bastian Gundlach)
• 16:30–18:00 – Official Founding Ceremony
• 18:00 – Closing Remarks
• Approx. 19:00 – Joint Dinner
Getting There:
By Car:
From the north, follow the B54 toward the city center. The castle is prominently visible on the right-hand side.
From the south, take the B219 or B51 to connect with the B54, then follow it until you reach the castle, which will be on your left.
Parking is available on-site.
By Train and Bicycle:
From Münster’s main train station, take Bahnhofsstraße straight to the Promenade. Turn left onto the green circular path and follow it for about 2 kilometers — it leads directly to the castle.
By Train and Bus:
From Münster’s main train station, take either bus line 11 (from platform C1) or line 12 (from platform B1). Both lines go to the “Landgericht/Schlossplatz Süd” stop. Buses run every 20 minutes.
Hotels:
• Agora: am Aasee
• Hotel International Am Theater
• Prize by Radisson
• Haus Niemann
• Best Western
• Factory Hotel
• Hotel Europa
• Mövenpick
• Stadthotel
• Münster Kongresscenter by Meliá Hotel
• H4 Hotel
• Hotel Conti
Questions:
For further questions, feel free to contact Tina Rückriemen-Bez via the following email-address tina.rueckriemen-bez@uni-muenster.de.