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Cosmologist Johannes Røsok Eskilt is awarded the Fulbright Article Prize for Young Researchers 2024 for his revolutionary work in astrophysics.

The University of Oslo annually awards five prizes for research, young researchers, education, dissemination and innovation.

- My name is Elisabeth, and I’m from Os. I am pursuing a joint PhD between RoCS and the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

REAL art artist Laila Kongevold, geologist Henrik H. Svensen, and RoCS PhD candidate Mats Ola Sand invited students and researchers to a printmaking workshop.

His exposure to RoCS came through various courses, summer projects and supervision, creating a foundation that sparked his interest when RoCS announced openings for PhD positions.

He wants to advance his understanding of the workings of the energetic Sun. Meet Sascha Ornig from Austria, RoCS newest team member.

Meet Fan Zhang, our new RoCS Postdoctoral Fellow, who is striving to improve the modeling of the solar atmosphere.

– I am fascinated about the use of machine learning in different fields and its applications for society in the future, says Dennis Fremstad, new Ph.D. fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.

"As a student of astronomy, we get to explore and quantify the Universe using physics, and thus explore and unravel some of its mysterious nature" – Thorstein Skaug.

"What fascinates me most about astronomy are the physics and phenomena that are far away from what we experience in our day-to-day lives" – Edvarda Harnes.

The frenchman Quentin Noraz has come to Oslo to work on the WholeSun ERC project; an European collaboration to better understand the functioning of the Sun. 

- My name is Carlos José Díaz Baso, hailing from the beautiful island of Tenerife, Spain. Meet RoCS' new postdoctoral researcher. 

With 71 people from 21 countries spread over four continents, the researchers at the Center for Excellence in Research kept a high pace.

Expectations and surprises, it all belongs to a new Doctoral Research Fellow's life at RoCS. Meet Ignasi Poquet from València, Spain.

– I find neutron stars to be some of the coolest and most fascinating objects in the universe, says Jakob Borg new Ph.D. fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.

- I started my PhD in august 2022, but I feel like I have been a part of RoCS since I started my master project in 2021, says Elias Roland Udnæs.

- There is a major expertise within the field that I am currently working on and everyone is more than happy to answer my academic questions. Jonas Thoen Faber enjoys being part of the RoCS team.

"I just think galaxies are really, really, cool! I mean have you seen pictures? Who wouldn’t want to know more about those things?", Bendix Hagedorn, new Ph.D. student at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.

Rebecca Robinson worked as a science communicator on Hurtigruten Expeditions during the Coronavirus Pandemic. This autumn she returned to a much loved job.

"It is really cool to quantitatively describe things in the sky using physical theories developed on earth" - Cheng-Zong Ruan, new postdoc at ITA.

He did his research at CERN, Geneva, within beam and accelerator physics. Now Sondre Vik Furuseth, Postdoctoral fellow at RoCS, will use his knowledge to attempt simulating the whole Sun. 

- RoCS’s ties to St Andrews solar group was a bonus, says Georg Cherry who did her master's there. Now she is a Doctoral Research Fellow at RoCS.

From startup to full speed towards goal. RoCS - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics is among the best in the world at studying the causes and consequences of the Sun's magnetism.

- I would like to tell you about my Ph.D. journey, from its start to its successful end. 

- My name is Nicolas Poirier and I come from the scenic "châteaux of the Loire Valley" in France. Meet the new Postdoctoral Fellow at RoCS - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics.