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curriculum-vitae.html

@@ -154,31 +154,32 @@ <h2 id="publications">Publications (All Refereed)</h2>
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 									<td>Summary:</td>
-									<td>3 First Author | 2 Co-Author | Citations: 34 | H-index: 3</td>
+									<td>3 First Author | 3 Co-Author | Citations: 45 | H-index: 3</td>
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 									<td>2024</td>
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-										  [1] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, H. Lecoq-Molinos, Ch. Helling et al. - “Fully time-dependent cloud formation from a non-equilibrium gas-phase in exoplanetary atmospheres” – A&A Accepted, 21 pp.<br />
+										  [6] N. Espinoza, (…), <b>S. Kiefer</b> et al. “Inhomogeneous terminators on the exoplanet WASP-39 b” – Nature, 30 pp.<br />
+										  [5] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, H. Lecoq-Molinos, Ch. Helling et al. “Fully time-dependent cloud formation from a non-equilibrium gas-phase in exoplanetary atmospheres” – A&A 682, A150, 21 pp.<br />
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 									<td>2023</td>
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-										  [2] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, D. Gobrecht, L. Decin, and Ch. Helling - “The effect of thermal non-equilibrium on kinetic nucleation” –  A&A 671, A169, 13 pp.
+										  [4] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, D. Gobrecht, L. Decin, and Ch. Helling “The effect of thermal non-equilibrium on kinetic nucleation” –  A&A 671, A169, 13 pp.
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 									<td>2022</td>
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-										  [3] J. Tayar, (…), <b>S. Kiefer</b> et al. - “Spinning up the Surface: Evidence for Planetary Engulfment or Unexpected Angular Momentum Transport” – ApJ 940 23, 13 pp.<br />
-											[4] A. D. Schneider, (…),  <b>S. Kiefer</b> et al. - “Exploring the deep atmospheres of HD 209458b and WASP-43b using a non-gray general circulation model” – A&A 664, A56, 20 pp.
+										  [3] J. Tayar, (…), <b>S. Kiefer</b> et al. “Spinning up the Surface: Evidence for Planetary Engulfment or Unexpected Angular Momentum Transport” – ApJ 940 23, 13 pp.<br />
+											[2] A. D. Schneider, (…),  <b>S. Kiefer</b> et al. “Exploring the deep atmospheres of HD 209458b and WASP-43b using a non-gray general circulation model” – A&A 664, A56, 20 pp.
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 									<td>2021</td>
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-										  [5] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, A. J. Bohn, S. P. Quanz et al. - “Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS” –  A&A 652, A33, 10 pp.
+										  [1] <b>S. Kiefer</b>, A. J. Bohn, S. P. Quanz et al. “Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS” –  A&A 652, A33, 10 pp.
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@@ -248,6 +249,10 @@ <h2 id="supervision">Supervision of Students</h2>
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 										<td><b>Bachelor Thesis</b></td><td></td>
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+										<td>2024</td>
+										<td>Cloud formation in tidally locked planets around a F- or G-star – <i>T. Janz, H. Leitner; TU Graz</i></td>
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 										<td>2023</td>
 										<td>Trajectory of Cloud Particles in Exoplanet Atmospheres – <i>R. Martinelli; TU Graz</i></td>
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+									<td> 06/2024 </td>
+                  <td>Exoplanet 5, <i>Leiden, Netherlands, Poster</i>
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+									<td> 04/2024 </td>
+                  <td>PLATO Workshops on 3D Climate and Clouds II , <i>online, invited talk</i>
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 									<td> 03/2024 </td>
                   <td>ISSI Team meeting: 3D Chemical Kinetics Model Benchmark, <i>Bern, Switzerland</i>
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 									<td>05/2023</td>
-									<td>Graz Vienna Exoplanet Science Meeting, <i>Graz, Austria, invited talk.</i></td>
+									<td>Graz Vienna Exoplanet Science Meeting, <i>Graz, Austria, contributed talk.</i></td>
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 									<td>04/2023</td>
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 										<br /><em>Skills: Interdisciplinary research</em></td>
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-									<td>01/2022 &ndash;&nbsp;present</td>
+									<td>01/2022 &ndash;&nbsp;01/2024</td>
 									<td><b>Member of the Metafuturism Lab</b>, <i>International</i>
 										<br />A trans-disciplinary collective for meta-research with focus on the space sector.
 										<br /><em>Skills: Interdisciplinary collaboration, organisation of workshops</em></td>

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                                 <div class="col-4"><span class="image fit"><img src="IMG/home/winter_hometown.jpg" alt="Sven Kiefer during a winter hike." /></span></div>
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+                                <!-- Break -->
+                                <!-- <div class="col-4"><span class="image fit"><img src="IMG/home/winter_hometown.jpg" alt="Sven Kiefer during a winter hike." /></span></div> -->
+                                <!-- <div class="col-4"><span class="image fit"><img src="IMG/home/grazathlon.jpg" alt="Sven Kiefer and Till Kaufer during the Grazathlon." loading="lazy" /></span></div> -->
+                                <!-- <div class="col-4"><span class="image fit"><img src="IMG/home/schlossberg.jpg" alt="Sven Kiefer on top of the Schlossberg in front of the theater." loading="lazy" /></span></div> -->
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outreach-teaching.html

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-							2024 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Cloud formation in Exoplanet Atmospheres</strong>
-							<br /><i>Bachelor Thesis of Tamara Janz and Hanna Leitner</i>
-							<br />Ongoing project</a>
+							2024 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Cloud formation on tidally locked exoplanets with a F-type host star</strong>
+							<br /><i>Bachelor Thesis of Tamara Janz</i>
+							<br /><a href="docs/Bachelorarbeit_Tamara_Janz.pdf" target="_blank">&nearr;&nbsp;report</a>
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-									<p> Within this bachelor project, the 3D cloud structures of a range of exoplanets is calculated and analysed.
+									<p> This thesis analyses the cloud formation on exoplanets, which orbit a F-type host star.
+										The exoplanets are tidally locked, which causes a strong contrast
+										between the side of the planet facing the star and the side facing away from
+										the star. The cloud simulation is modelled using the StaticWeather model and the
+										dataset from hot Jupiters with an equilibrium
+										temperature of Teq = 1400 K up to a temperature of Teq = 2600 K compiled
+										by a 3D General Circulation Model (GCM). The differences between the two mixing
+										types (normal and scaled) and the two versions of GCM (old and new) are
+										explained.
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-												<img src="IMG/teachingNoutreach/cloudstructures.jpg" alt="Image will be available after the hand in of the thesis." />
+												<img src="IMG/teachingNoutreach/clouds_fstar.jpg" alt="Nucleation rate in an exoplanet around a F-type star." />
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+							2024 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Cloud formation on tidally locked exoplanets with a G-type host star</strong>
+							<br /><i>Bachelor Thesis of Hanna Leitner</i>
+							<br /><a href="docs/Bachelorarbeit_Leitner_Hanna.pdf" target="_blank">&nearr;&nbsp;report</a>
+							<!--
+                            <div class="collapsible-title">2021</div>
+                            <div class="collapsible-title">
+                                <strong>Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS. Assessing the performance of various PCA-based approaches to PSF subtraction.</strong>
+                                <br /><i>Kiefer, S. ; Bohn, A. J. ; Quanz, S. P. ; Kenworthy, M. ; Stolker, T.</i></div>
+                            -->
+							<!--<ul class="collapsible-title">
+                                <li>2021</li>
+                                <li>Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS. Assessing the performance of various PCA-based approaches to PSF subtraction.<br />Kiefer, S. ; Bohn, A. J. ; Quanz, S. P. ; Kenworthy, M. ; Stolker, T.</li>
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+									<p>To get a better understanding of exoplanets and especially their atmospheres,
+										theoretical models have to be created. The aim of this thesis is to simulate the cloud
+										formation process on tidally locked Hot-Jupiters, which orbit a G-type host star.
+										The cloud formation process was modelled for planets with equilibrium temperatures
+										ranging from 2600 K to 1200 K in 200 K steps. For each planet, two mixing models
+										were considered and simulated. The findings of
+										this project suggest that planets with a lower equilibrium temperature have a more
+										prominent nucleation formation rate, more bulk growth and therefore have more cloud
+										particles. Planets with higher equilibrium temperature have clouds predominately on
+										the night side, with lower equilibrium temperatures the clouds exist all around the
+										planet.
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+											<a class="img">
+												<img src="IMG/teachingNoutreach/clouds_gstar.jpg" alt="Nucleation rate in an exoplanet around a G-type star." />
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 						<h2>Outreach Talks & Events</h2>
 
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+								05/2024 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong> Lange Nacht der Forschung </strong>
+								<br /><i> IWF, Graz, Austria</i>
+								<!--
+	                            <div class="collapsible-title">2021</div>
+	                            <div class="collapsible-title">
+	                                <strong>Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS. Assessing the performance of various PCA-based approaches to PSF subtraction.</strong>
+	                                <br /><i>Kiefer, S. ; Bohn, A. J. ; Quanz, S. P. ; Kenworthy, M. ; Stolker, T.</i></div>
+	                            -->
+								<!--<ul class="collapsible-title">
+	                                <li>2021</li>
+	                                <li>Spectral and angular differential imaging with SPHERE/IFS. Assessing the performance of various PCA-based approaches to PSF subtraction.<br />Kiefer, S. ; Bohn, A. J. ; Quanz, S. P. ; Kenworthy, M. ; Stolker, T.</li>
+	                            </ul>-->
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+										<p> The Long Night of Research is an Austria wide event in which many research institutes and universities open their doors for the general public. The program is suitable for young and old, and many of the guests are families with kids from various ages. </br></br>
+											At the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Science, we prepared a full program including talks, guided tours through the labs, and interactive activities for kids. During this event, I had the pleasure to kick of the event with a <a href="docs/langenacht.pdf" target="_blank">presentation about exoplanets for kids</a>. The engagement of the audience was stunning and their previous knowledge of planets in our Solar System was detailed. It was a great pleasure to tell them more about exoplanets and to hopefully spark their interests in exoplanet science. After this, I presented the same topic for an older audience within three installments through the night. The whole event was a great success and showed the interest and engagement of the general public in space sciences.</p>
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+													<img src="IMG/extracur/langenacht.jpg" alt="Sven Kiefer talking to participants of the long night of science." />
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+									<!--<img src="images/pic01.jpg" alt="Poster for the Exoplanet 4 conference in the USA." />-->
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 								09/2023 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong> Exomoon </strong>
 								<br /><i> Theater Neumarkt, Zurich, Switzerland</i>
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 									<p> Oriel Marshall is presenting her work to a group of teachers to motivate them to use her newly developed cloud formation lessons. To show the roots of her lessons in current exoplanetary research, Nanna Bach-M&oslash;ller and I present our current work. Nanna is presented recent aerosol experiments which she conducted in the laboratory of the University of Copenhagen. I presented the basics of 3D exoplanet climate modelling and why it is important to know about their clouds.<br />
 									    Seeing the motivation of teachers to learn about new scientific concepts and their eager to add it to an already pack-full curriculum is inspiring. Conducting research on a PhD level somtimes feels disconnected from the real world, but through the work of Oriel and the engagement of teachers we are able to bring our research to students and the broader public. </p>
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 									<p>Here on Earth, weather is one of the most important small talk topics, but what would we talk about if we were on an exoplanet? Thanks to state-of-the-art instrumentation and advanced modelling, we are beginning to understand the fascinating diversity of weather on planets outside of our own solar system.
-										<br />Exoplanet surveys like Kepler have discovered thousands of exoplanets, meaning, we are now aware of the large diversity of exoplanets that exist in our galaxy. The next step is now to characterise these exoplanets. With current state-of-the-art technology, we are already starting to gain insights into their atmospheres, and with upcoming instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) we hope to deepen our understanding of these alien worlds.
+										<br />Exoplanet surveys like Kepler have discovere<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW19Jdv1E_E" target="_blank">d thousands of exoplanets, meaning, we are now aware of the large diversity of exoplanets that exist in our galaxy. The next step is now to characterise these exoplanets. With current state-of-the-art technology, we are already starting to gain insights into their atmospheres, and with upcoming instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) we hope to deepen our understanding of these alien worlds.
 										<br />Some of the most fascinating objects discovered so far are Hot Jupiters: planets the size of Jupiter but with orbital periods of just days. These giant gas planets are tidally locked, which results in permanent day and permanent night sides. The temperature, winds and clouds on these planets are nothing like what we know from planets within our solar system and understanding them is the first step to understanding the diverse atmospheres of exoplanets.</p>
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