Nordic Network of Astrobiology Graduate Schools

Towards a Nordic Research and Education Area in Astrobiology

Astrobiology at the University

of Copenhagen

 

Team Members

Prof. Uffe Gråe Jørgensen (Group Leader, Niels Bohr Institute)

Dr. Anja Andersen (Dark Cosmology Centre)

Prof. Aake Nordlund

Dr. Morten Bo Madsen (Niels Bohr Institute)

 

 

Research

Research projects related to astrobiology include:

 

· Search for exoplanets by use of the microlensing technique

 

· Theoretical models for formation of solar systems

 

· The formation of interstellar dust grains and their role in the solar system.

 

· Exploration of the Martian surface through participation in   ESA and NASA space missions

 

 

 

Teaching

We have taught a graduate course on astrobiology at Copenhagen University since 1996, and we are including aspects of astrobiology in courses on among other subjects, planetary physics and numerical techniques in astrophysics.