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Global Astrochemistry Lecture Series (GALS)
Summer Semester 2026
“Astrochemistry: From the Big Bang to Life”
LECTURERS

  • Chris Arumainayagam, Wellesley College, USA
  • Edwin Bergin, University of Michigan, USA
  • Jennifer Bergner, University of California Berkeley, USA
  • Eleonora Bianchi, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
  • Dieter Braun, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
  • Wendy Brown, University of Sussex, UK
  • Herma Cuppen, Radboud University, The Netherlands
  • Robin Garrod, University of Virginia, USA
  • Wolf Geppert, Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Martin McCoustra, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
  • Paul Molliere, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany
  • Alexey Potapov, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
  • Sean Raymond, University of Bordeaux, France
  • Martin Rubin, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Barbara Ryden, The Ohio State University, USA
  • Dima Semenov, University of Heidelberg, Germany
  • Alexander Tielens, University of Maryland, USA 
  • Catherine Walsh, University of Leeds, UK

COURSE PROGRAM
Basics of astrochemistry 
Alexey Potapov, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
03.02.2026 at 15:00 CET

Big Bang and formation of the elements 
Barbara Ryden, The Ohio State University, USA 
06.02.2026 at 15:00 CET

Environmental conditions in space
Alexander Tielens, University of Maryland, USA 
09.02.2026 at 16:00 CET

Origin of planetary systems 
Sean Raymond, University of Bordeaux, France 
12.02.2026 at 16:00 CET

Spectroscopy of Ices 
Wendy Brown, University of Sussex, UK
16.02.2026 at 15:00 CET

Astrochemical observations 
Edwin Bergin, University of Michigan, USA 
20.02.2026 at 15:00 CET

Observations of Ices
Jennifer Bergner, University of California Berkeley, USA
23.02.2026 at 16:00 CET 

Chemistry in the interstellar medium 
Eleonora Bianchi, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
27.02.2026 at 15:00 CET

Laboratory astrochemistry. Gas-phase processes 
Wolf Geppert, Stockholm University, Sweden 
03.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

Laboratory astrochemistry. Solid-state processes 
Martin McCoustra, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland 
06.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

ISM astrochemical modelling 
Robin Garrod, University of Virginia, USA 
09.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

Formation of Ices 
Herma Cuppen, Radboud University, The Netherlands 
12.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

Chemistry in protoplanetary disks 
Catherine Walsh, University of Leeds, UK
16.03.2026 at 16:00 CET

Processing of Ices 
Chris Arumainayagam, Wellesley College, USA 
20.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

Chemistry in (exo)planet atmospheres 
Paul Molliere, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany 
24.03.2026 at 16:00 CET

Composition of cometary ices and implications for our Solar System 
Martin Rubin, University of Bern, Switzerland 
27.03.2026 at 16:00 CET

The Origins of Biochemistry and Life 
Dieter Braun, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany 
02.04.2026 at 15:00 CET 


Exogenous synthesis of biomolecule precursors 
Dima Semenov, University of Heidelberg, Germany 
15.05.2026 at 15:00 CET


ORGANIZERS
Robin Garrod

University of Virginia, USA

Wolf Geppert

Stockholm University, Sweden

Martin McCoustra

Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

Alexey Potapov (Chair)

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

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