Edith Alice Müller Award 2024
The Edith Alice Müller Award 2024 from the Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics for outstanding PhD thesis in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics was awarded to Béatrice Kulterer and Guillaume Chaverot.
Béatrice Kulterer for her thesis «Characterizing Chemical Complexity during the Early Stages of Star Formations»
This thesis dwelves into the complex chemistry in young prestellar cores, with a special emphasis on the deuteration of the methanol molecule, a key precursor molecule to complex organic molecules.
Guillaume Chaverot for his thesis «When planets get too hot: exploration of the runaway greenhouse with 1-D and 3-D climate models»
This thesis presents a significant advancement in our understanding of planetary habitability and climate dynamics, with implications for both exoplanetary science and our own planet’s future.