Til Birnstiel – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Germany) Til Birnstiel specializes in the evolution of dust in protoplanetary disks. His work focuses on dust growth, transport, and their roles in the early stages of planet formation.

Paola Caselli – Center for Astrochemical Studies, MPE (Germany) Paola Caselli is a leading researcher in astrochemistry and star formation. Her work focuses on the chemical and physical processes in interstellar clouds and the earliest stages of stellar evolution.

Cornelis Dullemond – ZAH, Heidelberg (Germany) Cornelis Dullemond specializes in the theory of protoplanetary disks and planet formation. His research combines radiation transfer, disk structure modeling, and dust evolution.

Barbara Ercolano – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Germany) Barbara Ercolano works on the physics of the interstellar medium and star-forming regions. She develops and applies radiative-transfer models to study protoplanetary disks and exoplanets.

Troels Haugboelle – Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Troels Haugboelle’s research centers on computational astrophysics, including star formation, disk dynamics, and large-scale simulations of the interstellar medium.

Dwayne Heard – University of Leeds (UK) Dwayne Heard is an expert in atmospheric and laboratory astrochemistry. His work addresses chemical kinetics, radical chemistry, and the processes shaping planetary and interstellar environments.

Pierre Hily-Blant – Université Grenoble Alpes (France) Pierre Hily-Blant studies the chemistry and dynamics of dense molecular clouds. His work combines observational spectroscopy with models of cold interstellar gas.

Inga Kamp – Leiden University (Netherlands) Inga Kamp focuses on the physics and chemistry of protoplanetary disks and planet-forming environments. Her research integrates modeling, observations, and disk evolution studies.

Yamila Miguel – Leiden Observatory (Netherlands) Yamila Miguel works on the formation, structure, and evolution of exoplanets and giant planets. Her research combines interior modeling, atmospheric studies, and planet-formation theory.

Marco Padovani – Osservatorio Astronomico di Arcetri, Florence (Italy) Marco Padovani investigates the role of cosmic rays and ionization in the interstellar medium. His work explores how energetic particles influence molecular cloud evolution and star formation.

Christian Rab – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Germany) Christian Rab works on protoplanetary disk modeling, with emphasis on radiation-thermochemical simulations and the interpretation of multi-wavelength observations.

Daniel R. Reynolds – UMBC, Baltimore (USA) Daniel R. Reynolds conducts research in computational astrophysics and numerical methods for fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, with applications to star-forming environments.

Dmitry Semenov – ITA, Heidelberg University (Germany) Dmitry Semenov studies the chemistry of disks, clouds, and star-forming regions. His work integrates chemical networks with physical models to interpret observational data.

Serena Viti – Leiden Observatory (Netherlands) Serena Viti is a specialist in astrochemical modeling of molecular clouds, star-forming regions, and extragalactic environments. Her work links chemical evolution with observations across the electromagnetic spectrum.