Three questions for: Professor Dr. Katja Poppenhäger of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam
In the Wissenschaftsjahr 2023 of the scientific journal Unser Universum Professor Dr. Katja Poppenhäger (member of the SPP 1992) of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam answered three questions about her profession as an astrophysicist.
In a subproject of the SPP 1992 she is working on the influence of large giant planets, similar to Jupiter, on their environment and on the kind of planet formation in the respective system.
More information about her project “Mountains and Deserts in the demographics of Giants” can be found here.