Dr. Alexander Pietrow
Postdoctoral Researcher, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
E-mail : apietrow@aip.de
LinkedIn : agmpietrow
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PhD Thesis (2022): Physical properties of chromospheric features: Plage, peacock jets, and calibrating it all
Major MSc Thesis (2016): Mid-IR background calibrations for the E-ELT's METIS instrument
Minor MSc Thesis (2015): Spectroscopic and photometric analysis of NGC6397
Bsc Thesis (2014): Apodizing Phase Plate Coronagraph Combined With Computer Generated Hologram Wavefront Sensor
Non-Academic and Historical Publications
RSNR 2023: Did Christiaan Huygens need glasses? A study of Huygens' telescope equations and tables
Studium 2019: Investigations into the origin of Einstein' Sink
From attics to domes, Four centuries of history of Leiden Observatory. (2018)
ISBN: 978-91-639-7671-1 (English)
Van Zolders naar Koepels, Vier eeuwen geschiedenis van de Leidse Sterrewacht. (2018)
ISBN: 978-91-639-7672-8 (Dutch)
Lustrum, Kaiser Lente Lezingen. (2018)
ISBN: 978-91-639-6603-3 (Dutch)
Students and interns:
· Arooj Faryad (M.Sc., PhD, AIP Potsdam)
· Emily Lößnitz (B.Sc., M.Sc., AIP Potsdam)
· Saqib Sumra (M.Sc., AIP Potsdam)
· Jeroen Matthijsen (M.Sc., Leiden University)
· Lyniya Edwards (M.Sc., CUNY / Flatiron Institute)
· Waleed Ajamall (Internship, University of the Punjab)
Past:
· Foad Hanassi-Savari (M.Sc. intern, AIP Potsdam); to Sheffield University for Ph.D.
· Carol Dong (M.Sc., Leiden University)
· Luka Vranckx (Internship, KU Leuven); PhD KU Leuven
· Michiel De Wilde (Internship, KU Leuven); PhD University Graz
· Alexander Chase (M.Eng., University of Sheffield)
· Finlay Davis (M.Eng., University of Sheffield)
· Ali Shan (M.Sc., University of the Punjab)
Highschool interns: Hanna Åkerman, Luisa Zerr, Anne Deegen, Fabian Zimmermann, Malte Brunne, Mika Aßmus, Ava Kanga, Fin Healey.
Science History
Telescopes
Outreach
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Last update 04/05/2026 by Alex