ERC WANDA
Winds ANd Disk structures near and Afar
ERC WANDA - ERC Starting Grant 101039452 - Hosted at the ESO Headquarters ESO

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Credits: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

THE WANDA PROJECT

When and how did the multitude of observed exo-planets form?

The WANDA project aims at tackling this central question by investigating the origin of the ring-like and asymmetric structures observed in protoplanetary disks, the cradle of planets, and pushing such studies to the distant and massive star-forming regions, the locations that best represent the natal environments of the known exo-planets.
The WANDA team will employ a novel multi-wavelength and multi-technique observational approach, based on a combination of high-resolution spectroscopy, spatially resolved integral field spectroscopy, and high spatial resolution imaging at near-infrared and millimeter wavelengths.

OPEN QUESTIONS ADDRESSED BY WANDA

HL Tau

Origin of disk structures

Are large cavities and rings observed in disks related to the presence of substantial disk winds?

accretion

Accretion as a signature

Does the presence of planets in disks leave significant imprint on the accretion of material onto the star?

Proplyd

Effect of the environment

How do externally photoevaporating winds impact the properties of disks and how can we detect them?

Carina

Exploring far away regions

How is planet formation in massive star-forming regions different than in nearby low-mass regions?

Credits: ALMA Partnership et al. 2015; Hartmann et al. 2016; ESO/Kirwan et al.; ESO/T. Preibisch

ANSWERS FROM WANDA

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THE WANDA TEAM

The WANDA team is being built with some hiring coming in 2022 and 2023 (JOBS)
Several colleagues are also closely collaborating with the team.
This includes Monika Petr-Gotzens, Enrique Macias, Anna Miotello, Giacomo Beccari, Amelia Bayo and several other Staff, Fellows, and Students at ESO.
For a list of people working on Star and Planet formation at ESO Garching, look here.
The WANDA team is member of the ODYSSEUS collaboration and collaborates with the DFG funded grants YTTHACA, the RUTD Transition Disks groups, and with the DUSTBUSTERS collaboration. Other collaborations include the ERC funded groups of G. Rosotti and S. Facchini in the University of Milano and of L. Testi in the University of Bologna, as well as the JEDI group at INAF.
The current members of the WANDA team are:

Justyn

Justyn Campbell-White

Post-doc

WANDA postdoc since August 2022.
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Karina

Karina Mauco

Post-doc

WANDA postdoc since December 2022.
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Mari-Liis

Mari-Liis “Marie” Aru

PhD student

WANDA PhD Student since September 2022.
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Hala

Hala Alqubelat

PhD student

WANDA PhD Student since May 2023.
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Rik Claes

Rik Claes

PhD student

ESO IMPRS PhD student since September 2021.

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Carlo

Carlo F. Manara

Principal Investigator

User Support Astronomer at ESO.
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VISION

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PhD student

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JOB OPENINGS

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If you are interested to join the team, please contact the PI.

WANDA

PhD position 2023

Deadline: 13 January 2023

Applications are closed!

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PhD 2022

PhD position(s) 2022

Deadline: 13 April 2022

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Post-Doc 2022

Post-doc position(s) 2022

Deadline: 13 April 2022

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PROGRESS OF WANDA

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Elapsed time

started:May2022

WANDA papers:

50

Hired personell

~80%

Enthusiasm level

100%

RESULTS OF WANDA

A selection of what we have done so far (check the full list here: ADS+)

CONTACT

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WHERE TO FIND US

ESO Headquarters
Karl-Schwarzschil-Str. 2
85748, Garching bei München, Germany
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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 101039452.

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