The picture above (left), showing two interacting
galaxies, was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope by a group of astronomers
including myself. Read about the facts. The
photo in the middle (left) is taken by Göran Olofsson. The photo in the middle (right)
show me and my horse. The picture to the right is taken by Johan Wingborg at the ceremony when I was awarded the Gothenburg
University pedagogical prize 2012.
I am a docent in theoretical physics and employed as a university lecturer at
the Institute
of Physics at Göteborg
University. Since the 1st of July 2012 I am the Vice Head of the department.
The main parts of my job consists of teaching
astronomy and physics, doing research in astrophysics and equine science. Apart
from this, I also do a lot of public outreach I´m very interested in the
interdisciplinary aspects of astronomy.
If you want to get in touch
with me, here are some suggestions:
I am very happy to announce that I was awarded
Gothenburg University´s Pedagogical Prize 2012! Info
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You can find a lot of information
about my popular courses in astronomy, as well as links to astronomy sites here
(in Swedish): Courses
in Astronomy.
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My
research (not updated…) is on computer simulations of galaxies. Here is a short description of
our new research on Equine Science.
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My
published papers can be found here and at Göteborg
University database GUP
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This
is a list of my talks and appearances in the media in 2011, 2012 and
2013 so
far (in Swedish).
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For
the moment I usually appear once a week with "Rapport
från Rymden" in
the radio show "Christer och Morgan rapporterar" in P3.
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In
November 2011 I gave a talk with the title "Water - a necessity for life
on Earth and other planets" for TEDx University of Gothenburg. You can find my talk here .
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In
April 2014 I gave a talk on Equestrian sports & technology at the city
library in Gothenburg. You can find it here.
· On Facebook I have a group called Maria Sundins orienteringskurser i astronomi where I write about news on the sky, my courses, my media appearances and other suitable astro-connected stuff. Please, join the group if you want to!
Updated May, 2014