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The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (SSAA) aims to promote the study and the research in the fields of astrophysics and astronomy, to develop in Switzerland mutual information and collaboration between astronomers and to support their joint scientific efforts.

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MERAC Awards 2025

Second Call

Investigating biases in exoplanet atmospheres due to limb darkening
Babatunde AKINSANMI, University of Geneva
Research stay in Japan to advance high-precision radial velocity science
Maddalena BUGATTI, University of Geneva
Advancing Horizon-Scale Black Hole Science through International Engagement in the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
Chin-Shin CHANG, University of Geneva
Bridging the Gap Between Models and Observations of Massive Binary Systems
Luca SCIARINI, University of Geneva
Prediction of solar flares: application of the STiC inversion code
Jonas A. ZBINDEN, University of Bern

First Call

From observations to models: a deeper look at the erosion of giant planets
Yann CARTERET, University of Geneva

Surface Albedo Features of Terrestrial Exoplanets: Implications for Detecting Biosignatures with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Nick BURRI, ETH Zurich