International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science (IMPRS)

The PhD programme is research-oriented and covers the full range of solar system science from geophysics and planetary science to solar and stellar physics including helioseismology and asteroseismology, as well as the underlying fundamental physics. Click here to read more. The science programme is complemented by a training programme in computational physics, data analysis techniques, space technology, project management, scientific writing, and presentation and other skills. Space missions and ground-based instruments, data analysis as well as theoretical and numerical modelling provide excellent research opportunities for PhD students. Solar system science research subjects include cosmochemistry , small bodies in the solar system such as comets and asteroids , the interiors, surfaces, atmospheres and magnetospheres of the various planets , the interior of the sun and sun-like stars through helio- and asteroseismology, the sun's atmosphere from the photosphere to the corona, and solar wind and the heliosphere. Sun-Earth relations, extrasolar planetary systems and sun-like stars are also studied. Methods of research include instrumentation, observation, data analysis and theoretical modelling.