Planet Formation and Protoplanetary Disks Group (Prof. Birnstiel)
Professor Birnstiel and his group work towards understanding the processes involved in the formation of planets. The group uses mainly computational tools to model and simulate the structure and evolution of circumstellar disks and the growth processes that lead from sub-micrometer sized dust particles all the way to terrestrial planets or giant planets.
![High-resolution images of planet-forming disks from the DSHARP Project (Andrews, ..., Birnstiel et al. 2018). These radio observations show the heat radiation from cold dust and how it is distributed in the disks. Rings are thought to be caused by planets that are invisible in these observations. High-resolution images of planet-forming disks from the DSHARP Project (Andrews, ..., Birnstiel et al. 2018). These radio observations show the heat radiation from cold dust and how it is distributed in the disks. Rings are thought to be caused by planets that are invisible in these observations.](https://cms-cdn.lmu.de/media/17-physik/17-observatory/photos/birnstiel-pics/potw1904a_1_1_format_s.jpg)