schuh

Astrophysics and science management.

Stellar atmospheres. Radiative transfer. Evolved stars. Pulsations. Planets.

Currently employed at MPI for Solar System Research MPS Göttingen (npub19j4…02fa), scientific coordinator of the IMPRS [@imprs_solar](https://academiccloud.social/@imprs_solar ). Opinions are my own.

Fedi creature since early 2020. Previously [@schuh](https://astrodon.social/@schuh ) on astrodon.social since November 2022, moved main account to academiccloud.social in May 2025.

Work: https://www.mps.mpg.de/staff/22481
IMPRS: https://www.mps.mpg.de/solar-system-school
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-837X
Pronouns: none please ("they" or anything neutral is fine)

Last Notes

2026-03-19 12:29:41 UTC

Starting in one hour: the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Fair! If you haven't registered, join spontaneously from 14:30h (or come a bit early!) https://goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-fair
Full program here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xAcqvsN1DOYwC7Lzwlk4QUFpuHyY5hyV9c4WoTwj7Kk/edit?usp=sharing
@npub1l2x…5ac5
#unigoettingen #thegoecampus #mpsgoettingen #PostdocFair2026

2026-01-29 08:57:20 UTC

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The individual experience *is* different depending on your home instance, though (I have tried and am trying a few). Server rules matter, moderation matters, server federation decisions matter, technical decisions matter. I am only slowly learning to put words to what so far was mostly a diffuse feeling (learning by currently reading https://moveslowlybuildbridges.com/ by @npub1jhf…35pm). And I would argue that a lot of the time, instances that have some sort of screening or soft limitations in their sign-up process are often better moderated and nicer places to be.
I do however approve of the compromise of suggesting instances with open registration for new arrivals - where the suggestion is *not* mastodon.social - in order to not have that additional hurdle of seeking an invite, waiting for approval, or finding out about your own eligibility (or not).
That said, for the large number of people eligible for ac.social, the onboarding is blazingly fast and simple.

2026-01-29 05:09:13 UTC

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Very good approach to preselect a few instances and recommended these to make it easier for people to join. Given this particular audience, is there a specific reason you chose to not include https://academiccloud.social, which does a fabulous and very professional job of potentially serving all of the Max Planck Society as well as all students, employees and institutional units of a variety of universities? @npub1uwy…04at #GWDG

2025-09-18 11:20:04 UTC

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The following accounts which have been additionally suggested are not discoverable; this may or may not be intentional:
[@AIP_Potsdam](https://wisskomm.social/@AIP_Potsdam )
@npub10q3…9uex
@npub1ggs…wzwy
@npub1pkt…88fg
If not intentional, see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/#discoverable

2025-09-16 20:07:15 UTC

On the occasion of the International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, where a joint effort is happening right now to connect existing #fediverse accounts and to invite more members of the community to participate, here is a starter pack of accounts with a relation to Astronomy in Germany:
https://fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/
Are you all already following each other? Did you just get started and want to ask to be included, too? Would you like to suggest further additions to the starter pack? Are you discovering accounts in the list whose introductions should get boosted around a lot more? Are astronomy aficionados out there finding this list useful?
#Starterpack #FediFollows #Astronomy #Astrodon #AG2025Goerlitz #GermanAstroSoc #Space

2025-08-22 14:36:50 UTC

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So thrilled to realize that the German Astronomical Society ✨ @npub1mjf…h4za ✨ has sneaked into the Fediverse last week!
Greetings 🥳
Let's make them welcome, shall we? Go ahead and start following them if you're interested in astronomy at all, and boost their introduction post above so everyone can know about this exciting new arrival.
I personally think this is huge, so let's make this work for them 🚀
I am also sure they will in turn be able to lure even more astronomers here, and we'd all love that, wouldn't we?
#Introduction #NeuHier #FollowFriday #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Space #GermanAstroSoc #AG #AstronomischeGesellschaft #ag2025goerlitz #Fediverse