Scientific staff from the Institute will present around thirty scientific contributions, including eight invited talks, at the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS)
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is taking part this week in the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS 2026), the largest European conference dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics, which is being held from 29 June to 3 July at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The event brings together thousands of specialists, approximately 1,400 participants attending in person and 600 online, from research institutions across Europe and around the world to share the latest advances in astronomy, astrophysics and space technologies, as well as to discuss the scientific challenges and research policies that will shape the future of the discipline on the continent.
The IAC delegation is made up of 30 researchers, who will present a total of 28 scientific contributions. These include eight invited talks, including one invited review, seventeen oral communications and three scientific posters, reflecting the broad range of research activity carried out by the Institute.
The presentations by IAC research staff cover a wide variety of areas, reflecting the Institute’s role as an international centre of reference in astrophysical research. The topics to be presented include the study of dark matter in dwarf galaxies; the structure of the thick and thin discs of the Milky Way; extragalactic sources observed with the Rubin Observatory; artificial intelligence applied to galaxy formation; the development of the AtLAST project; X-ray binaries; solar flares and the solar chromosphere; the European Solar Telescope (EST); stellar populations; the ChronoGal project; molecular clouds; the Orion Nebula; and star-forming regions.
The IAC’s participation in this meeting provides an opportunity to present the scientific results obtained by its research staff, strengthen collaboration with research centres across Europe and contribute to the exchange of knowledge in some of the most dynamic areas of astronomy today.
In addition to the scientific programme, the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society includes sessions aimed at fostering new international collaborations, promoting technological innovation and discussing strategic issues related to European science policy, equality and diversity in research, open science and the development of future major astronomical infrastructures.
The presence of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias at this international forum reinforces its role as one of the leading centres for astrophysical research in Europe and highlights the relevance of the science carried out from the Canary Islands, a strategic location for observing the Universe.
More information:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/