Scientific AI Hamprecht Lab, IWR, Heidelberg University

Virginia Lenk

I am a master’s student at Heidelberg University with a background in astrophysics. During my Bachelor’s, I explored the connection between AGN-driven outflows and molecular gas. My research interests so far have centered around AGNs, which led me to a six-month project at ESA, where I constructed an AGN catalog using JWST observations.

Currently, I am involved in two research groups. In the GALENA group, I supervise two students and contribute to astrophysical projects focused on AGNs. More recently, I joined the SciAI-Lab, where I work on visualizing density estimations using Python and Blender.

Beyond academia, I spend my time playing (a lot of) volleyball, creating art, or reading another book by Ferdinand von Schirach.