
I'm Viktória Fröhlich, an astronomer and research assistant at the HUN-REN Konkoly Observatory. My work sits in dynamical and computational astrophysics — the dynamical consequences of stellar mass loss in multi-star and planetary systems, the disks around polluted white dwarfs, and rings and moons of minor planets.
In my professional work I'm someone who wants to connect robust theory results to clear observables in papers that tell a story.
I want to bring people closer to the Cosmos and show them that science and art are really just the two sides of the same coin.
Two ways to wonder about the beauties of the same sky — one that analyses, one that simply looks — both with vision, presence and an open horizon.
I play the guitar, ride a bike, and love to read. Quite the Star Wars fan.
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest — diploma with honours.
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest — diploma with honours, minor in Astronomy.
Hungary's highest distinction for undergraduate research. Also: two 1st places at the National Scientific Students' Conference (OTDK).
For outstanding contributions to amateur astronomy, science outreach, and research — the field's counterpart distinction.
Plus repeated National Higher Education Scholarships, research fellowships, and the Alpbach Summer School "Best Science Case for a Mission." Full list in the CV.
On supernovae in multiple systems, white-dwarf disks, rogue-planet habitability, rings & moons of minor planets, planetary defense, and Wolf–Rayet mass loss — in ApJ, MNRAS, A&A and PASP.
See all papers →Invited talks at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, DLR, and national conferences; vice president of the Vega Astronomical Association; regular school visits, star parties and public lectures.
Talk topics →Beyond the equations: photographs, drawings, and eyepiece sketches of the same earth and sky — made without a hypothesis. Prints available.
See the art →