About

Feel art in science, know science in art

Viktoria Frohlich enjoying life at Heidelberg Castle

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.

Scientific vision

In my professional work I'm someone who wants to connect robust theory results to clear observables in papers that tell a story.

Artistic vision

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.

In brief

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Education

2023 — 2026

MSc in Astronomy

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest — diploma with honours.

2020 — 2023

BSc in Physics

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest — diploma with honours, minor in Astronomy.

Selected honours

2025 · Research

Pro Scientia Gold Medal

Hungary's highest distinction for undergraduate research. Also: two 1st places at the National Scientific Students' Conference (OTDK).

2026 · Amateur astronomy

Hettyei János Award

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.

Publications

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.

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Talks & engagement

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.

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The other side

Beyond the equations: photographs, drawings, and eyepiece sketches of the same earth and sky — made without a hypothesis. Prints available.

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