DUSTY UNIVERSE

Name: Dominik Paszun Position: PhD (formation of planets) Place: The University of Amsterdam E-mail: dpaszun (at) science . uva . nl Tel.: +31 (0)20 525 7494 Office #: F.3.30 Address: Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ Amsterdam

My research interests circle around formation of planets. Therefore I am studying different processes leading to growth of dust in astrophysical environments. My work is concentrated on very early stages of dust growth. I investigate the growth of grains by simulating collisions of tiny dust aggregates. Results of my simulations provide information regarding probabilities of growth or fragmentation of the colliding particles.