{"id":622,"date":"2025-10-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/exohost\/?p=622"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:47:30","slug":"exohost-final-conference-2025-brings-together-leading-exoplanet-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/exohost\/exohost-final-conference-2025-brings-together-leading-exoplanet-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"EXOHOST Final Conference 2025 Brings Together Leading Exoplanet Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.ut.ee\/en\/news\/scientists-tartu-observatory-help-open-doors-understanding-distant-worlds\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kosmos.ut.ee\/en\/news\/scientists-tartu-observatory-help-open-doors-understanding-distant-worlds\">External link<\/a>) \/ 14-17.10.2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EXOHOST Final Conference 2025 took place in Tartu, Estonia, marking the culmination of the three-year EXOHOST project. The conference gathered scientists from across Europe and beyond to present results, discuss exoplanet research, and explore the future of stellar and planetary studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-30-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-30.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference began with an overview of the EXOHOST project delivered by Prof. Anna Aret, who summarized the consortium\u2019s objectives, key achievements, and ongoing contributions to exoplanet and stellar research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program featured a diverse lineup of oral and poster presentations, including contributions from EXOHOST members, whose presentations were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oral Presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>T\u00f5nis Eenm\u00e4e \u2013 <em>\u201cEnhancing Northern Sky Monitoring: Upgrades to Tartu Observatory\u2019s 1.5\u202fm Telescope for High-Resolution Spectroscopy and Multi-Band Photometry\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandipan Borthakur \u2013 <em>\u201cStellar Photospheric Contamination in Early-Type Stars \u2013 from Protoplanetary to Debris Disks\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veronika Mitrokhina \u2013 <em>\u201cDetectability of Deuterium in the Spectra of A-Type Stars\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Ran \u2013 <em>\u201cBayesian Constraints on Planet Formation Models with Population Synthesis and Simulation Based Inference\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Thomas \u2013 <em>\u201cPopulation Synthesis to Investigate the Effect of Volatile to Refractory Sulphur Conversion on the Production of Hot and Cold Gas Giants\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandra Lehtmets \u2013 <em>\u201cStellar Abundance Anomalies in A\u2013F Type Stars and the Role of Planetary Contamination\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Poster Presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colin Folsom \u2013 <em>\u201cChemical Traces of Selective Accretion in the HD 135344 Binary System\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandra Lehtmets \u2013 <em>\u201cInvesting Circumstellar Atomic Radiation-driven Dynamics\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heleri Ramler \u2013 <em>\u201cHot S<\/em><em>tars in the Ariel Mission Sample: Intermediate-Mass Star and Planet Correlations\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicola Miller \u2013 <em>\u201cTowards a Homogeneous Sample of M-dwarf Properties and Abundances for the PLATO Mission\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference highlighted the progress EXOHOST has made in understanding exoplanets and their host stars, including high-resolution spectroscopy, stellar contamination effects, and chemical traces in protoplanetary and debris disks. Researchers also discussed population synthesis models to understand planet formation, as well as observations that will inform upcoming space missions like PLATO and Ariel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By bringing together the EXOHOST community, the final conference provided a platform to reflect on three years of collaborative research, celebrate achievements, and plan for future international projects in exoplanet and stellar astrophysics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EXOHOST Final Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/exohost2025.ut.ee\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/exohost2025.ut.ee\/\">webpage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-12.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/622\/20251015_ManaKaasik_Star-Planet-Disk-19.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pictures: Mana Kaasik<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(External link) \/ 14-17.10.2025 The EXOHOST Final Conference 2025 took place in Tartu, Estonia, marking the culmination of the three-year EXOHOST project. 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