Our guests today are Sophie van Mierlo and Emma Dodd. They are both doing their PhD’s at the Kapteyn Institute in Groningen. Sophie's research focuses on galaxy growth in the early Universe and Emma focuses in her research on the formation of the Milky Way. The Institute is named after J.C. Kapteyn, the first professor of Astronomy and Theoretical Mechanics at the University of Groningen. June 18th 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of his death.  Guests: Emma Dodd and Sophie van Mierlo Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

• our Amina Helmi episode
• video of Milky Way formation