Chemical complexity in the interstellar medium and star formation group

Below are some examples of talks (invited and contributed) and posters that have been given by members of our group in different conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.:

• ALMA insights into the Galactic Centre G+0.693-0.027 Molecular Cloud, the iCOMs Rosetta Stone - David San Andrés de Pedro - Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) Talk Series, November 25 2025, Joint ALMA Observatory, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

• Deep unbiased spectral line surveys in the broadband era: pushing the limits of interstellar chemistry - Víctor M. Rivilla, conference “Astrochemistry in the Broadband Era: ngVLA & ALMA WSU”, October 21 2025, Portland, Maine, USA 

• The CMZ of our Galaxy: astrochemical template for extragalactic studies - Víctor M. Rivilla, conference EAS 2025, June 25 2025, Cork, Ireland

• The pathway to Prebiotic Chemistry: molecular precursors from space - Víctor M. Rivilla, workshop "From molecular complexity in the interstellar medium to homochiral molecules on the primitive Earth", May 22 2025

• Exploring the limits of chemical complexity in the interstellar medium: past, present and future - Víctor M. Rivilla, conference “Theoretical Insights into Star Formation: from the Early to the Present Day Universe”, Pisa, Italy, on May 9, 2025

• The pathway to prebiotic chemistry: molecular precursors from space - Víctor M. Rivilla, conference “Towards new frontiers: the astrochemical journey from young stellar nurseries to exoplanets”, ESO, Munich, Germany, 10-14 March 2025 

• Exploring Chemical Complexity in the Interstellar Medium: the G+0.693 and G+0.633 Molecular Clouds (poster presentation) - David San Andrés de Pedro - ESO Workshop "Towards New Frontiers: The Astrochemical Journey From Young Stellar Nurseries to Exoplanets", March 10-14 2025, ESO headquarters at Garching, Garching bei München, Germany.

• First detection in space of the high-energy isomer of cyanomethanimine: H2CNCN - David San Andrés de Pedro - XVI Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM2025), February 27 2025, Universidad de Valladolid (UVA), Valladolid, Spain.

• First detection in space of the high-energy isomer of cyanomethanimine: H2CNCN - David San Andrés de Pedro - Keep You uPhDated days CAB-INTA 2024, December 18 2024, Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain.

• First detection in the interstellar medium of the high-energy isomer of cyanomethanimine: H2CNCN - David San Andrés de Pedro - 53rd Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC), September 3 2024, Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN), Madrid, Spain.

• Molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium: the astrochemical mine discovered in the G+0.693-0.027 molecular cloud - Víctor M. Rivilla, July 14, 2024, COSPAR 45th Scientific Assembly, Busan, Korea.

• The pathway to prebiotic chemistry: molecular precursors from space - Víctor M. Rivilla, European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) online seminar, May 7 2024.

• Modelling the high-velocity jet powered by the massive star MWC 349A - Antonio Martínez-Henares - Raising the veil on star formation near and far - A conference in honour of Richard Hills, April 25, 2024.

• Molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium: The G+0.693-0.027 astrochemical mine, AMOC2024: Atoms, Molecules and Clusters in Motion Conference, April 15, 2024, Champs-sur-Marne, Paris France.

• Precursores moleculares del mundo de ARN en el medio interestelar: cianometaniminas - David San Andrés de Pedro - Jornadas de Doctorandos UCM 2024: sesión de Primavera, March 14 2024, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain

• The H2CN/H2NC abundance ratio: a new potential temperature tracer for the interstellar medium - David San Andrés de Pedro - Keep You uPhDated days CAB-INTA 2023, December 14 2023, Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

• Pushing the limits of complexity of interstellar chemistry: a synergetic theoretical and experimental rotational study and beyond (Best thesis ASEVA Award) - Miguel Sanz-Novo - 19th International Conference on Thin Films (ICTF), September 29, 2023.

• The H2CN/H2NC abundance ratio: a new potential temperature tracer for the interstellar medium - David San Andrés de Pedro - European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) 2023 Conference, September 20 2023, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

• Molecular inventory of G31.41 and its comparison with different phases of the star formation - Álvaro López-Gallifa - European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) 2023 Conference, September 20, 2023, Madrid, Spain.

• An astrochemical journey across the Galaxy - Laura Colzi - Secondo Congresso Nazionale di Astrochimica (Proto-)Planetaria, September 11, 2023, Trieste, Italy.

• Interstellar detection of carbonic acid (HOCOOH) at last - Miguel Sanz-Novo - XVII Iberian Joint Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics, September 7, 2023

• New molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium: the G+0.693 astrochemical mine - Víctor M. Rivilla - American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall meeting, August 13-17, 2023, San Francisco (USA) and hybrid.

• Laboratory detection and astronomical search for an uncharted glycine isomer (Hougen Memorial Award) - Miguel Sanz-Novo - International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy (ISMS2023), June 22, 2023

• New molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium: the G+0.693 astrochemical mine - Víctor M. Rivilla - Conference PCPAI Physical and Chemical Processes of Astrophysical Interest - Towards the detection of new species, 12-15 June 2023, Saint Florent, Corsica, France.

• Video: The high-velocity jet powered by the massive star MWC349A - Antonio Martínez-Henares - Meeting for ALMA Young Astronomers (MAYA) 2023, March 6, 2023.

• Unravelling the valence tautomerism phenomena in 1-substituted barbaralones (Best Article GEFAM Award) - Miguel Sanz-Novo - XIV Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM2023), February 3, 2023.

• Chemical complexity in starless and pre-stellar cores - Andrés Megías - Molecules in Extreme Environments: Near and Far workshop, November 23, 2022.

• Molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium: the chemical mine found in G+0.693-0.027 - Víctor M. Rivilla - Dust, Ice and Gas (DIG) online workshop, November 17, 2022.

• Nitrogen isotopic ratios across the Galaxy - Laura Colzi - Dust, Ice and Gas (DIG) online workshop, November 17, 2022.

• The effect of cosmic rays on carbon isotopic fractionation - Laura Colzi - Cosmic Rays 2, The salt of star formation recipe, November 9, 2022.

• Deuterium Fractionation as a Multiphase Component Tracer in the Galactic Center - Laura Colzi - From Clouds to Planets II: The Astrochemical Link - October 3, 2022.

• Molecular precursors of the RNA-world in the interstellar medium - Víctor M. Rivilla - COSPAR 2022, Athens, Greece, July 21, 2022.

• Phosphorus-bearing molecules in space - Víctor M. Rivilla - COSPAR 2022, Athens, Greece, July 21, 2022.

• Video: Vida (extra)terrestre - Víctor M. Rivilla and Ester Lázaro - Los Directos de C3 (Cultura Con C de Cosmos), May 18, 2022.

• Video: Towards prebiotic chemistry in the interstellar medium - Izaskun Jiménez-Serra - European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) seminars, March 15, 2022.

• Video: How are the building blocks of life formed? - Izaskun Jiménez-Serra - ALMA recounts of cosmic conundrums, March 2, 2022.

• Video: The pathway to prebiotic chemistry: molecular precursors from space - Víctor M. Rivilla - European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) Academy, January 26, 2022.

• The GUAPOS project. A comprehensive study of peptide-like bond molecules - Laura Colzi - Astrobignè seminar at Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, November 9, 2021.

• Video: The Interstellar Journey of Phosphorus - Víctor M. Rivilla - Astrochemical Discussions, February 24, 2021.

• Video: Nitrogen isotopes in the interstellar medium: a chemical journey across the Galaxy - Laura Colzi - ESO Hypatia Colloquium, February 16, 2021.

• Video (starting at minute 02:10:35): Carbon isotopic fractionation in molecular clouds - Laura Colzi - Astrochemical Frontiers - Quarantine edition, June 18, 2020.

• Video (starting at minute 31:35): ALMA and ROSINA detections of phosphorus-bearing molecules - Víctor M. Rivilla - Astrochemical Frontiers - Quarantine edition, June 15, 2020.

• Video: Cosmic Origins Of Life (COOL) - Víctor M. Rivilla - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) seminar, June 6, 2020.

• Video: Chemical complexity in the interstellar medium - Izaskun Jiménez-Serra - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) seminar, May 29, 2020.