List of presented talks and posters (1990 - 2010)
Prof. Dr. Werner Becker
Max-Planck-Institut for extraterrestrial Physics
Giessenbachstarsse 1, D-85741 Garching, Germany
Email: web @ mpe.mpg.de

  1. Department of Astronomy, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany (June 1990)
    Delivered Talk: Cosmological eigen states of the electromagnetic field in
    general Robertson-Walker space-times

  2. Workshop on Isolated Pulsars, Taos NM, (Feb. 1992)
    Delivered Poster: Search for cooling neutron stars in the ROSAT all-sky survey

  3. Workshop on Isolated Pulsars, Taos NM, (Feb. 1992)
    Delivered Poster: ROSAT observation of the supernova remnant RCW 103

  4. Ringberg ROSAT Meeting, Schlo\3 Ringberg, Tegernsee, Germany (Feb. 1992)
    Delivered Talk: Cooling neutron stars in the ROSAT survey

  5. Nato Advanced Study of The lives of the Neutron Stars, Kemer, Turky, (Sept. 1993)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of neutron stars

  6. Extraterrestrisches Konzil - Schlo\3 Elmau, Garmisch, Germany (Oct. 1993)
    Delivered Talk: Neutronensterne und Pulsare

  7. Second ROSAT Workshop, Garching, Germany, (Nov. 1993)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of neutron stars: An improved upper limit for
    the surface temperature of the Crab pulsar

  8. Press conference, Garching, Germany (June 1994)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT Beobachtungen von Neutronensternen

  9. Third ROSAT Workshop, Garching, Germany (Nov. 1994)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of rotation-powered pulsars

  10. 17th Texsas Symphosium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Munich, Germany (Dec. 1994)
    Invited highlight Talk: Rosat observations of rotation-powered pulsars

  11. Department of Astronomy, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, (Jan. 1995)
    Delivered Talk: Investigations of rotation-powered pulsars with ROSAT

  12. Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany (Jan. 1995)
    Delivered Talk: Investigations of isolated pulsars with ROSAT

  13. Max-Planck-Institut for extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany (Feb. 1995)
    Delivered Talk: Investigations of rotation-powered pulsars with ROSAT

  14. Max-Planck-Institut for radio astronomy, Bonn, Germany, (May 1995)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT investigates rotation-powered pulsars

  15. Röntgenstrahlung from the Universe, Würzburg, Germany (Sep. 1995)
    Invited highlight talk: ROSAT observations of neutron stars

  16. Ringberg ROSAT/XMM/AXAF Meeting, Schlo\3 Rinberg, Tegernsee, (Oct. 1995)
    Delivered Talk: Evidence for pulsed X-ray emission from the pulsar-Be star binary PSR 1259-63

  17. IAU Colloquium 160, Pulsars: Problems & Progress, Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1996
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of the millisecond pulsar PSR J0437-4715

  18. Department of Astronomy, University of Hong Kong, (Jan. 1996),
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observes neutron stars

  19. Department of Astronomy, University of Göttingen, Germany, (Feb. 1996)
    Delivered Talk: A ROSAT view of neutron stars

  20. I. Te.S.R.E. - C.N.R., Bolgna, Italy, (March 1996)
    Colloquium Talk: Investigation of rotation-powered pulsars with ROSAT

  21. COSPAR Meeting, Bermingham 14.-17. July 1996
    Delivered Talk: Millisecond pulsars observed with ROSAT

  22. Nato Advanced Study Institute: The many faces of Neutron Stars, Lipari, Italy (1.-10.Oct. 1996)
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of millisecond Pulsars

  23. Extraterrestrisches Konzil, Pertisau, Austria (Oct. 1996)
    Delivered Talk: Röntgenemission von Neutronensternen beobachtet mit ROSAT

  24. 4th ROSAT Workshop, Garching, Germany (Nov. 1996)
    Delivered Talk: Millisecond pulsars observed with ROSAT
  25. Small Pulsar Workshop at MPE, Garching, Germany (Feb. 1997)
    Delivered Talk: On the X-ray emission properties of millisecond pulsars

  26. IFCAI/CNR, Palermo, Italy, (May 1997)
    Delivered Talk: The X-ray properties of rotation-powered pulsars

  27. JENAM 1997, Kalithea, Greece, (July 1997)
    Invited Talk: A ROSAT view of millisecond pulsars

  28. Pacific Rim Conference on Astrophysics, Hong Kong, China, (Aug. 1997)
    Invited Talk: The X-ray luminosity of rotation-powered neutron stars

  29. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Atronomischen Gesellschaft, Innsbruck, Austria, Sep. 1997
    Delivered Talk: X-rays from millisecond pulsars

  30. Symposium: The Active X-ray Sky: Results from Beppo-Sax and Rossi-XTE, Rome, Italy, Oct. 1997
    Invited Talk: X-ray emission properties of neutron stars

  31. Symposium: Neutron Stars and Pulsars - Thirty years after the discovery,Rikkyo University,
    Tokyo, Japan (Nov. 1997)
    Invited Talk: ROSAT observations of pulsars/neutron stars

  32. Marschall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL., USA, Jan. 22, 1998,
    Colloquium Talk: X-ray observations on neutron stars

  33. Marschall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL., USA, Jan. 28, 1998,
    Delivered Talk: Millisecond pulsars studied with ROSAT and ASCA

  34. Bonn Pulsar Workshop, MPIfR-Bonn, Feb. 1998,
    Delivered Talk: X-ray emission from single Neutron Stars

  35. Deutsches Röntgen-Museum Remscheid-Lennep, Germany, May 15. 1998,
    Invited Talk: Pulsare, kosmische Leuchtfeuer im Blickfeld von ROSAT

  36. Workshop on the Relationship between Neutron stars and supernova remnants,
    Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy, June 1-4, 1998,
    Delivered Talk: X-ray characteristics of pulsars and their wind nebulae

  37. Highlights in X-ray Astronomy. A Symposium in honour of Joachim Tr"umper's 65 birthday,
    Garching, Germany, 17-19 June 1998,
    Delivered Talk: ROSAT observations of pulsars/neutron stars

  38. COSPAR Meeting, Nagoya 12.-19. July 1998
    Invited talk: An X-ray study of isolated neutron stars

  39. University of Hawaii, Institut for Astronomy, July  17, 1998,
    Colloquium Talk: Pulsars -- cosmic beacons seen by ROSAT

  40. Science with XMM. The first XMM Workshop, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Sep  30 - Oct  2, 1998
    Poster: XMM-Observations of Pulsars: A study of thermal vs. non-thermal emission

  41. RIKEN, Institut for Chemical and Physical Research, Japan, Tokyo, October  16, 1998,
    Colloquium Talk: Pulsars as seen at X-ray energies

  42. Rikkyo University, Japan, Tokyo, October  17, 1998,
    Colloquium Talk: X- and Gamma-ray emission properties of Neutron Stars

  43. Japanese-German Workshop on High Energy Astrophysics, Japan, Kyoto, October  19-21, 1998,
    Invited Talk: X-ray emission characteristics of pulsars and their wind nebulae

  44. Astronomisches Institut Potsdam, March  3, 1999,
    Colloquium Talk: High energy emission from Pulsars

  45. IFCAI/CNR Palermo, Italy, April  28, 1999,
    Colloquium Talk: X-ray bright pulsar wind nebulae -- a universal Phenomenon ?

  46. IAU Symposium 195, On High Energetic Physical Processes and Mechanisms for Emission
    from Astrophysical Plasmas, Bozeman (MT), USA, (July 1999),
    Invited review talk: X-ray emission from rotation-powered pulsars and their wind nebulae

  47. Pacific Rim Conference 1999, Honk Kong, China, (Aug. 1999),
    Invited talk: Pulsars - cosmic beacons observed in X-rays

  48. Pacific Rim Conference 1999, Honk Kong, China, (Aug. 1999),
    Contributed talk: XMM, the most powerful X-ray observatory in the world

  49. IAU Symposium 177, Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond, Bonn, Germany, (Sep. 1999),
    Invited talk: X-rays from Neutron Stars

  50. X-ray Astronomy '999, Bologna, Italy, (Sep. 1999),
    Invited review Talk: An X-ray view of Millisecond Pulsars

  51. Fakultaetskolloquium, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, (Feb. 2000),
    Invited Talk: Röntgenstrahlung von Neutronensternen

  52. MPE, (March 2000),
    Review Talk: X-ray emission from millisecon pulsars

  53. Schulvortraege, Sophie-Scholl-Gymnasium, München, (7./8. June 2000),
    Colloquium Talk: Vom Leben und Sterben der Sterne

  54. Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Rome, Italy (June 2000),
    Invited talk: X-ray emission from Millisecond Pulsars

  55. COSPAR 2000, Warsaw, Poland, (July 2000),
    Invited talk: Pulsar studies with XMM-Newton and Chandra: Thermal vs.~non-thermal emission

  56. Fakultaetskolloquium, Landessternwarte und MPI for Astrophysic Heidelberg (Oct.,24, 2000),
    Invited Talk: Pulsar studies with XMM-Newton and Chandra

  57. HEAD Meeting 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, (Nov. 2000),
    Poster: An X-ray view of milliscond Pulsars: Thermal vs.~non-thermal emission

  58. Weltraum-Fest, Oberhaching, Germany, (July 2001),
    Public Talk: Vom Leben und Sterben der Sterne

  59. Workshop on Young Neutron Stars and Supernova Remnants, Boston,USA, (August 2001),
    Contributed Talk: XMM Observations of Neutron Stars

  60. New Visions of the X-ray Universe in the XMM-Newton and Chandra Area, Nordwijk, The Netherland, (November 2001),
    Invited Talk: X-ray Observations of Neutron Stars: New Results from XMM

  61. SRON, Utrecht, The Netherland, (December 2001),
    Colloquium Talk: New Results from XMM on Neutron Stars and Pulsars

  62. 270. WE-Heraeus Seminar on Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants, Bad Honnef, Germany, (January 2002),
    Invited Talk: X-ray Observations of Neutron Stars: Recent Results from XMM

  63. NSSTC, Huntsville (AL), USA, (February 2002),
    Colloquium Talk: X-rays from Neutron Stars: Recent Results from XMM

  64. MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany, (March 2002),
    Colloquium Talk: X-ray Observations of Neutron Stars: Recent Results from XMM

  65. BeppoSAX International Workshop, Marsala, Sicily, (September 2002),
    Invited Talk: X-ray emission from pulsars

  66. COSPAR Symposium on Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants, Houston, (October 2002) ,
    Invited Talk: XMM Observations of Neutron Stars: Recent Results from XMM-Newton

  67. XXI Texas Symposium, Florenz, (December 2002),
    Invited Talk: XMM Observations of Neutron Stars

  68. Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, (January 2003),
    Invited Talk: Vom Leben und Sterben der Sterne

  69. Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, (April 2003),
    Inaugural Lecture: Gravitational Waves and their detection

  70. MPIfR/MPE Pulsar Meeting: Multiwavelength Approach of Neutron Stars and Supernova Remnants, Bonn, (April 2003),
    Invited Talk: Recent results from XMM and Chandra observations of Neutron Stars

  71. 4th AGILE Science Worksho on X-ray and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics of Galactic Sources, Rome, (June 2003),
    Invited Talk: X-ray observations of Pulsars: Recent results from XMM and Chandra

  72. IAU 218 - Young Neutron Stars and their Detection, Sydney, (July 14-17, 2003),
    Invited Talk: Future Optical and X-ray Facilities

  73. Astronomisches Institut der Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, (July 2003),
    Colloquium talk, Neutronensterne: Kosmische Laboratorien für Hochenergie-Astrophysik

  74. Four Years of Chandra, Huntsville, USA, (September 2003),
    Poster, Chandra observations of the globular cluster M28 and its millisecond pulsar PSR 1821-24,

  75. CNR Palermo, Italy, (November 2003),
    Colloquium talk, Future Optical and X-ray Facilities

  76. CNR Palermo, Italy, (November 2003),
    Colloquium talk, Recent results from XMM and Chandra observations of Neutron Stars

  77. NATO Advanced Study Institute on The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars, Marmaris, Turkey, June 7-18, 2004
    Invited talk: Future optical, X-ray and Gamma-ray facilities
  78. Walter-Klingenbeck Realschule Taufkirchen, (February 2004), Talk for kids on Sonne, Mond und Sterne images
  79. Walter-Klingenbeck Realschule Taufkirchen, (June 2004), Talk for kids on Astronomische Teleskope images
  80. Walter-Klingenbeck Realschule Taufkirchen, (Junly 2004), Talk for kids on Raketen zu den Planetenräumen images
  81. MPIfR Bonn, (December 2004)
    Colloquium talk: Future optical, X- and Gamma-ray facilities for pulsar studies
  82. AAS 2005, USA, (December 2004)
    Poster: Deep Chandra Observations of Millisecond Pulsars in 47 Tucanae
  83. Grundschule Oberhaching, (December 2004) , Talk for kids on Faszination Sternbilder Images
  84. TIARA, Taiwan, High Energy Phenomena of Compact Objects (March 2005),
    Colloquium talk: Future Optical, X-ray and Gamma-ray Facilities for pulsar studies

  86. Isolated Neutron Stars: from the interior to the surface, London, (April 2006)
    Invited talk: X-ray Emission Properties of Old Pulsars

  87. 363rd WE-Heraeus-Seminar, Bad Honnef, (May 2006),
    X-ray emission properties of old pulsars
  88. IAU General Assemble JD02, On the present and future of pulsar astronomy, Prague, (August 2006)
    Invited talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies

  89. HEAD 2006, San Francisco, November 2006
    Poster: X-ray emission properties of old pulsars

  90. Marshall-Space Flight Center, Huntsville (AL) USA, (November 2006)
    Colloquium talk: Future Optical, X-ray and Gamma-ray Facilities for pulsar studies
  91. Walter-Klingenbeck Realschule, Taufkirchen, (December 2006), Sonne, Mond und Sterne
  92. Simpert-Krämer-Gymnasium Krumbach, (December 2006), Sonne, Mond und Sterne

  93. Volkssternwarte München, München, (March 2007),
    Invited public talk: Neutronensterne und Pulsare

  94. MPE Science Meeting, Garching, (March 2007), X-ray emission properties of old pulsars

  95. Pulsar Key Science with the SKA, Krabi Thailand, (April 2007),
    Invited talk: Synergies with other Facilities

  96. Searching & Timing - toward the SKA, Krabi Thailand, (April 2007),
    Invited talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies
  97. Simbol-X Workshop, Bologna, Italy, (May 2007)
    Contributed talk: Studying rotation-powered pulsars with Simbol-X
  98. The Neutron Star Crust and Surface, Seattle USA, (June 2007),
    Invited talk: X-ray emission properties of old pulsars
  99. Astrophysics of neutron stars, Istanbul Turkey, (July 2007),
    Invited talk: Future Optical and X-ray Observatories for Pulsars
  100. University of California, Berkeley,USA, Theoretical astrophysics center, (August 2007)
    Colloquium talk:     Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies
  101. San Diego State University, Department of Physics, San Diego USA, (August 2007)
    Colloquium talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies
  102. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, (September 2007)
    Colloquium talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies
  103. University of Montana, Bozeman USA, (September 2007)
    Colloquium talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies
  104. Instituto Nazionale di astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy, (September 2007),
    Colloquium talk: Future optical and X-ray observatories for pulsar studies

  105. Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany, (Oktober 2007)
    Colloquium talk: Neu Großteleskope für die Astrophysik

  106. Eight years of Science with Chandra, Huntsville (AL), USA, (October 2007)
    Contributed talk: X-ray emission properties of old pulsars

  107. Eight years of Science with Chandra, Huntsville (AL), USA, (October 2007)
    Poster: A search for the X-ray counterparts of the millisecond pulsars in M28

  108. Geologische Staatssammlung München, (November 2007)
    Public talk: Vom Leben und Sterben der Sterne

  109. EPTA Meeting, German Physics Center, Bad Honnef, Germany, (January 2008)
    Invited talk: Pulsars, to be studies with SIMBOL-X

  110. MPE Science Meeting, Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, (February 2008)
    Contributed talk: Pulsars, to be studies with eROSITA, SIMBOL-X and XEUS

  111. Förderkreis Planetarium Göttingen e.V., Göttingen, Germany, (March 2008)
    Public Talk: Neutronensterne, Pulsare und Supernovaüberreste

  112. 10th HEAD Meeting, Los Angeles, USA, (April 2008)
    Poster: X-ray emission properties of rotation-powered pulsars

  113. San Diego State University, San Diego, USA, (April 2008)
    Invited Lecture: Gravitational Waves and their detection

  114. MAGIC Science Meeting, Bad Aibling, Germany, (April 2008)
    Futue optical and X-ray facilities for pulsar studies

  115. ASTRONS Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, (July 2008)
    Invited Talk: X-ray emission properties of pulsars

  116. Sabanci University, Istanbul, (October 2008)
    Invited Lecture: Neutron Stars, Supernova Remnants and eROSITA

  117. SIMBOL-X: Focusing on the Hard X-ray Universe, Paris, (December 2008)
    Contributed Talk: Pulsars to be studied with Simbol-X

  118. Pulsars in their diversity,
    Marciana Marina, Elba Island, Italy, (June 2009),
    Invited talk: Pulsars in X

  119. VHS Oberhaching, Germany, (July 2009)
    Public Talk: Neue Großteleskope für die Astrophysik

  120. MinTiff , Science meets fiction, Garching, Germany, (July 2009)
    Invited talk: Faszination Weltraum

  121. ASTRONS Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, (Sep.2009)
    Pulsars in X

  122. Chandra's Frst Decade of Discovery, Boston, USA, (Sep. 2009)
    Poster:  10 Years Chandra and XMM-Newton on Pulsars

  123. Primary School Vaterstetten, (Jan/Feb. 2010) ,
    Talk for kids on Sternbilder Images
  124. 11th HEAD Meeting, Waikoloa, USA, (March 2010)
    Contributed Talk: Exploring the X-ray Sky with eROSITA

  125. High Time Resolution Astrophysics IV - The Era of Extremely Large Telescopes, Crete, (May 2010)
    Invited Review talk: The HRTA Potential of IXO

  126. SPIE: Observational Frontiers of Astronomy for the New Decade, San Diego, USA, (June 2010)
    Studying Neutron Stars with IXO and eROSITA

  127. GeV-TeV Workshop on Pulsars, Aspen Summer School, Aspen, USA, (June 2010)
    Invited Talk: Exploring the X-ray Sky with eROSITA

  128. OSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bremen, Germany, (July 2010)
    Poster: The 16-ms Pulsar J0537-6910 and its Plerion

  129. ASTRON Conference on Pulsars and Neutron Stars, Cesme, Turkey, (August 2010)
    Invited Talk: Studying Neutron Stars with IXO and eROSITA

  130. PULSAR 2010, Chia, Sardinia, Italy, (October 2010)
    Invited Talk: Pulsars in X-rays

  131. GRAVITAS Workshop, MPE Garching, Germany (October 2010)
    Invited Talk: Pulsars to be studied with GRAVITAS

  132. Sabanci University, Istanbul, (October 2010)
    Invited Lecture: Pulsars in X-rays, prospects with GRAVITAS
Author: Prof. Dr. Werner Becker (e-mail: web @ mpe.mpg.de ) / November 2010