Curriculum Vitae
Last updated: May 2021
A concise version of my CV is provided below. However, here is a link to a more complete version including publication list (last updated 12/2021):
Employment History
2017 - Present Independent postdoctoral research fellow Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, DE
2014-2017 Postdoctoral research assistant Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Education
2010-2014 Ph. D. Astrophysics University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2005-2009 MPHYS & B.Sc Physics with Astrophysics University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Honours and Awards
2021 Research highlights of the Max Planck Society 2020 - Henshaw et al. 2020, Nature Astronomy, 4, 1064
2020 MPIA research-specific performance bonus for outstanding achievements in research on the dynamics of the interstellar medium (1500 EUR)
2020 Protostars & Planets VII chapter PI, Protostars & Planets conference series, Kyoto, Japan, 2022
2017 PSF Independent research fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, DE
2017 European Southern Observatory Fellowship (declined in favour of current position), European Southern Observatory, Garching, DE
2014 STFC Student Enhancement Programme Fellowship (relinquished), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
International Research Collaborations
Primary affiliation: MPIA, PSF department
Group collaborations: PSF department, MPIA (Beuther, Henning); Center for Astrochemical Studies, MPE (Caselli), Star formation & Stellar Populations Group, LJMU (Longmore), MUSTANG group, U. Heidelberg (Kruijssen), Galaxies & Cosmology Department, MPIA (Schinnerer)
Consortia & Working Groups:
2021 Co-PI ACES - The ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey
2020 Member THOR-GC - The HI/OH/Recombination line survey (PIs: M. Rugel, H. Beuther)
2018 Member PHANGS - Dynamics and ColdISM & Star Formation working groups
2018 Member PHANGS - Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PI: E. Schinnerer)
2015 Member CMZoom - SMA legacy survey of the Central Molecular Zone (PI: C. Battersby)
Professional Activities
Committees: MPIA Summer Internship search committee (2021)
Referee: Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society — since 2015
Reviewer: Funding bodies: French National Research Agency (ANR; invited 2019)
Organisation of conferences, workshops, & seminar series:
2021 SOC Advanced School on Star Formation, IAA-CSIC, Granada, ESP
2021 Organiser CMZOOM: online talk series on the Galactic centre (~50-80 participants/session)
2020 SOC & LOC Heidelberg-Harvard Star Formation meeting, MPIA, DE
2018 Session Chair Hengstberger Symposium, Heidelberg, DE
2018 SOC & LOC Heidelberg-Harvard Star Formation meeting, MPIA, DE
2017-2018 Organiser Star formation lunch, MPIA, DE
2017 Organiser Northern Star Formation Meeting, LJMU, UK
2014-2017 Organiser Journal club, LJMU, UK
2012-2014 Organiser Journal club, University of Leeds, UK
Mentoring
Alexandra Masegian, summer student (2021) Supervisor: Dr. Jonathan Henshaw & Dr. Juan Soler Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, DE
Daniel Callanan, Ph. D. (2021) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Manuel Riener, Ph. D. (2020) Supervisor: Dr. Jouni Kainulainen Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, DE
Hannah Dalgleish, Ph. D. (2020) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Ashley Barnes, Ph. D. (2018) Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Paola Caselli & Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Katharine Beaumont, Masters (2016) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Mark Williams, Masters (2016) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Bryony Holloway, Masters (2015) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Longmore Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Mentoring, inclusion, and personal development
Professional Training: Various courses on team management with emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion.
2018 Panelist Writing fellowship applications, PSF retreat Boppard am Rhein, DE
2017 Postdoc rep Institute of Physics’ Juno diversity project LJMU, UK
2017 Postdoc rep Management board representative LJMU, UK
Teaching
2021 Invited Guest Lecturer Advanced school on star formation IAA-CSIC, Granada, ESP
2012-2014 Undergraduate tutorials & Marking Stellar Structure and Evolution University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2012-2014 Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator Astronomical CCD Imaging University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2010-2014 Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator Gamma Ray Spectroscopy University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Observing Experience Summary
PI project time: ALMA+ACA (8 hr), GBT (2.5 hr), IRAM 30m (68 hr), NOEMA/PdBI (44 hr), VLA (24hr)
Co-I project time: ALMA+ACA (340 hr), ESO-ARO (800 hr), JWST (10 hr), IRAM 30m (326 hr), MeerKAT (24 Hr), NOEMA/PdBI (210 hr), VLA (343 hr), Yebes 40m (67 Hr)
Observing experience: IRAM 30m telescope, ESO-ARO
Data reduction: CASA (advanced), GILDAS (advanced)
Workshops: European Radio Interferometry School (2015)