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Groningen

Leiden

Nijmegen

THE NETHERLANDS RESEARCH SCHOOL FOR ASTRONOMY
(Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie)
A collaboration between the Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden and Nijmegen

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Scientific Staff at the Four Collaborating Institutes

Amsterdam

Groningen

Leiden

Nijmegen

Staff Staff Staff Staff
Emeriti Emeriti Emeriti Emeriti
Postdoc Postdocs Postdocs Postdoc
Grad. Students Grad. Students Grad. Students Grad. Students

University of Amsterdam
Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek"

Staff

Name Research

Dr. Maureen van den Berg

Prof.dr. Carsten Dominik

The infrared group

Dr. Godelieve Hammerschlag

The stellar and binary evolution group

Dr. Martin Heemskerk

Gamma ray bursts

Prof.dr. Huib Henrichs

The massive stars and stellar wind group, The stellar and binary evolution group

Prof.dr. Lex Kaper

The massive stars and stellar wind group, The infrared group, The stellar and binary evolution group

Prof.dr. Michiel van der Klis, KNAW Akademiehoogleraar

The X-ray/High-energy group

Prof.dr. Alex de Koter

The massive stars and stellar wind group; The infrared group.

Dr. Sera Markoff

The X-ray/High-energy group

Dr. Ton Raassen

The X-ray/High-energy group

Dr. Phil Uttley

Accreting X-ray binaries and Accretion and jet formation

Dr. Jacco Vink

Neutron star crust cooling and Radio pulsars

Dr. Anna Watts

The X-ray/High-energy group

Prof.dr. Ralph Wijers, director

The gamma-ray burst group

Dr. Rudy Wijnands

The X-ray/High-energy group

Emeriti

Name Research

Prof.dr. Ed van den Heuvel

X-ray/High-energy group,massive stars and stellar wind group,radio pulsar group,infrared group,gamma-ray burst group, faint sky variability survey group,stellar and binary evolution group

Prof.dr. Joop Hovenier

The infrared group

Prof.dr. Teije de Jong

The infrared group

Post-Docs

Name Research

Dr. Anastasia Alexov

the radio pulsar group, LOFAR software development

Dr. Diego Altamirano

The X-ray/High-energy group

Dr. Caroline D´Angelo

High energy astrophysics and low energy dynamical systems

Dr. Brynmor Haskell

Accreting X-ray binaries, Gravitational waves, Radio pulsars

Dr.ir. Saskia Hekker

Asymptotic giant branch stars

Dr. Alex van der Horst

Gamma ray bursts, Magnetic explosions on neutron stars and Radio transients

Dr. Folkert Huizinga

Dr. Ramanpreet Kaur

X-ray, High energy group

Dr. Michiel Min

Gijs Molenaar

Radio transients

Dr. Alessandro Patruno

The X-ray/High-energy group

Dr. Richard Plotkin

X-ray, high energy group

Dr. Peeyush Prasad

Radia transients

Dr. Evert Rol

the gamma-ray burst group

Dr. Antonia Rowlinson

Gamma ray bursts and Radio transients

Dr. Hugeus Sana

The infrared group

Dr. Bart Scheers

The gamma-ray burst group

Dr. John Swinbank

LOFAR software development

Dr. Christian Thalmann

Proto Planetary Disks, Exoplanets

PhD Students

Name Research

MSc Danai Antonopoulou

Neutron starquakes

MSc Montserat Armas Padilla

The X-ray/High Energy group

MSc. Sjors Broersen

Peter Bult

Accreting X-ray binaries

Dario Carbone

Radio transients

MSc Yuri Cavecchi

Accreting X-ray binaries, Thermonuclear bursts

Yvette Cendes

MSc Alexandros Chiotellis

MSc Theo Chousinho Khouri Silva

drs. Thijs Coenen

The Infrared group

MSc Salomé Dibi-Rousselle

The X-ray/High Energy group

MSc Samia Drappeau

The X-ray/High Energy group

MSc Lucas Ellerbroek

The massive stars and stellar wind group

Olga Hartoog

Daniela Huppenkothen

Accreting X-ray binaries

drs. Maithili Kalamkar

The X-ray/High Energy group

MSc Mikhel Kama

The infrared group

MSc Kostadinos Leventis

The Gamma-ray Burst group

Rik van Lieshout

Dust, Exoplanets and Protoplanetary disks

Koen Maaskant

Dust, Massive (early type) stars, Proto planetary disks, Young stellar objects

drs. Gijs Mulders

The Infrared group

drs. Peter Polko

The X-ray/High-energy group

Thijs van Putten

Magnetic explosions on neutron stars and Radio transients

Msc Oscar Hernan Ramirez Agudelo

Massive stars - Evolution and Formation

Stefano Rapisarda

Accreting X-ray binaries

MSc Frank Tramper

Accreting X-ray binaries, Massive (early type)stars

MSc Yi-Jung Yang

The X-ray/High-energy group

University of Groningen
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute

Staff

Name Research

Prof.dr. Peter Barthel

Astrophysics of Active Galactic Nuclei

Dr. Andrey Baryshev (SRON)

SiS Receiver development, mm optics systems

Prof.dr. Ger de Bruyn

Epoch of reionization

Dr. Stéphanie Cazaux

Grain surface chemistry in the Milky Way and in active galaxies

Prof.dr. Filippo Fraternali (assoc. prof.)

Prof.dr. Jacqueline van Gorkom (Columbia Univ., full prof)

Gas and Galaxy Evolution

Prof.dr. Thijs de Graauw (ALMA assoc. prof.)

Space research techniques

Prof.dr. Amina Helmi

Milky Way, galaxy dynamics and evolution, dark matter

Dr. Frank Helmich (SRON, assist. prof.)

Interstellar medium, formation of massive stars

Prof.dr. Thijs van der Hulst

Structure & evolution of galaxies

Prof.dr. Bernard Jones (assoc. prof.)

Cosmology, large scale structure, cosmic structure formation, image processing

Dr. I. Kamp

Protoplanetary disks and the formation of planetary systems, astrochemistry

Prof.dr. Léon Koopmans

Gravitational lensing, galaxy structure and formation, cosmology, dark matter, reionization

Dr. Rafaella Morganti (ASTRON, assoc. prof.)

AGN, radio galaxies, HI

Prof.dr. Mariano Méndez

High-energy emission from black holes and neutron stars

Dr. Tom Oosterloo (ASTRON, assoc. prof.)

Structure and evolution of galaxies, effects of AGN on the ISM

Prof.dr. Reynier Peletier, director

Stellar populations, kinematics

Dr. Peter Roelfsema (SRON, assist. prof.)

Interstellar medium, star formation, space research techniques

Dr. Russel F. Shipman (SRON, assist. prof.)

Space research techniques

Prof.dr. Marco Spaans

Star and planet formation, AGN, cosmology, ISM

Dr. F.F.S van der Tak (SRON, assist. prof.)

Interstellar medium, formation of massive stars

Prof.dr. Xander Tielens (Leiden full prof.)

Interstellar medium

Prof.dr. Eline Tolstoy

Galaxy formation & evolution, galactic archaeology

Prof.dr. Scott Trager

Formation & evolution of massive galaxies

Prof.dr. Edwin Valentijn

Clusters of galaxies; virtual observatories, wide-field imaging

Prof.dr. Marc Verheijen

Formation, structure, dynamics & evolution of galaxies

Prof.dr. Rien van de Weijgaert

Cosmology, large-scale structure, cosmic structure formation, history of astronomy

Dr. Paul Wesselius (SRON, assoc. prof.)

Interstellar matter; exoplanets; nearr Earth asteroids

Prof.dr. Saleem Zaroubi

Cosmology, large scale structure, re-ionization

Emeriti

Name Research

Prof.dr. Tjeerd van Albada

large scale cosmos; dwarf galaxies en spiral galaxies

Prof.dr. Wim Brouw

Aperture synthesis, data calibration and processing

Prof.dr. Piet van der Kruit

Structure & dynamics of spiral galaxies

Prof.dr. Jan Willem Pel

Astronomical instrumentation

Prof.dr. Stuart Pottasch

Planetary nebuae; Interstellar matter

Prof.dr. Renzo Sancisi

Dark Matter & spiral galaxies; Halogas survey

Prof.dr. Bob Sanders

Newtonian Dynamics; cold dark matter; MOND

Prof.dr. Hugo van Woerden

High velocity clouds (HVCs); HI in galaxies

Post-Docs

Name Research

Dr. Teresa Antoja

Dr. Max Avruch

VLBI; Saturian system; observation of Titan

Dr. Andrey Belikov

Stellar Populations, interstellar medium, IMF, SFR

Dr. Hugo Buddelmeijer

Dr. Soobash Daiboo

LOFAR

drs. Beike Hiemstra

Dr. Seyit Hocuk

Initial Mass Function and UV and X-rays

Panagiotis Lampropoulos

Measuring the 21cm Hydrogen signal from the EoR.

Muhammedabdul Latif

LOFAR

Dr. Bertrand Lemasle

Gyes, Cepheid periods, disk and galaxy

Dr. Rowin Meijerink

Molecular gas in centers of galaxies

Dr. James Pizagno II

Dr. Stefania Salvadori

First stars galaxy formation; feedback processes;dwarf galaxies

Dr. Robyn Sanderson

Dr. Gert Sikkema

Chandra DFS;ESO;HST/ACS

Dr. Paolo Soleri

The X-ray/high-energy group

Dr. Gijs Verdoes Kleijn

Active galactic nuclei; black holes;radio galaxies;galaxy dynamics and evolution;wide-field imaging surveys

Dr. Silvia Vicente

Dr. Ke Wang

Dr. Kyle Westfall

Observational galaxy dynamics; structure and evolution

PhD Students

Name Research

Oscar Antunano Vaquero

Giambattista Aresu

Aycin Aykutalp

Rosina Bertelsen

Burcu Beygu

Niels Bos

Patrick Bos

Galaxy clusters in the cosmic web

Jeffrey Bout

Maarten Breddels

drs. Hans Buist

Eva Busekool

Marius Cautun

German Chaparro

Yan-Ping Chen

Yunhee Choi

Bertrand Delforge

Koshy George

Katinka Geréb

Johan Hidding

Dynamics and geometry of the Cosmic Web

Ir. Willem Jellema

Sanaz Kazemi

Evgenia Koumpia

Federico Lelli

Sofia Meneses Goytia

Giacomo Monari

Johnson Mwebaze

Zsofia Nagy

Parisa Noorishad

drs. André Offringa

Stephan Peters

Gergo Popping

link between the dynamics and the star formation in barred spiral NGC 2903

Pratyush Pranav

Andrea Sanna

Aleksandar Shulevski

AGN Life Cycles, LOFAR

Asa Skúladóttir

Chiara Spiniello

Tjitske Starkenburg

Esra Tigrak Ulas

Harish Vedantham

Carlos Vera Ciro

Guabao Zhang

University of Leiden
Leiden Observatory

Staff

Name Research

Dr. Wilfried Boland (adjunct faculty)

Executive director of NOVA

Dr. Rychard Bouwens

Galaxy formation, high-redshift galaxies, deep optical and infrared surveys, Hubble Space Telescope

Dr. Bernard Brandl

infrared spectroscopy, starburst galaxies and HII regions, infrared instrumentation

Dr. Jarle Brinchmann

galaxies, population synthesis, Wolf-Rayet, IFU, galaxy dynamics, high redshift galaxies, galaxy spectra, low redshift galaxies

Dr. Anthony Brown

Gaia mission, photometric data processing, Formation and evolution of OB associations, Structure and formation of the Galactic halo

Prof.dr. Dirk van Delft (adjunct faculty)

History of science

Dr. Erik Deul

Prof.dr. Ewine van Dishoeck

Astrochemistry, Star- and planet formation, Laboratory astrophysics

Prof.dr. Marijn Franx

galaxy formation, high redshift universe, galaxy structure

Dr. Malcolm Fridlund (adjunct faculty)

Prof.dr. Michael Garret (adjunct faculty)

Dr. Marijke Haverkoorn (adjunct faculty)

Interstellar medium, Galactic magnetism, interstellar turbulence, supernova remnants, radio astronomy, radio polarimetry

Dr. Henk Hoekstra

Dark matter, dark energy, galaxy clusters, wide-field imaging surveys.

Dr. Michiel Hogerheijde

Formation of Stars and Planets, Molecular Astrophysics, Radiative Transfer, (Sub)millimeter Interferometry, Comets

Prof.dr. Frank Israel

Molecular ISM, Galaxy Centers, Dwarf Galaxies & Magellanic Clouds, Star Formation

Prof.dr. Walter Jaffe

AGN accretion disks, Molecular gas in cooling flows, Nuclear structures in early galaxies, Infrared Interferometry

Prof.dr. Christoph Keller

Solar physics, Exoplanetary systems and solar system, Ground- and space-based astronomical telescopes and instruments

Dr. Matthew Kenworthy

Extrasolar planets, high contrast imaging, infrared instrumentation, optical techniques

Prof.dr. Koenraad Kuijken, director

Dark matter in galaxies and the universe, gravitational lensing,galaxy dynamics, wide-field imaging surveys

Dr. Ivo Labbe

Galaxy formation and evolution, high redshift galaxies, multiwavelength surveys, galaxy spectra, galaxy stellar populations and structure

Dr. Huib Jan van Langevelde (adjunct faculty)

masers, circumstellar matter around young and old stars, radio and mm interferometry

Prof.dr. Harold Linnartz

laboratory astrophysics / - chemistry

Prof.dr. Frans van Lunteren

History of science

Prof.dr. George Miley

Nuclear activity in galaxies, active galactic nuclei as probes of the early universe, clusters and protoclusters, interferometry, LOFAR

Prof.dr. Simon Portegies Zwart

Computational astrophysics group

Dr. Elena Maria Rossi

Prof.dr. Huub Röttgering

Galaxy formation, Large scale structure, AGN, optical/infrared and radio interferometers

Prof. dr. Joop Schaye

galaxy formation, intergalactic medium, cosmology, star formation

Dr. Ignas Snellen

extra-solar planets, active galactic nuclei, LOFAR

Dr. Remko Stuik

Adaptive Optics, Instrumentation

Prof.dr. Xander Tielens

Interstellar medium

Dr. Paul van der Werf

starburst galaxies at low and high redshift, interstellar medium in galaxies, infrared techniques

Prof.dr. Tim de Zeeuw

Formation, structure and dynamics of galaxies, including the Galaxy

Emeriti

Name Research

Dr. Arnout van Genderen

Photometry, variable super giants, LBV\'s, variable Wolf--Rayet stars

Prof.dr. Harm Habing

Dr. Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld

Prof.dr. Vincent Icke

Astrophysics, cosmology, cosmic structure formation, radiation hydrodynamics, transport processes, science popularization

Dr. Peter Katgert

Galaxy clusters, Cosmology, Magnetoionic ISM component

Dr. King Kwee

Dr. Jan Lub

Fundamental Stellar Parameters, Stellar Photometry,Pulsating Variable Stars, Distance Scale, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Evolution

drs. Rudolf Le Poole (adjunct faculty)

Post-Docs

Name Research

C. Arasa

Dr. Olivier Berné

Dr. Jayne Birkey

Dr. Laura Birzan

MSc Jean-Baptiste Bossa

Astrochemistry

Dr. Giorgia Busso

Dr. Lynn Carlson

Interstellar medium, star formation, PHAs

Dr. Robert Crain

Galaxy formation, numerical simulations, X-ray coronae, EAGLE project

Dr. Bernadetta Devecchi

Supermassive black hole mergers

Dr. Masayoshi Fuji

Dr. Stefania Giodini

Galaxy clusters; cosmology

Dr. Joseph Guss

Dr. Joanna Holt

Galaxy evolution, radio galaxies

MSc Sergio Ioppolo

Dr. Masaki Iwasawa

Dr. Jelte de Jong

software development and testing

MSc Attilla Juhász

Dr. Tim van Kempen

Dr. Pamela Klaassen

Dr. Visa Korkiakoski

Dr. Lars Kristensen

Astrochemistry, WISH

Dr. Edo Loenen

MSc Ann-Marie Madigan

Stellar Dynamics near Massive Black-Holes, Galactic Centre.

Dr. Thomas Martinsson

Dr. Rowin Meijerink

Molecular gas in centers of galaxies

Eva Meyer

Dr. Joe Mottram

Astrochemistry, starformation, surveys

Dr. Adam Muzzin

Dr. Benjamin Oppenheimer

Cosmological simulations, intergalactical medium

Dr. Shannon Patel

Dr. Inti Pelupessy

Numerical similations and galaxies

Dr. Annemieke Petrignani

Dr. David Rafferty

Dr. Milan Raicevic

Radiative transfer reionization, galaxy formation and evolution

Dr. Daniel Rispuez Oneca

ir. Michiel Rodenhuis

MSc Pedro Russo

Dr. Markus Schmalzl

Earliest Stages of Low-Mass Star Formation

Dr. Elisabetta Sembolini

ir. Frans Snik

Polarimetric high-resolution observations of the Sun

David Sobral

Postdoc-NOVA fellow

Ir. Sebastiaan van der Tol

Lofar calibratie

Dr. Nathan de Vries

Dr. Anthony Walsh

drs. Reinout van Weeren

Dr. Simone Weinmann

Galaxy evolution, semi-analytical models, galaxy surveys

Dr. JunFeng Zheng

PhD Students

Name Research

MSc Ainil Syalvianty Abdullah

MSc Nikta Amiri

MSc Heather Andrews Mancilla

MSc Tjarda Boekholt

MSc Matteo Brogi

MSc Remco van der Burg

Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

MSc Jeroen Bédorf

Computational gravitational dynamics, high-performance computing, many-core architectures, parallel computing

Daniel Caputo

MSc Yuri Cavecchi

MSc Nicola Clementel

Ir. Steven Cuylle

Photochemistry, Interstellar ice, Spectroscopy

Marcel van Daalen

drs. Astrid Elbers

Geschiedenis van de radio-astronomie

MSc Edith Fayolle

Laboratory astrophysics

Gleb Fedoseev

Solid state astrochemistry; interstellar ices

MSc Mattia Fumagalli

Daniel Harsono

MSc Gerard van Harten

MSc Marco Iacobelli

M. Israel

MSc Maria de Juan Ovelar

MSc Mher Kazandjian

Sebastiaan Krijt

MSc Mayuresh Kulkarni

MSc Thanja Lamberts

Lab astrophysics

MSc Xiaohu Li

MSc Noel Lopez Gonzaga

MSc Koen Maaskant

Nienke van de Marel

physical and chemical structure and evolution of transitional disks

MSc Carmen Martinez Barbosa

MSc Juan Rafael Martinez Galarza

Mid-infrared spectroscopy of starbursts: from Spitzer-IRS to JWST-MIRI

MSc Tiffany Meshkat

MSc Moein Mosleh

MSc Bas Nefs

MSc Bram Ochsendorf

MSc Gilles Otten

MSc Berenice Pila Diez

MSc Willem de Pous

Exoplanets

MSc Alireza Rahmati

Galaxy formation and evolution, reionization

MSc Alexander Richings

drs. Steven Rieder

MSc Alexander Rimoldi

MSc Marissa Rosenberg

MSc Francisco Javier Salgado Cambiazo

Irene San Jose Garcia

MSc Jesse van de Sande

Galaxies, galaxy formation, high redshift universe, galaxy spectra, galaxy structure

MSc Maryamosadat Sadat Shirazi

Carl Shneider

MSc Renske Smit

MSc Caroline Straatman

MSc Abel Streefland

MSc Andra Stroe

LOFAR

MSc Daniel Szomoru

MSc Monica Turner

MSc Marco Velliscig

MSc Silvia Verdolini

Formation and evolution of UltraCompact HII regions

drs. Freeke van de Voort

Galaxy formation and evolution, lyman-alpha emission,numerical simulations

MSc Kuo-Song Wang

MSc Martin Weiss

MSc Tim van Werkhoven

Wendy Williams

MSc Umut Yildiz

Astrochemistry, star formation, WISH, water

University of Nijmegen

Staff

Name Research

Prof.dr. Bram Achterberg

Astro-plasmaphysics

Prof.dr. Conny Aerts

Asteroseismology, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Evolution

drs. Martin van den Akker (Support staf)

Gamma ray bursts, Hoogenergetische gamma-ray puntbronnen

Ing. Peter Dolron (Support staf)

Prof.dr. Carsten Dominik

Infrared group

Prof.dr. Heino Falcke

Hoogenergetische kosmische straling met Lofar

Prof.dr. Paul Groot, director

Witte dwerg-systemen in ons melkwegstelsel

Dr. Marijke Haverkoorn

Magnetische velden in de Melkweg

Dr. Jörg R. Hörandel

Investigation of the origin of high-energy cosmic rays with direct and indirect meassurements

Dr. Peter Jonker (SRON)

LOFAR en kosmische straling, Witte dwergen in de Melkweg

Prof.dr. Jan Kuijpers

Radiopulsars, Gamma ray bursts, Gravitationele golven en Magnetohydrodynamica en Hoogenergetische kosmische straling met Lofar

Dr. Elmar Körding

LOFAR

Dr. Sřren Larsen

Star clusters and stellar populations in nearby galaxies

Dr. Gijs Nelemans

Double white dwarfs

Dr. Onno Pols

The evolution of stars in dense stellar systems

Prof.dr. Frank Verbunt

High-energy Astrophysics

Emeriti

Name Research

Post-Docs

Name Research

Dr. Amin Aminaei

Lofar en kosmische straling, witte dwergen in melkweg

Dr. Orru Emanuela

LOFAR waarnemingen van extragalactische radiobronnen

Dr. Evert Glebbeek

LOFAR

Dr. Clancy James

Radio detectie van hoogst energetische kosmische straling en neutrino\'s

Dr. John Kelley

Dr. Vanna Pugliese

LOFAR en kosmische straling, Pierre Auger Observatory and Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

Dr. Simone Scaringi

A 3-D dust map of our Milky Way galaxy

Dr. Marc van der Sluys

LOFAR

Dr. Rasmus Voss

LOFAR

PhD Students

Name Research

MSc Carlo Abate

LOFAR en kosmische straling, Pierre Auger Observatory and Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

drs. Christiaan Brinkerink

LOFAR en kosmische straling, Pierre Auger Observatory and Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

drs. Deanne de Bude

LOFAR en kosmische straling, Pierre Auger Observatory and Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

drs. Linjie Chen

LOFAR

MSc Joke Claeys

drs. Arthur Corstanje

Detectie en analyse van deeltjeslawines met LOFAR

drs. Emilio Enriquez

drs. Lennart van Haaften

Lichte röntgendubbelsterren in de bulge van de Melkweg

drs. Marianne Heida

drs. Sarka Jiraskova

Hoogst energetische kosmische straling

Thomas Kupfer

LOFAR

drs. Sally Macfarlane

LOFAR

drs. Anna Nelles

LOFAR

drs. Mikkel Nielsen

Type la supernovae

drs. Pim van Oirschot

LOFAR

drs. Serena Repetto

LOFAR

drs. Pim Schellart

LOFAR en kosmische straling , Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

drs. Sweta Shah

Low-frequency gravitational wave sources

drs. Satyendra Thoudam

High energy cosmic rays with Lofar

drs. Silvia Toonen

Modelleren van nabije (dubbel) sterpopulaties

drs. Sander ter Veen

LOFAR en kosmische straling , Witte Dwergen in de Melkweg

drs. Sjoerd van Velzen

LOFAR

drs. Kars Verbeek

AM CVn\'s in Galactic Plane Surveys

MSc Sander Walg