Personal information
- French citizen, born in 1978, married, father of four
- Languages: French, English, Italian, Spanish (basic), German (bad)
- ORCID 0000-0001-8330-5464
Education
- 2005: PhD in Astrophysics, University Pierre & Marie Curie, Observatoire de Paris/LESIA, France
Supervisor: Pr. Benoît Mosser
- 2002: Master in Astrophysics, University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France
- 2000: "Maîtrise" in Physics, University Paris Sud, done at Pisa University, Italy, ERASMUS program
- 2000: Bachelor in Physics, University Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Employment
- Since June 2023: Tenure-track Staff Scientist at Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg
- 2017-2023: Non-tenured Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Solar system Research
- 2014-2017: Research Astronomer, NMSU, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Las Cruces, USA
- 2011-2014: Postdoc Researcher, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, USA
- 2008-2011: Postdoc Researcher, Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France
- 2007-2008: Teaching/Research postdoc (ATER), Observatoire de Paris, France
- 2006-2007: Postdoc Researcher, Université de Nice, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
Student advising
- Co-advisor of Dr. Mansour Benbakoura PhD project with Dr. Rafael Garcia, Université Paris Diderot at CEA (2016-2019)
- Co-advisor of Dr. Jean McKeever PhD project with Pr. Jason Jackiewicz, New Mexico State University (2012-2017)
- Co-advisor of Dr. Meredith L. Rawls PhD project with Pr. Jason Jackiewicz, New Mexico State University (2012-2017)
- Co-advisor of graduate Student internship Perianne Johnson with Pr. Morales Juberias at NMTech (2017)
- Co-advisor of graduate Student internship Vincent Plée with Pr. Thomas Widemann, at Paris Observatory (2008)
- Advisor of undergraduate Student internship Mercedes Maldonado at New Mexico State University (2012-2013)
- Advisor of undergraduate Student internship Benjamin Pruvost at Institut d'Astronphysique Spatiale (2011)
Teaching and outreach
- 2007-2008: Temporary Assistant Professor (Attaché Temporaire d’Enseignement Recherche) – Astrophysics, Optics, Data Processing, Observatoire de Paris and University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- 2006 – 2007: Physics and Astronomy lecturer at the “Immaginario Scientifico” science museum in Trieste, Italy
- 1998 – 2004: Voluntary worker for popular science organisations (Planète Sciences, Petits Débrouillards) in Paris area
