Pierre's CV

Here are pdf versions of my CV in english and french.

Currently

Job positions

2013-2015 CNES Fellow Research Assistant at Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay
2010-2013 Post-doctorate researcher at the Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology. Supervisors: Patrick Ogle and Phil Appleton.
2006-2009 PhD in Astrophysics and Space Science: H2 MAGIE: H2 as a Major Agent to Galaxy Interactions and Evolution. Supervisor: Francois Boulanger. Institut Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), University Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France.

Education

2005-2006 Master in Astrophysics (major, first class honors). Master Project, w/ A. Jones. The evolution of interstellar dust as constrained by pre-solar grains analysis. IAS, University Paris-Sud 11, Orsay and Institut Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), France.
2004-2005 Agregation in Physics and Chemistry (competitive examination for recruiting teachers, at the highest level. Rank: 9) Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris, Montrouge, France.
2002-2004 4th (MSc) year in Fundamental Physics (with first class honors) at University Paris-Sud. MSc’s Project at GEPI, Paris and Tuorla Observatory, Finland w/ M. Hanski, P. Teerikorpi and G. Theureau. Kinematics in the local universe: peculiar velocities of spiral galaxies.
2002-2003 3rd year in Fundamental Physics (with first class honors) at University Paris-Sud (BSc). BSc Project at Paris-Meudon Observatory, w/ K.L. Klein. Propagation of electrons and observations of radio sources in the solar corona.
2000-2001 Prep School in Science at Lycée St Louis, Paris. 2nd year Project at Paris-Meudon Observatory, Nançay Radio-telescope, w/ G. Theureau, K.L. Klein and I. Cognard. Radio Observations of Spiral Galaxies.

Responsabilities

2015- Responsible of the organization of the seminars (colloquium) at IAP
2015-2018 Co-supervision of Nicolas Cornuault’s PhD thesis (with Matthew Lehnert and François Boulanger)

2008-2015 Responsible of the PSF characterization at 5.6μm of the JWST MIRI camera.
2007-2009 Creation and organization of the first Astrophysics PhD student conference in Paris: Elbereth

Observing Experience

IRAM 30m radio telescope (CO observations with HERA and EMIR receivers) : 18 nights
Palomar 5m telescope (Near-IR spectroscopy with the TripleSpec Spectrograph) : 9 nights
McDonald observatory (observations with the VIRUS-P multi-fibers instrument): 3 nights
IUCAA Girawaly 2m telescope (optical imaging and spectroscopy of AGN with IFOSC): 3 nights

Data Reduction Skills

Experience with Numerical Codes

SHOCK Code 1D MHD Fortran 90 Code coupled with an extensive chemistry network (Flower et al.), including a self-consistent treatment of ISM phases. Allows to model J- and C-type shocks.
DUSTEM Improved version of the Desert et al. model of IR dust emission (developed at IAS, Orsay and CESR, Toulouse, France). See Compiegne et al. 2010.
Photoionization codes: Meudon PDR and CLOUDY
RAMSES MHD AMR Code (Teyssier et al.) used to model large-scale structure formation.

Teaching

2014-Now Assistant Professor at University Paris 6 (Pierre et Marie Curie). Teaching duty: 192 hours / year.
2013-2013 Assistant teacher at IAS, Orsay: Master 2 students (40 hours)
2006-2009 Assistant Teacher at University Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France. Teaching duty: 64h/yr. L1: classical mechanics course, Master 1: CCD imaging and image processing. Experimental Physics (lasers, optics and atomic physics).
2005-2008 Khôlles in Prep School as an assistant teacher. Lycee Saint Louis, Paris

Public Outreach Activities

Member of the F93 cultural and technical center. Project Universe 3D with primary schools.

2008-2009 Co-founded and co-organizer the Elbereth PhD student conference.
Regular conferences and experiments in primary and secondary schools.
1998-2000 Member and leader of an amateur astronomy club.
Active participation to public outreach university events (Fete de la Science, Forum Faites de la Science, Année mondiale de l’astronomie).
Accueil de stagiaires de 3eme.

Curriculum Vitae