CV 1 Prof. dr hab. Maciej Konacki 01.02.2016
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Family name, First name: Konacki, Maciej
Date of birth: 06 November 1972
Work:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Polish Academy of Sciences
ul. Rabiańska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland
tel.++48-56-621-9249
[email protected]
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Robotic telescopes
Detection and characterization of extrasolar planets
Stellar astronomy - observational tests of stellar structure and evolution models
Space and ground based optical interferometry
Theoretical and numerical studies of dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems
Pulsar astronomy - timing of millisecond and relativistic binary pulsars and its applications
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DEGREES:
2011, Nov. 3
Full Professorship, Physical Sciences, Astronomy,
2006
Habilitation degree in Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish
Academy of Sciences, Poland,
2000, June 14
Ph.D. in Astronomy, with distinction, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland,
1996
M.Sc. in Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.
EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP HISTORY
From 2012
Professor of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy
of Sciences, Poland,
2007-2014
Adjunct Associate Professor of Astronomy, A. Mickiewicz University, part time teaching,
2006-2011
Associate Professor of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland,
2005 – 2006
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.,
CV 2 Prof. dr hab. Maciej Konacki POSTDOCS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2003-2005
2000-2003
1998-1999
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar in Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, USA
Michelson Postdoctoral Scholar in Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology,
USA
Junior Fulbright Fellow, Pennsylvania State University, USA
SHORT INTERNATIONAL INTERSHIPS
2005 (1 month) Visiting Researcher, Kobe University, Japan
2002-2004
Visiting Researcher, Harvard University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
(6 times, 5 months total)
1997 (4 months) Visiting Researcher, Pennsylvania State University, USA
OUTCOME IN NUMBERS:
§
108 publications (refereed and non-refereed), total number of citations 1793; h-index=22 (NASA ADS)
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2014 –
2014 –
2007 –
Astronomy Working Group, European Space Agency
Science Policy Committee to the Minister of Science and Higher Education
Astronomy Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences
TEACHING
Courses
“Astrophysics of stellar interiors”
“Stellar atmospheres”
“Extrasolar planets”
“Introduction to astrophysics II”
PhD THESIS Supervision
2008 - 2015
2006 - 2010
2008 - 2016
2010 - 2016
2017
2019
Milena Ratajczak - finished
Krzysztof Hełminiak - finished
Piotr Sybilski - planned
Stanisław Kozłowski - planned
Rafał Pawłaszek - planned
Michał Litwicki- planned
AWARDS, HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2013
2006
2006
2005
2000-2003
1998-1999
1994-1995
1995-1996
Order of Polonia Restituta granted by the President of Poland
Zlota Lampa (en. Golden Lantern) of the PGNiG Foundation, 150 000 PLN (37 000 Euro;
PGNiG is the largest natural gas company in Poland)
Stefan Pienkowski Award of the Division of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of the
Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Astronomical Society Biannual ”Young Astronomer” Award
Michelson Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASA/JPL, USA
Fulbright Fellowship, Fulbright Commission, USA
Polish Ministry of Education Prize Scholarship
Polish Ministry of Education Prize Scholarship
CV 3 Prof. dr hab. Maciej Konacki REVIEW DUTIES
§
§
§
“Astrophysical journal“, „Astrophysical Journal Letters“, „Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Society”, „Astronomy and Astrophysics”, „New Astronomy”, „Science”
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, USA), National Science Foundation (NSF,
USA), Spitzer Space Telescope Observatory (USA), National Israeli Foundation (Israel), Marsden Fund
(New Zealand), European Research Council (Brussels), Canada Research Chairs (Canada)
Chair of sub-panel on “Science Performance” of the European Space Agency during the Science
Performance System Requirement Review of the “Plato” space mission (mission budget ~ 1 billion euro)
SELECTED FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE OF MY RESEARCH
December 9, 2015
October 12, 2006
February 9, 2005
February 16, 2005
January 23, 2003
January 8, 2003
January 9, 2003
January 7, 2003
30 January, 2003
“The Real Science Inspired By Star Wars”, National Geographic News
„When a World is Born“, The Economist’
“A flurry of exoplanet discoveries”, Sky & Telescope’
“Micro-planets and mini-systems”, Astronomy Magazine’
“A Tsunami of Hot Jupiters?”, Science’
“A new way to find planets”, Sky & Telescope’
“Planet Hunting: In Transit”, The Economist,
“New Method Detects Planet Very Distant”, The New York Times,
“Astronomy: Distant planet is the hottest yet”
FUNDING
2010-2016
2011-2016
2011-2014
2009-2010
2008-2010
2007-2010
2004-2007
2000-2003
ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant, “Eclipsing binary stars as cutting edge
laboratories for astrophysics of stellar structure, stellar evolution and planet formation”,
Principal Investigator, 1 500 000 Euro,
Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education grant, Principal Investigator, 3 000 000 PLN
(750 000 Euro),
National Science Center research grant, Principal Investigator, 800 000 PLN (200 000 Euro),
Foundation for Polish Science, ”FOCUS” instrumentation grant, Principal Investigator,
450 000 PLN (110 000 Euro), to establish a prototype 0.5-m robotic telescope,
Foundation for Polish Science, ”FOCUS” grant, Principal Investigator, 240 000 PLN (60 000)
Euro, 2008-2010
Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education grant, “Stellar and planetary aspects of
binary stars”, Principal Investigator, 285 000 PLN (70 000 Euro),
NASA, Origins of Solar Systems grant, “Extrasolar Planets in Binary Stellar Systems”,
Science Principal Investigator, $169 000, 2004-2007’
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Michelson Postdoctoral Fellowship, $190 500.
NOTABLE LECTURES AND INVITED TALKS (FOREIGN)
2005
2006
2007
Graduate School of Science and Technology Seminar, Kobe University, Japan,
American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington DC, USA (invited talk),
”Extra Solar Planets: the detection, formation, evolution and dynamics of planetary systems”,
Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye, Scotland (invited lectures),
CV 4 Prof. dr hab. Maciej Konacki 2010, Jan-Mar
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
2013
”The Theory and Observation of Exoplanets (Kavli Workshop)”, UCSB, USA (invited
participation),
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Seminar, USA,
IPAC Seminar, California Institute of Technology, USA,
“From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools”, IAU Symposium 282,
Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia (invited talk),
5th anniversary of the European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium (special
presentation),
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium, Garching, Germany,
“Setting a new standard in the analysis of binary stars”, Leuven, Belgium (invited talk),
“Observing techniques, instrumentation and science for meter-class telescopes“,Tatranská
Lomnica
OLDER NOTABLE FOREIGN TALKS
2003
2004
2004
2004
Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Colloquium, Harvard University, USA,
Astronomy Department Colloquium, Princeton University, USA,
Mathematical Challenges in Astronomical Imaging, Los Angeles, USA (invited talk),
Planetary Science Seminar, California Institute of Technology, USA .