Curriculum Vitae
Christoph Behrens
December 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE for Dr. Christoph Behrens
Personal Data
Date of Birth: 03/05/85
Place of Birth: Helmstedt, Germany
Nationality:
German
Education
2005–2011 Diploma
Physics
University of Goettingen
2007–2012 Bachelor
Philosophy/Physics University of Goettingen
2011–2014 Dr. rer. nat. Physics
University of Goettingen
Grades:
Physics diploma: “Sehr gut” (very good)
Philosophy/physics Bachelor: “Gut” (good)1
PhD thesis: “magna cum laude” (very good)
Dissertation Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Jens Niemeyer
Dissertation Title:
The Influence of Small-Scale Anisotropies and the Large-Scale Environment on the Observed Properties of Lyman-Alpha Emitters
Employment History
• Currently employed at the Institute for Astrophysics, University
of Goettingen, in the group of Jens Niemeyer
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Grade results from the conversion of examinations from the diploma to the bachelor system.
This involved assigning the grade “ausreichend” (sufficient) to all examinations in general that did
not have any grades in the diploma system.
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Curriculum Vitae
Christoph Behrens
December 2015
• Various teaching assistance jobs between 2007-2011 in both physics
and philosophy:
– Introductory lab course for physics students
– Seminar: Philosophy of Science
– Seminar: The foundations of arithmetics
– Seminar: Basic questions of the philosophy of space-time
– Research assistant for Prof. Dr. Felix Muehlhoelzer
• Teaching assistant and Co-organizer of two interdisciplinary seminars for both soft and hard science students in 2010/2011 on the
topics of anthrogenic climate change, evolutionary biology and the
scientific and social impact of nuclear power plants
• Teaching assistance jobs since 2012:
– Introductory lab courses for students of biology/chemistry etc.
– Teaching assistance for a project seminar on cosmology
– Coadvising bachelor student working on Lyman-α models
Papers presented
• Retreat of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 983 on Astrophysical Turbulence, October 2012 and September 2014
• HETDEX (Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment) meeting in New Brunswick, NJ, October 2012
• HETDEX meeting in Potsdam, Germany, May 2013
• Workshop on ”Lyman-alpha as an astrophysical tool” in Stockholm, September 2013
• HETDEX meeting in College Park, PL, May 2014
Invitations and Visits
• In the fall of 2011 I visited the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley (CA) for collaborative work with the group of
Peter Nugent on Lyman-α transport within the framework of the
BoxLib library. The visit lasted for 3 weeks.
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Curriculum Vitae
Christoph Behrens
December 2015
• January 2012, October 2012, November 2015: Attendance of MUSE
(Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) ”Busy Week” meetings
• October 2012, May 2013, and May 2014: Attendance of HETDEX
meetings in New Brunswick/Potsdam/State College, respectively
• September 2013: Workshop with the title “Lyman-alpha as an
astrophysical tool” in Stockholm.
• October 2013: Workshop on astrophysical turbulence in Dresden.
• April 2014: Conference on “The Formation and Growth of Galaxies in the Young Universe“ in Obergurgl, Austria
• September 2015: Visit at Carnegie Observatories (Pasadena) to
work with Andrew Benson on semi-analytic models
Other Professional Experiences & Skills
1. Coding: Developed experise in C++, Mathematica, Python and
High Performance Computing
2. Computational Cosmology: Developed expertise for AMR codes
(Nyx, Ramses, Enzo), especially with respect to adaptive mesh
refinement grid structures, expertise on semi-analytic models of
galaxy formation (Galacticus)
3. Outreach: Gave three 10-hour workshops on meetings of the
alumni of the Deutsche Schuelerakademie, an organization dedicated to the support of highly-talented pupils on different topics,
e.g. the Philosophy of Language. Helped organizing a small symposium on the topic of time from the physical and philsophical
point of view to take place in May 2014
4. Philosophy: Some expertise in the the philosophy of science and
philosopy of language, especially with respect to cosmological contexts
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