Dr. Jean-Baptiste Vincent
DLR Institute of Planetary Research
T +49-159-0294-8856
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Education
2003
2005
2006
2007-2009
Bachelor Degree in Physics, Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France.
Master Degree in Astrophysics and Planetology, UPS, France.
Master Degree in Space Engineering and Instrumentation, UPS, France.
PhD, TU Braunschweig & MPS, Braunschweig & Göttingen, Germany.
Scientific Experience
2004
2005
2006
2007-2009
2010-2016
2016-2018
Additional
responsibilities
Bachelor Thesis, CESR, Toulouse, France.
Mars atmosphere and surface compositions measurement with gamma spectrometry:
study of Mars continuum and influence of solar flares.
Master Thesis, CESR, Toulouse, France.
X-ray spectrometry of the Moon surface: preparatory study for D-CIXS data processing (SMART-1 mission).
Master Thesis, LDTP, Toulouse, France.
Application of radar interferometry to the study of a local subsidence.
PhD Thesis, MPS, Göttingen, Germany.
From observations and measurements to realistic modeling of cometary nuclei.
OSIRIS Co-Investigator (ESA’s Rosetta cameras), associate scientist with FC
(NASA’s Dawn camera), & Science Planner for OSIRIS, MPS, Göttingen.
Scientist in the "MiARD" project (Rosetta Science), DLR, Berlin, Germany.
OSIRIS Co-Investigator, Coordinator of the research group "Activity&Jets".
Member of the science team in charge of designing the AIDA mission,
(ESA/NASA), OCA, Nice, France.
Astronomer in the network GAIA-FUN-SSO (support of Gaia mission, Tubitak
Observatory, Antalya, Turkey.
Co-Investigator on the CAESAR proposal, Comet sample return mission, NASA
New Frontiers program.
Research specialization: active processes on small bodies
Comets
Asteroids
Main belt
comets/active
asteroids
Detection of signatures of active processes in ground and space based observations,
modeling of activity at all scales (on the surface and in the dust and gas coma), link
to physical and morphological properties of cometary nuclei.
Study of impacts and crater morphologies, link between crater shape, geological units,
and surface physical properties. Theoretical work on defining better scaling laws to
describe cratering processes on small bodies.
Model of dust ejecta created by asteroids collisions/fissions/activity. Constraints on
current understanding of asteroid evolution and dynamics.
Awards
2010
2013
2017
A&A highlight for my paper on "A numerical model of cometary dust coma structures: application to comet 9P/Tempel 1"
NASA award for my scientific contribution to the Dawn mission
Delta-NCU Young Astronomer Award for "outstanding achievements in astronomy
research", National Central University of Taïwan
Teaching Experience
2002-2005
2008-present
2012-2015
2015-2016
Teaching assistant in mathematics and physics for middle school students.
Planetary science lectures for Master and PhD, TU Braunschweig & Uni. Physics
Göttingen, Courses: Cometary science; Remote sensing techniques in planetary science; Solar System dynamics and Nice model; Impacts, craters, and regolith formation;
Image processing techniques for astronomy.
Supervision of a PhD thesis on "Thermal properties of cometary active regions", IMPRS & TU Braunschweig.
Supervision of a Bachelor thesis on "Long-term Monitoring of Cometary Jets
with the Rosetta Mission", Uni. Göttingen.
Additional information
Date of birth
Languages
Computer skills
Hobbies
30 May 1983, Toulouse, France
French (native), English (fluent), German and Spanish (good)
Daily usage of Windows and Unix, large experience in programming (C/C++, Matlab,
Python, Java, HTML, PHP/MySQL, Javascript, MIDAS, ).
Programming, scuba diving, music, origami, reading.
Scientific publications
Note: I have coauthored more than 50 papers, published in refereed journals, and I
have presented my work in 25 conferences, including 7 invited talks.
First author publications
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Vincent et al, Summer fireworks on comet 67P, MNRAS, (2016)
Vincent et al, Are fractured cliffs the source of cometary dust jets? insights from
OSIRIS/Rosetta at 67P, A&A, Volume 587, A14 (2016)
Vincent et al, Large heterogeneities in comet 67P as revealed by active pits from
sinkhole collapse, Nature, Volume 523, Issue 7558 (July 2015)
Vincent et al, Craters on comets, PSS, Volume 107 (2014)
Vincent et al, Crater Depth/Diameter Distribution and Surface Properties of (4)
Vesta, PSS (2013)
Vincent et al, Spin and activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, A&A, Volume
549, A121 (2013)
Vincent et al, Physical properties of craters on asteroid (21)Lutetia, PSS, Volume 66,
Issue 1 (2012)
Vincent et al, A numerical model of cometary dust coma structures: application to
comet 9P/Tempel 1, A&A, vol. 512, A60 (2010)
Vincent et al, Coma structures in comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, components B and C, between January and May 2006, EMP, Volume 106, Issue 1 (2010)