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Appendix A6 Curriculum Vitae Key <strong>Research</strong>ers<br />

Xander A.G.G.M. Tielens<br />

Education: University of Leiden<br />

M.Sc. <strong>Astronomy</strong> 1976<br />

Ph.D. on thesis: Physics and Chemistry of Interstellar Dust<br />

Advisors: H.J. Habing and L.J. Allamandola 1982<br />

Positions<br />

NRC Associate NASA Ames <strong>Research</strong> Center 1982 – 1984<br />

<strong>Research</strong> Associate University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Berkeley 1984 – 1989<br />

Senior Scientist NASA Ames <strong>Research</strong> Cente: 1989 – 1997<br />

Senior Scientist SRON 1997 – 2004<br />

Professor of Astrophysics, University of Groningen 1998 – 2005<br />

Senior Scientist NASA Ames <strong>Research</strong> Center 2005 – 2009<br />

Professor of Astrophysics, University of Leiden 2009 – present<br />

Memberships<br />

American Astronomical Society<br />

Other affiliations and honors<br />

HJ Allan Award NASA Ames <strong>Research</strong> Center 1988; Pastoor Schmeits Prize of Dutch <strong>Astronomy</strong>, 1992;<br />

HJ Allan Award NASA Ames <strong>Research</strong> Center 1992; Miller Visiting <strong>Research</strong> Professor, University of<br />

Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Berkeley, 2002; Caroline Herschel fellow STScI 2009; European Reseach Council Advanced<br />

Grant 2009; Visiting Professor Chalmers University, Sweden 2010<br />

<strong>Research</strong>: Interstellar medium, interstellar dust, interstellar molecules, photo dissociation regions, ejecta<br />

from asymptotic giant branch stars, infrared spectroscopy<br />

Publications<br />

Authored or co-authored 319 refereed papers with 19,500 citations; (ADS), h-index 79; author of the text<br />

book “Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium (University of Cambridge Press); editor of 4<br />

conference proceedings; 13 invited reviews over the last 5 years<br />

PhD theses supervised 1999-2009: 17<br />

Current composition group: 2 graduate students, 1 postdocs; 6 graduate & 4 postdoc positions<br />

pending<br />

Recent Membership in National and International Committees (selection):<br />

Project Scientist, HIFI Heterodyne instrument on board of Herschel Space Observatory : 1997-present<br />

NASA Project Scientist, Stratospheric Observatory <strong>for</strong> Infrared <strong>Astronomy</strong>: 2005-2007<br />

Coordinator of “The Molecular Universe EU RTN Network: 2004-2008<br />

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal (Springer Verlag) “Space Sciences Review”<br />

Editor of the Journal Astrophysics & Space Sciences<br />

Chair or co-Chair of 14 international meetings; Member of SOC of an additional 8 meetings over the last<br />

decade<br />

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