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23.1.1964 in Wels
(Upper-Austria)
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married, two children |
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primary school: |
September 1970 until July
1974; Dörnbach (Wilhering/Austria) |
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high school (Gymnasium): |
September 1974 until May
1982; 1. BRG Linz Austria |
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final exams (Matura): |
9. June 1982 |
| academic career: |
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start of studies |
winter term 1982/83
University Innsbruck (Austria)
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1st diploma exam: |
June 1985 physics (411)
and astronomy (413); (summa cum
laude) |
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2nd diploma exam: |
12.6.1987 in astronomy
(summa cum laude) |
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sponsion: |
Mag. rer. nat.
27.6.1987 |
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starting PhD |
1.7.1987 physics and
astronomy, University Bochum
(Germany) |
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PhD defense: |
Dr. rer. nat., 10.1.1990 |
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habilitation: |
Post doctoral degree "Dr. habil" in Astronomy
27.12.1998 |
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appointments: |
- ausserordentlicher
Universitäsprofessor (associate professor) at the university
of Innsbruck, 1.3.1999- deputy head of the
institute 1.12.2007 - 31.12.2011
- got offered a full professor (ยง99(3) Austrian University Act) 30.9.2011 (declined Feb. 2012)
- full
Professor (profesor titular) at the Universidad Católica del Norte
Antofagasta / CHILE, 1.9.2013 |
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current positions: |
- profesor titular (extraordinario) at the Universidad Católica del Norte
Antofagasta / CHILE, since 11.8.2018
- Ao.Univ.Prof at the Leopold-Franzens Universitüt Innsbruck / AUSTRIA, since 15.8.2018
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activities:
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Referee for journals (mainly A&A and MNRAS) and funding agencies (DGF, ÖAW, OeAD, STFC, CONICYT)
Member of various TACs
PI of many ESO proposals
PI of many projects at the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
the Comité-Mixto ESO-Gobierno de Chile (ESO-Mixto) and the Chilean Science Fund (CONICYT)
CoI of the DENIS sky survey project since 1992
Responsible for the DENIS - ESO VLTI special observations for the photometric IR input
catalogue since February 2001.
Responsible for building the new observatory (60cm) in Innsbruck (1993-1998) and the
instrument development (1996-)
Heading negotiation comission for in-kind projects during Austrian accesscion to ESO (2006-2009)
Heading sky modelling projects for ESO (2009-)
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Scientific publications (ADS)
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