CURRICULUM VITAE

Cristina C. Popescu




PRESENT POSITION


Professor of Astrophysics, Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, University of Central Lancashire, UK


EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT


2016 - present Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire

2011-2016 Reader in Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire

2007-2011 Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire

2002-2007 Staff member at the Max Planck Institute für Kernphysik, Heidelberg

2000-2002 Research Associate at the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
and Otto Hahn Fellow of the MPIA

1997-2000 Postdoctoral position at Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg

1996-1997 Postdoctoral position at Max Planck Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg
1993-1996 Ph.D. student at Max Planck Institut für Astronomie (MPIA), Heidelberg

1990-1993 Researcher at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest

1989-1990 M.Sc. in physics, University of Bucharest

1985-1989 Diploma in physics, University of Bucharest


LEADERSHIP


  • President of the International Astronomical Union Interdivision D-G-H-J Commission J1, "The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies"

  • Steering Committee member of the International Astronomical Union Division J, "Galaxies and Cosmology"

  • Co-Chair of IAU Inter-Division D-G-H-J Commission WG Reference Library of Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions (RELIGAS)

  • Past Vice-president of IAU Interdivision D-G-H-J Commission J1 of the International Astronomical Union

  • Past Co-Chair of IAU Inter-Commission B2-J1 WG From Databases to Spectral Energy Distributions (DB2SED)



    • PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES


  • International Astronomical Union (IAU)

  • European Astronomical Society (EAS)

  • Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)

  • Higher Education Academy (HEA)

    PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


  • Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical Journal, Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

  • Conference organisation:

    co-chair of the SOC of the International Astronomical Union Symposium 284, ``The spectral energy distribution of galaxies (SED2011)'',     5-9 September 2011, Preston

    co-chair of the SOC of the international conference ``Hunting for the Dark: The Hidden Side of Galaxy Formation'',     19-23 October 2009, Malta

    co-chair of the SOC of the international workshop ``The Spectral Energy Distribution of Gas-Rich Galaxies: Confronting Models with Data'',
    4-8 October 2004, Heidelberg


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