Curriculum Vitae

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Last update 2024 October 03

Summary

Observational cosmologist with 8 years of experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

Employment history

• Trieste Observatory 10/2024 — 09/2026
• Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe 10/2021 — 09/2024
• Trieste Observatory 12/2020 — 09/2021
• European Southern Observatory 09/2016 — 09/2020

Education

• PhD in Astronomy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, DE 2016 — 2020
• MSc in Physics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR 2009 — 2015

Experience

1. Astronomical research
   • Quasar spectroscopy at high resolution: planning and executing observations, data reduction and analysis;
   • Use of astronomical laser frequency combs for instrument calibration and characterisation;
   • Development of software tools for data analysis (science and calibration), also using Artificial Intelligence methods;
   • Measuring physical properties of astronomical objects from spectroscopic datasets and result interpretation;
   • Tools used:
     • python (expert), Fortran (intermediate), unix (intermediate), git (basic)
     • non-linear least squares minimisation, maximum likelihood, Gaussian Process, Monte Carlo, information criteria
2. Management & Responsibility roles
   • Project management (both as team lead and team member);
   • Reviewer for astronomical journals;
   • Member of hiring committees for PhD and MSc students;
   • Organiser of scientific and public outreach events;
   • Liaison between management and employees, as well as between stakeholders in a private enterprise.

Communication

• Author of 27 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Nature Astronomy, Science Advances, MNRAS, A&A, Universe;
• Gave 12 talks at international conferences and institutes (of which 8 invited and one review talk);
• Numerous other talks at Journal Clubs and other informal communication channels;
• Gave 3 talks to the general public and participated in several other public outreach events;

Research support

• INAF technology grant (as Co-I, PI G. Cupani) 100k EUR
• ESO Early-Career Scientific Visitor Programme Garching, 6 weeks 3.5k EUR
• ESO Director General’s Discretionary Fund, 4 weeks visit to IoA, Cambridge University, UK 2k EUR
• International Max Planck Research School on Astrophysics, supported by ESO (Sep 2016 - Mar 2020) 80k EUR
• CoSMass funds to travel to Sydney in 2014 (PI V. Smolčić) 2k EUR
• OzSTAR Supercomputer (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, AU) 1.1M CPU core hours
• VLT/ESPRESSO (as Co-I) >120 hours
• ESO 3.6m/HARPS (as PI) 8 nights

Languages

• Croatian Native
• English Proficient (C2)
• Italian Proficient (C1)
• German Basic (A2)