Personal Information
Marcel Richard Haas
Postal adress:
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD, 21218
USA
Telephone: +1-410-338 5012
Email: mhaas_at_stsci_dot_edu
Date of birth: March 26, 1983
Place of birth: Oosterhout (NB), Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Education
| 2006 - 2010 | Leiden Observatory, Leiden University: |
| PhD in Astrophysics, December 2010 | |
| 2001 - 2006 | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University: |
| 2006: MSc Astrophysics ('cum Laude') | |
| 2002: Propedeuse Physics and Astronomy | |
| 1995 - 2001 | Gymnasium, Alberdingk Thijm College, Hilversum |
| (Grammar School) |
Employment
| 2010 - ... | Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore: |
| Postdoctoral research fellow | |
| 2006 - 2010 | Leiden University: |
| PhD student at Leiden Observatory | |
| 2004 - 2006 | NOVA College, Amstelveen: |
| Teacher of physics (high school level, final two years including final exam) | |
| Tutor of a group of 8 secondary school students | |
| 2002 - 2006 | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University: |
| TA, lab courses and introductory astronomy for non-physics students | |
| 2002 - 2006 | Museum Sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh, Utrecht: |
| Tour guide in public observatory/museum |
Teaching experience
| 2010 - ... | Co-supervision of two graduate students (Zachary Dugan and Catharine Caviglia) |
| 2011 | Two guest lectures in Graduate course 'Numerical methods for physicists' (Teacher: Colin Norman) on numerical simulations in astronomy (N-body, SPH, AMR). |
| 2009 | TA in BSc course 'Classical Mechanics' (Teacher: Gerard Nienhuis) |
| 2007 | TA in MSc course 'Galaxy Formation' (Teacher: Joop Schaye) |
| 2007 - 2008 | Co-supervision of a MSc student (Freeke van de Voort) |
| 2004 - 2006 | High School Physics (final two years, full teacher) |
| 2002 - 2006 | TA in first year physics lab courses |
| 2005 | TA in BSc course Astronomy, for non-physics students (Teachers: Henny Lamers, Peter Hoyng and John Heise) |
Committees
| 2011 - ... | Postdoc representative at STScI |
| 2008 - 2009 | National committee for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 |
| 2004 - 2009 | Board of the Royal Dutch Association for Meteorology and |
| Astronomy (KNVWS): representative for the youth association | |
| 2009 - 2010 | Board of Foundation 'Stichting De Koepel' for popularization of astronomy |
| 2001 - 2010 | Board of the Dutch Youth Association for Astronomy (JWG): |
| 2001 - 2003 as treasurer, four years as general member and | |
| 2007 - 2010 as President | |
| 2001 - 2010 | Board member of a foundation publishing about astronomy for children (Stichting UniVersum), two years as chair |
| 2006 - 2007 | Organization of first National Dutch Astronomy Olympiad |
| 2007 | Organization of the International Festival for Astronomy |
| 2006 | Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the Dutch Astronomers Conference (NAC) |
| 2004 | Member of organizing committee European Association for |
| Astronomy Education (EAAE) Summerschool | |
| 2001 | Member of course reviewing committee at Utrecht University |
Other
| 2007 - 2008 | Team in final round for Academic Year Prize for popularisation of science (winning team received EUR 100.000 to realize the proposed project) |
| 2007 | Winner of Kaiser Prize for popularisation of astronomy |
| 2001 | National final of physics olympiad |
| 2001 | Winner of observing contest for high school students, resulting in two hours of single-dish VLT observing time |
Language Skills
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