CURRICULUM VITAE

Place of birth: Den Haag (Netherlands; 1956)

Education

1986: Ph. D. in Astronomy, University of Leiden (NL)

Dissertation: "The Velocity Field of the Outer Galaxy"

Advisors: Prof. Harm Habing (Leiden) & Dr. Leo Blitz (Maryland)

1980: Doctoraal (M.S.), Astronomy and Physics, University of Leiden

1977: Kandidaats (B.S.) Astronomy and Physics, University of Leiden

1974: Gymnasium beta, Simon Stevin Lyceum, 's-Gravenhage (NL)

Professional Employment

31 Dec. 2001 - present: Primo Ricercatore (= Astronomo Associato)

INAF-Istituto di Radioastronomia (Bologna, Italy)
[until 31/12/2004: Istituto di Radioastronomia C.N.R.]

Sep. - Dec. 2001: Ricercatore Scientifico (tenure)

Istituto di Radioastronomia C.N.R. (Bologna, Italy)

Feb. 1992 - Aug. 2001: Ricercatore Scientifico (on long-term contracts)

Istituto di Radioastronomia C.N.R. (Bologna, Italy)

Jan. 1992 - Feb. 1992: Visiting Professor

Istituto di Radioastronomia C.N.R. (Bologna, Italy)

Jan. 1989 - Dec. 1991: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Firenze, Italy)

Dec. 1986 - Nov. 1988: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Max-Planck Institut fuer Radioastronomie (Bonn, Germany)

Jul. 1986 - Nov. 1986: Visitor

Sterrewacht Leiden

Jan. 1986 - Jun. 1986: Faculty Research Assistant

Dept. of Astronomy, University of Maryland (College Park, USA)

Feb. 1985 - Oct. 1985: Research Assistant

Netherlands Foundation for Pure Scientific Research, University of Leiden (Netherlands)

Dec. 1980 - Nov. 1984: Research Assistant

Sterrewacht Leiden, University of Leiden (Netherlands)

Sep. 1978 - Sep. 1980: Teaching Assistant

Sterrewacht Leiden, University of Leiden (Netherlands)

Memberships

Member, Dutch Astronomical Society

Member, International Astronomical Union

[Commission 33: Structure & dynamics of the galactic system]

[Commission 34: Interstellar matter]

Member, Working Group "The Sardinia Radio Telescope. Science and technical requirements" (2004-2005)

Member, Time Allocation Committee Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) (Sept. 2003 - June 2005)

External referee for the TNG in 1999, 2000, and 2002

Member, ESO Observing Programme Committee, Panel C (2006, 2007/08 [chair])

Coordinator Italian ALMA Regional Center (2005 - present)

Member, ARC Coordinating Committee (ACC) (2005 - present)

Language Abilities

Dutch: native speaker

English, Italian: fluent

German: good (reading)/basic (speaking)

French: basic (reading only)