Hi, I am an optical engineer and astronomer working for the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany.
My work focuses on instrumentation for large telescopes. I am currently working on astrophotonics and fiber-fed spectrographs.
I have played a leading role in the design, assembly, integration, testing and commissioning of the 2nd generation VLTI instrument GRAVITY.
Plenary talk at the IAU General Assembly, Vienna 2018
I received two awards for my work on instrumentation:
- MERAC prize – New Technologies2016 of the European Astronomical Society for the “innovative use of modern technology”.
- Universe PhD award 2013 for the best dissertation, from the Excellence Cluster Universe.
MERAC prize 2016