ABOUT ME
Postdoctoral researcher, New-York University (CCPP) and Flatiron Institute (CCA)
Before that:
2018-2019 Visiting postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University (KIPAC)
2015-2018 The Hebrew University, Postdoctoral researcher
2012-2015, Tel Aviv University, Postdoctoral researcher
Selected Awards/Grants
2018-2019 Koret Fellowship (Stanford University)
2015-2017 Lady Davis Fellowship (The Hebrew University)
Research interests
Black hole jets:
- Jet formation, acceleration and collimation (AGNs, GRBs)
- Physics of the central engine (AGNs, GRBs)
Multi-messenger astroparticle physics:
- Physics of UHECRs accelerators
- Propagation of UHECRs in Galactic and extragalactic magnetic fields
- Production of secondary messengers (γ-rays, neutrinos)
Multidisciplinary research on cosmic rays:
- Biological consequences of the weak interaction
- Role of cosmic rays in the emergence of life
Publications
21 Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
6 Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Teaching
2011-2012: Attache Temporaire d’Enseignement et de Recherche at Paris Observatory: 96 hours
2008-2011: Teaching assistant at Paris Observatory: 192 hours
2011-2012: Co-supervisor of M.Sc. students
2008-2011: Supervisor of observations for graduate students at Solar Tower of Meudon (spectrograph)
Subjects taught (level)
- nuclear magnetic resonance (M.Sc.)
- special and general relativity (M.Sc.)
- solar optics and spectroscopy (M.Sc.)
- dynamics of dilute gases and plasmas (M.Sc.)
- imagery post-processing (M.Sc.)
- far-infrared detection (M.Sc.)
- astronomy and astrophysics (B.Sc.)
- programming in IDL (B.Sc.)
Outreach
2018 Public outreach activities at San Matteo College
2013-2014: Public outreach activities at Wise Observatory
2008-2011: Public outreach activities at Paris Observatory (open nights, outreach lectures, mentoring of astronomy projects in schools)
2002-2007: Co-founder of the association for Astronomy of Paris XI University
Misc
Languages: English, Polish (native), French (native), Hebrew (beginner).
Programming: Fortran, C, C++, IDL. 3D Visualization.
PhD students representative (the doctoral school of Astronomy and Astrophysics of Paris, academic year 2009-2010).
Referee (ApJ, MNRAS, Science, JCAP, PRL, PRD)
Organization of conferences/seminars
Organizer of the astrolunch (weekly seminar) at the Hebrew University (academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018).
Organizer of the High Energy Astrophysics Workshop (Feb. 28, 2017) at the Hebrew University.
SOC member, ”Rencontres du Vietnam: Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe 2018”, ICISE, Quy Nhon (Vietnam).
Chair of the international conference: Nuclear Astrophysics & Cosmic Rays in the Multimessenger Era, ICISE, Quy Nhon (Vietnam)
Co-chair of the international conference: High Energy Astrophysics Israel Japan Workshop, RIKEN, Wako and Kobe Campus (Japan), July 18-23, 2019.
Junior member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Observing experience
2011-2013: Observations at Telescope Bernard Lyot, Observatoire du Pic du Midi (21 nights). Referee: Dr R ́emi Cabanac. Instrument: NARVAL (spectropolarimeter)
2008: Training period of observing and data reduction at the Observatoire de Haute Provence (1 week), France.
2006: Training period (observations, data analysis) at the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (3 weeks at the summit). Referee: Dr Christian Veillet. Instrument: WIRCam.