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Miguel Vioque

European Southern Observatory, Joint ALMA Observatory, European Space Agency, University of Leeds, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies · Astro and Planetary Science

ORCID iD 0000-0002-4147-3846

About

Experience in end-to-end observatory operations, user support, observatory documentation, data quality control, astronomical data processing, science archives, instrument development, and data mining. Work with machine learning, optical and infrared photometry and spectroscopy, mm-interferometry, IFUs, Gaia astrometry, and high-contrast imaging.

33 refereed journal papers (plus 12 submitted) and 244 citations to first-authored papers, in addition to 13 conference proceedings. 19 talks at international conferences and 14 invited seminars. Organizer of 9 international scientific meetings. Active member of 7 large international scientific collaborations. Ample experience in community work, outreach, and dissemination.

Supervisor of 1 PhD project, 3 master’s projects, 2 science internships (1 led to publication), 2 undergraduate projects (1 led to publication), and 5 summer projects (1 led to publication). Demonstrator of four courses at the University of Leeds (2016-2020).

Co-PI of an ALMA Large Program. Fourteen accepted PI observing programs with eight different instruments (including 4 at VLT and 6 at ALMA), totaling 271 hours. 36 nights in visitor mode at optical telescopes (VLT/Paranal, NTT/La Silla, WHT/La Palma, INT/La Palma, CAHA2.2m/Calar Alto). Over 1000 hours awarded as co-I.

My full updated CV can be found in my personal webpage: https://mvioque.github.io

Employment

  • European Southern Observatory ESO Research Fellow: 75% science time, 25% observatory duties time (User Support Department)
    2024 - Present
  • Joint ALMA Observatory ALMA Research Fellow: 50% science time, 50% observatory duties time
    2020 - Present
  • University of Leeds Marie Sklodowska Curie ITN Fellow
    2016 - 2019

Education

Projects & Funding

  • Visitor Funding award Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
    2024 - 2024
  • ALMA Ambassador Grant National Radio Astronomy Observatory
    2023 - 2023

Publications (54)