~~NOTOC~~ ====== Curriculum Vitae ====== ----- [[https://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/people/touchscreen2/persinline.php?id=263|{{ :huib_intema_-_sterrewacht_-_cutout.jpg?nolink&150|Huib Intema}}]] ===== Personal information ===== * Dr. ing. Hubertus Theodorus (Huib) Intema * Senior Research Fellow at ICRAR-Curtin, Perth, Australia * PhD in astrophysics, senior software engineer, electronics engineer * Born on April 2, 1971, in Leiden, Netherlands * Citizen and resident of the Netherlands * Fluent in Dutch and English, basic in German and French * Work address (AUS): Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, 1 Turner Avenue, Bentley WA 6102, Australia * Work address (NL): Leiden Observatory, Niels Bohrweg 2, NL-2333CA, Leiden, Netherlands * Phone# (AUS): +61 892663577 (office), +61 480110956 (cell) * Phone# (NL): +31 715278497 (office), +31 640280773 (cell) * E-mail: [[huib.intema@curtin.edu.au|huib.intema@curtin.edu.au]]; [[intema@strw.leidenuniv.nl|intema@strw.leidenuniv.nl]]; [[huib@intema.nl|huib@intema.nl]] * Homepage: [[http://www.intema.nl/doku.php?id=huibintema|http://www.intema.nl/doku.php?id=huibintema]] ----- ===== Summary of research interests ===== * Large-scale structure – merging galaxy clusters: Mpc-scale diffuse radio sources (halos, relics), tailed radio galaxies, ICM physics * Radio sky surveys: low-frequency radio sky, large-area surveys, high-redshift radio galaxies * Radio interferometry: wide-field calibration and imaging, automated data processing, algorithm development, the ionosphere ----- ===== Professional and academic history ===== * 01/2019 – now: Senior research fellow, Curtin institute of Radio Astronomy, Perth, Australia * 07/2015 – 12/2018: Research scientist, Leiden Observatory, Netherlands * 11/2014: CAASTRO visitor, ATNF Sydney / Uni Melbourne / UWA Perth, Australia * 09/2012 – 06/2015: VLA research associate, NRAO Socorro, USA * 06/2011: Visiting scientist, OCA Nice, France * 09/2009 – 08/2012: Jansky research fellow (prize fellowship), NRAO Charlottesville, USA * 01/2005 – 08/2009: PhD in astrophysics, Leiden University, Netherlands; supervised by Röttgering and Miley * 09/2000 – 12/2004: BSc & MSc in astrophysics, Leiden University, Netherlands /* (8.3/10 grade average) */ * 09/1996 – 07/2000: Senior software engineer, High Tech Automation (now Ordina), The Netherlands * 01/1994 – 06/1996: Engineering degree in electronics, Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands * 04/1993 – 12/1993: Military service, Royal Dutch Army, Netherlands * 09/1989 – 12/1992: BSc in electronics, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands ----- ===== Publication statistics ===== (derived from ADS on Dec 11, 2019) * 184 publications (120 refereed) * 3720 citations (526 to first author publications) * h-index = 27, i10-index = 73 //Links to publications// * [[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=%20author%3A%22intema%2C%20h.%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0|Publication list on ADS]] * [[http://arxiv.org/multi?archive=astro-ph&seahttps://nl.linkedin.com/in/huib-intema-9b43861brch_year=all+years&field_1=au&query_1=Intema,+H.&/find=Find&subj_astro-ph=-%3E+astro-ph+subject+classes|Publication pre-prints on arXiv]] * [[https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/13943|PhD thesis at Leiden University Digital Library (2009)]] ----- ===== Selection of current research projects ===== * Reprocessing of the GMRT 150 MHz continuum survey (TGSS ADR) covering 37,000 square degrees (PI) * GMRT Archive Processing Project (GAPP; PI Wadadekar, NCRA Pune) * 610 MHz imaging of the XXL-North field, part of the Ultimate XMM Extragalactic (XXL) Survey (PI Smolcic, Zagreb) * Low-frequency radio follow-ups of gravitational wave events and other transients (PI Mooley, Caltech) * Ultra-steep spectrum radio phoenix searches using TGSS ADR (co-I with Mandal, Leiden) * Radio studies of galaxies in local groups (PI Kolokythas) * Radio follow-up of SZ-selected clusters by the SPT (co-I) * SPAM: automated data reduction path for low-frequency interferometry data, including ionospheric calibration (PI) * SPAM extensions for processing wide-bandwidth uGMRT and JVLA-lowband observations (PI) ----- ===== Education and Supervision ===== * 2017: Lecturer at the NCRA Radio Astronomy School, Pune, India * 2017: Co-lecturer of MSc course on Radio Astronomy at Leiden University \\ (nominated for Faculty of Science Teaching Award) * 2015 – 2019: Supervisor of 3 PhD students at Leiden University * 2015 – 2018: Supervisor of 6 MSc students at Leiden University * 2016: Supervisor of summer student at Leiden University * 2014: Lecturer at the SKA School, Durban, South Africa * 2014: Tutorial assistant at the NRAO synthesis imaging workshop, Socorro NM, USA * 2013: Tutorial leader at the 3GC3 workshop, Port Alfred, South Africa * 2013: Tutorial assistant at the NRAO data reduction workshop, Socorro NM, USA * 2010 – 2011: Data reduction instructor for 2 visiting postdocs and 1 PhD student * 2007: Project mentor of MSc student * 2007: Teaching assistant for the BSc course Modern Research, Leiden University * 2006: Teaching assistant for the MSc course Radio Astronomy, Leiden University * 2005 – 2007: Member of the astrophysics education committee, Leiden University ----- ===== Referee ===== * 2016 – now: PhD thesis examiner, Leiden University and University of Sydney * 2015 – now: Journal referee for MNRAS * 2015: Journal referee for Space Physics * 2014: Journal referee for New Astronomy * 2013 – 2015: Proposal referee and TAC member for the LWA1 * 2013 – 2015: Proposal technical referee for the JVLA * 2012 – now: Journal referee for the Astrophysical Journal * 2011 – now: Proposal referee for the (u)GMRT ----- ===== Committees and Memberships ===== * 2018 – now: Junior member of the IAU * 2016 – now: Member of the SKA extragalactic continuum science working group * 2016 – 2018: Member of the SKA ionospheric calibration resolution team * 2016 – 2017: Member of the SKA1-LOW data analysis and calibration team * 2016 – 2018: Project manager of SKA-NL roadmap project Calibrating the ionosphere over the SKA * 2015 – now: Member of the LOFAR HBA and LBA Surveys KSP, ASTRON / Leiden Observatory * 2012 – 2015: Member of the VLA low-band commissioning group, NRAO Socorro * 2009 – now: Participant in various SKA Workshops on Calibration and Imaging (CALIM) * 2005 – 2009: Member of the LOFAR Surveys KSP, ASTRON / Leiden Observatory * 2005 – 2009: Member of the LOFAR ionosphere and simulations (LIONS) group, ASTRON / Leiden Observatory ----- ===== Observing and Data Processing ===== * Extensive experience with using GMRT in all bands. PI or co-PI on 30+ GMRT proposals (including several DDT proposals). Expert data reducer. Post-observing collaborator in many projects. Regular user of the GMRT archive. * Experienced user of the JVLA. Commissioner of the low-band system (60-80 MHz and 230-480 MHz). Expert data reducer. PI or co-PI on 30+ proposals (including several DDT proposals) including 4-band, P-band, low-band, L-band, S-band, and C-band. * Co-I on 6 proposals for GBT at S-band, C-band, and MUSTANG 90 GHz. * Basic experience with processing WSRT LFFE observations at 150 MHz. * Basic experience with processing LOFAR HBA observations at 150 MHz. Co-PI on 10+ HBA/LBA proposals. * Basic experience with processing Subaru SuprimeCam optical and near-infrared observations (B, Rc and i band). ----- ===== Software skills ===== * Radio data reduction: AIPS (expert), ParselTongue (advanced), CASA (intermediate), Obit (basic), LOFAR software (basic) * Optical data reduction: IRAF (basic) * Programming: Python (advanced), C (advanced), IDL (intermediate), Linux shell scripting (intermediate), C++ (basic), Maple (basic) ----- ===== Scientific meetings ===== * 2012 – 2015: Colloquium organizer, NRAO Socorro * 2011: Postdoc symposium organizer, NRAO Charlottesville * 2010 – 2011: Lunch talk organizer, NRAO Charlottesville * 2007: Ionosphere meeting organizer, Leiden Observatory * 2006: Young LOFAR meeting organizer, Leiden Observatory * 2006: Radio astronomy lunch talk organizer, Leiden Observatory ----- ===== Outreach ===== * 2019: Volunteer at the Curtin Open Day * 2009 – 2015: Volunteer at various public events organized by NRAO * 2009 – 2015: Visiting scientist at local elementary schools * 2007 – 2008: Invited speaker for the royal Dutch amateur astronomy organization (KNVWS) ----- ===== Extracurricular courses ===== * 2006: Research management training, Leiden University * 1999: Professional effectivity training, FranklinCovey * 1998: Structured analysis and design for real-time systems, Philips CTT * 1997: OS-9 workshop, High Tech Automation * 1997: Design of technical systems, ISES International ----- ===== Potential referees (in alphabetical order) ===== Dr. S. Bhatnagar, National Radio Astronomy Observatory: radio data reduction, wide-field calibration and imaging\\ e-mail: sbhatnag [at] nrao [dot] edu, tel: +1 575 835 7376 Dr. B. Butler, National Radio Astronomy Observatory: commissioning VLA low-band system, low-frequency radio astronomy\\ e-mail: bbutler [at] nrao [dot] edu, tel: +1 575 835 7261 Dr. W.D. Cotton, National Radio Astronomy Observatory: radio surveys, automated radio data processing, ionospheric calibration\\ e-mail: bcotton [at] nrao [dot] edu, tel: +1 434 296 0319 Dr. C. Ferrari, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur: diffuse radio emission in merging galaxy clusters, image deconvolution\\ e-mail: chiara [dot] ferrari [at] oca [dot] eu, tel: +33 4 9200 3028 Prof. Y. Gupta, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics: GMRT data processing, radio surveys\\ e-mail: ygupta [at] ncra [dot] tifr [dot] res [dot] in, tel: +91 20 2571 9242 Dr. N.E. Kassim, Naval Research Laboratory: VLA low-band system, remote sensing of the ionosphere\\ e-mail: namir [dot] kassim [at] nrl [dot] navy [dot] mil, tel: +1 202 767 066 Prof. H.J.A. Röttgering, Leiden Observatory: Ph.D. supervisor, LOFAR, radio surveys, high-redshift radio galaxies\\ e-mail: rottgering [at] strw [dot] leidenuniv [dot] nl, tel: +31 71 527 5851 Prof. S.J. Tingay, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy: combined MWA and GMRT continuum surveys\\ e-mail: s [dot] tingay [at] curtin [dot] edu [dot] au