Sandra Jeffers
Brief CV
Professional info
My professional experience focuses on the detection of small rocky exoplanets and understanding the magnetic activity of their host stars. I am also involved in many instrumental projects
Work Experience
Akademische Rätin, Goettingen
2011 - present
I'm a currently a lecturer at the Institute for Astrophysics in Goettingen Germany. More details on the large-international projects that I am currently involved in, my latest research results and my teaching profile can be found on this webpage
Postdoctoral Researcher - Utrecht University
2006 - 2011
During my time in Utrecht I was the instrument scientist for
Instrument scientist for the EXPO imaging polarimeter, and I was also on the science team for SPHERE.
Marie Curie Fellow - OMP, Toulouse
2004 - 2006
As a Marie Curie fellow I aquired expertise in tomographic mapping of magnetically active stars
Organising
2017/8/9 Organisor of Physics Faculty Colloquium
2017 Exoplanets splinter session
Astronomishe Gesellschaft
2015 chair Stellar Dynamos conf.
2015 AG splinter 'Stellar Activity'
2013 CARMENES Science Meeting
2012 -- IAG/MPS dymano/activity
discussion group
2012 BCool meeting
2009 Polarisation in Disks
Workshop - Utrecht
2008-2011 Dutch exoplanets group
Examining:
Many PhD and Masters thesis
Qualifications
Universität Göttingen
I was awarded my Habilitation degree in January 2020
University of St Andrews
I was awarded my PhD in June 2005 on the "Surface Mapping of Solar-type Stars" supervised by Prof. Andrew Cameron
The Queen's University of Belfast
BSc and MPhil degrees
First class honours