Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7550

11 rue de l'université

67000 Strasbourg

FRANCE

Sept. 2019 – Now: CNRS researcher (permanent member) at the Observatory of Strasbourg, France;

2018 – Sept. 2019: CNES research fellowship at the Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg, France;

2016 – 2018: European FP-7 post-doc at the Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg, France;

2014 – 2016: Research fellowship at the Astronomical institute of the Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic;

Oct. – Dec. 2013: Invited researcher at the Astronomical institute of the Academy of Science in Ondřejov, Czech Republic.

2010 – 2013: Ph.D thesis entitled ”The complex morphology of radio-quiet, thermal AGN: radiative transfer and polarization”, directed by Goosmann, R. W. and Porquet, D., defended on September 20th (2013) at the Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg, France;

2008 – 2010: Master of Cosmos, Fields and Particles (with honors) at the University of Montpellier, France;

2007 – 2008: Bachelor of Physics (hons) at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland;

2005 – 2007: Higher National Diploma of Physics and Chemistry (hons) at the University of Annecy-le-Vieux, France.

EuroScience Young Researchers Award (July 12 th , 2018, Toulouse): EuroScience nomination of the 5 most talented young European researchers who made important contributions to their fields of science and whose career should be actively followed;

Jana Friče Award (January 20 th , 2015, Prague): Annually awarded by the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Republic since 2009, the prize Jana Friče is intended for young researchers (up to 35 years) for results that contribute to the international prestige of the Institute.

As the main organizer (1): Alsatian Workshop on X-ray Polarimetry, Strasbourg, France (2017).

As an invited lecturer (11): IXPE conference, Rome, Italy (2018);

            EuroScience Open Forum, Toulouse, France (2018);

            4th Sesto workshop, Sesto, Italy (2017);

            XIPE conference, Valencia, Spain (2016);

            TORUS-2015 conference, Winchester, United Kingdom (2015);

            Future of Polarimetry, Brussels, Belgium (2015);

            Frascati Workshop, Palermo, Italy (2015);

            3rd Sesto workshop, Sesto, Italy (2015);

            Olomouc Synergy conference, Olomouc, Czech Republic (2014);

            2nd Sesto workshop, Sesto, Italy (2013);

            Prague Synergy conference, Prague, Czech Republic (2013).

As a lecturer (40+), poster presenter (10+), attendee (10+)

Total: ∼ 180 hours;

Qualified for the position of “Maître de conférence” by the CNU (Section 34).

Oct. 2014: Teacher, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Prague, Czech Republic: astrophysics;

Dec. 2013: Assistant teacher, Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic: astrophysics;

2010 – 2012: Assistant teacher, University of Strasbourg, France: astronomy and physics;

2008 – 2010: Home teacher for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry and mathematics;

2007 – 2008: Home teacher for graduate students in physics and electronics.

Students:

Ph.D students: Andrea Rojas Lobos (2015 - 2018), Djordje Savić (2016 - 2019);

Master & Licence students: Héloı̈se Roblin, Justine Le Cam;

Undergraduate students: Mathieu Myriam, Tom Camarena, Bastien Chevalier, Hugo Muller.

CNES nano-satellite missions, “Polarimétrie X des sources galactiques les plus lumineuses (PIXIE)”, I am the PI of this mission concept (Co-Is: Petrucci, P.-O. & Malzac, J.);

Decadal Survey Mission Concept, “Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR)”, Science team & Chair of the “Quasar and massive outflows” working group for the UV spectropolarimeter POLLUX;

NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), IXPE core team, Science Advisory Team & Chair of the “Radio-quiet AGN and Sgr A ∗ ” group, PI: Weisskopf, M.;

Athena observatory, member of the topical panel “The close environments of SMBH”;

CAS’s enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission (eXTP), member of the topical panel “Strong Field Gravity”, PI: Zhang, S-N.;

FP7-SPACE-2012-1, “Probing strong gravity by black holes across the range of masses”, leader of the Strasbourg node, PI: Dovčiak, M.;

ESA’s X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (XIPE), XIPE Science team & Chair of the Galactic center working group, PI: Soffitta, P.;

LD - COST Space cz 12010, “X-ray polarization from accretion discs”, PI: Dovčiak, M.;

ANR SIMI5-6 project, “Multi-wavelength radiative transfer spectropolarimetric modeling of Active Galactic Nuclei and related objects”, PI: Goosmann, R. W.;

COST Action MP1104, “Polarization as a tool to study the Solar System and beyond”, PI: Lamy, H.

2019: “GSN 069: a unique opportunity to study the evolution of either the broad line region or a long-lived tidal disruption event in AGN” - VLT/FORS2 - 0.7 night - PI: Agı́s-Gonzalez, B.; Co-Is: Hutsemékers, D.; Marin, F.; Ramos-Almeida, C.; Sluse, D.; Miniutti, G; and Acosta Pulido, J. A.

2016: “Flushing out the nuclear torus of NGC 1068 with the exoplanet hunter” - VLT/SPHERE - 2.5 nights - PI: Grosset, L.; Co-Is: Gratadour, D.; Rouan, D.; Clénet, Y.; Boccaletti, A.; Marin, F.; Goosmann R. W.; and Rojas Lobos, A.

2012: “Using spectropolarimetric variability to probe the energy generation and inner structure of an AGN” - VLT/FORS2 - 10 hours - PI: Gaskell, C. M.; Co-Is: Antonucci R. R. J.; Goosmann R. W.; Marin F. and Motta V.

2011: “Spectropolarimetry of extreme AGN line profiles : binary black holes, recoiling black holes, or off-axis variability?” - VLT/FORS2 - 7.3 hours - PI: Gaskell, C. M.; Co-Is: Antonucci R. R. J.; Goosmann R. W.; Marin F. and Motta V.

2020: PNHE grant “Chrono-archeology of the galactic center with X polarimetry”, PI : Marin, F.

2020: PNHE/PNCG grant for colloquiums organization that lead to the “AGN & Polarimetry III conference”, PI : Marin, F.

2018: ERC Starting Grant “A panchromatic exploration of active galactic nuclei polarization (APOLLO)”, not funded, PI : Marin, F.

2017: Successful grant for colloquiums organization that lead to the “Alsatian Workshop on X-ray Polarimetry”, http://awoxpol.u-strasbg.fr, PI : Marin, F.

2014: Successful grant for a short-Term Scientific Mission (COST Action) “Investigating clumpy AGN models with UV/optical polarimetry”, PI : Marin, F.

Referee for:

MNRAS, A&A, ApJ, ApJL, PoS, Galaxies, AandSS;

Grant reviewer for the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF).

Member of:

IAU (International Astronomical Union), divisions D and J;

SF2A (Société Française d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique);

PNHE (Programme National Hautes Energies);

PNCG (Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxies);

Euroscience.

At the observatory of Strasbourg:

Organizer of the weekly ASTRO-LUNCH meetings (2018 - 2019);

Organizer of High Energy Journal Club (2016 - 2017);

Organizer of the annual “Nuit des Etoiles” in collaboration with the Planetarium of Strasbourg;

Member of the Communication Cell of the observatory.

Public outreach:

Total of ∼ 250 hours (contact person: Wendling, M., director of the Planetarium of Strasbourg).

Includes >20 conferences in front of children & adults. Numerous attendances at Open Days, Science Festivals and video pod-casts (e.g. “Science on tourne”, “C.génial”).