Evert Meurs
Evert Johan Alexander Meurs (born in the Netherlands) is a Dutch astronomer at the University of Amsterdam and a former director of Dunsink Observatory in Dublin, Ireland.[1] He spearheaded the efforts by Ireland's astronomers to become a member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO).[2]
Education and career
[edit]Meurs got an MSc at The University of Amsterdam in 1976 and a PhD at Leiden University in 1982.[3] His doctoral thesis was "The Seyfert Galaxy Population: A Radio Survey; Luminosity Function; Related Objects" done under Harry van de Laan.[4]
He has worked at a number of educational and research facilities including:
- 1982-1984: Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute (MPI) in Heidelberg
- 1984-1987: Postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge
- 1988, 1989 and 1993: Lectured for two months in each of these years at University of Porto
- 1987-1989: European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching
- 1989-1992: MPI in Garching
- 1993: ESO in Garching
- 1994-2007: Director of Dunsink Observatory[5]
- 1994-2010: Senior professor at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
- 1995-2012: Adjunct Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
- 1995-2012: Adjunct professor at Dublin City University (DCU)
- 2011-present: Full professor at the University of Amsterdam
References
[edit]- ^ Prof. dr. E.J.A. (Evert) Meurs University of Amsterdam
- ^ Astro-Expo event in Dublin European Southern Observatory
- ^ Evert Johan Alexander Meurs AstroGen
- ^ Evert Johan Alexander Meurs at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Directors of Dunsink Observatory DIAS Dunsink Observatory
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