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Lisa Kaltenegger (Dr. MSc. MEng.)

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St. MS20, Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel: 617-495-7158, lkaltenegger_at_cfa.harvard.edu, http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~lkaltenegger

 

CURRENT RESEARCH

Research Associate, Harvard Astronomy Department                                                         2009- current

Lecturer, Harvard Astronomy Department                                                                             2008- current

 

 

Atmospheres & Habitability of Earth-like exoplanets & Super-Earths

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

Ph.D., Astrophysics, Karl Franzens Univ Graz / ESTEC        graduated summa cum laude           2005

“Search for Extraterrestrial Planets: DARWIN mission Target Stars & Array Architectures”

M.Sci., Astrophysics, Karl Franzens Univ Graz/IAC                graduated summa cum laude            1999

 “Extrasolar Planet Search: Formation of Extrasolar Planets and Detection Methods”    

M.Eng., Physics & Engineering, Univ. of Technology Graz    graduated summa cum laude           2001

“Application of Optical Tweezers in Medicine & Biology”          

 

EMPLOYMENT & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Associate, Harvard Astronomy Department                                                         2009- current

Lecturer, Harvard Astronomy Department                                                                             2008- current

Postdoctoral Fellow SAO, Harvard Smithsonian CfA, USA                                                     2005 – 2009

Consultant to ESA Science Dep. AURORA Technolgy: Netherlands                                      2003 – 2004

Young Engineer ESA/ESTEC: Dep. of Future Projects, Netherlands                                      2001 - 2002

Research fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA                                                           2000 – 2001

LIGO 2000 Summer Undergraduate Research Projects, California Inst. of Technology, USA           2000

United Nations (UNO), Conference moderator, Austria                                                                       1999

JHU 1999 Summer Undergraduate Research Projects, JHU, USA                                                     1999

Research fellow, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), Spain                                         1998 – 1999

 

AWARDS & HONORS

 

Tinsley Scolar  University of Texas Austin                                                                                           2009

America’s Young Innovator in Arts and Science Award 2007, Smithsonian Magazine                       2007

P. Hertelendy Award and Prize Lecture for Outstanding Young Scientist at CfA 2007                       2007

Austrian National Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements                                                    2005

SubAuspices Austrian Academic excellence prize (awarded personally by Austrian president)        2004

National Award of the Ministry of Educations for Outstanding Academic Achievement(PhD)            2004

National Award of the Ministry of Educations for Outstanding Academic Achievement(MSc)            2000

Awards of Academic Achievement, Tech. Univ. Graz & KF Univ Graz                         1996 through 2001

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PANELS

Lead of the Habitability Group (Pale Blue Dot Initiative)                                                        2008 – current

ISSI team "Evolution of Exoplanet Atmospheres and their Characterization"                       2007 - current

TPF-I: Science Working Group: invited external expert                                                        2005 – current

Darwin Science Advisory Committee: member as part of ESA & external expert               2002 – current

 

Press RELEASE

“3 Top Young CfA Astronomers Honored” http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/2007/pr200730.html           Nov 07

“Astronomers reveal first Alien ID chart” http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/2006/pr0625.html       Oct 06

 

 

 

SPACE MISSION PROPOSAL TEAM MEMBER

Darwin (2007), SEE-COAST(2007), ASTRO(2007), Terrestrial Planet Finder – Interferometer

 

 

EDITORIAL BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Astrobiology (editorial board), Encyclopedia of astrobiology (field editor)

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

AAS, DPS, Europlanet Network, ISSI, CfA Women in Science, ÖWF (Austrian Space Forum)

 

CONFERENCES Organizer

Scientific Organizing Committee

DPS (Division for Planetary Sciences) 2009, Puerto Rico                                                              Oct. 09

Goldschmidt - Dynamics of Early Earth-Like Planets and Super-Earths, Davos                            July 09

Cosmic Cataclysms and life ESLAB 08, Frascati, Italy                                                                   Nov. 08

Super Earth Workshop, Aspen, USA                                                                                               Aug. 08

Goldschmidt - Early Life, geochemical and dynamical aspects, Vancouver                                    July 08

AbSciCon 2008, Santa Clara, CA: Plenary Future Missions and what they can detect                  April 08

AbSciCon 2008, Santa Clara, CA: Habitability on Super Earths                                                      April 08

Physics and Astrophysics of Planetary Systems, Les Houches School, France                           Aug. 08

 

European Planetary Science Congress, Berlin: Biomarkers and their detectabilty                        Sept 07

European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam: Concepts of Habitability                                 Sept 06

 

LOC: “Transiting Planets”, IAU Symposium 253, Cambridge, USA                                                 May 08

Journal club: Harvard EPS and CfA Journal club (weekly interdisciplinary meeting)                         07/08

 

 

MEDIA COVeRAGE

USA Weekend, The Economist, Smithsonian Magazine, BBC, New Scientist, USA-Today,

Christian Science Monitor, AP, Spiegel, Die Zeit, several web-based forums

 

Interviews:

NOVA (TV) (Discovery Channel)                                                                                           Oct 08

WUML 91.5 Stargazer Segment (Radio)                                                                             April 08

BBC World News (Radio)                                                                                                     Oct 07

‘Eye on the sky’ SAO Project (webbased TV interview)                                                      Feb 07

Channel 7 News (TV)                                                                                                            Nov 06

National Geographics, New Scientist (podcasts)                                                                 Nov 06