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Dr. Justus Neumann
Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Galaxies and Cosmology Department
Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49-6221-528-370
E-mail: jneumann@mpia.de
Research Appointments
Since 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) • Germany
in the group of Dr. Eva Schinnerer in the Galaxies and Cosmology Department. Research focus on galaxy evolution in the PHANGS survey, also part of the MUSE and WFI
data reduction team.
2019 – 2022
Research Fellow in IFU Galaxy Evolution • ICG • University of Portsmouth
Collaborators: Prof. Daniel Thomas, Prof. Claudia Maraston
Research focus on stellar population analysis in MaNGA galaxies. Responsible for maintaining and developing the Firefly full spectral fitting code as well as the MaNGA Firefly Value-Added-Catalogue.
Education
2020
DPhil in Astrophysics • University of Potsdam • AIP
2015 – 2019
PhD student in Astrophysics • University of Potsdam • AIP • ESO Chile
Secular Evolution in Galaxies: Properties of Bars and Bulges as seen with
Integral Field Spectroscopy
Supervisors: Prof. Lutz Wisotzki, Prof. Matthias Steinmetz, Dr. Dimitri Gadotti
2016 – 2018
2-Year Studentship • ESO Chile
Secular Evolution in Galaxies: Properties of Bars and Bulges as seen with
Integral Field Spectroscopy
Supervisor: Dr. Dimitri Gadotti
2015
MSci in Physics and Astrophysics • University of Potsdam • AIP
Bulges in CALIFA Galaxies: A Synopsis of Diagnostic and Classification Approaches
German “Diplom”. Grade: 1.3. Supervisor: Prof. Lutz Wisotzki
2007 – 2014
Studies in Physics and Astrophysics • University of Potsdam
2010
1-Year DAAD Studentship • Pontificia Universidad Católica • Chile
Grants
2016 – 2018
ESO 2-Year Studentship • European Southern Observatory • Chile
2010
DAAD Studentship • Pontificia Universidad Católica • Chile
Approved Telescope Proposals
As Principle Investigator
MPG/ESO 2.2m/WFI – P112 (57 hours)
As Co-Investigator
ALMA
VLT/MUSE