Academic CV
Photo: Barbara Schaefer
Dr. Andrea Stolte
Nationality: German
Nationality: German
Research Fields:
| Astrophysics: | Starburst clusters - formation & evolution |
| Adaptive optics observations | |
| Infrared excess of young stars & disk survival | |
| Marine Ecology: | Detection of microplastics in beach sediments |
Ecology
Practical experience
| May 2016 - present | Project Manager "Ghostnets" |
| WWF Germany Ghostnet project | |
| Baltic Sea Office, WWF Germany | |
| May 2015 - July 2015 | Microplastics in Beach Sediments on Samos Island |
| Volunteering position | |
| Archipelagos Institute, Samos, Greece |
Graduate studies & Master Thesis
| April 2012 - Feb 2015 | Master studies in Envrionmental Sciences & Protection |
| Long-distance study course | |
| University of Rostock | |
| May 2014 - Dec 2014 | Microplastics in Beach Sediments along the German Baltic Coast |
| Master thesis, Supervisor: Hendrik Schubert | |
| Department of Aquatic Ecology, University of Rostock |
Astrophysics
Postdoctoral Experience
| Oct 2008 - Nov 2013 | Emmy Noether Fellow |
| EN Group: "Young, massive starburst clusters in the Milky Way" | |
| Argelander Instistut für Astronomie | |
| University of Bonn | |
| May 2006 - July 2008 | Galactic center group with Andrea Ghez |
| University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Sept 2005 - April 2006 | Starburst clusters with Wolfgang Brandner |
| Star & Planet formation group | |
| Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg | |
| Sept 2003 - Sept 2005 | FLAMINGOS survey of giant molecular clouds |
| led by Elizabeth Lada | |
| University of Florida, Gainesville |
PhD Thesis & Graduate studies
| Jan 2000 - June 2003 | The Stellar Mass Function in Milky Way Starburst Clusters |
| PhD thesis, Supervisor: Hans-Walter Rix | |
| Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg | |
| Feb 2002 - Aug 2002 | Adaptive optics in crowded stellar fields |
| Research assistent, NAOS-CONICA commissioning | |
| with Wolfgang Brandner at ESO | |
| Jan 2000 - Oct 2000 | Tidal stream of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy |
| Research assistent with Rodrigo Ibata | |
| Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg | |
| Sept 1998 - Dez 1999 | Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory |
| Research student in the MIT LIGO group led by Rai Weiss | |
| Graduate studies in physics & astrophysics | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA |
Undergraduate studies & Diploma
| Mar 1994 - Dec 1996 | Physics Diploma: High resolution spectra of AGN |
| Supervisor: Ralf-Juergen Dettmar | |
| Institute for Astronomy, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum | |
| Oct 1990 - Mar 1994 | Undergraduate and pre-graduate studies in physics |
| Intermediate diploma, Gerhard-Mercator University, Duisburg |
Teaching experience
| Wintersemester 2011-2012 | Star Formation Lecture |
| & 2012-2013 | Master level, University of Bonn |
| Wintersemester 2009-2010 | Teaching Assistent, Master level |
| Astrophysik I - Stellar astrophysics and interstellar medium |
Community Services
Spitzer TAC 2007
Article reviews for Astrophysical Journal, ApJ Letters, Astronomy & Astrophysics
Grants
DFG Emmy Noether research project "Young, massive starburst clusters in the Milky Way"
HST research grant cycle 16
DFG international travel conference grant “Science with laser guide stars”
Practical Experience - Ecology Lab
- Extraction of microplastics from sediment via air-venting in saline solutions
- Microscopic identification of microplastics particles and fibres
- Polarised light microscopy of polymers (dark field microscopy)
- Photodocumentation of microscopic samples in visual and polarised light
Observational Experience
| Keck NIRC2 | HK’L’ LGS-AO imaging |
| VLT/NAOS-CONICA | JHKsL’M NGS-AO imaging and spectroscopy |
| VLT ISAAC | JHKs imaging |
| NTT SOFI | JHKs imaging |
| Calar Alto 3.5 m Omega | JHK’ imaging |
| Calar Alto 2.2 m CAFOS | optical spectroscopy |
| Kitt Peak 2m/4m FLAMINGOS | JHK imaging and multi-object spectroscopy |