Thanja Lamberts - Leiden Observatory

Thanja Lamberts
Current position
PhD student at Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
(expected defense May 2015)
Room 506, Niels Bohrweg, 2333CA, Leiden, NL
+31 (0)71 527 8417
[email protected]
Education
Ph.D. in Astrochemistry
Jan 2011 - present
Leiden University in close collaboration with Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Thesis: Water Formation on Interstellar Ice Analogues: Combined Laboratory and Modelling Studies
Advisors: Prof. Harold Linnartz, Dr. Herma Cuppen, Dr. Sergio Ioppolo
M.Sc. in Chemistry (cum laude - with honors)
Sep 2008 - Nov 2010
Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
B.Sc. in Chemistry (cum laude - with honors)
Sep 2005 - Aug 2008
Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Experience
Dublin City University Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Mar 2010 - Aug
Thesis: Photophysics of Iridium Triazole Complexes
Advisors: Prof. Han Vos (DCU), Dr. Paul Kouwer (RUN)
Technical University of Denmark Lyngby, Denmark
Aug 2009 - Oct
Thesis: Hydrodynamics of a Robotic Copepod
Advisors: Dr. Anders Andersen (DTU), Prof. Willem van de Water (TU/e)
Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Sep 2008 - Mar
Thesis: Phosphorescent Droplets in Turbulence
Advisors: Dr. Nico Dam (RUN), Prof. Willem van de Water (TU/e)
Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Apr 2008 - Aug
Thesis: Phosphorescence in Molecular Tagging Velocimetry
Advisors: Dr. Nico Dam (RUN), Prof. Willem van de Water (TU/e)
2010
2009
2010
2008
Awards
Posterprize: Symposium of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry
Posterprize: Study Group Meeting Physics and Materials
Unilever Research prize Yearly awarded prize
Travel grants
LUF: ACS Symposium, Dallas, Texas, United States
COST: COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting, Windsor, United Kingdom
COST: COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting,Catania, Italy
LKBF: AstroSurf 2011 meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland
Invited talks and colloquia
Colloquium, group of Paola Caselli
Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
HDO meeting - invited
Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Colloquium, group of Jes Jørgensen
Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Colloquium, group of Floris van de Tak
SRON/Kapteyn Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Nov 2013
Mar 2013
Nov 2009
March
April
October
Sep
2014
2013
2012
2011
Nov 2014
Jan 2013
Oct 2012
Jul 2012
International Conferences
Faraday Discussions 168: Astrochemistry of Dust, Gas and Ice
Apr
NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (Poster)
ACS Symposium: Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium:
Mar
Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, United States (Talk)
LYDAN - Solid State Subtheme meeting of DAN
Jan
Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands (Talk)
COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting: The Chemical Cosmos
Apr
Mercure Castle Hotel, Windsor, United Kingdom (Talk)
COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting: The Chemical Cosmos
Oct
Museo Diocesano, Catania, Italy (Poster)
AstroSurf 2011 meeting
Aug - Sep
Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland (Poster)
IAU Symposium 280 ‘The Molecular Universe’
May - Jun
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain (Poster)
2014
2014
2014
2013
2012
2011
2011
Outreach
Lecture ‘Water in de Kosmos’
Apr 2013
Weer- en Sterrenkundige Vereniging ‘Jean Delsing’, Venlo, The Netherlands
Animated movie on water formation in the ISM
Nov 2012 - Mar 2013
In close collaboration with Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck
Lecture ‘Water: vanuit de ruimte naar de aarde’
Oct 2012
Jeugduniversiteit (Youth University), Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The Netherlands
Information day ‘Vrouwen tussen de sterren’
Dec 2011
Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands
Teaching experience
M. Sc. level
Co-supervision of a Master student
Sep 2013 - Oct 2014
Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
B. Sc. level
Introduction Astrophysics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
Introductory Practical, Quantum Mechanics, Linear Algebra and
Sep 2008 - Nov 2010
Chemical Bonds, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Organisational activities
Organisation of research group activities
Jan 2011 - Jan
Group meetings, group day out, laboratory tour guide
Leiden Obervatory, Leiden University, The Netherlands
PhD/Postdoc NWO-DAN networking day
May
A day to enhance the mutual contact between the PhD students and Postdocs
within the NWO Dutch Astrochemistry Network and related junior scientists
Organisation research group meetings
Mar 2010 - Aug
Dublin City University, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Curriculum committee
Sep 2006 - Sep
Committee for improval and control of the educational quality of the chemistry
Bachelor curriculum, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Organizing committee Parents Day
Sep 2005 - Sep
The parents of first year students experience a day at the University and attend
special classes, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2014
2013
2010
2008
2008
Scientific Publications
On the relevance of the H2 + O reaction pathway for the surface formation of interstellar water
T. Lamberts et al., Astron. Astrophys. 570 (2014) A57
The formation of ice mantles on interstellar grains revisited - the effect of exothermicity
T. Lamberts et al., Far. Disc. 168 (2014) 327
The Kinetic Monte Carlo Method as a Way To Solve the Master Equation for Interstellar Grain
Chemistry
H.M. Cuppen et al. (including T. Lamberts), Chem. Rev., 113 (2013) 8840
SURFRESIDE2 : An Ultrahigh Vacuum System for the Investigation of Surface Reaction Routes of
Interstellar Interest
S. Ioppolo et al. (including T. Lamberts), Rev. Sci. Instrum., 84 (2013) 073112
Water formation at low temperatures by surface O2 hydrogenation III: Monte Carlo simulation
T. Lamberts et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15 (2013) 8287
Efficient surface formation route of interstellar hydroxylamine through NO hydrogenation. II. The
multilayer regime in interstellar relevant ices
G. Fedoseev et al. (including T. Lamberts), J. Chem. Phys., 137 (2012) 054714
NO ice hydrogenation - a solid pathway to NH2 OH formation in space
E. Congiu et al. (including T. Lamberts), Astrophys. J. Lett., 750 (2012) L12
Conference Proceedings
Solid State Pathways towards Molecular Complexity in Space
H. Linnartz et al. (including T. Lamberts), The Molecular Universe, Proceedings of the IAU, IAU
Symposium, Volume 280, p. 390-404 (2011)
Referee work
Faraday Discussions
Technical Skills
Modeling:
Surface science:
Optical systems:
Inorganic research:
Computer Skills
Softwares:
Languages (basic):
Operating Systems:
Languages
Dutch
Native
English
Fluent
Kinetic Monte Carlo
Ultra High Vacuum systems, Hydrogen Atom Beam Source
Microwave Atom Source, Reflection Absorption IR spectroscopy,
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
Nd:YAG laser, Excimer laser, Absorption spectrometer,
Fluorescence spectrometer, ICCD camera, High speed video camera
Inorganic synthesis, ATR-FTIR and NMR spectroscopy
LATEX, Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Matlab, Origin, Gaussian03
Python, C, Unix Shell Scripts
Unix/Linux, Windows
German
Moderate
French
Moderate
Italian
Basic
Extra activities
Volunteer in the kitchen crew of the ‘Vrijplaats’
June 2013 - present
Participation in the preparation of a three course vegan meal for the Saturday dining cafe of the
Vrijplaats (Freeplace), Leiden