prof. dr. R.F. (Reynier) Peletier

EDUCATION
1989 PhD ‘Elliptical Galaxies: Structure and Stellar Content’
Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
1985 Double master in Astronomy and Mathematics
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands

CURRENT POSITION
2009 – Full Professor
Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2003 – 2009 Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
1999 – 2003 Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2019 Senior Teaching Qualification, University of Groningen
2013 Group Achievement Award by the Royal Astronomical Society for the work done with the SAURON instrument.
1997 – 2002 PPARC Advanced Fellowship, University of Durham, UK and University of Nottingham, UK
1991 – 1993 ESO Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Southern Observatory, Garching bei Muenchen, Germany

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
1996 – 2021 2 Postdocs/ 22 PhD Students (who completed the PhD)/ 9 ongoing PhD Students/ 10 Master Students/ many bachelor students at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the University of Nottingham, UK. Of these PhD students, 11 are continuing in astronomy, 3 well-known professors (Vazdekis, de Grijs, Falcon-Barroso).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1999 – 2003 I taught several classes in physics and astronomy to students at the University of Nottingham, UK
2003 – 2021 I am regularly teaching classes in astronomy, mathematics and physics to students at the University of Groningen

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2019 Organiser: Lorentz Workshop on Metals in Galaxies, Near and Far: Looking Ahead, Lorentz Center, Leiden
2019 Organiser: Netherlands Astronomy Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands
2018 Organiser: SUNDIAL Training Meeting on Basic Techniques in Astronomy and Computer Science and Astronomy, Groningen
2018 Organiser: The bewildering nature of Ultra Diffuse Galaxies, Lorentz Center, Leiden
2017 Organiser: FDS progress meeting, Groningen
2006 Organiser, IAU Symposium 241, La Palma, Spain
Main Organiser of many smaller conferences and workshops, and co-organiser of many others (see my homepage for more details)

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2017 – 2020 Education Director
Master Astronomy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen
2011 – 2016 Director, Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
2003 – 2021 Many other responsibilities at the the RUG, e.g., member of the University Council, chair of the Scientific Integrity Committee of the Faculty of Science and Engineering

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2016 – Secretary, KNA, (Royal Netherlands Astronomical Society)
2016 – Board Member, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
2011 – 2016 Vice-Chair, NOVA Board, Netherlands Organisation for Astronomy
2011 – 2016 Member International Advisory Board DAG (4m Turkish IR telescope)
2002 – member of many time allocation committees for ESO, HST, La Palma etc., reviewer for all journals in astronomy

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2018 – Member, European Astronomical Society
1993 – Member, International Astronomical Union
1988 – Member, KNA, Royal Dutch Astronomical Society, board member since 2016

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
PI, SUNDIAL EU International Training Network (2016-2021)
PI, Fornax Deep Survey
Member, Euclid collaboration, and co-lead, SWG LU-WP6 (Low Surface Brightness and Dwarf Galaxies)
Member, SAURON Collaboration (1999-2012)
Member, X-Shooter Stellar Library Collaboration (2008-2021)
Member, many others collaborations, now and in the past, e.g., the WEAVE Collaboration

KEY INVITATIONS to MEETINGS
2020: Leiden, The Netherlands: EAS Meeting, Invited Talk on applications with the XSL Stellar Library
2017: Campos do Jordao, Brazil, IWSSL, Invited Review on Applications of the XSL Stellar Library
2016: Toledo, Spain, IAUS 321: Formation and Evolution of Galaxies: Invited Review: The outer regions of early-type galaxies
2016: Sorrento, Italy, Invited Talk: SUNDIAL: Novel computer science methods for astronomy
2013: Lyon, France: IWSSL: Invited Review: Stellar Libraries for Stellar Population Analysis
2012: Beijing, China: IAU General Assembly; Invited Talk: Does every massive spiral galaxy have a classical bulge?