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Name |
Christopher Michael Livingstone
FLYNN |
Date and Place of Birth |
26 April 1962, Hobart, Australia |
Citizenship |
Australian
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Present Position |
Researcher, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University
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Permanent Address
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Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing,
Swinburne University,
Hawthorn, 3122, Victoria,
Australia
Phone: +61 (0)3 9214 5532
cflynn@astro.utu.fi
www.astro.utu.fi/~cflynn/
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EDUCATION
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1974-1979
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Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga,
New South Wales, Australia
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1980-1983
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The Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia
Awarded B.Sc.(Hons), in Applied Mathematics, May 1984
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1984-1989
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Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring
Observatories,
Institute of Advanced Studies,
The Australian National University
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July 1989
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Completed Ph.D. Thesis :The
Galactic Force Law and the Thick Disk. Awarded
1990.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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1983
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Australian National University
Summer Scholarship
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1985-8
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Australian National University
Postgraduate Scholarship
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DOCENTSHIP
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25/10/1996
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Docent of Astronomy, University of
Turku
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POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS
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1989-1991
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Alexander von Humboldt Fellow,
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut,
Heidelberg, Germany
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Dec 1991-Aug 1993
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Danish NSRC and NBI Fellow,
Niels Bohr Institute,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Oct 1993-Dec 1993
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Alexander von Humboldt Fellow,
Astronomisches Rechen Institut,
Heidelberg, Germany
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Jan 1994-May 1994
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Visiting Fellow,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton, USA
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Aug 1994-Jan 1996
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Visiting Fellow,
NORDITA,
Copenhagen, Denmark
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POSITIONS AT TUORLA OBSERVATORY
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1996-1999
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Research Fellow
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1999
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Research Associate (tenured)
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2000-2001
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Professor and Acting Director
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2002-2007
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Academy of Finland Senior Researcher
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2008-2012
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Research Associate (tenured)
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STUDENT SUPERVISION
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1997-1998
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Eira Kotoneva |
M.Sc. thesis
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1997-2001
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Johan Holmberg
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Ph.D. thesis (Lund University)
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1999-2003
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Eira Kotoneva
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Ph.D. thesis
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2001-2007
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Rami Rekola
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Ph.D. thesis
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2002-2003
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Janne Holopainen
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M.Sc. thesis
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2003-2007
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Janne Holopainen
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Ph.D. thesis
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2002-2005
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Chris Thom
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Ph.D. thesis (Swinburne University)
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2003-2008
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Luca Casagrande
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Ph.D. thesis
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2006-2010
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Esko Gardner
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Ph.D. thesis
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2008-
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Sarah Bird
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Ph.D. thesis
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2009-
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Juliet Datson
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Ph.D. thesis
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GRANTS AWARDED
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1997-2000
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"Hipparcos and Galactic Chemical
Evolution"
c. 85,000 euros
Academy of Finland
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2001-2004
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"Space Based Studies of Dark
Matter"
c. 140,000 euros
ANTARES - Tekes/Academy of Finland
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2002
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Senior Researcher salary
c. 20,000 euros
Academy of Finland
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2002
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Visitor grant to Prof. Brad Gibson
c. 4,000 euros
Academy of Finland
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2003
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PhD grant from CIMO
for Luca Casagrande
c. 8000 euros
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2004
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PhD grant
extension from CIMO for Luca Casagrande
c. 6000 euros
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2003-2005
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"Baryonic matter in disk galaxies"
120,000 euros
Academy of Finland
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2005-2008
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"Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr. Laura Portinari"
circa 150,000 euros
European Union
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2007-2008
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"Dwarf galaxies go to work"
105,600 euros
Academy of Finland
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2008-2009
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PhD grant from CIMO
for Sarah Bird 10,800 euros
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INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
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1999-2006
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Finnish Astrophysics
Representitive,
Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA), Copenhagen
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1998-
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Member-at-Large
European Space Agency Satellite GAIA
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2001-2007
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IAU Commission 33 on Structure and
dynamics of the Galactic system, Advisory Board
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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1996-
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Royal Astronomical Society
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1998-
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International Astronomical Union
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