S.
Kendrew
–
CV
SARAH
KENDREW
Department
of
Physics
University
of
Oxford
Denys
Wilkinson
Building
Keble
Road
Oxford
OX1
3RH
United
Kingdom
Phone:
+44
1865273309
Email:
sarah.kendrew@astro.ox.ac.uk
Employment
2013-��present
Postdoctoral
Researcher,
University
of
Oxford
Junior
Research
Fellow,
St
Cross
College,
University
of
Oxford
• Simulation
Scientist
on
HARMONI,
the
first-��light
integral
field
spectrograph
for
the
E-��ELT
• Test,
calibration
&
science
tam
member,
MIRI
for
JWST
• The
Milky
Way
Project:
galactic
scale
massive
star
formation
and
massive
stellar
feedback
studies
with
IR
bubbles.
• Massive
star
formation
in
the
Central
Molecular
Zone.
• Organiser
of
the
dotAstronomy
conference
series
2010-��2013
Postdoctoral
Researcher/Systems
Engineer,
Max
Planck
Institut
f��r
Astronomie,
Heidelberg,
Germany
Systems
Engineer
on
adaptive
optics
systems
for
VLTI-��GRAVITY,
MPIA
Adaptive
Optics
Lab
(W.
Brandner).
2007-��2010
Postdoctoral
Researcher
in
Instrumentation
for
Astronomy,
Leiden
Observatory,
Netherlands
Projects:
METIS
for
E-��ELT,
MIRI
for
JWST,
ASSIST
Sep
–
Nov
2006
Science
Journalism
Intern,
ESO,
Germany
Press
office
assistant
at
ESO.
April
-��
Aug
2006
Postdoctoral
Researcher/Mechanical
Engineer,
University
College
London,
UK
Instrumentation
work
for
the
JWST/NIRSpec
calibration
source.
2001
-��
2002
National
Hospital
for
Neurology
&
Neurosurgery
and
Royal
Brompton
Hospital,
London
Medical
secretary/Personal
Assistant
Education
2002-��2006
PhD
in
Physics:
Lightweight
deformable
mirrors
for
ground-��
and
space-��based
imaging
systems
University
College
London,
UK
(Supervisor:
Dr.
Peter
Doel)
1997-��2001
Msci.
Astronomy
(1st
class
honours)
Diploma
in
Science
Communication
(distinction)
S.
Kendrew
–
CV
University
College
London,
UK.
1991-��1997
Secondary
school
diploma
with
distinction.
Regina
Caelilyceum,
Dilbeek,
Belgium
(Greek/Latin
specialisation)
Teaching
2013-��2014
Astrophysics
tutor
for
4th
year
general
Masters-��level
astrophysics
course,
covering
early
Universe
and
structure
formation,
galaxy
evolution,
interstellar
medium,
advanced
stellar
astrophysics
and
high
energy
astrophysics
2012
Taught
modules
in
an
introductory
course
on
scientific
computing
with
Python,
for
students,
postdocs
and
staff
at
MPIA.
2005-��2006
GCSE/A-��level
tutor
in
maths
and
Physics,
London
Home
Tutors,
London
2002-��2005
TA
in
practical
astronomy
classes
and
observing
sessions
at
the
University
of
London
Observatory,
London
Observing
experience
• 2013-��2014
co-��I
for
large
APEX
survey
for
H2CO
Thermometry
in
the
Central
Molecular
Zone
(PI:
A.
Ginsburg,
ESO)
• May
2014:
SWIFT
observer
support,
200
in.
Palomar
Observatory
• April
2013:
4-��m
at
Kitt
Peak
(NEWFIRM
near-��IR
imaging;
6
nights)
• Oct
2012:
Participated
in
observing
run
at
Paranal
Observatory,
using
VLTI
with
the
Unit
Telescopes
and
MIDI,
AMBER
and
PIONIER.
This
was
an
engineering
visit
to
study
the
MACAO
visible
adaptive
optics
systems
in
the
context
of
GRAVITY
(4
nights).
• July
2005:
Participated
in
the
on-��sky
commissioning
of
the
bHROS
optical
spectrograph
at
Gemini-��South,
Cerro
Pachon
(8
nights).
Grants,
awards,
invited
talks
• March
2015:
Friday
Evening
Discourse,
Royal
Institution
of
Great
Britain,
London
(Giant
Telescopes
of
the
Future
&
Technology
in
Astronomy).
• June
2014:
£1300
Institute
of
Physics
Public
Engagement
Grant
for
��Little
Green
Man��s
Guide
to
the
Galaxy��,
an
outreach
project
at
Green
Man
Festival
(Aug
2014)
• April
2014:
Invited
seminar
at
the
University
of
Hertfordshire
(Milky
Way
Project)
• February
2014:
Invited
seminar
at
University
College
London
(Milky
Way
Project)
• Featured
in
the
SPIE
Women
in
Optics
2013-��2014
calendar
• Dec
2012:
Invited
seminar
on
JWST-��MIRI,
University
of
Cardiff
• 2012:
Invited
Speaker
at
SPIE
Astronomical
Telescopes
Women
in
Optics
event
(Amsterdam)
on
public
engagement
and
citizen
science
work.
• 2012:
6000
euro
for
dotAstronomy
2012
conference,
Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft
(DFG)
• 2011:
Invited
participant
for
the
SciFoo
conference,
organised
by
O��Reilly
Media
and
Google
at
the
Googleplex,
Mountain
View,
CA.
• 2009:
1250
euro
for
dotAstronomy
2009
conference,
Nederlandse
Wetenschapsorganisatie
(NWO)
• 2009:
3000
euro
for
dotAstronomy
2009
conference,
British
Council
Netherlands
• 2009:
$3000
SPIE
Outreach
grant
for
Universe
Awareness
programme
S.
Kendrew
–
CV
• 2002-��2005:
Perren
(full)
PhD
studentship,
University
College
London
Professional
membership,
Committees
• Member
of
the
IAU
Office
of
Astronomy
for
Development
(OAD)
taskforce
on
Astronomy
and
the
Public
(2012-��2015)
• Member
of
the
MPIA
Strategic
Time
Allocation
Committee
(2011-��2013)
• Member
of
SPIE,
from
2006-��2009
Member
of
the
SPIE
Membership
Committee
and
from
2006-��
2008
Co-��chair
of
the
Early
Career
Professionals
Advisory
Committee
• Fellow
of
the
Royal
Astronomical
Society
Reviewing
• Editorial
Board
member
for
Royal
Society
Open
Science
(2014-��2016)
• Referee
for
the
Astrophysical
Journal,
MNRAS,
Optical
Engineering
• Technical
reviewer
for
O��Reilly
Media
books
Skills
•
Programming
:
IDL,
Python,
MatLab,
C/C++
.
•
Instrument
data
analysis:
Mainly
experience
with
spectroscopic
data:
Spitzer/IRS
(using
SMART),
CRIRES,
JWST-��MIRI
test
data
using
custom
software.
Infrared
imaging
analysis
for
NEWFIRM
(4-��m
Mayall
Telescope).
Exploration
and
statistics
of
large
numerical
datasets;
data
mining.
•
CAD/Design
and
FEA:
Pro-��Engineer
and
I-��DEAS.
Finite
element
analysis
(structural,
quasi-��static,
thermal)
using
I-��DEAS,
Pro-��Mechanica.
Completed
Pro-��E
and
Pro-��M
training
courses.
•
Project
management,
business:
Experience
with
project
scheduling
and
management
as
Systems
Engineer
for
the
GRAVITY
AO
systems
(2010-��present).
Completed
week-��long
Faraday
Partnership
workshop
on
entrepreneurship,
intellectual
property
law,
leadership
&
management,
systems
engineering
(London,
2005).
Science
communication
and
writing
2012
Interviewed
on
ZDF
science
programme
Nano,
interviewed
for
The
Sky
At
Night
magazine,
on
my
involvement
in
Milky
Way
Project.
2011
Writing
published
in
The
Guardian
science
blogs
(http://gu.com/p/33vmm,
http://gu.com/p/3vf5e
)
2008
-��
Popular
astronomy
blogger
at
One
Small
Step
2006
Science
journalism
internship,
ESO,
Germany
2004
Interviewee
on
BBC��s
The
Sky
at
Night
2003
Runner-��up,
BASF/Daily
Telegraph
science
writing
competition
2003
Researcher,
BBC,
London
