Diego GÖTZ   Service d'Astrophysique    +33 1 69 08 59 77    +33 1 69 08 65 77

Curriculum Vitae

2010/08-present: permanent research position at Service d'Astrophysique (AIM) – CEA/DSM/Irfu, Saclay (France).

2008/12-2010/07: Post-Doc at AIM-Service d'Astrophysique – CEA/DSM/Irfu, Saclay (France) in the SVOM/ECLAIRs group. Scientific responsible of the SVOM VHF alert network. Co-Investigator of the MXT X-ray telescope of SVOM.

2005/10-2008/11: Post-Doc at AIM-Service d'Astrophysique – CEA/DSM/Irfu, Saclay (France) in the INTEGRAL/IBIS group. Scientific responsible of the software development coordination and verification of the IBIS scientific pipeline.

2004/11-2005/09: Post-Doc at Isituto di Astrofisica e Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF-Milano, Italy), in the high energy astrophysics group.

 

Education

2017/06: Habilitation à diriger des recherches (Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7)

2007/02: Qualified for teaching at University level for Astronomy/Astrophysics and Particle Physics

2001/11-2004/10: Doctorate (PhD) in « Astrophysics et Astronomy » (defence date 14/01/2005, grade excellent) at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italie), under the direction of S. Mereghetti et F. Haardt. Title of the manuscript: A study of Gamma-Ray Bursts and Soft Gamma Repeaters Detected with the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System

2001/03: Laurea degree (Master level) in physics at the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy).

 

Professional affiliations, nominations and achievements

2018/06: Science lead for the Infra-Red Telescope (IRT) on board the THESEUS mission for the phase 0/A study.

2017/12: Expert du CEA - Astrophysique des Hautes Energies et instrumentation Spatiale (domaine de la physique du noyau, de l'atome et de la molécule, avec spécialité "astrophysique")

Since 2016/07: Member of the INTEGRAL Users Group at ESA

2014/11: TAC (Time Allocation Committee) member for cycle XIII of the X-ray satellite XMM-Newton of the European Space Agency (panel: neutron stars, Supernova Remnants and diffuse emission)

Since 2014/07: Member of the Editorial Board of the open access journal Universe edited by MDPI

2013/12: Awarded a 35 k€ LabEx UnivEarthS (univearths.in2p3.fr) grant for 2014-2015

2013/11: TAC (Time Allocation Committee) member for cycle XIII of the X-ray satellite XMM-Newton of the European Space Agency (panel: neutron stars, Supernova Remnants and diffuse emission)

Since 2013/09: Principal Investigator (PI) of the MXT (Microchannel X-ray Telescope) on board the French-Chinese SVOM mission for Gamma-Ray Bursts Studies

Since 2012-2013: member of the LOFT (ESA M3 and M4 candidate mission) consortium board

2011-2013: co-investigator of LOFT, ESA M3 candidate, scientific responsible of the on-baord alert system for the detection of transient sources

Since 2010: scientific responsible of the development of the camera of the MXT telescope on board SVOM

Since 2009/07: member of the International Astronomical Union (Division XI, Commission 44)

Since 2009/05: member of the scientific steering committee of the Groupement de Recherche Européen  (GDRE; European Research Network) « Exploring the Dawn of the Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts »

Since 2009: referee for The Astrophysical Journal

2008/11: TAC (Time Allocation Committee) member for cycle VIII of the X-ray satellite XMM-Newton of the European Space Agency (panel: neutron stars, Supernova Remnants and diffuse emission)

2008/10: best poster prize (500 US$) at the international conference « The 6^th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium » given by the USRA (Universities Space Research Association)

2007/11: TAC (Time Allocation Committee) member for cycle VII of the X-ray satellite XMM-Newton of the European Space Agency (panel: neutron stars, Supernova Remnants and diffuse emission)

Since 2007/09: member of the French Physics Society

Since 2007/04: co-investigator of SVOM-France (Space-based multi-wavelength Variable Object Monitor; Sino-French mission dedicated to Gamma-Ray Bursts)

Since 2006: referee for Advances in Space Research

 

Scientific Dissemination

Conferences Participation

 

2000-2017: 36 oral presentations at national and international level, 12 solicited/invited. Tens of posters.

 

Conferences Organization

 

2015 April 13-17: (Main) Convenor of ISSI-Beijing workshop “Gamma-Ray Bursts: a tool to explore the young Universe”  (www.issibj.ac.cn/Program/Workshops/GRB/)

2014 June 16-19: Main organizer (Chair of the SOC) of the international workshop “Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Multi-messenger Era”, held in Paris (France)  (www.grbparis2014.fr)

 

International Graduate Schools Organization

 

2016 May 23-June 1: Director of the international astrophysical school « Cargèse School on Astrophysical Jets »

2013 April 23-May 8: Director of the international astrophysical school “Cargèse School on Cosmic Accelerators” (www.issibern.ch/cargese2013)

2010 May 10-17: co-organiser of the international astrophysical school “Exploring the Dawn of the Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts” (lamwws.oamp.fr/gdre/GdreSchool)

 

Teaching and Supervising

 

2016-2019: co-supervisor of the PHD of Laura Gosset

2015/03-06: supervisor of the Master 2 « Astronomie et Astrophysique » stage of Jérémy Levet

2014/03-06: supervisor of the Master 2 « Astronomie et Astrophysique » stage of Dounia Saez (L’étude des sursauts gamma avec Swift)

2010/03-06: suoervisor of the Master 2 « Astronomie et Astrophysique » stage of Amélie Pernet (L’analyse spectrale détaillée du sursaut gamma du 19 décembre 2004)

2006/10-11: temporary teaching appointment at Université de Versailles et Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Physics laboratory (optics, electromagnetism), first year undergraduate level)

2002-2004: supervisor for several undergraduate students at IASF in Milan (Italy)

 

Outreach

 

Conférence d'actualité Paris-Saclay "Les messagers de l'astro révolution" 20/10/2017 

Journées Portes Ouvertes du CEA 2009 (for the international year of astronomy)

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine 2009 (CNES headquarters, Paris)

Ville Européenne de la Science 2008 (Grand Palais, Paris)

Exposition « 40 ans du CEA » 2005

 

Publications

Author or co-author of more than 460 publications (4269 citations. H-index: 33) 

• 82 refereed papers

• 88 conference proceedings (refereed and not)
• 176 GCN Circulars (Gamma-Ray Burst Coordinates Network)
• 44 Astronomer Telegrams

 

List of recent refereed papers

 

1. G. Stratta, R. Ciolfi, L. Amati, G. Ghirlanda, N. Tanvir, E. Bozzo, D. Götz, et al., THESEUS: a key space mission for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics, 2018, Advances in Space Research, in press, (astro-ph/1712.08153)
2. L. Amati, P. O'Brien, D. Götz, et al., The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design, and expected performances, 2018, Advances in Space Research, in press, (astro-ph/1710.04638)
3. LIGO Collaboration,..., D. Götz, et al., Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger, 2017, ApJ, 848, L12, (astro-ph/1710.05833)
4. S. Covino, K. Wiersema, Y.Z. Fan,..., D. Götz, et al., The unpolarized macronova associated with the gravitational wave event GW170817, 2017, Nature Astronomy, 1, 805, (astro-ph/1710.05849)
5. R. Martone, L. Izzo, M. Della Valle, L. Amati, G. Longo, D. Götz, False outliers of the Ep,i-Eiso correlation?, 2017, A&A, in press, (astro-ph/1708.03873)
6. A.B. Higgins, R.L.C. Starling, D. Götz, S. Mereghetti, K. Wiersema, T. Maccarone, J.P. Osborne, N.R. Tanvir, P.T. O'Brien, A.J. Bird, A. Rowlinson, N. Gehrels, Investigating the nature of INTEGRAL Gamma-Ray Bursts and sub-threshold triggers with Swift follow-up, 2017, MNRAS, 470, 314, (astro-ph/1705.06744)
7. G. Ghirlanda, O.S. Salafia, A. Pescalli, G. Ghisellini, R. Salvaterra, E. Chassande-Mottin, M. Colpi, F. Nappo, P. D'Avanzo, A. Melandri, M.G. Bernardini, M. Branchesi, S. Campana, R. Ciolfi, S. Covino, D. Götz, S.D. Vergani, M. Zennaro, G. Tagliaferri, Short GRBs at the dawn of the gravitational wave era, 2016, A&A, 594, 84, (astro-ph/1607.07875)
8. W. Yuan, L. Amati, J. K. Cannizzo, B. Cordier, N. Gehrels, G. Ghirlanda, D. Götz, N. Produit, Y. Qiu, J. Sun, N. R. Tanvir, J. Wei, C. Zhang, Perspectives on Gamma-Ray Burst Physics and Cosmology with Next Generation Facilities, 2016, Springer, (astro-ph/1606.09536)
9. S. Covino and D. Götz, Polarization of prompt and afterglow emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts, 2016, Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions, 29, 205, (astro-ph/1605.03588)
10. G.L. Israel, P. Esposito, N. Rea, F. Coti Zelati, A. Tiengo, S. Campana, S. Mereghetti G.A. Rodriguez Castillo, D. Götz, M. Burgay, A. Possenti, S. Zane, and R. Turolla, The discovery, monitoring and environment of SGR J1935+2154, 2016, MNRAS, 457, 3448, (astro-ph/1601.00347)