© P. Kretschmar
Career
since 2024/01
Spacecraft Analyst for XMM-Newton
European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany
via Telespazio Germany GmbH
European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany
via Telespazio Germany GmbH
2021/03 - 2023/12
Spacecraft Analyst for Earth Explorer Missions
European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany
via Telespazio Germany GmbH
European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany
via Telespazio Germany GmbH
2018/10 - 2021/03
Assistent lecturer
Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erlangen, Germany
Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erlangen, Germany
Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
2016/05 - 2018/09
Postdoctoral fellow
Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte, Bamberg, Germany
European Space Agency contract number C4000115860/15/NL/IB
Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte, Bamberg, Germany
European Space Agency contract number C4000115860/15/NL/IB
2011/05 - 2016/04
Scientific employee
Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte, Bamberg, Germany
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt grants 50OR1113 and 50OR1207
Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte, Bamberg, Germany
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt grants 50OR1113 and 50OR1207
Degrees
2016/10/19
2011/04/08
Master of Science
Thesis: Timing and spectral evolution of transient X-ray binaries
Thesis: Timing and spectral evolution of transient X-ray binaries
2009/05/29
Bachelor of Science
Thesis: Reprocessing of X-rays in the Binary Her X-1/HZ Her
Thesis: Reprocessing of X-rays in the Binary Her X-1/HZ Her
Education
2011/05 - 2016/10
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
PhD-student: high energy astrophysics
PhD-student: high energy astrophysics
2010/04 - 2011/04
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Program of study: physics
Program of study: physics
2005/10 - 2010/03
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Program of study: physics
Program of study: physics
1995/09 - 2004/08
Secondary school Mosbacher Berg, Wiesbaden, Germany
Advanced placement: physics, mathematics
Advanced placement: physics, mathematics
1991/09 - 1995/08
Rudolf-Dietz-Schule, Wiesbaden, Germany
Teaching Experience
2019/04 - 2021/03
Laboratory Projects at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Mentoring of students during self-designed experiments
Mentoring of students during self-designed experiments
2010/09 - 2019/04
Astronomy lab of the Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte
Mentoring of students during the CCD-experiment and at the telescopes
Mentoring of students during the CCD-experiment and at the telescopes
2010/05 - 2018/09
Guided tours of the observatory Bamberg
In an honorara capacity
In an honorara capacity
2013/06 - 2013/08
DAAD RISE program (Research Internships in Science and Engineering)
Offering and mentoring the project "Accreting Neutron Stars in Transient X-Ray Binaries"
Offering and mentoring the project "Accreting Neutron Stars in Transient X-Ray Binaries"
2008/04 - 2010/03
Undergraduate physics lab at the TU Darmstadt
Mentoring of students during various experiments in mechanics and thermodynamics
Mentoring of students during various experiments in mechanics and thermodynamics
Administrative Experience
since 2017/12
Chair of the Förderverein der Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte e.V.
since 2014/03
Committee member of the Förderverein der Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte e.V.
since 2011/11
Webmaster of the webpages of the Förderverein der Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte e.V.
http://www.foerderverein-sternwarte-bamberg.de
http://www.foerderverein-sternwarte-bamberg.de
2019/02 - 2021/03
Computing System Administrator of the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
2018/06 - 2019/03
Co-organizer of the conference Large surveys with small telescopes in Bamberg
2011/03 - 2018/09
System operator of the webpages of the Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte
http://www.sternwarte.uni-erlangen.de
http://www.sternwarte.uni-erlangen.de
2010/04 - 2018/09
System operator of the webpages of the Black Hole Universe Consortium
http://www.black-hole.eu
http://www.black-hole.eu
2017/11 - 2018/04
Co-organizer of the conference Interstellar Medium in the Nearby Universe in Bamberg
2016/03 - 2016/10
Co-organizer of the conference Hyper Velocity Stars 2016 in Bamberg
2014/02 - 2014/09
Co-organizer of the Tagung der Astronomischen Gesellschaft 2014 in Bamberg
2012/03 - 2012/06
Co-organizer of the conference Black Hole Universe 2012 in Bamberg
2010/01 - 2010/12
Programmer of the webpages of the Nuclear Science Group of the TU Darmstadt
http://www.skp.ikp.tu-darmstadt.de, http://astropp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de
http://www.skp.ikp.tu-darmstadt.de, http://astropp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de
Memberships
since 2016/01
since 2011/02
Förderverein der Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte e.V.
Charter member
Charter member
since 2010/01
2004/09 - 2020/12
2010/04 - 2015/12
2010/01 - 2013/01
Juniorteam (youth' team) of the Deutscher Judobund e.V.
Charter member
Charter member
1994/01 - 2010/12
2000/01 - 2003/01
Civilian Service
2004/10 - 2005/06
German Red Cross, Wiesbaden, Germany