Family status: married,
two children: Benjamin (2007) and Dominik (2009)
Office: School of
Physics A28, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; tel: 9351 4058
(office number), e-mail: derekas (at) physics.usyd.edu.au
Education:
2002: M. Sc. in astronomy (thesis: A photometric survey
of high amplitude delta Scuti stars, supervisor: László
L. Kiss)
2003:
diploma in mathematics (thesis: The Fibonacci-numbers in mathematics
and
the nature, supervisor: Péter Hajnal)
2003:
diploma in physics (thesis: The spiral structure of the Milky Way,
supervisor: József Vinkó)
2004-2005: PhD student in astronomy (University of New South
Wales, Australia). Supervisor: Michael Ashley (University of
New
South Wales); Associate supervisor: Tim Bedding (University of Sydney)
2005-2009: PhD student in astronomy (University of Sydney,
Australia). Suspended for 15 months of maternity leave. Supervisor: Tim
Bedding (University of Sydney). Thesis submitted.
Positions:
2003-2005: Honorary Research Associate (School of Physics,
University of Sydney, Australia)