Seiji Fujimoto
Curriculum Vitae

Department of Astronomy
The University of Texas at Austin
T (+1) 737 802 2551
B fujimoto@utexas.edu

Work Experience
2022–present NASA Hubble Fellow, UT Austin, USA
2021–2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND INTERCTIONS Fellow, Cosmic
Dawn Center, Denmark
2019–2022 DAWN Fellow, Cosmic Dawn Center, Denmark
2019–2019 ALMA Project Researcher, NAOJ / Universtiy of Waseda, Japan
2019–2019 ICRR Project Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan

Education
2016–2019 PhD in Astronomy, Graduate school of Science, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
Thesis: Demographics of the cold Universe with ALMA: From Interstellar andCircumgalactic Media to Cosmic Structures (advisor: Prof. M. Ouchi)

2014–2016 Master of Astronomy, Graduate school of Science, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
Thesis: ALMA Faint-mm Sources Down to 0.02 mJy: Physical Origins andContribution to the Extragalactic Background Light (advisor Prof. M. Ouchi)

2010–2014 Bachelor of Astronomy, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
Thesis: Search for Dusty Starburst Galaxies at z > 6 (advisor: Prof. K. Kohno)Awards & Prizes
2023 The ASJ Young Astronomer Award Recipients1
2022 NASA Hubble Fellowship2022 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
2021 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Seal of Excellence
2019 University of Tokyo School of Science Research Award for PhD
Thesis2019 Springer Thesis Prize
2016 University of Tokyo School of Science Research Award for Master
Thesis2016 Institute for Cosmic Ray Research President’s Award for Master
Thesis 22015 University of Tokyo President’s Award

1. Annual award to the best Japanese astronomer under the age of 35.
2. Annual award to the best Master Thesis from Prof. T. Kajita (Nobel Prizer in Physics 2015)

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Research Grant & Funding
2025–2027 NASA JWST Cycle3 PI Data Award, USD 218,086
2024–2026 NASA JWST Cycle2 PI Data Award, USD 63,617
2024–2025 NASA Hubble Fellowship Year 3, USD 138,3202023–2024 NASA Hubble Fellowship Year 2, USD 134,378
2022–2023 NASA Hubble Fellowship Year 1, USD 144,517
2022–2024 NASA JWST Cycle1 PI Data Award, USD 85,945, (US Admin E. Egami)
2022–2024 NASA Keck PI Data Awards, USD 28,725
2021–2022 INTERACTIONS Fellowship Grant, USD 123,000
2016–2019 JSPS Research Fellowship Grant, No.16J02344, USD 92,000
2015–2019 EA ALMA PI Grant for research mobility, No. NAOJ-ALMA-145, 164,
179, 197, 231, USD 12,000
2015–2019 Yukio Hayakawa Fund for research mobility , No. 89, 95, 106, USD
92,0002017 Graduate Research Fund for research mobility awarded by Universityof Tokyo, USD 5,000Awarded Telescope Proposals
Principal N = 44
Investigator (incl. 6 DDT)
1 JWST, GO Cycle 1 1567, 12.3 hrs
Early Galaxy Assembly Uncovered with ALMA and JWST: A Remarkably UV
and [CII] Bright, Strongly Lensed Sub-L⋆ Galaxy at z = 6.072

2 JWST, GO Cycle 2 4573, 4.5 hrs
IFU Trio of ALMA, MUSE, JWST: Revealing Dynamical Interplay of Inflow/Outflow
at z = 6 with Strong Lensing Aid

3 JWST, GO Cycle 3 4762, 15.3 hrs
Panchromatic characterizations of the super-Eddington accretion black hole,
host, and environment: Epicenter of red dots, mergers, and dusty starbursts at

z = 7.2
4 ALMA DDT, 2021.A.00031.S, 1.0 hrs
The puzzling JWST object timely disentangled by ALMA: Dusty starburst at z ∼ 5
or Ultra high-z galaxy at z ∼ 17?

5 ALMA DDT, 2021.A.00022.S, 4.6 hrs
Establishing the Golden Reference of Early Galaxy Studies at z ∼ 8 − 9 with[OIII]4363 detection in JWST ERO

6 ALMA DDT, 2021.A.00006.S, 2.8 hrs
Spectroscopic confirmation of a strongly lensed star at z = 6

7 ALMA, 2024.1.00551.S, 44.8 hrs
IFU Trio of ALMA, MUSE, JWST: Revealing Dynamical Interplay of Inflow/Outflow
at z = 6 with Strong Lensing Aid

8 ALMA, 2024.1.1197.S, 9.7 hrs
First Dynamical and FIR Characterizations of an X-ray luminous AGN host galaxy
at z > 10
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9 ALMA, 2024.1.01483.S, 10.1 hrs
Unlocking the Door to Gas Dynamics of ∼1–10 pc scale Star Clusters at Cosmic
Dawn

10 ALMA, 2024.1.00149.S, 16.7 hrs
IFU Trio of ALMA, MUSE, JWST: Revealing Dynamical Interplay of Inflow/Outflow
at z = 6 with Strong Lensing Aid

11 ALMA, 2023.1.00802.S, 20.4 hrs
Deep Dive into the ISM at z=6 with ALMA + JWST: From the Individual Lensed
Star to 1-20pc Star-Forming Clumps

12 ALMA, 2022.1.00073.S, 37 hrs
A joint ALMA and JWST public Legacy Field - Abell 2744

13 ALMA, 2022.1.00195.S, 27 hrs
Where does [CII]158um originate? A panchromatic ∼20-pc scale view of ISM ina sub-L* galaxy at z = 6 by ALMA and JWST

14 ALMA, 2022.1.00433.S, 25 hrs
Golden Reference for Metallicity Measurements at z = 6 − 7 by ALMA+JWST

15 ALMA, 2022.1.01567.S, 20 hrs
Dust in galaxies at z = 8 − 11
16 ALMA, 2021.1.00055.S, 17 hrs
Comprehensive ISM view down to a ∼100 pc scale for a sub-L⋆ galaxy at z = 6
by ALMA, JWST, and JVLA17 ALMA, 2021.1.00236.S, 19 hrs
Golden Reference for Metallicity Measurements at z = 6 − 7 by ALMA+JWST

18 ALMA, 2019.2.00050.S, 42 hrs
ALMA Exploration for a Remarkable Protocluster at z = 5.69

19 ALMA, 2019.1.00672.S, 12 hrs
First 3D-Illustration of the Ionized+Neutral Gas Down to 300-pc Scale Surrounding a Super Massive Black Hole at z = 6.039

20 ALMA, 2019.1.00236.S, 10 hrs
Strongly Lensed HST-dark Object Discovered by ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey

21 ALMA, 2017.1.00531.S, 18 hrs
ALMA Exploration for z = 5.69, 6.01, and 6.57 Protoclusters
22 NASA Keck, 2022B_N077, 1 nightPhysical Origin of the High [OIII]88um/[CII]158um Ratios in High-z Star-forming
Galaxies Uncovered with JWST+ALMA+Keck

23 NASA Keck, 2024A_N025, 1 nightPhysical Origin of the High [OIII]88um/[CII]158um Ratios in High-z Star-forming
Galaxies Uncovered with JWST+ALMA+Keck

24 VLT/Xshooter, 108.22MK, 26 hrs
Beasts in the Bubbles: Remarkably UV-bright Galaxies at z=9-10

25 VLT/MUSE, 109.22VV, 8.9 hrs
IFU Trio of JWST, ALMA, and MUSE: Where is Lyα escaping?

26 Subaru/SWIMS, S22A0094N, 3 nights
Weighing the black hole in a young quasar at z = 7.2

27 Subaru/SWIMS, S21B0108N, 2 nights
Beasts in the Bubbles: Remarkably UV-bright Galaxies at z = 9 − 10
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28 Subaru/FOCAS IFU, S20A0045N, 1.5 nights
Unveiling the Connection between 10-kpc Lyα and [CII] Halos at z = 6.033
29 Subaru/FOCAS, S20B0150S, 0.5 night
Most Massive Black Hole at z > 6 Mimicked by Strong Lensing?
30 Subaru/MOIRCS, S16A0033N, 1.5 nights
Uncovering the New Class of ALMA Sources Assisted by Gravitational Lensing

31 NOEMA DDT, D22AC, 10 hrs
The puzzling JWST object timely disentangled by ALMA: Dusty starburst at z ∼ 5
or Ultra high-z galaxy at z ∼ 17?

32 NOEMA DDT, E19AD, 4.6 hrs
Gas and Dust Properties in a Red Quasar Firstly Discovered at z > 7

33 NOEMA, E20EO, 5.0 hrs
A Vigorously Star-forming Red Quasar Firstly Discovered at z > 7

34 NOEMA, E20EN, 1.5 hrs
Confirming the Most Massive Submm Galaxy at the Node of Remarkable Galaxy
Overdenstiy at z=6.57

35 NOEMA, S21DM, 34 hrs
Vigorously Turbulent Starburst Core in a Red Quasar Host at z=7.2

36 NOEMA, W21EF, 1.5 hrs
Confirming the Most Massive Submm Galaxy at the Node of Remarkable Galaxy
Overdenstiy at z=6.57

37 NOEMA, W21EH, 27 hrs
A dive into the vigorously starburst core in a red quasar host at z=7.2

38 NOEMA, W23DE, 9.2 hrs
Deep [CII] 158um Line Spectroscopy for a Strongly and Multiply Lensed Galaxy
at zspec = 10.17

39 JVLA DDT, 20A-520, 13.2 hrs
First CO(1-0) Measurements of Strongly Lensed sub-L⋆ Galaxies at z = 6

40 JVLA, 21A-145, 22 hrs
Total Gas Content in a Vigorous Star-forming Red Quasar Discovered at z > 7

41 JVLA, 21A-162, 23.3 hrs
First CO(1-0) Measurements of Strongly&Multiply Lensed sub-L⋆ Galaxy at

42

z = 6.072
JCMT/SCUBA2, M17BP073, 3 nights
Explore Submm Galaxy Nests in Protocluster at z ∼ 5 − 6

43 JCMT/SCUBA2, M18AP001, 4 nights
Uncovering Obscured Star Formation in the Enormous Lyα Nebulae

44 SMA, 2020B-S051, 3 nights
A Vigorously Star-forming Red Quasar Firstly Discovered at z > 7

Co-Investigator (Highlights, in the last few years)
1 JWST, GO Cycle 3 5407, PI: G. Leung, 74.0 hrs
MEOW: The MIRI Early Obscured-AGN Wide Survey

2 JWST, GO Cycle 3 6405, PI: S. Cutler, 20.3 hrs
Clumpy Relics: The First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Globular Clusters at

z∼3
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3 JWST, GO Cycle 3 5917, PI: E. Vanzella, 22.7 hrs
Mapping Star Cluster Feedback in a Galaxy 500 Myr after the Big Bang

4 JWST, GO Cycle 2 4246, PI: A. Abdurro’uf, 16.1 hrs
Physical Properties of a Possible Galaxy Merger at z = 10.2
5 JWST, GO Cycle 2 4212, PI: L. Bradley, 10.1 hrs
Unveiling the Most Distant Lensed Arc at z ∼ 10
6 JWST, GO Cycle 2 3859, PI: M. Onoue, 10.9 hrs
Full Characterization of Starlight from a z = 6.4 Quasar Host Galaxy
7 JWST, GO Cycle 2 3567, PI: F. Valentino, 47.1 hrs
A deep dive into the physics of the first massive quiescent galaxies in the Universe

8 JWST, GO Cycle 2 3045, PI: A. Faisst, 59.6 hrs
Witnessing the Maturing of Teenage Galaxies at z = 4˘6 with a Comprehensive
UV - Optical - Sub-mm Benchmark Sample for the Community

9 JWST, GO Cycle 2 2883, PI: F. Sun, 38.7 hrs
MAGNIF: Medium-band Astrophysics with the Grism of NIRCam in Frontier
Fields10 JWST, GO Cycle 1 2659, PI: J. Weaver, 13.6 hrs
Beasts in the Bubbles: Characterizing ultra-luminous Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

11 JWST, GO Cycle 1 1967, PI: M. Onoue, 52 hrs
A Complete Census of Supermassive Black Holes and Host Galaxies at z = 6

12 Keck/MOSFIRE, NASA S21B #20, PI: C. Casey, 2 nights
Beasts in the Bubbles: Remarkably UV-bright Galaxies at z = 9 − 10
13 Keck/MOSFIRE, UC S22A #U190, PI: B. Mobascher, 2 nights
Remarkably UV-bright Galaxies at z = 9 − 10
14 Keck/DEIMOS, MOSFIRE, UH S22A #H250, PI: D. Sanders, 3 nights
Remarkable galaxy overdensity at z = 6 and z = 8
15 Keck/MOSFIRE, NASA S22A #48, PI: C. Casey, 2 nights
A young transition9ry z = 7.2 quasar formed < 1 Gyr after the Big Bang
16 HST, 17281, PI: G. Leung, 5 orbits
Revealing the Nature of Five Potential Bright Galaxies at z>10

17 ALMA, 2021.1.00225.S, PI: C. Casey, 36.2 hrs
Mapping Obscuration to Reionization: A blank field 2mm survey in COSMOS

18 ALMA, 2021.1.00018.S, PI: R. Ivison, 30.6 hrs
Exploiting a snapshot survey of the 3,083 reddest Herschel sources to reveal
distant protoclusters

19 ALMA, 2021.1.00181.S, PI: F. Valentino, 19.4 hrs
Molecular gas and obscured SFR in a typical sub-L⋆ galaxy at z=6
20 ALMA, 2021.1.00211.S, PI: R. Maiolino, 20.2 hrs
The ultimate test for quasar feedback in the early Universe: ultradeep observations of the most luminous quasar at z>6

21 ALMA, 2021.1.00443.S, PI: J. Spilker, 21.2 hrs
Surveying cold quasar outflows at the highest redshifts

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22 ALMA, 2021.1.00389.S, PI: T. Hashimoto, 17.8 hrs
Deep [OIII] 88 um and dust continuum observations of two remarkably luminous
galaxies at z ∼ 10

23 ALMA, 2021.1.01320.S, PI: J. Silverman, 26.2 hrs
Opening an Era of CGM-scale Study of the Most Massive Halos at z>6 withALMA

24 ALMA, 2021.1.00075.S, PI: Y. Ono, 8.8 hrs
CO spectroscopy for an L⋆ Lyman break galaxy at z=8.3118
25 ALMA, 2021.1.00668.S, PI: T. Bakx, 38.3 hrs
Answers at z>6: OIII-to-CII ratio census in SFR-selected sample
26 ALMA, 2021.1.01262.S, PI: T. Izumi, 18.3 hrs
High-resolution characterization of early bulge structure and feedback in a z=7.07
low-luminosity quasar

27 ALMA, 2021.1.01246.S, PI: K. Kohno, 14.1 hrs
Spectroscopic identification of candidate overdensity regions of H-dropout ALMA
galaxies behind two lensing clusters

28 ALMA, 2021.1.00407.S, PI: F. Bauer, 8.6 hrs
Lifting the shroud on two IRAC-dark dusty star-forming galaxies

29 ALMA, 2021.1.00668.S, PI: T. Bakx, 15.3 hrs
Molecular gas and outflows: OH119um absorption line at z=7.13

30 ALMA, 2022.1.01139.S, PI: E. Egami, 21.5 hrs[C II] Scan Survey of the Most UV-Luminous Galaxies at z ∼ 7

31 ALMA, 2022.1.01356.S, PI: E. Egami, 35.1 hrs
A Quest toward the Faint End of the Infrared Luminosity Function at z>4

32 ALMA, 2022.1.00230.S, PI: Y. Fudamoto, 13.2 hrs
How hot are high-redshift galaxies?: constraining dust temperature at z ∼ 5
33 ALMA, 2022.1.00055.S, PI: Y. Harikane, 47.2 hrs
SERENADE: Systematic Exploration at Reionization Epoch Nebula And Dust
Emission

34 ALMA, 2022.1.00257.S, PI: T. Hashimoto, 16.9 hrs
Deep [O III] 88 µm and dust continuum observations of two remarkably luminous
galaxies at z ∼ 10
35 NOEMA, W20EQ, PI: F. Valentino, 25 hrs
The redshift confirmation of a bright z=9.8 galaxy

36 NOEMA, S21DN, PI: F. Valentino, 27 hrs
The redshift confirmation of a bright z=9.8 galaxy

Large Projects Involved
1 JWST Large Project, GO Cycle 3 6368, PI: M. Dickinson, 194 hrs
The CANDELS-Area Prism Epoch of Reionization Survey (CAPERS)

2 JWST Large Project, GO Cycle 3 5893, PIs: K. Kakiichi, X. Fan, F.
Wang, E. Egami, J. Lyu, J. Yang, 263.2 hrs
COSMOS-3D: A Legacy Spectroscopic/Imaging Survey of the Early Universe

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3 JWST Large Project, GO Cycle 3 5398, PIs: J. Kartaltepe & M. Rafelski,
400 hrs
POPPIES: The Public Observation Pure Parallel Infrared Emission-Line Survey

4 JWST Large Project, GO Cycle 2 3293, PIs H. Atek & J. Chisholm,
147.8 hrs
JWST’s GLIMPSE: Gravitational lensing & NIRCam imaging to probe early galaxy
formation and sources of reionization (GLIMPSE)

5 JWST Treasury Project, GO Cycle 1 2561, PIs I. Labbe & R. Bezanson,
83.3 hrs
Ultra-deep NIRCam and NIRSpec Observations Before the Epoch of Reionization(UNCOVER)

6 JWST Treasury Project, GO Cycle 1 2079, PI: S. Finkelstein, 122 hrs
The Webb Deep Extragalactic Exploratory Public Survey: Feedback in Low-Mass
Galaxies from Cosmic Dawn to Dusk (NGDEEP)

7 JWST Treasury Project, GO Cycle 1 1727, PIs: J. Kartaltepe & C.
Casey, 218 hrs
The JWST Cosmic Origins Survey (COSMOS-Web)

8 JWST ERS Project, Cycle 1 1354, PI: S. Finkelstein, 65 hrs
The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS)

9 ALMA Large Project, 2023.1.00180.L, PI: A. Faisst, 148 hrs
The COSMOS High-z ALMA-MIRI Population Survey (CHAMPS): A Wide-Area
Comprehensive Survey of the Dusty Universe

10 ALMA Large Project, 2018.1.00035.L, PI: K. Kohno, 98 hrs
ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey (ALCS)

11 ALMA Large Project, 2017.1.00428.L, PI: O. Le Fèvre, 69 hrs
The ALMA Large Program to Investigate CII at Early times (ALPINE)

Supervising & Teaching2023–present Co-supervisor of Clara Giménez-Arteaga (PhD student at DAWN), a
paper in press
2021–2022 Primary supervisor of Hollis Akins (Bachelor student at Grinnell
College), a paper published in ApJ
2021–2022 Co-supervisor of Vasily Kokorev (PhD student at DAWN), a paper
published in ApJ
2021–2022 Co-supervisor of Meghana Killi (PhD student at DAWN), a paper
published in MNRAS
2016–2018 Lecture talk in “Science Lab”, Hikawa High School, Japan
2016–2017 Teaching assistance for 5–6 bachelor students, for a week-long intensive course to make them obtain practical research experience

Professional Service
2024 JWST Cycle 3 TAC Panel Member
2023 ALMA Science Assessors (Proposal review for large programs)
2020 Committee member of DAWN PhD student selection
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2020 Committee member of DAWN-IRES Scholars program Selection
2019–present Referee for telescope proposal of JWST, HST, Subaru, JCMT, ALMA,
Gemini, VLT
2017–present Referee for journal papers of ApJ, ApJL, MNRAS, A&A

Outreach Experience
2023 Press Release, “Set of Extremely Distant Galaxies (NIRSpec MSA
Emission Spectra)”, NASA, ESA, CSA
2022 Press Release, “Hubble Sheds Light on Origins of Supermassive
Black Holes”, ESA/Hubble, NASA, INAF, DAWN, NAOJ
2021 Press Release, “ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy with Helpof Natural Cosmic Telescope”, NAOJ, U. Tokyo, ICRR, DAWN
2019 Press Release, “Carbon Cocoon Surrounded Growing Galaxies –ALMA Spots Earlies Environment Pollution in the Universe –”, NAOJ,
U. Tokyo, ICRR, U. Osaka, SNS, DAWN, NBI
2016 Press Release, “ALMA Resolves the Cosmic Infrared Background
Light”, NAOJ, U.Tokyo, ICRR
2023 Public talk in Board of Visitors Meeting, “Exploring visible and obscured sides of the early Universe”, UT Austin, USA
2019 Public talk: “The Sense of Wonder”, All Nippon Airways, Japan2017 Web Article “Beyond Connecting Dots”, School of Science News in
U.Tokyo2012–2014 Monthly star gazing event management staff, NAOJ

International Conferences (Highlights)
Summary Invited (13), Peer-reviewed oral talks (>20), other oral talks (>30)
2024 (invite) Cosmic Origins: the first billion years, Santa Barbara, USA
2024 (invite) Gas, Dust, and Star-Formation in Galaxies from the Local to Far
Universe, Crete, Greece
2024 (invite) The chronology of the very early Universe according to JWST: thefirst billion years, Bern, Switzerland
2024 (invite) The growth of galaxies in the Early Universe - IX, Sesto, Italy
2024 (invite) I2I: Back Again to Linking Galaxy Physics From ISM to IGM Scales,
Sesto, Italy
2023 (invite) Star formation within evolving galaxies: The revolution of upcoming
space missions, Bern, Switzerland
2022 (invite) In Situ View of Galaxy Formation 2, Ringberg, Germany
2022 (invite) I2I: Linking galaxy physics from ISM to IGM scales, Sesto, Italy
2022 (invite) The growth of galaxies in the Early Universe - VII, Sesto, Italy
2019 (invite) Ringberg Workshop, Ringberg, Germany

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2019 (invite) Revolutionary Spectroscopy of Today as Springboard to Webb, Leiden, Netherlands
2019 (invite) DAWN Summit, Copenhagen, Denmark2018 (invite) Chili-Japan Academic Forum, Nikko, Japan
2024 Beyond the Edge of the Universe, Sintra, Portugal
2024 First Starts VII, New York, USA
2023 Resolving the Extragalactic Universe with ALMA & JWST, Tokyo,
Japan
2023 JWST First Light Conference, Boston, USA
2022 COSPAR 2022 – Super Massive Black Holes at High Redshift, Athens,
Greece2022 COSMOS Meeting 2022, Paris, France
2019 ALMA 2019: Science Results and Cross-Facility Synergies, Cagliari,
Italy
2019 Views on the ISM in galaxies in the ALMA era, Bologna, Italy
2019 Extremely Big Eyes on the Early Universe, Roma, Italy
2017 Twenty years of Submillimeter Galaxies, Durham, England2016 The 6th Subaru International Conference, Hiroshima, Japan

Colloquia & Seminar talks (Highlights)
2024 U. Tohoku, Colloquium, Sendai, Japan
2024 NAOJ Colloquium, Tokyo, Japan
2023 U. Texas A&M, Colloquium, Collage station, United States
2023 IPMU Lunch Seminar, Chiba, Japan
2023 NAOJ Colloquium, Tokyo, Japan
2023 University of Tokyo, Colloquium, Tokyo, Japan
2022 INAF Bologna lunch seminar, Bologna, Italy
2022 FORTH/IA Seminar, Crete, Greece
2021 Galaxy Evolution Seminar, Cambridge, UK
2021 Exgal-Cosmology series, UT Austin, United States
2021 Special Seminar, UCLA, United States2020 Lunch Seminar, ESO, Germany
2019 Special Visitor Seminar, MPIA, Germany
2019 Wednesday Colloquium, Caltech, United States
2018 Galaxy Seminar, STScI, United States
2018 Special Visitor Seminar, SNS, Italy
2018 Special Visitor Seminar, LAM, France
2017 Lunch Seminar, EAO, United States
2016 Special Visitor Seminar, University of Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Lunch Seminar, Geneva Observatory, Switzerland

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