P. G. Isar

Senior Scientist II (on High Energy and Astroparticle Physics) . Europass-CV-ISAR-web

International Collaborations

 KASCADE-Grande, LOPES experiments: Member

• Since May 1st, 2006, within PhD studies at KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Pierre Auger Observatory : Member – Institution Representative, member in the Collaboration Board (representing ISS, UB and UPB)

• Since November 15th, 2012, ISS Bucharest became associated group to the Pierre Auger Collaboration: Accept_ISS, ISS-Auger-Press-Release
  

• Since March 13th, 2014, Romania became full member of the Pierre Auger Collaboration: Auger Press Release ISS 2014, MoU ISS 140401-signed
• On 16th of November 2015 it has been decided the continued activity of the Pierre Auger Observatory for another decade with upgraded detectors (until 2025): Auger Press Release ISS 2015 – AugerPrime

Scientific Projects

1. Master Project/ERASMUS fellowship at MPIfR/University of Bonn in co-operation with University of Bucharest, „Radio waves and ionization trails of cosmic ray air showers in the Earth’ atmosphere”, 2004-2005

2. Doctoral Project/DAAD-Helmholtz fellowship at KIT/Institute of Nuclear Physics, „Polarization measurements of radio emission of cosmic ray air showers with LOPES„,  2006-2010

3. DAAD RISE Project/research assistantship at KIT Campus North/Institute of Nuclear Physics, „Radio Detection of High Energy Cosmic Rays” – LOPES-eventbrowser, 2008

4. Postdoctoral Project/PN-II-RU-PD-2011-3-0062, „Advanced studies of radio signals from ultra high energy cosmic ray induced air showers in the Earth’s atmosphere – ROSAS„,  Project Director, 2011-2013

5. Partner Project/PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-1307, „Investigation of the cosmic radiation in the Universe using advanced techniques – CORONA„, Project Officer, 2012-2014

6. Partner Project/C2-CDI-STAR-2013-333, „Pilot study of ultra-high energy COsmic rays through their Space-ATmospheric interactions – COSAT„, Project Director, 2013-2015

7. Experimental Demonstrative Project/PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0339, „Innovative Monte Carlo simulations of ultra high energy cosmic rays induced air showers measured at the Pierre Auger Observatory using distributed computing infrastructure – SimDist”, Project Director, 2017-2018

8. Complex Partnership Project/PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0839, „Development of security applications based on the complex experimental technologies utilized in the study of cosmic radiation – DEXTER„, Project Responsible, 2018-2020

9. H2020, European Researchers Night, HSciRO, Project Responsible, 2018-2019

10. H2020, European Researchers Night, DoReMi-RO, Project Responsible, 2020

11. Research projects for stimulating young independent teams/PN-III-P1-1_1-TE-2021-0924, „Large-scale DEtector response to radio signals from ultra-high energy COsmic Rays induced air Showers – DECORS„, Project Director, 2022-2024

Trainings

1. Good communication and project management, 2008 (KIT, Germany)

2. Project management, 2010 (Bucharest, Romania)

3. Intact Media Academy, 2011-2012 (Bucharest, Romania)

4. BBC MasterClass in Public Speaking, 2012 (Bucharest, Romania)

5. ESA ECSS – European Cooperation Space Standardization, 2015 (Bucharest, Romania)

6. TechMentor, Centrul Gifted Education, 2015 (Bucharest, Romania)

7. Mentor, Workshop „Cercetarea pe intelesul altora”, Story telling about I- Public Talks and II – Interview with Journalists, 2018 (ISS-Bucharest, UAIC-Iasi, Romania)

Teaching activities

1. Tutor at KIT Campus South/University of Karlsruhe, Physics Faculty, labs of Optics, Electrodynamics, and Nuclear Physics, 2007-2010

2. Mentor of a DAAD-RISE scholarship at KIT Campus North/ Institute of Nuclear Physics, 2008

3. Mentor for Diploma/Master/PhD Thesis and practical work, since 2012 at the ISS

Scientific communications: …., 3rd HEPS 2010, CNF 2010, World Space Week 2010-2013, FCAL 2011, DFT-IFIN 2011, DPG 2011, FameLab 2012, ARENA 2012, CSSP12, Auger workshops 2013 -, Scoala Altfel 2013 -, ISIP 2014, CSSP14,  BucharestScienceFestival 2014-, ResearchersNight 2014, Romanian Space Week 2014-, TechMentor 2015, etc.

Education-Outreach events

1. „World Space Week – Cu mic cu mare … prin Univers” – public event organized every year at the Faculty of Physics/University of Bucharest, (once a year, since 2010 – co-organizer, speaker)
2. „Carpathian Summer School of Physics” – scientific event organized every two years, mainly on the mountainside in Sinaia, (once at two years since 2005, co-organizer and co-editor of conference proceedings in 2012, speaker, moderator)
3. „Researchers night„ – public event organized every year in Bucharest city, (once a year; co-realizator of a video product in 2012)
4. „Scoala Altfel„ – Program of the National Ministry of Education „to know more, to be better” – organized every year in Romania, (once a year, co-organizer and speaker by ISS)
5. „FameLab Romania” – talking science show organized by British Council; (once a year, participant in 2012, co-organizer in 2013 with 1st pre-selection in Magurele)
6. „TEDxCERN in Magurele” –  independent organized TED event of communicating Science & Technology, (once a year, co-organizer in 2013)
7. „Researchers Night” – exploring science through fun learning, European project, 27th September 2013, Bucharest (speaker by ISS, multimedia production)
8. „Horizont 2020„, Member in the ISS conference organizer team, 4th October 2013, Bucharest, National Library (see streaming)
9. „European Space Expo„, public expo of Space European Programmes, associate partner, in Craiova, Romania, 18-27 April, 2014
10. International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics, professor evaluator, Suceava, Romania, 7-10 August, 2014
11. Bucharest Science Festival, „Spatiul – Ultima frontiera”, 27 Sept. 2014 (speaker by ISS)
12. Researchers Night, Bucharest, 26 Sept. 2014 (speaker, public lecture)
13. Science Fair, Pierre Auger Observatory, 13 Nov. 2014, Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina (project evaluator by ISS)
14. CareerTeam, University Polytechnic Bucharest, March 5th, 2015 (public seminar)
15. Seminar on Astroparticle Physics at Faculty of Physics/University Bucharest, April 30th, 2015
16. Stiintescu „mini-science fair”, June 17th, Bucharest Academic House (interactive talk invited for schools by British Council)
17. Annual Scientific Session at the Faculty of Physics/University Bucharest, June 19th, 2015 (communications at Physics Education Section)
18. TechMentor Program (Tutor: STEM Dialog with gifted children), by UEFISCDI & Gifted School, November-December 2015, Bucharest
19. Cafeneaua de Stiinta by Corina Negrea at Humanitas Library, On Air at Radio Romania Cultural, 7th March 2016 (broadcast live)
20. AstroFest by Science & Technic magazine and Discovery Romania, 16th May 2016 (public talk)
21. SCI+FI FEST by Science & Technic magazine and Discovery Romania, 30 Sept – 1 Oct, 2016 (public talk) – yearly event
22. European Space Talks: Odiseea Spatiala in Romania, Carturesti Verona Library , 28 November, 2018  (public talk)
23. FUSION, the first Romanian project dedicated to Science and Art, 2018-2019, Scena 9 (conferences and gallery), Bucharest
24. Workshops and visits of teachers organized at the ISS-Magurele for communicating science and inspiration for a different class in school, 2017 – 2020
25. European Researchers Night, Online event, 27 November 2020 (organizer)
26. FUZION AIR 2021, Artist – Scientist Talk online, 16 March 2020
27. MasterClass International 2023 – Cu Observatorul Pierre Auger, March 18, 2023, (organizer @ISS)
28. Workshop for a teachers visit at the ISS-Magurele, gymnasium and high school, from the Iasi county, Romania
29. Astrofest 2023 by Science & Technic magazine 20th May 2023 (public talk), Crangasi Parck, Bucharest
30. MasterClass International 2024 – Cu Observatorul Pierre Auger, March 16, 2024, (organizer @ISS)

Mass-media

• Radio: Bucuresti FM, 2011 (Intalniri capitale – cu A. Dorobantu); Romania Cultural, 2013 (Stiinta in cuvinte protrivite – cu C. Negrea, Stiinta la ea acasa, cu M. Ghita: „Primavara stiintei pe Platforma Magurele„, „Radiatii cosmice„, Planeta Radio – Univers Stiintific cu Mihaela Ghita, Univers Stiintific – „Careers in Scientific Research” cu Mihaela Ghita); RRC 2014 (Univers Stiintific – „Ce ne comunica universul prin mesagerii cosmici?„, Univers Stiintific „Atmosfera sub obiectivul telescopului”); RRC 2015 interviews; Cafeneaua de Stiinta – „Ipostaze stiintifico feminine; stiinta la feminin” March 2016; Sound of Science by Petru Startulat and Florin Badea at Radio Guerrila, July 2016, Storymania – „De la Luneta lui Galileo Galilei la telescoapele virtuale de azi”, by Corina Negrea, RRC 2017
• TV: Observator Antena 1 (2012, 2013, 2017); TVR (2012); Digi24 – din interior, 12 mai 2013;
• Press: Jurnalul National (2013), Realitatea net (2013), Revista Stiinta si Tehnica (2013, 2016) etc.;
• YouTube: video 2012, video 2013, video 2015

Publications: see NASA ADS, ISI Web of Knowledge INSPIREhep, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Physicsworld top 10 breakthrough of 2017

Contact: gina.isar@spacescience.ro

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