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Dimitri Mawet

Education
  • Ph.D. in Science, orientation Astrophysics, University of Liege, (2006)
  • M.Phil. in Science, orientation Astrophysics, University of Liege, (2004)
  • Diploma in Physical Engineering, University of Liege, (2002)
Research Interests
  • Exoplanet detection and characterization, circumstellar disks, astrobiology.
  • Coronagraphy, nulling interferometry, optical/infrared stellar interferometry.
  • Adaptive optics for ground and space-based telescopes.
  • Micro/nano-optics, di ractive optics, advanced surfacing technologies.
Professional Experience
  • NASA postdoc at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2007 - present)
  • University of Liege
    • Postdoc position at Institut d'Astrophysique et de Geophysique de Liege", (2006 - 2007)
    • Teaching assisstant at University of Liege (2003 - 2007)
    • FRIA Research Fellow with the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research, (2002 - 2006)
  • Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission
    • Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale d'Orsay, (2003-2004)
    • Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, (2002-2003)
  • Referee of several papers in international optical reviews (Opt. Lett., Opt. Expr., etc.)
  • Public outreach: education (Science promotion, Planetarium), public conferences, etc.
Selected Awards
  • J. Genard Award of the Astrophysics Department at University of Liege for the diploma, (2002)
  • Bourse Pisart (merit-based scholarship awarded every year to engineering students at the University of Liege), (2001)
Selected Publications
  1. Vector Vortex Coronagraph for ground-based exoplanet imaging and characterization, D. Mawet, E. Serabyn, K. Liewer, in preparation
  2. Imaging the disk around HD32297 with a well-corrected telescope subaperture, and a phase-mask coronagraph, D. Mawet, E. Serabyn, K. Stapelfeldt, to be submitted to ApJL.
  3. Imaging faint brown dwarf companions close to bright stars with a small, well-corrected telescope aperture, E. Serabyn, D. Mawet, E. Bloemhof, P. Haguenauer, B. Mennesson, K. Wallace and J. Hickey, accepted in ApJ 2009.
  4. Optical Vectorial Vortex Coronagraphs using Liquid Crystal Polymers: theory, manufacturing and laboratory demonstration, D. Mawet, E. Serabyn, K. Liewer, Ch.Hanot, S. McEldowney, D. Shemo, and N. O' Brien, 2009, Optics Express 17, pp.1902-1918.
  5. Super Earth Explorer: A Coronagraphic Off-Axis Space Telescope, J. Schneider, A.Boccaletti, D. Mawet, P. Baudoz, J.-L. Beuzit, R. Doyon, M. Marley, D. Stam, G.Tinetti, W. Traub, J. Trauger, A. Aylward, J.Y.K. Cho, C.U. Keller, S. Udry, for the SEE-COAST Team, accepted in Experimental Astronomy 2009.
  6. Darwin: an experimental astronomy mission to search for extrasolar planets, Ch. S. Cockell, T. Herbst, A. Leger, O. Absil, Ch. Beichman, W. Benz, A. Brack, Br. Chazelas, A. Chelli, H. Cottin, V. Coude Du Foresto, W. Danchi, D. Defrere, J.-W. den Herder, C. Eiroa, M. Fridlund, Th. Henning, K. Johnston, L. Kaltenegger, L. Labadie, H. Lammer, R. Launhardt, P. Lawson, O.P. Lay, R. Liseau, S.R. Martin, D. Mawet, et al., Experimental Astronomy 2008, Online First.
  7. The Four Quadrant Phase Mask Coronagraph and its avatars, 2008, D. Rouan, J. Baudrand, A. Boccaletti, P. Baudoz, D. Mawet, P. Riaud, Comptes Rendus - Physique, Vol. 8, Issue 3-4, p. 298-311.
  8. Could we characterize hot Ocean-Planets with COROT, Kepler and Doppler velocimetry ?, F. Selsis, B. Chazelas, P. Borde, F. Bouchy, J.-M. Griessmeier, H. Lammer, C. Sotin, O. Grasset, D. Ehrenreich, C. Moutou, P. Barge, M. Deleuil, D. Mawet, D. Despois, M. Ollivier, F. Brachet, M. Decaudin, J. F. Kasting, A. Leger, 2007, Icarus 191, 453.
  9. Fresnel Rhombs as Achromatic Phase Shifters for Infrared Nulling Interferometry, D. Mawet, Ch. Hanot, C. Lenaerts, P. Riaud, D. Defrere, J. Surdej, D. Vandormael, J. Loicq, K. Fleury, J.-Y. Plesseria and S. Habraken, 2007, Optics Express 15, p.12850.
  10. Coronagraphic imaging of three weak-line T Tauri stars: evidence of planetary formation around PDS 70, Riaud P., Mawet D., Absil O., Boccaletti A., Baudoz P.,Herwats E. and Surdej J., 2006, A&A 458, 317-326.
  11. The four-quadrant phase-mask coronagraph: white light laboratory results with an achromatic device, Mawet D., Riaud P., Baudrand J., Baudoz P., Boccaletti A., and Dupuis O. and Rouan, D., 2006, A&A 448, 801-808.
  12. Annular Groove Phase Mask Coronagraph, Mawet D., Riaud P., Absil O. and Surdej J., 2005, ApJ 633, 1191-1200.
  13. Subwavelength surface-relief gratings for stellar coronagraphy, Mawet D., Riaud P., Baudrand J. and Surdej J., 2005, Appl. Opt. 44, 7313-7321.
  14. Use of subwavelength gratings in TIR incidence as achromatic phase shifters, Mawet D., Lenaerts C., Riaud P., Surdej J., Habraken S. and Vandormael, D., 2005, Optics Express 13, 8686-8691.
  15. Limitations of the Pupil Replication Technique in the Presence of Instrumental Defects, Riaud P., Mawet D. and Absil O., 2005, ApJ 628, L81-L84.
  16. A new family of planets? Ocean-Planets", Leger A., Selsis F., Sotin C., Guillot T., Despois D., Mawet D., Ollivier M., Labeque A., Valette C., Brachet F., Chazelas B. and Lammer H., 2004, Icarus 169, 499-504.

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