Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 1. Stéphane Blondin

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1 Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 1 Stéphane Blondin Laboratoire d Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) 38, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie Marseille Cedex 13, France Phone: +33 (0) [email protected] Web: Education Ph.D. in Astronomy (magna cum laude) European Southern Observatory (ESO), University of Munich (LMU), International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics (IMPRS), Germany Optical Spectra of Thermonuclear Supernovae in the Local and Distant Universe (Supervisor: Bruno Leibundgut) Master of Physics (First class honours) University of Southampton, UK 1997 French Scientific Baccalauréat with International Option (British section) Lycée International de Saint Germain en Laye, France Research Activities since 2014 Full Researcher (CR1), Laboratoire d Astrophysique de Marseille, France Full Researcher (CR2), Laboratoire d Astrophysique de Marseille, France Full Researcher (CR2), Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, France Fellow, European Southern Observatory, Germany Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA Ph.D. Thesis, European Southern Observatory, University of Munich, Germany Research Interests My current research interests revolve around radiative-transfer simulations of supernova ejecta, with the aim to constrain their progenitor properties and explosion mechanisms. Awards 2008 ESO Fellowship 2007 Initiative Postdoc Grant from the French Ministry of Research 2003 NATO Advanced Study Institute Grant 2002 IMPRS Studentship 2002 University of Southampton Physics and Astronomy Departmental Prize 2001 University of Southampton Physics and Astronomy Departmental Prize 1

2 Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 2 Student Supervision Ph.D. Bachelor Precision determination of atmospheric extinction (Randa Asad, University of Cincinnati; 2009+) Optical Light Curves of Local Type Ia Supernovae (Malcolm Hicken, Harvard University Physics Department; ) Characterization of Atmospheric Transmission for the LSST (Bailes Brown, Harvard University Physics Department; 2006) Observing Experience Programs Observations PI on ESO-VLT program A direct and precise measurement of the Hubble constant with Type II supernovae PI on ESO-VLT program Host Galaxies of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae Co-I on several ESO-VLT, Gemini, Magellan, MMT, NOAO, FLWO proposals VLT+FORS1/2; Gemini+GMOS; Magellan+LDSS2/3; FLWO 1.5m+FAST Professional Activities AAS Full member since 2005 ESO Panel secretary for the ESO Observing Programmes Committee (2003, 2004, 2008) Referee Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysical Journal, Montly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Computer Knowledge Programming Astronomy OS Fortran, IDL, C, shell, awk, perl IRAF, Pyraf UNIX & Linux, Mac OS X Languages French English Spanish German mother tongue bilingual excellent oral and written comprehension good oral and written comprehension References Prof. Robert Kirshner (Harvard, CfA) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138, USA [email protected]; Phone: +1 (617) Dr. Bruno Leibundgut (ESO) Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D Garching bei München, Germany [email protected]; Phone: +49 (0) Prof. Brian Schmidt (RSAA, Australian National University) The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Australian National University, via Cotter Rd, Weston Creek, ACT 2611, Australia [email protected]; Phone: +61 (0)

3 Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 3 Publications (as of 4 June 2014) Refereed Publications (All) [42] Constraints on the explosion mechanism and progenitors of Type Ia supernovae Dessart, L., Blondin, S., Hillier, D. J., & Khokhlov, A MNRAS, 441, 532. [41] Optical Spectra of 73 Stripped-envelope Core-collapse Supernovae Modjaz, M., et al AJ, 147, 99. [40] [Co III] versus Na I D in Type Ia supernova spectra Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., Blondin, S., & Khokhlov, A MNRAS, 439, [39] One-dimensional delayed-detonation models of Type Ia supernovae: confrontation to observations at bolometric maximum Blondin, S., Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., & Khokhlov, A. M MNRAS, 429, [38] Radiative properties of pair-instability supernova explosions Dessart, L., Waldman, R., Livne, E., Hillier, D. J., & Blondin, S MNRAS, 428, [37] Superluminous supernovae: 56 Ni power versus magnetar radiation Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., Waldman, R., Livne, E., & Blondin, S MNRAS, 426, L76. [36] The Spectroscopic Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae Blondin, S., et al AJ, 143, 126. [35] Confronting 2D delayed-detonation models with light curves and spectra of Type Ia supernovae Blondin, S., Kasen, D., Röpke, F. K., Kirshner, R. P., & Mandel, K. S MNRAS, 417, [34] Direct Confirmation of the Asymmetry of the Cas A Supernova with Light Echoes Rest, A., et al ApJ, 732, 3. [33] On the Interpretation of Supernova Light Echo Profiles and Spectra Rest, A., Sinnott, B., Welch, D. L., Foley, R. J., Narayan, G., Mandel, K., Huber, M. E., & Blondin, S ApJ, 732, 2. [32] Do spectra improve distance measurements of Type Ia supernovae? Blondin, S., Mandel, K. S., & Kirshner, R. P A&A, 526, A81. [31] Precision Determination of Atmospheric Extinction at Optical and Near-infrared Wavelengths Burke, D. L., et al ApJ, 720, 811. [30] Variable Sodium Absorption in a Low-extinction Type Ia Supernova Simon, J. D., et al ApJ, 702, [29] From Shock Breakout to Peak and Beyond: Extensive Panchromatic Observations of the Type Ib Supernova 2008D Associated with Swift X-ray Transient Modjaz, M., et al ApJ, 702, 226. [28] Improved Dark Energy Constraints from 100 New CfA Supernova Type Ia Light Curves Hicken, M., Wood-Vasey, W. M., Blondin, S., Challis, P., Jha, S., Kelly, P. L., Rest, A., & Kirshner, R. P ApJ, 700,

4 Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 4 [27] CfA3: 185 Type Ia Supernova Light Curves from the CfA Hicken, M., et al ApJ, 700, 331. [26] Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the Essence Project: The First Four Years Foley, R. J., et al AJ, 137, [25] A Second Case of Variable Na I D Lines in a Highly Reddened Type Ia Supernova Blondin, S., Prieto, J. L., Patat, F., Challis, P., Hicken, M., Kirshner, R. P., Matheson, T., & Modjaz, M ApJ, 693, 207. [24] Properties of the ultraviolet flux of Type Ia supernovae: an analysis with synthetic spectra of SN 2001ep and SN 2001eh Sauer, D. N., et al MNRAS, 391, [23] Type Ia Supernovae Are Good Standard Candles in the Near Infrared: Evidence from PAIRITEL Wood-Vasey, W. M., et al ApJ, 689, 377. [22] Double-Peaked Oxygen Lines Are Not Rare in Nebular Spectra of Core-Collapse Supernovae Modjaz, M., Kirshner, R. P., Blondin, S., Challis, P., & Matheson, T ApJ, 687, L9. [21] Constraining Cosmic Evolution of Type Ia Supernovae Foley, R. J., et al ApJ, 684, 68. [20] Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift Blondin, S., et al ApJ, 682, 724. [19] Exploring the Outer Solar System with the ESSENCE Supernova Survey Becker, A. C., et al ApJ, 682, L53. [18] Spectral Identification of an Ancient Supernova Using Light Echoes in the Large Magellanic Cloud Rest, A., et al ApJ, 680, [17] Optical Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae Matheson, T., et al AJ, 135, [16] Using Quantitative Spectroscopic Analysis to Determine the Properties and Distances of Type II Plateau Supernovae: SN 2005cs and SN 2006bp Dessart, L., et al ApJ, 675, 644. [15] The Luminous and Carbon-rich Supernova 2006gz: A Double Degenerate Merger? Hicken, M., Garnavich, P. M., Prieto, J. L., Blondin, S., DePoy, D. L., Kirshner, R. P., & Parrent, J ApJ, 669, L17. [14] Toward More Precise Survey Photometry for PanSTARRS and LSST: Measuring Directly the Optical Transmission Spectrum of the Atmosphere Stubbs, C. W., et al PASP, 119, [13] Determining the Type, Redshift, and Age of a Supernova Spectrum Blondin, S., & Tonry, J. L ApJ, 666, [12] Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes Davis, T. M., et al ApJ, 666, 716. [11] Observational Constraints on the Nature of Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey 4

5 Stéphane Blondin Curriculum Vitæ 5 Wood-Vasey, W. M., et al ApJ, 666, 694. [10] The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey Optimization, Observations, and Supernova Photometry Miknaitis, G., et al ApJ, 666, 674. [9] Early Ultraviolet, Optical, and X-Ray Observations of the Type IIP SN 2005cs in M51 with Swift Brown, P. J., et al ApJ, 659, [8] Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae from Near the Time of Explosion Garg, A., et al AJ, 133, 403. [7] Early-Time Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Fast Evolving SN 2006aj Associated with GRB Modjaz, M., et al ApJ, 645, L21. [6] Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts Blondin, S., et al AJ, 131, [5] Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nine High-Redshift ESSENCE Supernovae1, Krisciunas, K., et al AJ, 130, [4] Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Supernovae from the ESSENCE Project: The First 2 Years Matheson, T., et al AJ, 129, [3] Extracting clean supernova spectra. Towards a quantitative analysis of high-redshift Type Ia supernova spectra Blondin, S., Walsh, J. R., Leibundgut, B., & Sainton, G A&A, 431, 757. [2] The Hubble Higher z Supernova Search: Supernovae to z 1.6 and Constraints on Type Ia Progenitor Models Strolger, L.-G., et al ApJ, 613, 200. [1] Twenty-Three High-Redshift Supernovae from the Institute for Astronomy Deep Survey: Doubling the Supernova Sample at z > 0.7 Barris, B. J., et al ApJ, 602,