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CURRICULUM VITAE

ALEKSANDAR CIKOTA
Mailing Address Aleksandar Cikota European Southern Observatory Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 85748 Garching bei Mnchen Germany Contact Information E-mail: acikota@eso.org Skype: aleksandar cikota Office: +49 89 3200 6161 Mobile: +43 650 7955315 http://www.eso.org/acikota

CURRENT POSITION Europ ean Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany PhD Student at the International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics Advisor: TBD Topic: TBD EDUCATION AstroMundus Joint Masters Course in Astronomy & Astrophysics September 2013 - July 2015 MSc in Astrophysics 1st semester: University of Innsbruck, Austria 2nd semester: University of Padova, Italy 3rd semester: University of Belgrade, Serbia 4th semester: University of Innsbruck, Austria Master's thesis: A study of the effect of host galaxy extinction on the colors of type Ia supernovae University of Split, Croatia March 2011 - July 2012 B.S. in Physics Bachelor's thesis: Astrometric detection of trans-Neptunian ob ject (90482) Orcus' satellite Vanth University of Zurich, Switzerland Student of Physics POSITIONS HELD Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra September 2006 - September 2009 J75 La Sagra Sky Survey team member Andalusia, Spain · contributed to the discovery of over 3100 main belt asteroids, twelve Near earth ob jects (2006 WH1, 2008 OO, 2008 PG7, 2008 PV16, 2009 DA1, 2009 FD, 2009 HV77, 2009 KY1, 2009 KD5, 2009 NA, 2009 NJ, 2009 OC), the fourth Martian tro jan (2007 NS2), one comet (P/2009 QG31 (La Sagra)) and a couple nova stars in M31 · participated in over 300 observing nights (most of them remotely) · http://www.minorplanets.org/OLS/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS Space Telescop e Science Institute March 9th - July 1st, 2015 Research intern Baltimore, MD · Supervisor: Dr. Susana Deustua · Topics: Effect of host galaxy dust extinction on type Ia SNe; Standard stars observed with HST September 2007 - March 2011 September 2015 -

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Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Summer student · Supervisor: Dr. Jochen Greiner · Topic: Gamma Ray Burst host galaxies photometry

August 4th - 22nd, 2014 Garching, Germany

Space Telescop e Science Institute May 10th - July 30th, 2010 Summer student Baltimore, MD · Supervisor: Dr. Susana Deustua · Topic: A study of the effect of host galaxy extinction on the colors of type Ia supernovae Stundent Summer Program at Space Telescop e Science Institute June 23th - August 30th, 2008 Summer student Baltimore, MD · Supervisor: Dr. Susana Deustua · Topic: A study of the effect of SINGS galaxy extinction on the colors of type Ia supernovae MEMBERSHIPS American Astronomical So ciety, Junior member Croatian Astronomical So ciety, Junior member Brijuni Conference, Organizing Committee member REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 3. Jochen Greiner, Derek B. Fox, Patricia Schady, Thomas Krhler, Michele Trenti, Aleksandar Cikota, Jan Bolmer, Jonathan Elliott, Corentin Delvaux, Rosalba Perna, Paulo Afonso, D. Alexander Kann, Sylvio Klose, Sandra Savaglio, Sebastian Schmidl, Tassilo Schweyer, Mohit Tanga, Karla Varela (2015). "Gamma-Ray Bursts Trace UV Metrics of Star Formation over 3 < z < 5" accepted for publication in ApJ, arXiv:1503.05323 2. Cikota, S.; Ortiz, J. L. ; Cikota, A.; Morales, N.; Tancredi, G. (2014). "A photometric search for active main b elt asteroids" Astronomy & Astrophysics 562 1. Ortiz, J. L.; Cikota, A.; Cikota, S.; Hestroffer, D.; Thirouin, A.; Morales, N.; Duffard, R.; Gil-Hutton, R.; Santos-Sanz, P.; de la Cueva, I. (2011). "A mid-term astrometric and photometric study of Trans-Neptunian Ob ject (90482) Orcus" Astronomy & Astrophysics 525 PAPERS IN PREPARATION 1. Cikota, A.; Deustua, S.; Marleau, F. (2015). "Determining typ e Ia sup ernovae host galaxy extinction probabilities and a statistical approach to estimating the absorption-to-reddening ratio RV " submitted to ApJ OTHER PUBLICATIONS · To see all SAO/NASA ADS entries, including over 115 Minor Planet Electronic Circulars describing discoveries and follow-up astrometry of minor planets and comets from four different locations (Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra (MPC J75), Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca (MPC 620), IAA-AI Atacama (MPC I16), Cerro Burek (MPC I08)), click here. 4. Cikota, S.; Cikota, A. (2010)."Lightcurve Photometry of 112 Iphigenia" Minor Planet Bul letin 37, 107 3. Cikota, S.; Sanchez, S.; Nomen, J.; Rodrigez, J.; Cikota, A. (2010). "Lightcurve photometry of the NEO 2007 PU11" Minor Planet Bul letin 37, 23 August 2008 - present September 2009 - present 2014

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2. Pietsch, W.; Burwitz, V.; Hatzidimitriou, D.; Steinle, H.; Slowikowska, A.; Stefanescu, A.; Reig, P.; Papamastorakis, G.; Cikota, S.; Cikota, A.; Sanchez, S.; Haberl, F.; Sala, G.; Greiner, J., (2007). "A new optical Nova in M31" The Astronomer's Telegram, #1162 1. Burwitz, V.; Hatzidimitriou, D.; Stefanescu, A.; Steinle, H.; Pietsch, W.; Manousakis, A.; Reig, P.; Papamastorakis, G.; Cikota, S.; Cikota, A.; Sanchez, S. (2007). "A new optical Nova in M31" The Astronomer's Telegram, #1146 CONFERENCE TALKS 5. Cikota, Aleksandar; Deustua, S.; Marleau, F. Typ e Ia SNe color excess probabilities and a statistical approach to estimating host galaxies dust RV ratio In: Galaxy Journal Club at STScI in Baltimore, MD, June 26, 2015 4. Cikota, Aleksandar; Deustua, S.; Gordon, K. Some Results From a Study on the Effect of Host Galaxy Dust Extinction on the Colors of Typ e Ia Sup ernovae In: 217th AAS Meeting in Seattle, WA, January 9th - 13th, 2011 3. Cikota, A.; Ortiz, J.L.; Cikota, S.; Thirouin, A.; Morales, N.; Duffard, R.; Gil-Hutton, R.; Santos- Sanz, P.; de la Cueva, I.; Hestroffer, D. (90482) Orcus as a Test Case for Astrometric Detection of Binaries In: TNO 2010, Dynamical and Physical properties of Trans-Neptunian Objects Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, June 27th - July 1st, 2010 2. Cikota, A.; Deustua, S.; Gordon, K. Host galaxy extinction of Typ e Ia sup ernovae In: SNAP calibration workshop at STScI in Baltimore, MD, July 28th - 30th, 2008 1. Cikota, Aleksandar; Jerosimic, Ljuban. Photometry group of Visnjan Scho ol of Astronomy 2005 In: Meeting on Asteroids and Comets in Europe 2006 in Vienna, Austria, May 12th - 14th, 2006 CONFERENCE POSTERS 4. Cikota, A.; Bektesevic, D.; Cikota, S.; Weaver, B.; Jevremovic, D.; Vinkovic, D. Meteor trails detection in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey fields In: Brijuni Conference 2014 in Brijuni islands, Croatia, August 25th - 30th, 2014 3. Cikota, A.; Bektesevic, D.; Cikota, S.; Weaver, B.; Jevremovic, D.; Vinkovic, D. Meteor trails observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey In: Asteroids Comets Meteor 2014 Meeting in Helsinki, Finland, June 30th - July 4th, 2014 2. Cikota, S.; Ortiz, J. L.; Cikota, A.; Morales, N.; Tancredi, G. A search for active Main Belt asteroids In: Asteroids Comets Meteor 2014 Meeting in Helsinki, Finland, June 30th - July 4th, 2014 1. Cikota, A.; Deustua, S.; Gordon, K. A study of the effect of SINGS galaxy extinction on the colors of typ e Ia sup ernovae In: 213th American Astronomical Society Meeting in Long Beach, CA, January 4th - 8th, 2009 ATTENDED CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER SCHOOLS 12. Local Group Astrostatistics conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan 11. Brijuni Conference, Brijuni islands, Croatia 10. Asteroids Comets Meteor 2014 Meeting, Helsinki, Finland 9. Summer School on Cosmology, Petnica Science Center, Valjevo, Serbia 8. Brijuni Conference, Brijuni islands, Croatia http://www.brijuni-conference.irb.hr/ 7. 217th AAS Meeting in Seattle, WA June 1 - 4, 2015 August 25 - 30, 2014 June 30th July 4th, 2014 August 4-10, 2013 August 27 - 31, 2012 January 9th - 13th, 2011

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6. TNO 2010, Dynamical and Physical properties of Trans-Neptunian Ob jects Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 5. 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Granada, Spain 4. 213th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting, Long Beach, CA 3. Asteroids Comets Meteor 2008 Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland 2. SNAP calibration workshop @ STScI, Baltimore, MD 1. Meeting on Asteroids and Comets in Europe 2006, Vienna, Austria OBSERVING EXPERIENCE

June 27 - July 1, 2010 April 27 - 30, 2009 January 4 - 8, 2009 July 14 - 18, 2008 July 28 - 30, 2008 May 12 - 14, 2006

Exp edition La Sagra - Part 2 December 27, 2007 - January 12, 2008 Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra Andalusia, Spain · Equipment: Centurion 0.45m f/2.8 Centurion + STL11000M, two 0.35m f/2 "Sagras" + ST10XME · Specific discoveries: 2008 AA, the first discovery in 2008 Exp edition La Sagra July 03 - 31, 2007 Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra Andalusia, Spain · Equipment: Centurion 0.45m f/2.8 Centurion + STL11000M, two 0.35m f/2 "Sagras" + ST10XME · data reduction was done semi-automatically and follow up remotely with smaller telescopes at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca · 60 asteroid discoveries. Specific discoveries: Maritan Tro jan 2007 NS2, a new optical Nova in M31 · Read more on the Expedition Blog AWARDS & GRANTS · Fellowship, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany · Short-term Scholar, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD · AstroMundus category B scholarship September 2015 - 2018 2015 September 2013 - July 2015 2010 2009 2008

· Director's Discretionary Research Fund grant, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD · Travel grant, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD · Short-term Scholar, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD TEACHING EXPERIENCE Visnjan Scho ol of Astronomy 2009 "Photometry group" team leader · variable star search in the database of Tel Aviv Observatory and photometry Visnjan Scho ol of Astronomy 2007 "Visnjan Observatory Robotic Telescope group" team leader PUBLIC OUTREACH Sinj Festival of Science Public night sky observing sessions Naming of the asteroid 187700 Zagreb (2008 EG8) JPL Orbit

August 15 - 25, 2009 Visnjan, Croatia

August 05 - 15, 2007 Visnjan, Croatia

October 21 - 25, 2012 Sinj, Croatia April, 2009 Zagreb, Croatia

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SKILLS Computer Programming Python skill set Knowledge of Editing Software Op erating systems Clusters exp erience LANGUAGES German English Croatian Fluent Fluent Native Python, IDL, C#, Matlab, PHP, MySQL, C++, Arduino Linear algebra, Fourier transforms, Monte Carlo analysis, nonlinear numerical methods, polynomials, statistics, multidimensional binary search trees, visualization Python/numpy, Python/scipy, Python/pyfits, Python/pyraf, Python/matplotlib, IRAF, SAO DS9, SExtractor, PinPoint Astrometric Engine (DC-3), bbcp - SLAC A TEX (L TEX, BibTEX), Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, QuarkXPress, other Windows, MacOS X, Linux Beowulf cluster at STScI in Baltimore, Fermi at Belgrade Observatory

REFEREE CONTACT LIST Dr. Dejan Vinkovic Executive Director at the Science and Society Synergy Institute Associate Professor Physics Department University of Split N. Tesle 12 21000 Split Email: vinkovic@pmfst.hr Relationship: professor, supervisor Dr. Jose-Luis Ortiz Staff scientist Solar System department Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC Apt 3004 18080 Granada Spain Email: ortiz@iaa.es Phone: +34958121311 Relationship: supervisor LAST UPDATE September 11, 2015 Dr. Susana Deustua Associate Scientist Instruments Division Space Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore MD 21218 USA Email: deustua@stsci.edu Phone: +1 410 338 4832 Relationship: supervisor Dr. Jo chen Greiner Staff scientist High-Energy Astrophysics Group Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 85741 Garching Germany Email: jcg@mpe.mpg.de Phone: +49-89-30000-3847 Relationship: supervisor

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