{"id":1479,"date":"2024-10-30T22:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyades.oa.uj.edu.pl\/esa\/?page_id=1479"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:37:28","slug":"michal-drahus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hyades.oa.uj.edu.pl\/esa\/team-erc\/michal-drahus\/","title":{"rendered":"Micha\u0142 Drahus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Team<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0 Micha\u0142 Drahus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Principal Investigator<\/p>

OA UJ<\/p>

e-mail:<\/strong> michal.drahus@uj.edu.pl<\/a>
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I’m an astronomer <\/span>at the\u00a0<\/span>Jagiellonian University<\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science<\/a>) in Krakow, Poland. My research is focused on comets and other small objects in the Solar System, investigated with modern tools of observational astronomy across all wavelengths.<\/span><\/p>

Education & appointments<\/strong><\/h5>

2023 – now<\/p><\/td>

Assistant Professor <\/strong><\/p>

Permanent position at the Astronomical Observatory<\/a>,\u00a0Jagiellonian University<\/a>, Krakow, Poland<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2023 \u2013 now<\/p><\/td>

Research Assistant Professor (ERC Consolidator Grant Leader)<\/strong><\/p>

Host institution:<\/em>\u00a0Astronomical Observatory<\/a>,\u00a0Jagiellonian University<\/a>, Krakow, Poland
Funding institution:<\/em>\u00a0European Research Council<\/a>, Brussels, EU<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017 – 2022<\/p><\/td>

Research Assistant Professor (SONATA BIS Group Leader)<\/strong><\/p>

Host institution:<\/em>\u00a0Astronomical Observatory<\/a>,\u00a0Jagiellonian University<\/a>, Krakow, Poland
Funding institution:<\/em>\u00a0National Science Centre<\/a>, Krakow, Poland<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014 – 2017<\/p><\/td>

Postdoctoral Scholar (FUGA Fellow)<\/strong><\/p>

Host institution:<\/em>\u00a0Astronomical Observatory<\/a>,\u00a0Jagiellonian University<\/a>, Krakow, Poland
Funding institution:<\/em>\u00a0National Science Centre<\/a>, Krakow, Poland<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012 – 2014<\/p><\/td>

Postdoctoral Scholar (Jansky Fellow)<\/strong><\/p>

Host institution:<\/em>\u00a0Division of Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy<\/a>,\u00a0California Institute of Technology<\/a>, Pasadena, CA, USA
Funding institution:<\/em>\u00a0National Radio Astronomy Observatory<\/a>, Charlottesville, VA, USA<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009 – 2012<\/p><\/td>

Postdoctoral Scholar<\/strong><\/p>

Department of Earth & Space Sci.<\/a>,\u00a0University of California at Los Angeles<\/a>, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Prof. David Jewitt<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2006 – 2009<\/p><\/td>

Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics (magna cum laude<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>

Host institution:<\/em>\u00a0Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research<\/a>, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
Awarding institution:<\/em>\u00a0Institute for Astrophysics<\/a>,\u00a0Georg August University<\/a>, Goettingen, Germany
Advisors:<\/em>\u00a0Dr. Christopher Jarchow, Dr. Paul Hartogh,\u00a0Prof. Ulrich Christensen<\/a>,\u00a0Prof. Stefan Dreizler<\/a>
Thesis:<\/em>\u00a0Microwave observations and modeling of the molecular coma in comets<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2000 – 2005<\/p><\/td>

M.S. in Astronomy (with honors)<\/strong><\/p>

Astronomical Observatory<\/a>,\u00a0Jagiellonian University<\/a>, Krakow, Poland
Advisor:<\/em>\u00a0Dr. Waclaw Waniak
Thesis:<\/em>\u00a0Non-constant rotation period of comet C\/2001 K5 (LINEAR)<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1996 – 2000<\/p><\/td>

High School Diploma (with honors)<\/strong><\/p>

August Witkowski High School<\/a>, Krakow, Poland<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Team\u00a0 \/\u00a0 Micha\u0142 Drahus Michal Drahus Principal Investigator OA UJ e-mail: michal.drahus@uj.edu.plphone: +48-12-623-8627 I’m an astronomer at the\u00a0Jagiellonian University\u00a0(Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science) in Krakow, Poland. My research is focused on comets and other small objects in the Solar System, investigated with modern tools of observational astronomy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1479","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t