Sebastiaan Haffert
Assistant Professor at Leiden University
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolSebastiaan Haffert is an assistant professor and instrumentation specialist with nine years of experience developing adaptive optics, coronagraphy, and high-resolution spectroscopy to detect and characterize exoplanets. He progressed from a cum laude master’s in Astronomical Instrumentation and a PhD at Leiden Observatory to a NASA Hubble Fellowship at the University of Arizona, and now leads instrumentation efforts back at Leiden University. His work blends hands-on optical and systems engineering with observational strategy, enabling both high-contrast imaging and spectroscopic characterization of faint companions. Notably, he bridges academic research and outreach—having experience in public engagement through NOVA—bringing communication skills to complex instrument projects.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Physics, Bachelor's Degree, Physics at Leiden University
Dutch, English
Github Skills (11)
simulations10
propagation10
contrast10
diffraction10
photonics10
infrared10
imaging10
high-contrast10
signal-processing10
python9
ansible3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
magao-x/magsimpyx
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 comment in 10 months
magao-x/VISX
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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