================================================================================ GABOR OROSZ, PhD Radio Astronomer | VLBI Operations & Research ================================================================================ Email: gabor@orosz.space Web: https://orosz.space Location: Budapest, Hungary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio astronomer with operational and research experience across major VLBI networks (10+ years). Background in telescope operations, network testing and commissioning, user support and training, quality assurance and data reduction. Research focus on maser astrometry and stellar evolution. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT SCIENTIST 2021–2025 Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC, the Netherlands Operations support for European VLBI Network. Network testing (including the integration of new telescopes), data quality assurance, correlation support, pipeline processing, user support and training. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER 2018–2021 University of Tasmania, Australia Project support of VLBI survey commissioning and telescope operations. Scheduling, correlation workflows, quality control. Student supervision and Australian Long Baseline Array support. ASSISTANT RESEARCHER 2017–2018 Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, China Spectral-line VLBI research and on-site support of the Urumqi Nanshan radio telescope. Member in the maser Key Science Programs of the East Asian VLBI Network. Outreach activities. PHD RESEARCH STUDENT 2013–2017 Kagoshima University, Japan Late stellar evolution research and development of VLBI techniques for precision astrometry. Led maser projects with VERA and KaVA. Observing support on multiple Japanese radio telescopes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PhD in Radio Astronomy Kagoshima University, Japan 2013–2017 MSc in Geodesy Budapest Univ. of Tech., Hungary 2010–2012 BSc in Civil Engineering Budapest Univ. of Tech., Hungary 2006–2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKILLS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arrays: EVN, VLBA, LBA, AuScope, VERA, KaVA, EAVN, VLA, ATCA – from proposal preparation to data reduction (and internal technical support for EVN and LBA). Technical: Scheduling, telescope setup and monitoring, VLBI correlation support, network testing, data quality assurance, polarization calibration (PolConvert). Data processing with CASA, AIPS, Difmap, and ParselTongue. Research: Water Fountain stars, star formation and stellar evolution, maser kinematics, VLBI astrometry. ALMA co-investigator. Collaborative work on AGN and other topics. Communication: Supervision of university students. Teaching in schools, trainings and in-person user support. Communicating outside academia, outreach work. Experience in multicultural teams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 peer-reviewed articles | 23 conference proceedings | H-index: 14 | 600+ citations ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-990X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Government (MEXT) Research Scholarship 2013–2017 Chinese Academy of Sciences (Light of West China Program) 2018–2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available upon request. ================================================================================ Last Updated: March 2026 ================================================================================