================================================================================ GABOR OROSZ, PhD Radio Astronomer | VLBI Operations & Research ================================================================================ Email: gabor@orosz.space Web: https://orosz.space LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gabororosz Location: Zwolle, the Netherlands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio astronomer with operational and research experience across major VLBI networks (10+ years). Background in telescope operations and network testing, user support and training, quality assurance and data reduction. Research focus on maser astrometry with experience in AGN observations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT SCIENTIST 2021–2025 Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC, the Netherlands Operations support for European VLBI Network. Network testing, data quality assurance, correlation support, pipeline processing, user support and training. VLBI research and international collaboration. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER 2018–2021 University of Tasmania, Australia Project support of VLBI survey commissioning and telescope operations. Executing 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VLBI Arrays: EVN, VLBA, LBA, AuScope, VERA, KaVA, EAVN – 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. Data processing with CASA, AIPS, Difmap, and ParselTongue pipelines. Research: Water Fountain stars, stellar evolution and maser kinematics, VLBI astrometry. AGN work: MSc topic, GENJI project in PhD, providing VLBI expertise in collaborative research. Communication: Student supervision, teaching, trainings, in-person user support. Outreach work. Experienced in multicultural teams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 peer-reviewed articles | 23 conference proceedings | H-index: 15 | 500+ 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) 2017–2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available upon request. ================================================================================ Last Updated: November 2025 ================================================================================