Personal Information
Benjamin Winkel
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
Radioobservatorium Effelsberg
Max-Planck-Strasse 28
D-53902 Bad Münstereifel
Germany
+49 02257 301-167 (Effelsberg)
+49 0228 73-3393 (Bonn)
bwinkel at mpifr.de
* 27.01. 1978, Forst (Lausitz)
Alumni of the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Radio and Infrared Astronomy of Bonn/Cologne
Publications
B. Winkel, L. Flöer, A. Kraus, Efficient least-squares basket-weaving, A&A, 547, A119, 2012
N. Ben Bekhti, B. Winkel, P. Richter et al., An absorption-selected survey of neutral gas in the Milky Way halo, A&A, 542, A110, 2012
B. Winkel, A. Kraus, U. Bach, Unbiased flux calibration methods for spectral-line radio observations, A&A, 540, A140, 2012
L. Flöer and B. Winkel, 2D-1D Wavelet Reconstruction As A Tool For Source Finding In Spectroscopic Imaging Surveys, PASA, 29, 244, 2012
B. Winkel, N. Ben Bekhti, V. Darmstädter et al., The high-velocity cloud complex Galactic center negative as seen by EBHIS and GASS. I. Cloud catalog and global properties , A&A (highlight), 533, 105, 2011
J. Kerp, B. Winkel, N. Ben Bekhti et al., The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey (EBHIS), AN, 332, 637, 2011
N. Ben Bekhti, B. Winkel, P. Richter et al., On the origin of gaseous galaxy halos - Low-column density gas in the Milky Way halo, Conference proceedings of General Assembly of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, Bonn, 2010
B. Winkel, J. Kerp, P. Kalberla et al., The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey: Milky Way data, Conference proceedings of "The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey", Naramata, June 2010
N. Ben Bekhti, P. Richter, B. Winkel et al., Absorption and emission line studies of gas in the Milky Way halo, Conference proceedings of "The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey", Naramata, June 2010
L. Flöer, B. Winkel, J. Kerp, RFI mitigation for the Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey (EBHIS) , Conference proceedings of "RFI2010 - RFI Mitigation Workshop", Groningen, March 2010
P. Kalberla, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, D. J. Pisano et al., GASS: The Parkes Galactic All-Sky Survey. II. Stray-Radiation Correction and Second Data Release, A&A, 521, A17, 2010
B. Winkel, P. Kalberla, J. Kerp et al., The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey: Data reduction, ApJS, 188, 488W, 2010
N. Ben Bekhti, P. Richter, B. Winkel et al., High-resolution 21-cm observations of low-column density small-scale structures in the Milky Way halo, A&A, 503, 483B, 2009
B. Winkel, Data reduction strategy of the Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey (EBHIS), Conference proceedings of "Panoramic Radio Astronomy", Groningen, June 2009
B. Winkel, The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, Ph.D. thesis (2009)
B. Winkel, J. Kerp, P. Kalberla, R. Keller, The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey (EBHIS), Conference proceedings of "The Evolution of Galaxies through the neutral hydrogen window", Puerto Rico, Feb 2008
B. Winkel, J. Kerp, P. Kalberla, R. Keller, The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey (EBHIS), Conference proceedings of "Galaxies in the Local Volume", Sydney, July 2007
B. Winkel, J. Kerp, The Robustness of Least-Squares Frequency Switching (LSFS), ApJS 173 (2007), 166-176
B. Winkel, J. Kerp, S. Stanko, RFI detection by automated feature extraction and statistical analysis, Astron. Nachr. 328 (2007) 68-79
B. Winkel, Detektion und Analyse von Interferenzen im Radiofrequenzbereich (German), Diplomarbeit (2005)
Talks
The new Milky Way HI Surveys, AG Annual Meeting, Splinter Workshop: Surveys and Survey Instruments, Heidelberg, Sept 22, 2011
HVC Complex GCN. An example for ongoing warm accretion?, Gas in Galaxies: from Cosmic Web to Molecular Clouds, Kloster Seeon, June 17, 2011
Data analysis (Talk + Hands-on session), European Single Dish School in the Era of Arrays (ESSEA), Bonn, Sept 30, 2010
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey: First results, AG Annual Meeting, Splinter Workshop: LOFAR/SKA, Bonn, Sept 15, 2010
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey: Milky Way data, The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey, Naramata, June 8, 2010
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey: First results, Lunchcolloquium, Dwingeloo, Nov 25, 2009
Data reduction scheme for the Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, Panoramic Radio Astronomy, Groningen, Jun 4, 2009
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, Ph.D. Colloquium, Bonn, Feb 4, 2009
RFI detection by automated feature extraction and statistical analysis, RadioNet - 7th Engineering Forum Workshop, Bonn, Jun 23, 2008
Bias effects in HI surveys, IMPRS seminar, Bonn, Nov 5, 2007
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, 1st AIfA retreat, Bad Honnef, Oct 27, 2007
Scientific Aims of the Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, YERAC07, Bordeaux, Sep 4, 2007
Single Dish Radio Telescopes, IMPRS Retreat, Diemelsee, Aug 21, 2007
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, "Galaxy Lunch" Colloquium, ATNF/CSIRO, Sydney, Jul 24, 2007
The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey, "Feast and Facts" Colloquium, Mt. Stromlo Observatory, Canberra, Jul 20, 2007
The Interstellar Matter (ISM) – Neutral Gas and Overview, IMPRS lecture series, Bonn, May 7, 2007
HI survey with the new Multi Beam Receiver at the 100-m-telescope, IMPRS seminar, Bonn, Nov 13, 2006
The Gamma test, IMPRS Retreat, Klagenfurt, Aug 29, 2006
RFI mitigation using automated feature detection and statistical analysis, IMPRS application for scholarship, Bonn, Feb 14, 2006
Detektion und Analyse von Interferenzen im Radiofrequenzbereich (RFI), Diploma colloquium, Bonn, Aug 25, 2005
Conferences, Workshops, and Schools
AG Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Sep 19-23, 2011
Gas in Galaxies: from Cosmic Web to Molecular Clouds, Kloster Seeon, Jun 14-18, 2011
European Single Dish School in the Era of Arrays, Summer School, Bonn, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2010
AG Annual Meeting, Bonn, Sep 13-17, 2010
The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey, Naramata, Jun 6-10, 2010
RFI2010 - RFI Mitigation Workshop, Groningen, Mar 29-31, 2010
CASA tutorial 2009, Bonn, Oct 5-7, 2009
European Radio Interferometry School 2009, Summer School, Oxford, Sep 7-11, 2009
Panoramic Radio Astronomy, Wide-field 1-2 GHz research on galaxy evolution, Groningen, Jun 2-5, 2009
The Role of Disk-Halo Interaction in Galaxy Evolution: Outflow vs. Infall?, Espinho (Portugal), Aug 18-22, 2008
RadioNet - 7th Engineering Forum Workshop: Digital Backend Implementation: Software vs. Hardware, Bonn, Jun 23, 2008
Astronomy in the next decade: synergies with the square kilometre array, MCCT SKADS Workshop Bonn, Apr 14-18, 2008
First MCCT-SKADS Training School, Bologna, Sep 23-29, 2007
Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC) 2007, Bordeaux, Sep 3-7, 2007
IMPRS Retreat 2007, Diemelsee, Aug 21-23, 2007
Galaxies in the Local Volume, Sydney, Jul 8-13, 2007
Milky Way Halo - Stars and Gas, Bonn, May 29-Jun 2, 2007
Physics of the Interstellar Medium, IMPRS Summer School, Heidelberg, Sep 25-29, 2006
IMPRS Retreat 2006, Klagenfurt, Aug 28-31, 2006
Evolution of galaxies and their large-scale environment, Summer School, Bad Honnef, July, 2006
Curriculum
Since 01.2011 |
Support scientist at the 100-m telescope Effelsberg, MPIfR |
02.2009 - 12.2010 |
Postdoc at the AIfA, University of BonnWorking on the Effelsberg-Bonn HI survey |
10.2005 - 02.2009 |
Ph.D. student (Astronomy), University of Bonn & Max-Planck Institute for RadioastronomyThesis title: The Effelsberg-Bonn HI survey (EBHIS)(Development of data reduction software, simulations, focus on: RFI mitigation; Measurements of the LeoT and NGC2403 galaxy.) Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D. in Astronomy), magna cum laude |
10.1998 - 09.2005 |
Studies of physics, University of BonnEmphasis on: astronomyThesis: Detektion und Analyse von Interferenzen im Radiofrequenzbereich (RFI) (Detection and Analysis of Radio Frequency Interference) Diplom-Physiker (Diploma in physics), 1.0 |
08.1997 - 08.1998 |
Zivildienst (Civilian Service), Asylum "Pro Seniore" CottbusCare of (mentally) disabled people |
1991 - 1997 |
Ludwig Leichhardt Gymnasium, Cottbus (Lausitz)Abitur (A levels), 1.3 |
Hobbies
Science fiction literature
Playing trombone (Posaunenchor Bornheim)
Badminton, Table tennis