Mari-Liis Aru
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Brief CV

Education

  • PhD, European Southern Observatory and LMU                  2022 - 2025
  • Master's degree in Space Sciences, University of Liège       2017 - 2019
  • Bachelor's degree in Physics, University of Tartu                  2014 - 2017
​Experiences

  • Junior Researcher (YGT), European Space Agency                                  Oct 2019 - Sept 2021
  • Space Technology Engineer, Estonian Student Satellite Foundation   Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
  • Observational Astronomy Intern, Tartu Observatory                               Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
Community work, supervision

ESO (2022-present)
  • Co-supervision of a Master's student based at the University of Milan. March 2025 - present
  • Student Representative (Oct. 2023-Oct. 2024).
    A role involving teamwork in a group of 5 members representing the student body. 
  • Co-supervised an incoming bachelor student over the duration of one week. Sept. 2023.
Co-organizer:
  • Local Organizing Committee (LOC): meeting on external photoevaporation. Dec. 2023.
  • Seminar series "Student Organized Session (SOS)". Aug. 2023 - present.
  • ESO Science Day, an event for the science staff in Garching. July 2023.
  • Christmas Fundraiser at ESO Garching. Dec. 2022.
  • LOC: Disks and Planets across ESO Facilities Conference. Oct. 2022.​
Participation in extracurricular courses

  • Spring school: The Birth of Solar Systems. Italy, 2025.
  • Astrobiology Introductory Course, RED. France, 2018.
  • Summer school: Impacts and their Role in the Evolution of Life. Estonia, 2017.
  • Summer school: Biosignatures and the Search for Life on Mars. Iceland, 2016.
For outreach and science communication activities, see:
Outreach page
For research in detail and given talks, see:
Research page
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