Jón E. Gudmundsson Curriculum Vitae Stockholm University ORCID: 0000-0003-1760-0355 and the Oskar Klein Centre http://www.jon.fysik.su.se/ AlbaNova University Centre [email protected] Roslagstullsbacken 21 [email protected] 106 91, Stockholm +46 0735738354 SWEDEN Updated: 2021-08-11 ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2018 – Present Senior Research Scientist, Stockholm University and the OKC Research position funded through a (5.2M SEK) Career Grant from the Swedish Space Agency and a (3.3M SEK) Starting Grant from the Swedish Research Council. 2015 – 2018 Postdoc, Stockholm University and the Oskar Klein Centre (OKC), Sweden Constraining models of the early universe by continuing analysis of the SPIDER and Planck HFI datasets. Development of the Simons Observatory LAT optics design. 2014 – 2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University, USA Logistical Deployment of the SPIDER payload to Ross Island, Antarctica. Integration of the SPIDER science payload in preparation for flight. Initial data processing. EDUCATION Sep 2014 Princeton University – PhD in physics Thesis committee: Bruce Draine, Norman Jarosik, Jim Peebles, Suzanne Staggs Supervisor: Prof. William C. Jones Apr 2011 Princeton University – MA in physics June 2008 University of Iceland – BSc in physics (First Class with distinction, 9.26/10.00) CAREER BREAKS Paternity leave of 10, 114, 10, 92, and 16 days in years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively. STUDENT SUPERVISION 2019 – 2024 [PhD] Alexandre Adler (Stockholm University), main advisor 2019 – 2024 [PhD] Nadia Dachlythra (Stockholm University), main advisor 2021 – 2022 [MSc] Tove Klaesson (Stockholm University) 2020 – 2021 [MSc] Alexei Molin (ENS Paris-Saclay), host for a 9-month internship program 2020 – 2021 [BSc] Elisabeth Ström (Stockholm University), independent research project 2020 – 2021 [PhD] Matteo Billi (University of Bologna), host for a 3-month internship program 2015 – 2019 [PhD] Adri Duivenvoorden (Stockholm University), de facto main advisor Now a postdoc at Princeton Univ. and the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) 2018 – 2019 [MSc] Said Keshavarzi (Stockholm University), thesis advisor 2010 – 2015 [PhD] A.E. Gambrel (PhD 2017) and E. Young (PhD 2017) Academic mentoring of two Princeton University PhD students who have now moved on to Stanford and University of Chicago for their initial postdoctoral positions 2009 – 2014 [BSc] Advised approx. 20 Princeton students on various instrumentation projects 2011 [BSc] E. Bjarkason (University of Iceland), Rannís summer research project GRANTS 2021 – 2023 Swedish Space Agency Technology Development Grant [PI] (300k Euro) Design and testing of lightweight metamaterial absorbers for the LiteBIRD satellite 2020 – 2023 Starting Grant from Swedish Research Council (VR)[PI] (310k Euro) Imaging the Infant Universe with Future Instruments 2018 – 2022 Swedish Space Agency Career Grant [PI] (490k Euro) Imaging the Infant Universe with SPIDER, the Simons Observatory, and Future Instruments 2021 – 2025 CMB-INFLATE, H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 [co-I] (55k Euro) Advanced Methodologies for Next-Generation Large Scale CMB Polarization Analysis (1.1M Euro total) 2020 – 2025 VR Research Environment Grant [co-I] (165k Euro) Detecting Axion Dark Matter in the Sky and in the Lab (1.7M Euro total) Program led by Prof. Hiranya Peiris [PI], co-Is: Stefano Bonetti, Jan Conrad, Jon Gudmundsson, David Marsh, Franck Wilczek 2019 – 2020 ESA Technology Development Contract [co-I] (16k Euro) Development of Large Anti-Reflection Coated Lenses for Passive (Sub)Millimetre-Wave Science Instruments (600k Euro total) Program led by Prof. Peter Hargrave (Cardiff) [PI], with co-Is from Cardiff University, University College London, Anglia Ruskin University, and Stockholm University 2017 Nordita Scientific Program Grant [co-I] (60k Euro) Nordita workshop & conference: Advances in Theoretical Cosmology in Light of Data FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2018 Gruber Prize in Cosmology awarded to the Planck team 2015 Antarctic Service Medal 2013 Inaugural recipient of the Joseph Taylor Graduate Student Fellowship (50k USD) 2010 Leifur Eiriksson Scholarship Award (25k USD) 2009 Thor Thors Special Contribution Award (5k USD) 2008 G. P. Bjarnason Award for outstanding academic performance (5k USD) 2005 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2005, Salamanca) 2004 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2004, Athens) TEACHING SU: Stockholm University; PU: Princeton University; UI: University of Iceland. Fall 2021 Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology [SU:FK5024] (BSc course) Course Responsible (kursansvarig) Spring 2021 Degree projects for students at BSc level [SU:FK6003] (BSc course) Grading and oral examination for a number of independent BSc research projects Fall 2020 Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology [SU:FK5024] (BSc course) Course Instructor. Seven lectures (50% of total) on astrophysics and cosmology. Topics: big bang nucleosynthesis, the Friedmann equations, dark matter and dark energy, etc. Ability to motivate: 4.7/5.0; clear and good answers: 4.9/5.0; teaching well prepared 4.9/5.0 Fall 2019 Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology [SU:FK5024] (BSc course) Ability to motivate: 4.3/5.0; clear and good answers: 4.6/5.0; teaching well prepared 4.8/5.0 Spring 2019 Physics Colloquium course for PhD students [SU:FK40001] (PhD course) Course Instructor. Two lectures on cosmology and the cosmic microwave background. Spring 2017 Cosmology & Particle Astrophysics [SU:FK7007] (MSc course) Course Instructor. Four lectures on cosmology for graduate students. Ability to motivate: 4.5/5.0; clear and good answers: 4.3/5.0; teaching well prepared 4.8/5.0 Spring 2014 Modern Astrophysics [PU:AST204] (BSc course) Led problem-solving classes and graded homework. Spring 2008 Experimental Physics [UI:Physics 2V] (BSc course) Teaching Assistant. Student guidance in the lab Fall 2006 Linear Algebra [UI:Linear Algebra] (BSc course) Teaching Assistant. Led problem-solving classes and graded homework. COMMITTEE WORK 2021 – Present The Nordic Optical Telescope Steering Council (the NOT Council) 2020 – Present Simons Observatory Technical Committee (6 members, 1 European) 2019 – Present Budget committee (reserve member), Stockholm University Physics Department 2019 – Present Oskar Klein Centre Steering Group 2019 – Present Oskar Klein Centre Colloquium Committee 2020 – 2021 Head of interim Speaker Selection Committee for LiteBIRD Satellite Collaboration 2019 Review committees for CoPS (Cosmology, Particle astrophysics and Strings) and SU Physic Department general PhD student positions 2018 – Present CoPS (Cosmology, Particle astrophysics and Strings) representative in the committee for Stockholm University Physic Department Technical Division 2018 – Present Member of the Interim Governance Board for the LiteBIRD Satellite Collaboration 2018 – Present Steering Committee for the European LiteBIRD Satellite Collaboration 2012 PhD Student Admissions Committee for Princeton University Physics Department REVIEWING ACTIVITIES 2021 Internal reviewer for CMB-S4 Large Aperture Telescope Receiver subsystem 2021 Internal reviewer for Simons Observatory Collaboration 2020 – Present Internal reviewer for LiteBIRD instrumentation publications 2015 – Present Occasional reviewing for JCAP, Cryogenics Journal, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, and Journal of Applied Optics 2020 Internal review of Starting Grant applications for SU early career scientists 2020 Review of textbook proposal to Cambridge University Press (2020) 2016 Internal reviewer for CMB-S4 Technology Book CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP, AND JOURNAL CLUB ORGANIZATION 2021 Working group leader for Lawrence workshop on wire metamaterial axion haloscope 2017 Nordita program lead organizer: Advances in Theoretical Cosmology in Light of Data 2016 – 2017 Organizer of the Oskar Klein Centre's Cosmology and Gravitation Working Group 2011 Planck Workshop at Princeton University Department of Physics, co-organizer 2009 – 2010 Organizer of student talks for Princeton Cosmology Journal Club (Gravity Group) OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 2021 Member of Erling Mustaparta’s BSc Thesis Committee, SU Astronomy Department 2020 Lead the writing of bylaws for LiteBIRD Speaker Selection Committee 2021 Presentation of Cosmology & Gravitation Working Group to OKC Scientific Advisory Board 2018 – Present Member of International Astronomical Union 2017 Member of Olof Nebrin’s BSc Thesis Committee, SU Astronomy Department 2017 Member of Ernst Otto's PhD Thesis Committee, Chalmers University of Technology 2015 Reviewer of honours thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal MAJOR COLLABORATIONS 2008 – Present SPIDER (NASA): Full member and key personnel The development and full system integration of the SPIDER stratospheric balloon-borne polarimeter which launched from Antarctica on January 1, 2015. Led the design, build, and characterization of instrument sub-systems. Including: interferometers, superfluid capillary assemblies, radiative and magnetic shielding. Responsible for cryogenic operations, receiver testing, and deployment logistics. 2016 – Present Simons Observatory: Full member and Technical Committee member Member of the Optical Design Group which is in charge of validating proposed optical designs for the $50M Large Aperture Telescope. Leading efforts that project optical systematic effects. Member of the Calibration, Sensitivity, and Systematics Group, which, among other things, is in charge of defining calibration requirements and identifying systematic