Thanja Lamberts

Current positionPostdoc at the Theoretical Chemistry Department,Radboud University NijmegenHuygens building, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen+31 (0)24 365 2596alambert@science.ru.nl

EducationPostdoc in Theoretical astrochemistry May 2015 - presentRadboud University Nijmegen, The NeterlandsPh.D. in Experimental and theoretical astrochemistry Jan 2011 - May 2015Leiden University in close collaboration withRadboud University Nijmegen, The NetherlandsM.Sc. in Chemistry (cum laude - with honors) Sep 2008 - Nov 2010Radboud University Nijmegen, The NetherlandsB.Sc. in Chemistry (cum laude - with honors) Sep 2005 - Aug 2008Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Research ExperienceLeiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Jan 2011 - May 2015PhD Thesis: Unraveling the surface formation of regular and deuterated water in spaceAdvisors: Prof. Harold Linnartz, Dr. Herma Cuppen, Dr. Sergio IoppoloDublin City University, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Mar 2010 - Aug 2010MSc minor Thesis: Photophysics of Iridium Triazole ComplexesAdvisors: Prof. Han Vos (DCU), Dr. Paul Kouwer (RUN)Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark Aug 2009 - Oct 2009MSc minor Thesis: Hydrodynamics of a Robotic CopepodAdvisors: Dr. Anders Andersen (DTU), Prof. Willem van de Water (TU/e)Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Sep 2008 - Mar 2010MSc major Thesis: Phosphorescent Droplets in TurbulenceAdvisors: Dr. Nico Dam (RUN), Prof. Willem van de Water (TU/e)

AwardsPosterprize: Symposium of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry Nov 2013Posterprize: Study Group Meeting Physics and Materials Mar 2013Unilever Research prize: Yearly awarded prize Nov 2009

Travel grantsLUF: ACS Symposium, Dallas, Texas, United States Mar 2014COST: COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting, Windsor, United Kingdom Apr 2013COST: COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting, Catania, Italy Oct 2012LKBF: AstroSurf 2011 meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland Sep 2011

Invited talks and colloquiaColloquium, group of Johannes Kaestner Mar 2015Computational Chemistry Group, Stuttgart, GermanyColloquium, group of Paola Caselli Nov 2014Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, GermanyHDO meeting Jan 2013Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, GermanyColloquium, group of Jes Jørgensen Oct 2012Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkColloquium, group of Floris van de Tak Jul 2012SRON/Kapteyn Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands

International ConferencesCOST Action CM1401 First General Meeting: ‘Our Astrochemical History’ May 2015J. Heyrovsky institute, Prague, Czech Republic (Talk)Faraday Discussions 168: Astrochemistry of Dust, Gas and Ice Apr 2014NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (Poster)ACS Symposium: Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium Mar 2014Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, United States (Talk)LYDAN - Solid State Subtheme meeting of DAN Jan 2014Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands (Talk)COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting: ‘The Chemical Cosmos’ Apr 2013Mercure Castle Hotel, Windsor, United Kingdom (Talk)COST Action CM0805 Annual Meeting: ‘The Chemical Cosmos’ Oct 2012Museo Diocesano, Catania, Italy (Poster)AstroSurf 2011 meeting Sep 2011Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland (Poster)IAU Symposium 280 ‘The Molecular Universe’ Jun 2011University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain (Poster)

OutreachLecture ‘Water in de Kosmos’ Mar 2015Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde Thales, Zwolle, The NetherlandsLecture ‘Water in de Kosmos’ Apr 2013Weer- en Sterrenkundige Vereniging ‘Jean Delsing’, Venlo, The NetherlandsAnimated movie on water formation in the ISM Nov 2012 - Mar 2013In close collaboration with Prof. Ewine van DishoeckLecture ‘Water: vanuit de ruimte naar de aarde’ Oct 2012Jeugduniversiteit (Youth University), Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, The NetherlandsInformation day ‘Vrouwen tussen de sterren’ Dec 2011Oude Sterrewacht, Leiden, The Netherlands

Teaching experience (B.Sc. level)M. Sc. levelCo-supervision of a Master student Sep 2013 - Oct 2014B. Sc. levelIntroduction Astrophysics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Sep 2011 - Dec 2012Introductory Practical, Quantum Mechanics, Linear Algebra, and Sep 2008 - Nov 2010Chemical Bonds Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Organisational activitiesOrganisation of research group activities Jan 2011 - Jan 2014Group meetings, group day out, laboratory tour guideLeiden Obervatory, Leiden University, The NetherlandsPhD/Postdoc NWO-DAN networking day May 2013A day to enhance the mutual contact between the PhD students and Postdocswithin the NWO Dutch Astrochemistry Network and related junior scientistsOrganisation research group meetings Mar 2010 - Aug 2010Dublin City University, Dublin, Republic of IrelandCurriculum committee Sep 2006 - Sep 2008Committee for improval and control of the educational quality of the chemistryBachelor curriculum, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsOrganizing committee Parents Day Sep 2005 - Sep 2008The parents of first year students experience a day at the University and attendspecial classes, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Scientific Publications and Conference ProceedingsThermal H/D exchange in polar ice - deuteron scrambling in spaceT. Lamberts et al., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 448 (2015) 3820

Experimental evidence for glycolaldehyde and ethylene glycol formation by surface hydrogenation of COmolecules under dense molecular cloud conditionsG. Fedoseev et al. (including T. Lamberts), Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 448 (2015) 1288

Low-temperature surface formation of NH3 and HNCO: hydrogenation of nitrogen atoms in CO-rich inter-stellar ice analoguesG. Fedoseev et al. (including T. Lamberts), Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 446 (2014) 439

Relevance of the H2 + O reaction pathway for the surface formation of interstellar water. Combined exper-imental and modeling studyT. Lamberts et al., Astron. Astrophys. 570 (2014) A57

The formation of ice mantles on interstellar grains revisited - the effect of exothermicityT. Lamberts et al., Far. Disc. 168 (2014) acc.

The Kinetic Monte Carlo Method as a Way To Solve the Master Equation for Interstellar Grain ChemistryH.M. Cuppen et al. (including T. Lamberts), Chem. Rev., 113 (2013) 8840

SURFRESIDE2: An Ultrahigh Vacuum System for the Investigation of Surface Reaction Routes of Inter-stellar InterestS. Ioppolo et al. (including T. Lamberts), Rev. Sci. Instrum., 84 (2013) 073112

Water formation at low temperatures by surface O2 hydrogenation III: Monte Carlo simulationT. Lamberts, H. M. Cuppen, S. Ioppolo and H. Linnartz, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15 (2013) 8287

NO ice hydrogenation - a solid pathway to NH2OH formation in spaceE. Congiu et al. (including T. Lamberts), Astrophys. J. Lett., 750 (2012) L12

Efficient surface formation route of interstellar hydroxylamine through NO hydrogenation. II.G. Fedoseev et al. (including T. Lamberts), J. Chem. Phys., 137 (2012) 054714

Solid State Pathways towards Molecular Complexity in SpaceH. Linnartz et al. (including T. Lamberts), The Molecular Universe, Proceedings of the IAU, IAU Sym-posium, Volume 280, p. 390-404 (2011)

Referee WorkFaraday Discussions

Technical SkillsModeling: Kinetic Monte CarloSurface science: Ultra High Vacuum systems, Hydrogen Atom Beam Source

Microwave Atom Source, Reflection Absorption IR spectroscopy,Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

Optical systems: Nd:YAG laser, Excimer laser, Absorption spectrometer,Fluorescence spectrometer, ICCD camera, High speed video camera

Computer Skills

Softwares: LATEX, Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Matlab, Origin, Gaussian03Languages (basic): Python, C, Unix Shell Scripts

Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows

Languages

Dutch English German French ItalianNative Fluent Moderate Moderate Basic

Extra activitiesVolunteer in the kitchen crew of the ‘Vrijplaats’Participation in preparing a three course vegan meal for the dining cafe of the ‘Vrijplaats’, LeidenParticipant in jazz jam sessions and open mic evenings