Keiichi Umetsu
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA)
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Positions Held
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Full Research Fellow [equivalent of Full Professor], ASIAA (January 2014 - present)
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Associate Research Fellow (tenured), ASIAA (January 2010 - December 2013)
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Adjunct Research Fellow, National Taiwan University (January 2008 - December 2012)
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Assistant Research Fellow (June 2006 - December 2009)
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Faculty Staff Scientist, ASIAA (July 2005 - May 2006)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ASIAA (June 2001 - June 2005)
Education
- Doctor of Science degree, Astronomy, Tohoku University, Japan (April 1998 - March 2001)
- Master of Science degree, Astronomy, Tohoku University, Japan (April 1996 - March 1998)
- Bachelor of Science degree, Physics, Tohoku University, Japan (April 1992 - March 1996)
Scientific Productivity and Impact
- Total h-index by ADS [Google Scholar]: 45 [49]
- Number of citations by ADS [Google Scholar]: 5911 [6779]
- Number of refereed publications: 133 (128 papers published with the ASIAA affiliation)
- Number of refereed publications as first or second author: 31
- 9 first-author publications with >50 citations each (2000, 08, 09, 10, 11a, 11b, 12, 14, 16)
- 2 first-author publications with >100 citations each (2008, 2014)
- 1 sole-author publication (2013)
Statistics by ADS as of January 12, 2018; See my online publication list here.
Honors and Awards (selected)
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2018 Investigator Award, Academia Sinica [Past Awardess]
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2017 Excellent Junior Research Investigator Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan
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2016 Kavli Visiting Scholar, Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University
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2015 Publications of Significant Research Achievements, Academia Sinica
(Umetsu et al. 2015)
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2015 Founding Co-Investigator, Hubble Space Telescope Treasury program (190 orbits awarded to RELICS)
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2013 Publications of Significant Research Achievements, Academia Sinica
(Umetsu 2013)
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2012
PASJ Excellent Paper Award, Astronomical Society of Japan
(Okabe, Takada, Umetsu et al. 2010)
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2011 Publications of Significant Research Achievements, Academia Sinica
(Umetsu et al. 2011a)
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2011 Junior Research Investigators Award, Academia Sinica
[Past Awardees]
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2010 Founding Co-Investigator, Hubble Space Telescope Multi-Cycle Treasury Program (524 orbits awarded to CLASH)
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2009 Career Development Award, Academia Sinica [Past Awardees]
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2008
Invited Lecturer, International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", Course CLXXII"
Research Grants Awarded (PI/co-PI only)
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PI: Academia Sinica Investigator Award, 5-year-fixed-term research funding,
Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2022
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PI: Ministry of Science and Technology Research Grant (106-2628-M-001-003-MY3),
Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2020
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PI: Ministry of Science and Technology Research Grant (103-2112-M-001-003-MY3),
Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2017
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PI: Ministry of Science and Technology Research Grant (103-2112-M-001-030-MY3),
Aug. 2014 - Oct. 2017
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PI: National Science Council Research Grant (100-2112-M-001-008-MY3),
Aug. 2011 - Jul. 2014
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PI: National Science Council Research Grant (97-2112-M-001-020-MY3),
Aug. 2008 - Jul. /2011
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PI: National Science Council Research Grant (95-2112-M-001-074-MY2),
Oct. 2006 - Jul. 2008
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PI: Academia Sinica Junior Research Investigators Award, 2-year-fixed-term research funding,
Jul. 2011 - Jun. 2013
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PI: Academia Sinica Career Development Award, 5-year-fixed-term research funding,
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2013
- Co-PI (OIR/CFHT): National Science Council Research Grant (98-2112-M-001-024), Aug. 2009 - Oct. 2010
- Co-PI (AMiBA): National Science Council Research Grant (98-2119-M-001-024-MY4),
Apr. 2009 - Jan. 2014
Professional Activities
- Journal referee, Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Journal referee, Astrophysical Journal
- Journal referee, Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Journal referee, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Proposal referee, Subaru Telescope
- Proposal referee, Canada France Hawaii Telescope
- Proposal referee, The Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (Vidi), The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands
- Proposal referee, National Science Council (NSC), Taiwan
- Proposal referee, The French Research Agency (ANR), France
- External referee, Promotion to Associate Proefssor, Taiwan
- External referee, Promotion to tenure-track Assistant Professor, USA
Leadership and Management Activities
- Chair, Time Allocation Committee, CFHT Taiwan (18A)
- Member, Time Allocation Committee, CFHT Taiwan (17B)
- Chair, Faculty Search Committee, ASIAA (December 2016 - present)
- Member, Joint HSC-XXL Working Group, HSC-XXL collaboration (June 2016 - present)
- Organizer, Joint Colloquium series, ASIAA/CCMS/IAMS/LeCosPA/NTU-Phys/NTNU-Phys (January 2016 - present)
- Member, Colloquium Committee, ASIAA (November 2015 - present)
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee, ASIAA (November 2015 - present)
- Member, Appointment and Promotion Committee, ASIAA (January 2014 - present)
- Member, Faculty Search Committee, ASIAA (December 2014 - November 2016)
- Member, Research Manpower Committee, ASIAA (October 2012 - November 2014)
- Member, Standing Executive Committee, ASIAA (January 2011 - November 2014)
- Chair*, Research Manpower Committee, ASIAA (January 2011 - September 2012)
- Chair*, Postdoctoral Search Committee, ASIAA (April 2009 - September 2012)
(*) Led 2010, 2011, 2012 postdoctoral hiring as Chair at ASIAA.
Membership in International Research Projects
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