very brief Curriculum Vitae Marijn Franx

1978-1984 Bsc Astronomy, Msc Astronomy, Leiden University (cum laude)
1984-1988 PhD, Leiden University (cum laude)
1988-1991 Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows , Harvard University
1991-1993 Hubble Fellow , Harvard University
1993-1998 Full professor, University of Groningen
1998-date Full professor, University of Leiden

Honors
1978 International Mathematics Olympiad, Romania
1988 Junior Fellowship, Harvard Society of Fellows
2009 member, Royal Dutch Academy of Science
2010 Spinoza premium, NWO


Select International Policy committees

2006-2009 Co-Chair, ESO ELT science working group
2004-date Member, ESA Nirspec science team
2006-2016 Member, NASA JWST science working group

My research ranges from studies of nearby galaxy structure to the most distant galaxies found in the universe. I have used telescopes on the ground (from small 92cm telescopes to the 10m Keck telescopes) and in space (Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope).
My publications can be found here


Mission Statement

"Hire the best people and make sure you are not in their way"
Andrea Huffington