Teaching

I teach general as well as specialized courses on astronomy but also multidisciplinary courses. Most are taught at University of Liège (see list - detailed notes with references are provided to all registered students either through e-campus or direct email). I also supervise students for bachelor, master or PhD theses for work related to massive star research or multidisciplinary studies.

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Physics Laboratories for undergraduates
2000-2001, 2004-2007 : University of Liège, Belgium

Laboratory 'Design of a space mission' for undergraduates
2005-2006, since 2007 : University of Liège, Belgium

Invited courses on general astronomy
2000-2001 : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (High-energy astrophysics, A travel through the Solar System)
2005-2006 : Columbia College, Chicago, USA (A travel through the Solar System)
2006-2007, 2009-2010 : Espace Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium (Voyage dans le Systéme solaire, Les couleurs de l'Univers, L'astronomie chinoise)
2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2014-2015 : Amphis du savoir, University of Poitiers, France (Voyage dans le Systéme solaire, Chroniques martiennes, Couleurs de l'Univers, Voyager dans l'espace)
2009-2010 : Amphi Ouvert, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Voyage dans le Systéme solaire, Promenade cosmique, L'astronomie des Anciens, Histoire du télescope, Les couleurs de l'Univers)
2009-2010 : Séminaire Science & Société, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
2009-2010 : College Belgique - module 'Astrobiologie' (Recherche de vie extrasolaire), Brussels, Belgium
2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2018-2019 : Conférences du pole des classes prepas Kerrichen-Vauban, Brest, France (Couleurs de l'Univers, Contemplation céleste, Voyager dans l'espace, Le concept de distances dans l'univers, débat autour d'Opération Lune)
2012-2013 : Conférences pour les etudiants scientifiques, Univ. of Constantine, Algeria (Couleurs de l'Univers)
2012-2013 : Conférences pour les premieres annees, Univ. of Burgundy, Dijon, France (Vie et mort des etoiles)
2014-2015 : Conférences pour les prepas du Lycee V. Grignard, Cherbourg, France (Les couleurs de l'Univers)
2017-2018 : University of St Denis, La Reunion, France (Couleurs de l'Univers)

Specialized course on 'Spectroscopy of massive stars'
2005-2007 : University of Padova, Italy
2005-2006 : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2007-2008 : University of Bujumbura, Burundi

Specialized course on 'Interstellar Medium'
2007-2021 : University of Liège, Belgium (with D. Hutsemékers) -- SPAT0008-1

Specialized course on 'Astrobiology'
since 2007 : University of Liège, Belgium (with E. Javaux et al.) -- GEOL0263-1
2009 : Collège Belgique

Specialized course on 'Evolution of ideas in astronomy'
since 2007 : University of Liège, Belgium -- SPAT0018-1
2007-2008 : University of Bujumbura, Burundi

Specialized course on 'Communicating Science'
since 2007 : University of Liège, Belgium -- SDOC0001-1
2017-2018 : as a short training session, University of St Denis, La Reunion, France

Training related to space sciences
since 2012 : University of Liège, Belgium (with G. Rauw and M. Georges) -- SSTG0043-1

Introductory course on 'critical reasoning'
since 2015 : University of Liège, Belgium -- DOCU0455-1 and METO1015-1

Specialized course on high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of massive stars
2017-2018 : University of Alicante (Spain), in the context of the AHEAD school of Nov. 2017

Bachelor, master, and PhD theses
(in bold when promotor or co-promotor, otherwise as jury member)
Bachelor students: C. Cimino, JG Victor, M. Dekleyn, K. Gueders, G. Iacuzzo, F. Thonnard, B. Soir, A. Miko, A. Ramsay
Licence/DEA/Master students: PX Marique, JC Leyder, C. Lang, T. Fauchez, F. Mernier, G. Greco, C. Cazorla, E. Mossoux, F. Gilson, M. Nelissen, T. Husquinet, V. Boudart, S. Kumar, S. Lizin, Q. Marechal, S. Christopher
PhD students: JC Leyder, L. Mahy, A. Herve, C. Vamvatira-Nakou, M. Jouen (Univ. Paris 8), C. Cazorla , R. Desselle, M. Laletin (as jury president), M. Le Gal (Obs. Paris), V. Boudart

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