Sarah Leeks

Instrument and Calibration Scientist (SPIRE)
Project Scientist Team, Herschel Science Centre

Abstract for Jamboree micro-seminar, 23rd November 2006.

Did my PhD at QMW on ISO-LWS, working on improving data reduction
and science concerned High-mass star-formation (W28 A2). Then did
post-docs, at QMW and Cardiff, continuuing with LWS data reduction
and building a 200um photometer to work with SCUBA. Then in April
2003 I joined ESA at ESTEC to work on Herschel as Instrument and 
Calibration Scientist for SPIRE. Here I do a multitude of tasks,
define AOTs, test HSpot, chair the Data Processing Users Group,
write Observers' Manual, participate in SPIRE testing...

My scientific interest is high-mass star-formation - in particular 
deducing physical properities from fine structure lines. I worked
on W28 A2 for my thesis. I also helped with data reduction for
various other sources.

I'm currently involved with star formation Key Projects for
Herschel using PACS and SPIRE and an Akari proposal on supernovae.