CV

General Information

Full Name Achrène Dyrek
Nationality French
Languages English, French, Armenian, Spanish

Current position

  • 2024 - 2028
    STScI Fellow in Exoplanetology
    Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA
    • 50 % - Mission support on the JWST NIRCam instrument
    • 50 % - Independent research on exoplanetary science
  • 2023 - 2024
    CNRS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exoplanetology
    French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France
    • Member of the JWST Early Release Science, the Guaranteed Time Observation teams, and the Ariel European Consortium
    • Developer of the MIRISIM-TSO, ExoPhotometry and SIMRA simulation and modeling softwares
    • Co-I of accepted proposals for JWST Cycle 2, Co-I of HARPS-N accepted proposal
    • PI of a JWST Cycle 3 accepted calibration proposal for exoplanetary science with MIRI

Education

  • 2023
    PhD
    French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France
    • Title - Characterizing exoplanetary atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope
    • Supervisor - Prof. Pierre-Olivier Lagage
  • 2020
    Master’s degree (MSc) in Astronomical and Space-based Systems Engineering
    Paris Observatory, Paris, France
  • 2019
    Master’s degree (MSc) in Industrial Engineering
    National Polytechnic Institute ENSIACET, Toulouse, France

Other Professional Experiences

  • 2018
    Internship in Industrial Engineering
    RENAULT Group, Curitiba, Brazil
    • Engine production from diecast aluminium to assembly.
    • Developed the engines’ pressure test optimisation plan.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • French “Elles en Seine - Remarkable Women” trophy winner
    • Medal of the Merit award received from hometown Massy, France
  • 2023
    • Award winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Rising Talent “For women in science” program

Management and Leadership

  • 2023 -
    • Member of the “Women and Science” Association membership, France
  • 2021 - 2023
    • Doctoral candidates’ representative at STEP’UP 560 doctoral school, Paris, France
  • 2020 -
    • Co-founder and vice-president of the "Cadeau engagé" French association membership
  • 2016-2019
    • Mentor program founder at the National Polytechnic Institute (INP) International Club, Toulouse, France

Outreach, Press and Media

  • 2024
    • Outreach conference in middle school classes in France
    • Conference on gender equity on the International Women’s Rights Day at the Museum of Natural History in Paris
    • Outreach conference as L’Oréal-UNESCO ambassador at the City of Science and Industry in Paris
  • 2023
    • Interviews for Le Parisien, Courrier International and The Earth & Space Science News
    • Invited seminar at the City of Science and Industry in Paris
  • 2022
    • JWST Press conference organized by CEA-CNRS-CNES-Paris Observatory
    • Outreach video for the “C’est toujours pas sorcier” documentary
    • Interview on JWST for Arte-Twitch
  • 2021
    • Guiana to the stars Program - a three-week outreach program in French Guiana. We went to middle schools, and high schools and did general public conferences about Astronomy. We also promoted science among the youngest generations.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Ballet, Piano, Flying experience (light aircrafts and gliders).