Curriculum Vitae

General Information

Full Name Mats Esseldeurs
Birth Date 13/11/1999
Raised in Leuven, Belgium
Email mats.esseldeurs@kuleuven.be
Website MatsEsseldeurs.github.io
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mats-esseldeurs-798037210

Education

2017-2020 Bachelor in Physics KU Leuven Magna Cum Laude
2020-2022 Masters in Astronomy & Astrophysics KU Leuven Summa Cum Laude
2021 Erasmus in Physics and Astronomy Uppsala University
2022-now PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics KU Leuven

2015 Recreation Coordinator Jeugddienst Don Bosco
2018 Leading Recreation Coordinator Jeugddienst Don Bosco

Grants and Awards

2023 Erasmus+ mobility grant to the CEA Paris-Saclay (France)
2022 Paul Smeyers price (KU Leuven): Award for the best master thesis
2022 Graduated best of master class; summa cum laude
2021 Erasmus mobility grant to the University of Uppsala (Sweden)

Selected Publication

  • Esseldeurs, et al. (2024). Tidal Dissipation in Evolved Low and Intermediate Mass Stars. ArXiv e-Prints, arXiv:2407.10573.
  • Esseldeurs, et al. (2023). 3D simulations of AGB stellar winds. II. Ray-tracer implementation and impact of radiation on the outflow morphology. A&A, 674, A122.

Teaching

Thesis Supervision
  • Thesis mentor of Owen Vermeulen (2023-2024; Master A&A; Paul Smeyers price winning thesis)
  • Thesis mentor of Mike Feys (2022-2023; Master A&A)
Teaching Assistant
  • Biophysics (fall, 2022, 2023)
  • General Physics I (fall, 2021)
  • General Physics with Elements of Mathematics I (fall, 2020)
Tutor
  • Physics & mathematics (2018-22)