Prof. Dr. Martin Melchior
Prof. Dr. Martin Melchior
Activities at FHNW
- Deputy Head of the FHNW Institute for Data Science
- Responsible for the profile Data Science at the Master of Science in Engineering MSE
Teaching
- Teaching maths to IT students
- Coaching of IT students
- Supervising student projects
Research
- Design and implementation of scientific data processing and analysis systems; stochastic modelling techniques and its applications
- Research projects in the area of
- astronomical data processing (astro-informatics)
- stochastic modeling used for risk analysis, business planning
Profile
- Grew up in Zurich, Baeretswil (Zurich) and Chur (Grisons), Switzerland
- Diploma in Theoretical Physics at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, 1992
- PhD in natural sciences from the Department of Material Science also at ETH, 1996
- Various positions in the financial services industry as risk analyst and risk modeler (Swiss Re: 1997-2001, AonReSolution: 2001-2006, Towers Perrin: 2006-2007)
- At FHNW at the Institute of 4D Technologies since 2007
- Professor since 2013
Peer-reviewed publications
- In-orbit performance of Herschel-HIFI ; P. R. Roelfsema, F. P. Helmich, D. Teyssier, V. Ossenkopf, P. Morris, M. Olberg, R. Shipman, C. Risacher, M. Akyilmaz, et al. (-10 more); A&A 537 (2012) A17
- Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects; S. F. Wampfler, G. J. Herczeg, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, S. D. Doty, M. Melchior, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L36
- Herschel observations in the ultracompact HII region Mon R2 - Water in dense photon-dominated regions (PDRs); A. Fuente, O. Berné, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Rizzo, M. González-García, J. R. Goicoechea, P. Pilleri, V. Ossenkopf, M. Gerin, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L23
- Herschel/HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591 - Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption; S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Melchior, S. D. Doty, F. van der Tak, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, C. Dedes, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L44
- Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system; A. O. Benz, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, M. Melchior, C. Dedes, F. Wyrowski, S. D. Doty, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L35
- Herschel spectral surveys of star-forming regions - Overview of the 555–636 GHz range; C. Ceccarelli, A. Bacmann, A. Boogert, E. Caux, C. Dominik, B. Lefloch, D. Lis, P. Schilke, F. van der Tak, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L22
- The origin of the [C II] emission in the S140 photon-dominated regions. New insights from HIFI; C. Dedes, M. Röllig, B. Mookerjea, Y. Okada, V. Ossenkopf, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, M. Melchior, C. Kramer, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L24
- Detection of interstellar oxidaniumyl: Abundant H2O+ towards the star-forming regions DR21, Sgr B2, and NGC6334; V. Ossenkopf, H. S. P. Müller, D. C. Lis, P. Schilke, T. A. Bell, S. Bruderer, E. Bergin, C. Ceccarelli, C. Comito, et al. (-10 more); A&A 518 (2010) L111
- Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system; A. O. Benz, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, M. Melchior, C. Dedes, F. Wyrowski, S. D. Doty, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L35
- The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI); Th. de Graauw, F. P. Helmich, T. G. Phillips, J. Stutzki, E. Caux, N. D. Whyborn, P. Dieleman, P. R. Roelfsema, H. Aarts, et al. (-10 more); A&A 518 (2010) L6
- Variance Reduced Simulations of Polymer Dynamics; Melchior, M.; Öttinger, H.C.; J.Chem.Phys.Vol.105, 3316-3331 (1996)
- Variance Reduced Simulations of Stochastic Differential Equations; Melchior, M.; Öttinger, H.C.; J.Chem.Phys.Vol.103, 9506-9509 (1995)
Other publications
- Extending the Scope of Herschel Spectral Tools with Interface-Oriented Design; Melchior, M., Davis-Imhof, P., Csillaghy, A.; Proc. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XVII, ASP Conference Series (2009)
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
- In-orbit performance of Herschel-HIFI ; P. R. Roelfsema, F. P. Helmich, D. Teyssier, V. Ossenkopf, P. Morris, M. Olberg, R. Shipman, C. Risacher, M. Akyilmaz, et al. (-10 more); A&A 537 (2012) A17
- Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects; S. F. Wampfler, G. J. Herczeg, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, S. D. Doty, M. Melchior, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L36
- Herschel observations in the ultracompact HII region Mon R2 - Water in dense photon-dominated regions (PDRs); A. Fuente, O. Berné, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Rizzo, M. González-García, J. R. Goicoechea, P. Pilleri, V. Ossenkopf, M. Gerin, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L23
- Herschel/HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591 - Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption; S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. Melchior, S. D. Doty, F. van der Tak, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, C. Dedes, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L44
- Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system; A. O. Benz, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, M. Melchior, C. Dedes, F. Wyrowski, S. D. Doty, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L35
- Herschel spectral surveys of star-forming regions - Overview of the 555–636 GHz range; C. Ceccarelli, A. Bacmann, A. Boogert, E. Caux, C. Dominik, B. Lefloch, D. Lis, P. Schilke, F. van der Tak, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L22
- The origin of the [C II] emission in the S140 photon-dominated regions. New insights from HIFI; C. Dedes, M. Röllig, B. Mookerjea, Y. Okada, V. Ossenkopf, S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, M. Melchior, C. Kramer, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L24
- Detection of interstellar oxidaniumyl: Abundant H2O+ towards the star-forming regions DR21, Sgr B2, and NGC6334; V. Ossenkopf, H. S. P. Müller, D. C. Lis, P. Schilke, T. A. Bell, S. Bruderer, E. Bergin, C. Ceccarelli, C. Comito, et al. (-10 more); A&A 518 (2010) L111
- Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system; A. O. Benz, S. Bruderer, E. F. van Dishoeck, P. Stäuber, S. F. Wampfler, M. Melchior, C. Dedes, F. Wyrowski, S. D. Doty, et al. (-10 more); A&A 521 (2010) L35
- The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI); Th. de Graauw, F. P. Helmich, T. G. Phillips, J. Stutzki, E. Caux, N. D. Whyborn, P. Dieleman, P. R. Roelfsema, H. Aarts, et al. (-10 more); A&A 518 (2010) L6
- Variance Reduced Simulations of Polymer Dynamics; Melchior, M.; Öttinger, H.C.; J.Chem.Phys.Vol.105, 3316-3331 (1996)
- Variance Reduced Simulations of Stochastic Differential Equations; Melchior, M.; Öttinger, H.C.; J.Chem.Phys.Vol.103, 9506-9509 (1995)
Other publications
- Extending the Scope of Herschel Spectral Tools with Interface-Oriented Design; Melchior, M., Davis-Imhof, P., Csillaghy, A.; Proc. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XVII, ASP Conference Series (2009)
Contact
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Prof. Dr. Martin Melchior
- Deputy Head of the FHNW Institute for Data Science
- Telephone
- +41 56 202 77 07 (direct)
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