David Gruber

Director of Museum of Nature South Tyrol

Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

About

I am an astrophysicist with a passion for science communication and education.

Experience

  • Director of Museum of Nature South Tyrol at Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Autonome Provinz Bozen
    Aug 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

  • Science communicator at Planetarium Südtirol Alto Adige
    Jul 2013 - Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Currently, I am employed as a science communicator and science advisor at the Planetarium Südtirol. My main duties, besides academic research, are conducting guides, managing all processes on site, being the point of contact for all inquiries planning and executing exhibitions and producing new fulldome content.

  • Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Greater Munich Metropolitan Area)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Oct 2012 - Jul 2013 · 10 mos

      Working on the spectral catalogue of high-energetic gamma-ray bursts observed by the NASA satellite Fermi.

    • PHD Researcher
      Sep 2009 - Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      I obtained my PhD in Astrophysics with magna cum laude at the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Garching Germany, where I was working mainly on analysis and interpretation of astrophysical data acquired by the NASA Satellite Fermi. My main fields of expertise are the development and programming of new software tools in IDL with which large data sets can be explored and processed easily and efficiently. My scientific discoveries were issued in peer-reviewed publications in astrophysical journals which are highly regarded within the scientific community.