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CM
CN-5
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Prof. Dr. Frank Jenko

Coordinator CN-6

Theoretical and computational plasma (astro)physics

Helmholtz-Exzellenznetzwerk „Munich Center for Plasma Astrophysics“

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Prof. Dr. Dieter Braun

Coordinator RU-E

In our laboratory we try to understand how non-equilibrium physics could have been beneficial for prebiotic multiphase systems, elucidating the hidden paths to Darwinian molecular evolution.

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Martin Paul

Spokesperson, Coordinator LRSM

Hadron physics, symmetries, neutron physics, detectors, analysis, statistical methods, payload, satellite, electronics, spectroscopy, Belle 2, COMPASS, Belle, lifetime, beta decay, antimatter.

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CN-8
PI
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven

Synthetic life, Origin of Life, Molecular self-assembly

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RU-A

Prof. Dr. Danny van Dyk

Durham University

Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology
Durham University

I am a theoretical physicist with research interest in particle physics in general, and flavour physics in particular.

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PI
RB
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Dieter Heyen Lüst

Coordinator CN-1

CN-7
CN-8
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Prof.Dr. Nora Brambilla

Principal Investigator

Theoretical Particle Physics, Hadron Physics, Effective Field Theories for the Standard model and beyond, Field theory at finite temperature, Early Universe, Nonperturbative methods and lattice.

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PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Norbert Kaiser

Principal Investigator

Effective field theory, nuclear and neutron matter, chiral perturbation theory, radiative corrections, nuclear few-body forces, hyperons in nuclear medium, density-dependent nucleon-nucleon potentials

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MIAPbP
PI
RB
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Rolf Kudritzki

MIAPbP Director

CN-7
CN-8
PI
RU-A

Apl. Prof. Dr. Antonio Vairo

Principal Investigator

PI
RU-A

Dr. Frank Simon

Principal Investigator

Experimental particle physics at lepton and hadron colliders, detector development, physics and instrumentation at future colliders.

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CN-2
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Til Birnstiel

Coordinator CN-2

Computational Astrophysics, Theory of Planet Formation, Structure and evolution of planet forming disks

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CN-6
PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Otmar Biebel

Principal Investigator

High energy elementary particle physics: ATLAS detector at the LHC, some focus on physics of top quarks and rare events; Particle detector development, some focus on Micro Structured Gas Detectors

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CN-3
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Hubert Karl Kroha

Principal Investigator

Operation and data analysis of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC: Higgs boson physics, searches for supersymmetry, dark matter and new heavy resonances. Detector development for collider experiments.

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CN-1
CN-5
PI
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RU-C
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Volker Springel

Coordinator RU-D

cosmic structure formation, dark matter and dark energy, computational astrophysics, galaxy formation, supermassive black holes, intergalactic and circumgalactic medium

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CN-4
ODSL
PI
RB
RU-C

Dr. Ariel Guillermo Sanchez

Coordinator CN-4

Observational cosmology - Large-scale structure of the Universe

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PI

Dr. Paolo Padovani

Principal Investigator

I study Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) using data covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum. I also work on very deep radio surveys, neutrino astronomy, and AGN outflows.

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CN-9
PI
RU-A
RU-B
RUC

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kuhr

Coordinator RU-A

experimental particle physics, heavy quark physics, rare decays and CP violation, big data analytics

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ODSL
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Allen Christopher Caldwell

Principal Investigator

Experimental Particle Physics, Data Science

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PI

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter

Coordinator LRSM

Development of satellite platforms for experimental space missions.

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PI
RU-A

Dr. Roman Gernhäuser

Principal Investigator

Physics of hadrons and nuclei. Evolution of matter with a focus on the generation of the heavy elements on the r- and rp- process. Experimental techniques for nuclear and particle physics.

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CN-4
PI
RU-B
RU-C
RUC

Prof. Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu

Coordinator RU-C

Cosmology, especially the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of the Universe and their implications for physics of the early Universe as well as of the late-time Universe.

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PI
RU-D

Dr. Mara Salvato

Coordinator CN-1

Multiwavelength properties of Active Galactic Nuclei and the interplay with their host galaxy and the surrounding environment.

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PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Ivo Sachs

Principal Investigator

CN-1
CN-2
PI
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Lothar Johann Oberauer

Principal Investigator

CN-3
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Bastian Märkisch

Principal Investigator

particle physics at low energies; beta decay of the neutron

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CN-8
PI
RU-E

Prof.Dr. Erwin Frey

Coordinator CN-8

Physics of Life, Statistical Physics, Nonequilibrium Physics, Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Self-assembly and self-organisation, Pattern formation.

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RU-A

Prof. Dr. Dorothee Schaile

LMU

Experimental Particle Physics: electroweak precision tests, search for new particles, particle nature of Dark Matter, development of particle detectors, Grid Computing

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CN-8
PI
RB
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Gerland

Coordinator CN-8

CN-4
P-S
PI
RU-C

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hillebrandt

Scientist

supernova cosmology, high-precision determinations of the Hubble parameter

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RU-A

Prof. Dr. Stefan Hofmann

Principal Investigator

General Relativity, Quantum Field Theory, Cosmology, Mathematical Physics

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CN-5
PI
RB
RU-C
RU-D
RUC

Prof. Dr. Eric Emsellem

Coordinator RU-D

Galactic dynamics, Stellar populations, Integral field spectroscopy, Hydro and Nbody simulations of galaxies, Dynamical modelling

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CN-2
PI
RU-E
RUC

Prof. Dr. Oliver Trapp

Coordinator RU-E

The research expertise of Oliver Trapp are reaction systems showing self-amplification of chirality and evolutionary molecular systems in the context of Origins of Life.

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CN-2
CN-5
CN-9
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Paola Caselli

Principal Investigator

Astrochemical modelling, molecular spectroscopy, observations and theory of the earliest phases of star and planet formation and links to our Solar System.

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CN-3
CN-4
PI
RU-B
RU-C
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Sherry H. Suyu

Principal Investigator

observational cosmology, cosmic expansion rate, dark energy and dark matter, supermassive black holes, gravitational lensing, supernovae, Bayesian inference and methods

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CN-8
PI
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Chase Broedersz

Principal Investigator

Statistical and biological physics, non-equilibrium physics, soft matter

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CN-3
CN-9
MIAPbP
PI
RB
RU-A
RU-B
RUC

Prof. Dr. Andreas Weiler

MIAPbP Director, Coordinator RU-B

theoretical particle physics, beyond the standard model, collider physics, dark matter

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CN-8
PI
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Petra Schwille

Principal Investigator

Biophysics and biochemistry approaches to reconstitute the origin of life

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CN-1
PI
RU-C

Dr. Andrea Merloni

Principal Investigator

Astrophysical Black Holes, Accretion, Large Scale structure, astronomical surveys, X-ray astronomy

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CN-6
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Dr. David Paneque

Principal Investigator

My research is in the field of astroparticle physics with the most extreme environments in the Universe (AGN, GRB, Pulsars…). Among other tools, I use gamma-ray observations with Fermi, MAGIC and CTA.

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CN-3
PI
RU-B

Dr. Federica Petricca

Principal Investigator

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CN-4
PI
RU-C

Dr. Fabian Schmidt

Coordinator CN-4

Fabian Schmidt is interested in constraining Dark Energy, modified gravity, and Dark Matter from cosmological probes, in particular large-scale structure.

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CN-2
CN-4
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender

Principal Investigator

Galaxies, Black Holes, Dark Matter

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Alumni
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Heinrich

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfgang-Gaede-Str. 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

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CN-7
PI
RU-A
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Achim Weiss

Principal Investigator

Theoretical stellar structure and evolution; nucleosynthesis and the cosmological origin of the elements.

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CN-2
PI
RU-D

PD Dr. Roberto Philip Saglia

Principal Investigator

Galaxy dynamics, structure and evolution, dark matter halos, search for exoplanets

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PI
RU-D

Dr. Vincenzo Mainieri

Principal Investigator

Cosmic evolution of AGN and their host galaxies. AGN feedback. Multi-object spectroscopy.

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PI
RU-D
RUC

Dr. Thorsten Naab

Coordinator CN-5

Theory and numerical simulations of galactic dynamics, black holes, star formation, interstellar medium, cosmological galaxy formation and evolution.

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PI
RU-B

PD Dr. Georg Gottfried Raffelt

Principal Investigator

Theoretical astroparticle physics, neutrino physics and astrophysics, axions in astrophysics and cosmology

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CN-4
CN-9
PI
RB
RU-C
RUC

Prof. Dr. Jochen Weller

Coordinator RU-C and CN-4

I work on the interface between observational and theoretical cosmology. My main research interest is to find out about the Origins of the accelerated expansion of the Universe.

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PI
RU-A

Dr. Hans-Günther Klaus Moser

Principal Investigator

B-Physics at e+e- colliders (SuperKEKB, Belle II): b-lifetimes, B0-oscillations, CP violation in B-decays, rare decays of B-Mesons.
Hardware: Advanced silicon detectors

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CN-4
PI

Dr. Bruno Leibundgut

Principal Investigator

Stellar explosion physics, cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics

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PI
RU-B
RU-C
RU-D
RU-E

PD Dr. Torsten A. Enßlin

Principal Investigator

Information field theory, information theory, Bayesian reasoning, machine learning, cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, radio astronomy, gamma ray astronomy, galactic tomography, and other areas.

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CN-3
CN-4
PI
RU-C
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Joseph John Mohr

Coordinator RU-C

Studies of structure formation and cosmology using data from multi-wavelength surveys in the mm-wave (SPT), optical/NIR (DES, Euclid, LSST), radio (MeerKAT) and X-ray (eROSITA).

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CN-3
PI
RB
RU-A
RU-B
RU-C
RUC

Prof. Dr. Martin Beneke

Coordinator RU-A

Theoretical Particle Physics, including Dark Matter and the Early Universe. Effective Field Theory and perturbative factorization for the strong & electroweak interaction. Quantum Field Theory Methods

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Stefan Waldenmaier

Manager Science Communication

Admin
RB

Dr. Ina Haneburger

General Manager

Office hours
Mon - Fri: 8:30 - 16:00

Boltzmannstr. 2
85748 Garching
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Admin
MIAPbP

Sofie Kronseder

MIAPbP Administrative Coordinator

Office hours
Mon - Thu: 8:00 - 17:00
Friday:       8:00 - 14:00
(may vary during workshops)

Boltzmannstr. 2
85748 Garching
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CN-3
CN-9
PI
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Alejandro Ibarra

Principal Investigator

Theoretical Astroparticle Physics. Dark matter theory and phenomenology. Neutrino mass models.

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PI
RB
RU-A
RUC

Prof. Dr. Ilka Brunner

Coordinator RU-A, Equal Opportunity Rep.

PI
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Peter Fierlinger

Principal Investigator

Our research deals with the origin of matter in the Universe, using small scale experiments with extreme precision. The main experiment of the group is the PanEDM instrument at ILL Grenoble.

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CN-3
PI
RU-B
RU-C

Dr. Mathias Garny

Coordinator CN-3

Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Cosmology

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PI
RB
RU-C
RU-D

PD Dr. Klaus Dolag

Coordinator C2PAP and CN-5, Co-Coordinator CN-3

CC
CN-2
PI
RB
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Barbara Ercolano

Coordinator CN-2

CN-2
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch

Principal Investigator

Star Formation, Young Stellar Objects, Protoplanetary Disks, Effects of Stellar Feedback on Star- and Planet-Formation

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PI
RU-A

PD Dr. Jan Michael Friedrich

Principal Investigator

High-energy lepton and hadron scattering, experiments to test QCD, low-energy QCD and chiral dynamics, detector development and construction, simulations for experiment design, radiative corrections

  • Research group:  Prof. Stephan Paul
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PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Buchalla

Principal Investigator

Theory of strong and electroweak interactions, Physics of flavour and heavy quarks, Effective field theories of electroweak symmetry breaking, Higgs boson properties

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CM
CN-7
LRSM
PI
RB
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Laura Fabbietti

Coordinator CN-7, Equal Opportunity Rep.

I work in the field of hadron physics employing measurements at accelerators to infer on astrophysics phenomena as neutron stars or
the probation of cosmic rays within our galaxies.

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Alumni
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Leonardo Testi

Universita' di Bologna

Alma Mater Studiorum, Universita' di Bologna, Italy
 

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CN-6
PI
RB

Prof. Dr. Elisa Resconi

Coordinator CN-6

Neutrino, neutrino astronomy, cosmic rays, blazars, AGN, IceCube experiment, Pacific Ocean Neutrino Explorer (P-ONE) experiment, STRAW path finders.

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CM
CN-1
CN-3
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PI
RB
RU-D
SP

Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert

Spokesperson, Coordinator CN-9

Dynamical processes in the Universe, including the structure and formation of dark matter halos, the formation and evolution of galaxies, the structure of the multi-phase, turbulent interstellar medium and the formation of stars and stellar clusters.

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PI
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Susanne Mertens

Principal Investigator

Neutrino Physics, direct neutrino mass, neutrinoless double beta decay, sterile neutrinos, detector development

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CN-5
CN-9
PI
RU-D
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch

Coordinator CN-9

Theoretical Plasma-Astrophysics, Galaxies, Origin of life, Philosophy of science

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CN-3
CN-9
PI
RB
RU-B
RUC

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schönert

Coordinator RU-B

Astroparticle physics, neutrino physics, dark matter search, low-background physics, development of radiation detectors, light instrumentation

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P-S
RU-A
RU-B

Dr Michael Holzbock

Postdoc

Searches for physics beyond the Standard Model with the ATLAS experiment, in particular supersymmetry and leptoquarks

  • Research group:  Hubert Kroha
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PI
RU-D

PD Dr. Ortwin Gerhard

Principal Investigator

Stellar dynamics and structure of galaxies. The Milky Way: structure, stellar kinematics, mass distribution, microlensing. Extragalactic planetary nebulae. Dark matter halos.

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Alumni
RU-E

Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler

Technische Universität Dortmund

Technische Universität Dortmund
Otto-Hahn-Straße 4a
44227 Dortmund
Germany

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CN-5
CN-7

Prof. Dr. Hans-Thomas Janka

Principal Investigator

Supernova Theory, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Neutrino Astrophysics, Neutron Stars, Numerical Astrophysics (Hydrodynamics, Radiative Transfer)

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LRSM
PhD
RU-B

M.Sc. Martin Jan Losekamm

PhD student & LRSM Coordinator

  • Dissertation topic:  Radiation Detectors on the International Space Station and on the Lunar Surface
  • Research group:  Paul (Physik E18)
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Alumni

Dr. Bo Zhao

Disk formation; star & planet formation; binary & multiple systems; computational magnetohydrodynamics; astrochemical modeling

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CN-1
CN-5
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Rob Ivison

Principal Investigator

Observations of distant galaxies, particularly in the IR, submm and radio.

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CN-4
PI
RU-C

Dr. Martino Romaniello

Scientist

Cosmic Distance Ladder, stellar populations, big data astronomy.

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CN-1
P-S

Prof. Dr. Frank Eisenhauer

Scientist

Galactic center black hole, infrared astronomy, spectroscopy, adaptive optics, interferometry

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ODSL
P-S

Dr. Philipp Eller

Postdoc

Experimental particle physics; data analysis

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Prof. Dr. Dieter Kranzlmüller

Direktor LRZ

High performance computing, Distributed Systems, Networking

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CN-4
P-S
RU-C

Dr. Nico Hamaus

Scientist

Cosmology, Large-Scale Structure, Cosmic Voids, Galaxy Surveys, Redshift-Space Distortions, Primordial Non-Gaussianity, Gravitational Lensing, Numerical Simulations, Statistical Tools

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P-S
RU-D

Dr. Maximilian H. Fabricius

Scientist

CN-7
Emeriti
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Roland Ludwig Diehl

Cluster Emeritus

Stellar evolution, stellar explosions, supernovae, novae, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, relativistic particles, cosmic rays, gamma rays, stardust, interstellar medium, Galaxy

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CN-1
CN-2
P-S
RU-C
RU-D

Dr. Ulrich Hopp

Scientist

Astronomical instrument building and operation, observations centered on(nearby) galaxy evolution, time-domain observations

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RU-D

Dr. Elena Valenti

Scientist

Study of resolved stellar populations in the context of the Milky Way formation and evolution. Technical expertise: optical-near IR photometry and spectroscopy

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Alumni

PD Dr. Sascha Mehlhase

Munich Quantum Valley

Admin

Irmgard Carper

ORIGINS Accounting TUM

CN-3
CN-4
PI
RU-B
RU-C
RU-D

Dr. Stella Seitz

Principal Investigator

DM & DE constraints weak & strong gravitational lensing; photometric redshifts; properties of galaxies & clusters of galaxies: DM substructure, central profiles; DES, LSST, EUCLID;

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P-S
RU-D

Dr. Milena Valentini

Postdoc

Galaxy formation and evolution with cosmological simulations, AGN feedback and galactic outflows, metal content in the ISM and stars, comparison with observation, dust evolution in the ISM

  • Research group:  Dolag
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P-S
RU-A

Dr. Erwin Gutsmiedl

Scientist

low temperature physics; neutron physics (UCN); bound beta decay of the neutron

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Alumni
RU-D

Dr Elena Hoemann

  • Dissertation topic:  Dynamics of the filamentary interstellar medium
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P-S
RU-A

PD Dr. Alexander Mann

Scientist

Experimental physicist, searching for physics beyond the Standard Model, in particular supersymmetry and leptoquarks, with data taken with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

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CN-5
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Linda J. Tacconi

Scientist

Galaxy formation and evolution; properties and evolution of the cold ISM over cosmic time; galaxy dynamics; star formation; (sub)millimeter interferometry; high-resolution imaging-spectroscopy.

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P-S
RU-D

Dr. Michael Hilker

Scientist

Star clusters, dwarf galaxies, stellar populations, galaxy clusters

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P-S
RU-D

Dr. Rhea-Silvia Remus

Scientist

Galaxy formation, evolution, kinematics, dynamics. In short: everything that has to do with galaxies

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CN-6
P-S

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ruhl

Scientist

Relativistic quantum transport theory, large scale relativistic MD simulations, machine learning.

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Alumni
RU-D

Dr. Markus Kissler-Patig

ESA

Ground- and Space-based astronomical infrastructure, astronomical instrumentation and operations, astrobiology, exoplanets, Galaxy formation and evolution.

European Space Agency ESAC - Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain, Madrid 28692 Spain
 
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CN-7
Emeriti
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Dünnweber

Cluster Emeritus

CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Johannes Harth-Kitzerow

PhD Student

Effective description of hybridization-ligation-cleavage dynamics in large RNA systems.

  • Research group:  Ensslin
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CN-7
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Ralf Hertenberger

Scientist

Cern LHC ATLAS precision muon tracking detectors, charged particle detectors, neutron detectors, gamma detectors, precision nuclear light ion spectroscopy.

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Prof. Dr. Halina Abramowicz

Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

SAC

Prof. Dr. Cathie J. Clarke

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

SAC

Prof. Dr. Irene Chen

UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Los Angeles, USA

SAC

Prof. Dr. Karin Öberg

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

Alumni
CN-8
RU-E

Dr. Laeschkir Würthner

Pattern formation in complex systems, mass-conserving reaction-diffusion systems, mechanochemical coupling, nonequilibrium statistical physics

  • Dissertation topic:  Self-organization in heterogeneous biological systems
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CN-3
CN-4
PI
RU-C

Dr. Sebastian Bocquet

Principal Investigator

I work on different aspects of cosmology using galaxy clusters, the large-scale structure, and weak gravitational lensing. This involves datasets from the South Pole Telescope (SPT), the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the upcoming Euclid, LSST, and CMB-S4 surveys, as well as numerical simulations, machine learning, and statistics.

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CN-7
LRSM
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Valentina Mantovani-Sarti

Postdoc

Hadron-Hadron correlations measured at ALICE experiment, focus on hyperon-nucleon and hyperon-hyperon pairs to extract informations on the strong interaction crucial for Neutron Stars EoS.

  • Research group:  Fabbietti
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Emeriti

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Josef Graw

Cluster Emeritus

Experimental techniques, Nuclear Structure, Nucleon Structure, Spin Polarization

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CN-3
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Dr. Sandra Kortner

Principal Investigator

Search for new physics with the ATLAS detector at the LHC: Measurement of Higgs boson coupling properties, effective field theory interpretations. Search for diboson resonances and dark matter.

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CN-5
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Naveen Yadav

Postdoc

Numerical hydrodynamics, stellar Evolution, supernovae physics, and visulaization.

  • Research group:  Janka
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Alumni
CN-3
CN-4
RU-C

Dr. Angelo Caravano

Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP)

I am a cosmologist specialised on early-Universe physics. My research is focused on developing numerical simulations to study the origin of the Universe, known as “inflation”.

  • Dissertation topic:  Lattice Simulations of SU(2) Gauge Inflation
Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP) 98b, Bd Arago
 Paris, France
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Prof. Dr. Jim Hinton

Direktor Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany

CM

Prof. Dr. Xavier Barcons

Director General

CN-3
PI
RU-B

PD Dr. Béla Majorovits

Principal Investigator

Low background experiments, Axion dark matter search, Search for Neutrinoless double beta decay.

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Alumni
CN-4
RU-C

Dr. Agne Semenaite

Swinburne University of Technology

This project aimed to develop a more unified and consistent analysis of 3x2pt correlation functions in order to combine the information present in weak lensing and galaxy redshift surveys.

  • Dissertation topic:  Cosmological Implications of Galaxy Clustering in BOSS and eBOSS
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CN-9
ODSL
PI
RU-A

Dr. Stefan Kluth

Principal Investigator

Particle physics, in particular strong interaction and top quark physics, data analysis techniques and statistical methods, software engineering for scientific applications

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SAC

Prof. Dr. Alyssa A. Goodman

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

SAC

Prof. Dr. Gavin Salam

University of Oxford / All Souls College, UK

Admin
RB

Dr. Alice M. Smith-Gicklhorn

Scientific and Education Manager, Vice General Manager

CN-1
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Ioannis Lavdas

Postdoc

String Theory, Super-Conformal Field theories, Holography

  • Research group:  Dieter Lüst
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CN-1
CN-6
ODSL
PI
RU-A
RU-B

Dr. Francesca Lara Capel

ODSL Fellow

Interested in using advanced statistical methods to give new insights into long-standing problems in high-energy astrophysics and beyond.

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CN-7
PhD
RU-B

M.Sc. Jakob Christoph Ehring

PhD Student

  • Dissertation topic:  Neutrino Flavor Conversions and Supernova Explosions
  • Research group:  Raffelt
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PhD
RU-A

Pantelis Fragkos

PhD Student

Supersymmetric and topological quantum field theories

  • Research group:  Brunner
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CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Jan-Hagen Krohn

PhD Student

I am interested in developing and applying time-resolved single molecule fluorescence techniques with focus on studying spatiotemporal dynamics in pattern-forming systems.

  • Dissertation topic:  Single-molecule methods to study spatiotemporal patterns.
  • Research group:  Schwille
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CN-2
PI
PhD
RU-D

Michael Weber

PhD Student, CN-2 Manager

  • Dissertation topic:  3D simulations of photoevaporating discs hosting a giant planet
  • Research group:  Ercolano
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CN-5
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Ludwig Maximilian Böss

PhD Student, CN-5 Manager

Simulations of Cosmic Rays in Galaxy Clusters

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CN-1
CN-2
ODSL
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Johannes Buchner

Postdoc and ODSL Fellow

Excited about the intersection of astronomy (Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma ray bursts and Exoplanets), statistics and computing. Developing novel analysis methods, such as advanced nested sampling.

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Dr James Michael Burgess

Postdoc

I am an expert in spectral analysis of x-rays and gamma-rays as well as Bayesian data analysis.

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MIAPbP
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Prof. Dr. Martin Faessler

Cluster Emeritus

nucleon structure, hadron spectroscopy

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Dr. Juan Sebastian Valbuena Bermudez

Institut de Física d'Altes Energies IFAE

I studied the interactions between (non)topological defects, such as domain walls, strings, monopoles, and hybrid defects, and their relevance for phase transitions in GUTs during the early universe.

  • Dissertation topic:  On the interactions of topological defects
Edifici Cn, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
 
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P-S
RU-A

Dr. Sviatoslav Bilokin

Postdoc

Experimental particle physics and data analysis for Belle II experiment.

  • Research group:  Kuhr
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CN-5
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Stefan Heigl

Postdoc

Using high-resolution, numerical simulations, I investigate the formation of stars, especially the formation and important processes of star-forming filaments.

  • Research group:  Burkert (Computational Astrophysics)
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PhD
RU-A

Christoph Müller

PhD Student

Theory of strong and electroweak interactions, Physics of flavour and heavy quarks, Effective field theories of electroweak symmetry breaking

  • Dissertation topic:  Particle Processes in Standard Model Effective Field Theory
  • Research group:  Buchalla
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PhD
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Matthias Anton Meier

PhD Student

Monte Carlo Simulation of the response of Silicon Drift Detectors,
Design/Sensitivity studies for the ComPol (Compton Polarimeter) CubeSat mission,
and development of the first ComPol prototype

  • Dissertation topic:  Electron response of SDDs and application of SDDs in a CubeSat mission
  • Research group:  Mertens: KATRIN / TRISTAN (MPP), Dark Matter (TUM)
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Dr. Stefan Schuldt

We train a CNN to model very fast strong lens observations. To generate the training data we develop a simulation code which accepts real galaxy images and only simulate the lensing effect.

  • Dissertation topic:  Machine Learning Strong Lensing
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PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Daniel Ernesto Hernández-Lang

PhD Student

Study of galaxy populations (passive and star forming galaxies) in cluster samples to search for differences in those populations that correlate with the merger state.

  • Dissertation topic:  Galaxy populations in clusters: the impact of cluster mergers
  • Research group:  Joe Mohr
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Dr. Robert Glas

Postdoc

CN-4
MIAPbP
PI
RB
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Rolf Kudritzki

MIAPbP Director

stellar astronomy, extragalactic astronomy, evolution of galaxies

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RB
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Weiler

MIAPbP Director, Coordinator RU-B

theoretical particle physics, beyond the standard model, collider physics, dark matter

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Admin
MIAPbP

Sofie Kronseder

MIAPbP Administrative Coordinator

CN-4
P-S

Dr. Christian Vogl

Postdoc

observational cosmology, cosmic expansion rate, supernovae, Bayesian inference, machine learning

  • Research group:  Hillebrandt, Suyu
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CN-1
RU-D

Dr. Julien Wolf

Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

- Search for super-massive black holes at very high redshifts z~6 (X-ray, optical, NIR) 
- Broad Line Region in Active galactic Nuclei
- Machine and Deep Learning

  • Dissertation topic:  Tracing the evolution of super-massive black holes through cosmic time with luminous active galactic nuclei
Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg
 
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RU-A

Dr. Hee Sok Chung

Postdoc

QCD and effective field theory methods

  • Research group:  Brambilla - Physik T30F
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RU-D

Dr. Adelheid Teklu

Postdoc

Galaxy formation and evolution, kinematics and metals

  • Research group:  Kudritzki
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CN-3
RU-B
RU-C

Dr. Dominik Lorenz Laxhuber

Cosmological perturbation theory including higher cumulants and studying the effects of a velocity dispersion background and the link between its perturbations and the non-linear matter power spectrum

  • Dissertation topic:  Collisionless Dark Matter in Cosmology
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CN-6
PhD
RU-B

Christian Felix Spannfellner

PhD Student

Neutrinos, cosmic messengers, P-ONE and P-ONE pathfinders

  • Dissertation topic:  Neutrino astronomy with multiple telescopes: IceCube and P-ONE
  • Research group:  Resconi ECP/E49 - Experimental Physics with Cosmic Particles
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PhD
RU-A

Markus Reif

PhD Student

  • Dissertation topic:  Analysis of B to K* pi decays in the Belle II experiment
  • Research group:  Belle II/Moser
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RU-C

Dr. Cesar Hernandez-Aguayo

postdoc

I run and analyze large N-body simulations to study the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies in the standard and non-standard cosmological models.

  • Research group:  Springel
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RU-A
RU-B

Dr. Carlos Tamarit

Postdoc

Particle Physics beyond the Standard Model and in the early Universe. Finite temperature
and phase transitions, baryogenesis, inflation, axions, unified theories.

  • Research group:  Theoretical Physics of the Early Universe (T70)/Garbrecht
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LRSM
PhD

Sebastian Rückerl

PhD Student

Designing and developing a distributed embedded system for small satellite applications

  • Dissertation topic:  Specification of distributed computing for small satellites for boosting system performance
  • Research group:  Chair of Astronautics - Satellite Technology/Walter
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CN-1
PhD
RU-D

Luca Sala

PhD Student

Galaxy formation and evolution, Supermassive Black Holes and AGN feedback processes, Hydrodynamical simulations

 
  • Dissertation topic:  AGN feedback in cosmological hydrodynamical simulations
  • Research group:  Dolag
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P-S
RU-B

Dr. Oliver Schulz

Postdoc and ODSL Fellow

BAT.jl is a Bayesian Analysis Toolkit in Julia. It is a high-performance tool box for Bayesian inference, using statistical models expressed in a general-purpose programming language.

  • Research group:  Caldwell
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RU-C

Dr. Paolo Campeti

Postdoc

Detection and characterization of cosmological gravitational waves and their imprint in the B-modes of the CMB, with a particular focus on forecasts and analysis for the future LiteBIRD experiment.

  • Research group:  Eiichiro Komatsu
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CN-1
P-S
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Peter Mayr

Scientist

Supersymmetric Field Theory, String theory

  • Research group:  Lüst
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CN-3
CN-7
Emeriti
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Christian M. Kiesling

Cluster Emeritus

Search for Phenomena beyond the Standard Model with the Belle II at KEK, Japan, in particular, lepton flavor violation in tau leptons. Hardware: Neural vertex trigger for the Belle II drift chamber.

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CN-1
PhD
RU-D

Samuel Ruthven Ward

PhD Student

  • Dissertation topic:  AGN outflows' impact on the molecular gas
  • Research group:  Mainieri
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C2PAP
P-S

Dr. Anthony Francis Hartin

C2PAP Staff Scientist

I specialise in non perturbative particle physics present in collider interactions, Schwinger pair creation and electron/laser interactions, I perform phenomenology and non perturbative monte carlo.

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Admin

Iris Damböck

ORIGINS Accounting LMU

Office hours
Tuesday:       08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday: 08:00 - 14:00
Thursday:      08:00 - 16:30

Boltzmannstr. 2
85748 Garching
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PhD

Martin Ha Minh

PhD Student

  • Dissertation topic:  Neutrino Oscillation Studies with IceCube Upgrade
  • Research group:  Caldwell
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Emeriti
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Dr. Peter Predehl

Cluster Emeritus

- Interstellar Medium / Dust / Supernova Remnants
- Galactic Center
- Dark Energy / -Matter, Cosmology

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PI
RU-C

Dr. Esra Bulbul

Principal Investigator

Emeriti

Prof. Dr. Hermann E. Gaub

Cluster Emeritus

Admin
MIAPbP

Dr. Sandra Schmid-Willers

MIAPbP Program Manager

Office hours: Mon - Thu 8:00-17:00; Fri 8:00-14:00 (may vary during workshops)

Boltzmannstr. 2
85748 Garching
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Admin
MIAPbP

Dr. Sandra Schmid-Willers

MIAPbP Program Manager

PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr Johannes M. Henn

Principal Investigator

I conduct research into scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory, which are used for the precise description of accelerator experiments.

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CN-7
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Prof. Dr. Mikhail Mikhasenko

Former ORIGINS Fellow

Studies of the exotic matter formations via the resonance phenomena of strong interaction. Keywords: scattering theory, amplitude analysis, LHCb experiment, COMPASS experiment.

Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstraße 150
44789 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Emeriti

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Weise

Cluster Emeritus

Alumni
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Dr. Nahuel Ferreiro Iachellini

 Dark Matter, data analysis and SN neutrino detection 

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PI
RU-D

Dr. Maryam Arabsalmani

ORIGINS Vera Rubin Fellow

My research is focused on understanding the ISM conditions and the large scale dynamics that lead to the formation of massive star progenitors of the brightest explosions in the Universe.

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RU-A

Sebastian Steinbeißer

PhD Student

I study heavy quarks in the continuum and on the lattice.

  • Dissertation topic:  Heavy quarks in the continuum and on the lattice
  • Research group:  T30f
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P-S
RU-A

Dr. Verena Maria Walbrecht

Postdoc

Higgs boson decays to four leptons, Higgs boson couplings measurement, CP violation in VBF production and H4l decays, effective field theory interpretations, sMDT chamber construction for HL-LHC.

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Emeriti
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Jerzy Buras

Cluster Emeritus

Flavour Physics in the Standard Model and Beyond. QCD Corrections to weak decays and detailed studies of rare decays in specific models and in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory. CP Violation.

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Emeriti
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Ring

Cluster Emeritus

CN-3
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Emeriti
RU-A
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Konrad Kleinknecht

Cluster Emeritus

Weak Interactions, K0 decays, CP Violation, Weak Quark Mixing, Kobayashi-Maskawa-Matrix, High Energy Neutrino Interactions, Quark, Antiquark and Gluon structure functions of nucleons, e-e+Interactions

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CN-8
P-S

Dr. Ivan Maryshev

Postdoc

C2PAP

Dr. Aliaksei Krukau

IT-System Administrator

Management of the C2PAP Computing Cluster

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PhD
RU-A

Yaroslav Kulii

PhD Student

Measurement of the quantum numbers of the X(3915) resonance using amplitude analysis at Belle and in perspective Belle II experiments.

  • Dissertation topic:  Study of the X(3915) at Belle
  • Research group:  AG Kuhr
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SAC

Prof. Dr. Stephen Mann

University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Protocells, protobiology, prototissues, coacervates, proteinosomes, vesicles, systems chemistry, matter/life transitions

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RU-C

Dr. Alexandre Barreira

Former ORIGINS Fellow

Theoretical and numerical studies of large-scale structure (LSS) in the Universe.
Using LSS to constrain physics and cosmology (inflation, dark energy, dark matter, neutrino masses, gravity, etc).

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PhD
RU-A

Katrin Penski

PhD Student

Photon and neutron detection with gaseous detectors, enhance detection efficiency for X-Ray and Gamma tracking with extended drift geometries.

  • Dissertation topic:  Development of a Micro-Structured Gaseous Detectors with Enhanced X-Ray Sensitivity
  • Research group:  Biebel
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CN-3
PhD
RU-B

M.Sc Asmaa Mazoun

PhD Student, PhD Representative

My research project focuses on studying particle physics models of dark matter that leave an imprint on cosmological structure formation, and can be tested with galaxy cluster surveys.

  • Dissertation topic:  Imprints of Dark Matter on Cosmic Structure Formation
  • Research group:  Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics (T31)
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PI
RU-B
RU-C
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Prof. Dr. Daniel Gruen

Principal Investigator

Cosmological galaxy surveys, dark energy, dark matter, weak gravitational lensing, clusters of galaxies, photometric redshifts, galaxy-halo connection, higher-order statistics, artificial intelligence.

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CN-3
ODSL
P-S
RU-A
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Heerak Banerjee

DMDC Postdoc and ODSL Fellow

Dark Matter, Open data, Statistical comparison of models with experiments, phenomenology

  • Research group:  ODSL
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CN-4
P-S
RU-C

Dr. Barbara Sartoris

Postdoc

Forecasts for constraints on (non-standard) cosmological models from future cluster surveys. Currently: derivation and cosmological exploitation of the LSST-Rubin cluster data-set.

  • Research group:  Physical Cosmology
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P-S
PI
RU-C

Dr. Steffen Hagstotz

Postdoc, RU-C Manager

I'm interested in all things cosmological: large-scale structure, clusters of galaxies, non-gaussian statistics and morphology of fields, early Universe physics, neutrinos.

  • Research group:  Physical Cosmology
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PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Tancredi

Principal Investigator

I am a theoretical particle physicist, mainly interested in mathematical methods in perturbative Quantum Field Theory and their application to collider physics.

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MIAPbP

Sibylle Graf

MIAPbP Administrative Coordinator

CN-1
PhD
RU-D

Zsofi Igo

PhD Student

AGN, AGN feedback and evolution, multi-wavelength surveys, X-ray spectral analysis, variability.

  • Dissertation topic:  The Modes of AGN Feedback: radiative vs kinetic - constraints from eROSITA surveys
  • Research group:  MPE High Energy Astrophysics
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CN-4
P-S
RU-C

Dr. Julia Stadler

Postdoc

Analysis of cosmological probes, in particular Large Scale Structure from galaxy surveys.Constraints on physics and parameters related to dark energy, dark matter, neutrinos, inflation...

  • Research group:  Physical Cosmology
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CN-3
CN-4
P-S
RU-C

Dr. Christopher Thomas Davies

Postdoc

My research interests include large scale structure, weak lensing, dark energy, modified gravity and beyond two-point statistics.

  • Research group:  Cosmology and structure formation
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CN-1
CN-5
PhD
RU-D

Pierrick Verwilghen

PhD Student

Numerical hydro-dynamical simulations of disc galaxies to probe the processes involved in the fuelling of the central regions of galaxies, its impact on the "flickering" of supermassive black holes.

  • Dissertation topic:  Fuelling the central engine of disc galaxies
  • Research group:  Emsellem/Dolag
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P-S
PI
RU-A
RU-B
RU-C

Dr. Henrique Rubira

Postdoc, CN-3 Manager

Large-scale structure of the Universe (EFTs, Halo Model, Schrodinger Poisson systems), Phase transitions in the Early Universe, Gravitational Waves, Perturbation Theory.

  • Research group:  M. Garny
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Admin
MIAPbP

Sibylle Graf

MIAPbP Administrative Coordinator

PhD
RU-A

Fabian Vogel

PhD Student

Investigations on different gas mixtures regarding performance of large area Micro-Pattern gaseous detectors. Characterization and implementation of new readout electronics.

  • Dissertation topic:  Development of Large Area Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors
  • Research group:  Biebel
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PhD
RU-D

Eva Sextl

PhD Student

Full spectral analysis of star-forming galaxies using evolutionary population synthesis models derived from star formation & chemical histories, single-burst models and machine learning algorithms.

  • Dissertation topic:  Spectral Analysis of Star-Forming Galaxies with traditional and machine learning tools
  • Research group:  CAST group of Prof. Burkert
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CN-7
Emeriti

Prof. Dr. Herrmann Heinrich Wolter

Cluster Emeritus

Theoretical nuclear physics; Study of the nuclear equation of state, esp. the density dependence of the symmetry energy, in heavy-ion collisions by transport theories with relevance to astrophysics.

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CN-3
ODSL
P-S
RU-A
RU-B

Heerak Banerjee

Postdoc (DMDC)

Phenomenology, Dark Matter, Neutrinos, Open data, Statistical comparison of models with experiments, Data Analysis

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ODSL
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Dr. Nahuel Ferreiro Iachellini

Postdoc and ODSL Fellow

 Dark Matter, data analysis and SN neutrino detection 

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Claudia Reichhuber

ORIGINS Accounting TUM

Fellow
P-S
PI
RU-A

Dr. Verónica Errasti Díez

ORIGINS Vera Rubin Fellow

Non-linearities within field theory. Constrained dynamics. Modified gravity theories. Quantum field theory. Mathematical physics.

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Dr. Axel Arbet-Engels

Postdoc

My research focuses on active galactic nuclei. I am characterizing their broadband properties in order to understand the underlying particle acceleration and emission processes.

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Dr. Odele Straub

Science Communication

- science communication
- outreach
- teaching
- black hole physics, accretion physics, GRAVITY/VLT

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P-S
RU-A

Dr Chrysostomos Valderanis

Postdoc

Gas detectors for particle physics and their future

  • Research group:  Biebel
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CN-4
CN-9
PhD
RU-C

Matteo Esposito

PhD student

I am mainly working on cosmological parameters inference, with particular attention to the modeling of the Matter Power Spectrum.

  • Dissertation topic:  Evolution mapping: a new approach to describe matter clustering in the non-linear regime
  • Research group:  OPINAS-LSS
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Alumni
RU-B

Prof. Dr. Luca Pattavina

Università di Milano Bicocca

My research interests focus on astroparticle, underground and fundamental physics. I am the PI of the RES-NOVA project, a cryogenic array of archaeo-Pb based detector for Supernova neutrino detection.

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PhD
RU-A

Karina Lisa-Marie Bernert

PhD student

Our group is currently setting up the PERC instrument at the FRM II. My main contribution is designing a scintillation detector to measure electrons of backscattering events.

  • Dissertation topic:  Beta Spectroscopy in Neutron Decay
  • Research group:  Märkisch
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PhD
RU-A

Julian Strohm

PhD student

Resummation of Next-to-Leading Power Logarithms Soft-Collinear Effective Theory beyond Leading Power

  • Dissertation topic:  Renormalization and Factorization in Soft-Collinear Effective Theory at Next-to-Leading Power
  • Research group:  Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Elementarteilchenphysik (T31)
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P-S
RU-A

Dr. Rodney Walker

Postdoc

Distributed production on the Grid.

  • Research group:  ATLAS
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RU-A

Nikolas Syrrakos

Postdoc

I am a theoretical physicist interested in perturbative calculations in Quantum Field Theory with an emphasis on results relevant to LHC physics.

  • Research group:  Theoretical Particle Physics and Mathematical Methods
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P-S
RU-A
RU-B

Dr. Elena Venturini

Postdoc

My research is focused on elementary particle physics phenomelogy, with a particular interest in the search of BSM physics at colliders and in different experiments and in the study of EFTs.

  • Research group:  T75 - Theoretical particle physics
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CN-3
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Giacomo Queirolo

PhD student

Gravitational lensing, in particular strong lensing in the framework of time delay cosmography using Wendelstein Observatory 2M data.

  • Dissertation topic:  Mass Estimation based on Strong Gravitational Lensing
  • Research group:  Stella Seitz
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ODSL
PhD
RU-A

Florian Markus Kaspar

PhD student

I work on model development for the analysis the light-meson spectrum. I work on both statistical methods and phenomenological model building.

  • Dissertation topic:  Analysis of COMPASS Data (An improved Analysis of the Light-Meson Spectrum)
  • Research group:  Stephan Paul
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CN-2
PhD
RU-E

Anna-Lena Holtmannspötter

PhD student

Looking at survival and behavior of RNA and DNA inside dynamic coacervate droplets acting as a protective environment

  • Research group:  Boekhoven
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CN-3
ODSL
PI
RU-A

Prof. Dr. Lukas Alexander Heinrich

ODSL Coordinator

My research focuses on the development of machine learning and statistical methods as well as computational analysis techniques for use in high energy physics experiments such as the ATLAS Experiment

  • Research group:  ODSL
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CN-7
PhD
RU-D

Bryce Alexander Remple

PhD student

The goal of my thesis is to investigate both the stellar and nuclear uncertainties which play a role in the modeling of AGB stars and the s-process.

  • Dissertation topic:  Investigating the Uncertainties of the s-process in AGB Stars
  • Research group:  Achim Weiss
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CN-5
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Frederick Groth

PhD student

Hydrodynamical Simulations, Implementation of Meshless Finite Mass into OpenGadget3.

  • Dissertation topic:  Impact of the Hydrodynamical Scheme on High Resolution Simulations of Structure Formation.
  • Research group:  Dolag
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CN-3
PhD
RU-A
RU-D

Boris Betancourt Kamenetskaia

PhD student

Consequences of compact objects made of dark matter in terms of detectable signals based on the interaction between the visible and dark sectors.

  • Dissertation topic:  X-ray Outbursts from Proton Capture in Compact Dark Stars
  • Research group:  TUM T30d
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CN-3
PhD
RU-A

Merlin Emanuel Reichard

PhD student

I am investigating effective electromagnetic interactions of neutral states such as dark matter which could lead to signals in direct detection experiments constraining BSM models.

  • Dissertation topic:  Dark matter electromagnetic interactions
  • Research group:  T30d
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LRSM
PhD

Peter Hinderberger

PhD student

My main focus is the processing of scientific data in the framework of the LRSM projects in hard- and software, mainly the AFIS mission

  • Dissertation topic:  Payload Data Processing of the AFIS Mission
  • Research group:  Institute for Hadronic Structure and Fundamental Symmetries
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CN-5
PI
RU-D

Dr. Max Gronke

Principal Investigator

Multiphase gas dynamics, radiative transfer, computational astrophysics

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Fellow
ODSL
P-S
PI
RU-E

Dr. Alexander Ruf

ORIGINS Fellow, RU-E manager

I am implementing data analytical methods, e.g. graph-based network analysis, from CHEMISTRY into the field of ASTRONOMY, to answer questions about the origin(s) of life or about habitability in space.

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CN-2
PhD
RU-D

Luis Maurice Thomas

PhD Student

Detection and characterisation of exoplanets with the radial velocity method.

  • Dissertation topic:  Follow-up and characterisation of TESS exoplanet candidates
  • Research group:  OPINAS
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PhD
RU-D

Christiane Göppl

PhD Student

Determining cluster members of star forming regions and analysing the cluster properties.

  • Dissertation topic:  Analysis of star forming regions with Gaia
  • Research group:  Preibisch
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CN-3
P-S

Dr. Moritz Serenus Fischer

Postdoc

Simulations of self-interacting dark matter

  • Research group:  CAST
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ODSL
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Jonas Würzinger

Postdoc, PD Representative

I am working on novel searches and triggers for Supersymmetry with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC as well as pMSSM re-interpretation efforts. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested!

  • Research group:  Data Science in Physics
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CN-2
CN-9
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Kevin Heng

Prinicipal Investigator

CN-2
ODSL
PI
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Amelia Maria Bayo

Principal Investigator

Multi-wavelength observational astronomer focussed on stellar and substellar formation (multiplicity and environmental effects) and, in general, data driven problems

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CN-3
CN-4
CN-8
PI
RU-C

Dr. Oliver Friedrich

Principal Investigator

I am fascinated by the classical, quantum and Bayesian probability distributions that govern cosmology, and I am working to understand the connections between these different probabilistic regimes.

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CN-1
P-S
RU-A

PD Dr. Ralph Blumenhagen

Scientist

String Theory, Conformal Field Theory

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CN-2
Fellow
P-S
PI
RU-D
RU-E

Dr. Eleonora Bianchi

ORIGINS Vera Rubin Fellow, RU-D Manager, PD Rep.

My research project aims to understand the origins of the chemical complexity observed in our Solar System by investigating the molecular content of young protoplanetary disks

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PhD
RU-A

Tobias Jenegger

PhD student

Untersuchung der quasifreien Streuung an leichten Kernen mit dem R3B Experiment

  • Dissertation topic:  Untersuchung der quasifreien Streuung an leichten Kernen mit dem R3B Experiment
  • Research group:  Roman Gernhäuser
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CN-2
PhD
RU-D

Rosa Arenales Lope

PhD student

  • Dissertation topic:  Hazes and minor species in the atmospheres of exoplanets
  • Research group:  Barbara Ercolano
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CN-4
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

M.Sc. Sophie Marie Louise Vogt

PhD Student

Making forecast for existing/futuristic cluster datasets and understanding the constraining power for two modified gravity models.

  • Dissertation topic:  Using modified gravity models to study galaxy cluster data
  • Research group:  Joseph Mohr
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CN-1
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Peng Cheng

Postdoc

I work on string dualitites and string compactifications. I am also interested in quantum field theory in general.

  • Research group:  Ilka Brunner
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CN-3
PhD
RU-D

Leonard Elias Cornelius Romano

PhD student, PhD Representative

I aim to use hydrodynamical simulations to further our understanding about the formation of the local bubble; a superbubble in the immediate neighborhood of the solar system.

  • Dissertation topic:  Simulations of Superbubbles In a Shearing, Stratified and Structured Interstellar Medium
  • Research group:  Andreas Burkert
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CN-1
CN-3
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Valentin Thoss

PhD student, CN-1 Manager

Past research:
- Turbulent, interstellar medium
- Nuclear star clusters

  • Research group:  Andreas Burkert
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CN-1
PhD
RU-C
RU-D

Catarina Aydar

PhD student

Search of correlations between optical spectra from SDSS and X-ray data from eROSITA to better understand the connections between active supermassive black holes, host galaxies and the environment.

  • Dissertation topic:  Spectroscopic followup of the eROSITA all-sky X-ray survey: AGN feedback in connection with the growing large-scale structure
  • Research group:  Andrea Merloni
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PhD
RU-D

Silvio Anand Francis Fortuné

PhD student

- Galaxy formation with respect to the interplay of gas accretion and star formation
- Gas regulation processes in galaxies in the Magneticum Pathfinder Simulations

  • Dissertation topic:  The Bathtub Model in the Magneticum Pathfinder Simulations
  • Research group:  Eric Emsellem
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PhD
RU-A

Fabian Johannes Wagner

PhD student

My interests lie in the study of mathematical aspects of scattering amplitudes: their properties, techniques, and special functions necessary for their calculation.

  • Dissertation topic:  Canonical Basis and Calabi-Yau Geometries
  • Research group:  Lorenzo Tancredi
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CN-2
PI
RU-D
RU-E

Dr. Anna Miotello

Principal Investigator

My research focuses on planet-forming disks and on the characterisation of their physical and chemical properties using ALMA observations and physical-chemical modelling.

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CN-3
PI
RU-D
RUC

Dr. Simona Vegetti

Coordinator RU-D, Principal Investigator

Strong gravitational lensing - Dark matter - Galaxies

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Prof. Dr. Philipp Reiss

Principal Investigator

Lunar and planetary science and exploration, including instrumentation for in-situ analysis, ice-regolith properties, heat and mass transfer in regolith, volatiles, lunar exosphere-surface interaction

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CN-7
CN-8
ODSL
PhD
RU-A
RU-B

Tom Magorsch

PhD student

I work on the dynamics of heavy quarkonium in heavy ion collisions focusing on novel computational techniques to describe the evolution inside the Quark Gluon Plasma.

  • Dissertation topic:  Out of equilibrium dynamics of quarkonium in heavy ion collisions
  • Research group:  T30f
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CN-7
CN-8
PhD
RU-B

Panayiotis Panayiotou

PhD student

Effective field theories, Theories of Open quantum systems and Thermal field theory

  • Dissertation topic:  Nonequilibrium evolution of heavy particles in the early universe
  • Research group:  Prof. Nora Brambilla
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PhD
RU-A

Malin Elisabeth Horstmann

PhD student

I recently finished my master studies at the University of Regensburg and am now starting my PhD in Prof. Heinrichs Data Science in Physics group.

  • Dissertation topic:  Data Science for the ATLAS experiment
  • Research group:  Prof. Lukas Heinrich
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CN-2
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Leonardos Gkouvelis

Scientist

Theory and simulation: Climate modelling (of Earth, Solar System bodies and exoplanets) with general circulation models (GCMs).

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CN-2
PI
RU-D

Dr. Tommaso Grassi

Principal Investigator

Use numerical astrophysics methods to study microphysics and astrochemistry in star-forming regions, protoplanetary disks, and exoplanetary atmospheres. The main focus is thermochemical processes.

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CN-3
CN-9
P-S
PI
RU-A

Dr. Nikolai Hartmann

Postdoc, RU-A Manager

Search for Supersymmetry, Heavy Quark Physics, Big data analytics and Machine Learning

  • Research group:  Thomas Kuhr
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Admin
MIAPbP

Andreas Jaeger

MIAPbP Program Manager

CN-2
PI

Prof. Dr. Donald Bruce Dingwell

Principal Investigator

Experimental geosciences. The role of geologic processes and materials in constraining pre-biotic chemistry and exoplanet atmospheres.

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PhD
RU-A

Arul Prakash Sivagurunathan

PhD student

Measurement of R(X) using an untagged fully-inclusive analysis.

  • Dissertation topic:  Inclusive analysis of B → Xll decays at Belle II
  • Research group:  Thomas Kuhr
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CN-7
P-S
PI

Dr. Raffaele Del Grande

Postdoc, CN-7 Manager

Hadronic interaction studies in the strangeness sector with expertise in the dynamics of many-body system.

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Prof. Dr. Jochen Kuhn

Principal Investigator

Learning with multiple representations and artificial intelligence in physics education and STEM teacher training through multimedia-based learning environments and technologies (e.g. AR/VR, etc.)

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CN-8

Dr. George Dadunashvili

Postdoc, CN-8 Manager

Research Projects:

  • Large scale membrane reshaping and artificial cell division.
  • Inference of dynamic system parameters through neural networks.
  • Study of self-organization in active polar matter.
  • Research group:  Erwin Frey
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CN-6

Dr. Artem Bohdan

Postdoc, CN-6 Manager

Cosmic ray acceleration through astrophysical and planetary shocks using methods of computational and theoretical plasma physics

  • Research group:  Frank Jenko
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Admin

Claudia Fürbringer

ORIGINS Accounting LMU

Office hours

Mon, Tue, Thu: 7:30 - 16:00
Fri: 7:30 - 13:30

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CN-1
CN-3
PI
RU-C
RU-D

Dr. Paola Popesso

Principal Investigator

Study of the dark matter and baryons distribution in the bulk of the virialized halo population at the group mass scale. Study of galaxy evolution with a particular focus on the environment.

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CN-7
P-S
RU-A
RU-B

Dr. Saga Aurora Säppi

Postdoc

I study the behaviour of matter at finite densities and temperatures, with an emphasis on loop calculations using real-and-imaginary time methods together with effective field theory.

  • Research group:  Nora Brambilla
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CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Maximilian Weingart

PhD student

Finding potential nucleoside formation conditions, that are compatible with an early Earth environment and at the same time with conditions for subsequent polymerisation.

  • Dissertation topic:  Prebiotic Nucleoside synthesis in physical non-equilibrium conditions
  • Research group:  Dieter Braun
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CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Juliette Langlais

PhD student

I work on phosphorylation, recyclisation and oligomerisation of nucleotides, with the aim to achieve them all in similar, prebiotically-likely conditions.

  • Dissertation topic:  Phosphorylation, recyclisation and oligomerisation of nucleotides
  • Research group:  Dieter Braun
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CN-2
CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Alexander Floroni

PhD student

Using the accumulation of molecules at air/water interfaces in thermal gradients in order to restart protein synthesis in a diluted and inactive Transcription-Translation reaction.

  • Dissertation topic:  Artificial cell formation at air/water interfaces
  • Research group:  Dieter Braun
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CN-6
P-S
RU-B

Dr. Xavier Rodrigues

Postdoc

Multi-messenger modelling of active black holes

  • Research group:  Paolo Padovani
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CN-3
PhD
RU-A

Richard Maximilian Fuchs

PhD student

Bayesian inference in superposed complex systems combined with deep learning, especially for radio interferometric data.
  • Dissertation topic:  Automatic modeling of superposed complex signals
  • Research group:  Prof. Lukas Heinrich
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Admin
ODSL

Petra Regenscheit

Team Assistant

Team Assistant ORIGINS & Professorship Data Science in Physics

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CN-2
CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Felix Taiyang Dänekamp

PhD student

Are we able to experimentally create an evolutionary chamber to bridge the gap between simple prebiotic molecules and the first “living” organisms?

  • Dissertation topic:  Prebiotic Darwinian Evolution at Air-Water Interfaces
  • Research group:  Dieter Braun
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PhD
RU-A
RU-B

Lena Elisa Johanna Wunderl

PhD student

Developement of a fetal magnetocardiography device to be used in a Doctor's office.

  • Dissertation topic:  Fetal Magnetocardiography
  • Research group:  Peter Fierlinger
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PhD
RU-A
RU-B

Philipp Rößner

PhD student

Measurement and reconstruction of magnetic fields in fundamental physical experiments and biomedical measurements

  • Dissertation topic:  4 Magnetometry and the inverse Problem
  • Research group:  Peter Fierlinger
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CN-2
P-S
RU-D

Dr. David Cont

Postdoc

- Exoplanet Atmospheres
- High-resolution Spectroscopy

  • Research group:  Kevin Heng
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PhD
RU-A

Florian Pandler

PhD student

Effective Field Theories, SMEFT, HEFT

  • Dissertation topic:  EF
  • Research group:  Gerhard Buchalla
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ODSL
P-S
RU-B

Dr. Evangelos Kourlitis

Postdoc

I'm an experimental particle physicist, member of the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN. My research is focused on the areas of data analytics, machine learning and simulation software.

  • Research group:  Lukas Heinrich
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CN-1
P-S
RU-A
RU-B
RU-D

Dr. Domenico Bonocore

Postdoc

My research concerns perturbative calculations in quantum field theories that are relevant for particle physics phenomenology and the gravitational wave program.

  • Research group:  Martin Beneke
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CN-8
PhD
RU-E

Ludwig Burger

PhD student

- emergent phenomena of polymerization
- mutual interplay between sequence of RNA/DNA and kinetics/thermodynamics of polymerization reactions
  • Dissertation topic:  Polymerization Reactions in Pools of RNA/DNA
  • Research group:  Ulrich Gerland
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CN-5
PhD
RU-D

Alexander Christian Mayer

PhD student

I perform simulations of the formations of stars and their surrounding accretion disks, taking into the account the effect of magnetic fields and also attempt to connect this to larger (ISM) scales.

  • Dissertation topic:  Simulations of protostellar disk formation with non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics
  • Research group:  Thorsten Naab
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CN-8
PhD

Henrik Weyer

PhD student

Principles of intracellular pattern formation
Coarsening and wavelength selection in mass-conserving reaction–diffusion systems
Self-organization via chemotactic signaling

  • Dissertation topic:  Pattern selection and design in biological self-organization
  • Research group:  Erwin Frey
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ODSL
PhD

Rasmus Faldt Ørsøe

PhD student

Development and application of graph neural networks within the context of neutrino telescopes.

  • Dissertation topic:  Graph Neural Networks in Neutrino Telescopes
  • Research group:  Elisa Resconi
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LRSM
PhD
RU-B

Luise Meyer-Hetling

PhD student, PhD Representative

Simulations and data analysis for particle detectors with space applications

  • Dissertation topic:  Simulation and Data Analysis for the RadMap Telescope and AFIS Experiment
  • Research group:  Stephan Paul
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CN-2
CN-8
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Pablo Zambrano

Postdoc

As a postdoctoral scientist at TUM, I am enthusiastic about comprehending the potential transition from non-living to living matter, using membrane biophysics and confocal microscopy.

  • Research group:  Job Boekhoven
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CN-6
ODSL
PhD
RU-B

Nadine Bourriche

PhD student

The goal of my project is to find sources of ultra high energy cosmic rays by using the very highest energies events ( >100 EeV).

  • Dissertation topic:  Investigation of astrophysical sources capable of accelerating particles to extreme energies
  • Research group:  Francesca Capel
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CN-2
P-S
RU-D

Dr. Asmita Bhandare

Postdoc

Investigating gas and dust dynamics during early stages of star, disc and planet formation using numerical tools.

  • Research group:  Til Birnstiel
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CN-3
CN-4
P-S
RU-C

Nico Schuster

Postdoc, CN-4 Manager

Using the relatively empty spaces between galaxies, so-called cosmic voids, I investigate the properties of our Universe and learn more about the unique characteristics of voids.

  • Research group:  Jochen Weller
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PhD
RU-A
RU-B

Elena Kaiser

PhD student

I am interested in the phenomenology of Beyond Standard Model physics, in particular in Effective Field Theories of Gravity.

  • Dissertation topic:  Aspects of Beyond Standard Model Physics
  • Research group:  Andreas Weiler
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PhD
RU-A

Cesare Carlo Mella

PhD student

The aim of my research project is the computation of the three-loop scattering amplitudes for color singlet + jet production at the LHC, together with the relevant three-loop Feynman Integrals.

  • Dissertation topic:  Towards N3LO corrections for colour singlet plus jet at the LHC
  • Research group:  Lorenzo Tancredi
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CN-6
PhD

Erwin Walter

PhD student

Theoretical, numerical and experimental investigation of wakefield driven beam plasma instabilities and its relevance to electromagnetic phenomena in astrophysics. Collaboration with AWAKE at CERN.

  • Dissertation topic:  Twoards Laboratory Astrophysics in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
  • Research group:  Frank Jenko
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CN-3
PhD
RU-B

Lorenzo De Ros

PhD student

Theoretical Particle Physics, Dark Matter

  • Dissertation topic:  Sommerfeld Enhancement of Dark Matter annihilation
  • Research group:  Mathias Garny
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PhD
RU-A

Moritz Niklas Neuberger

Phd student

In the 0nbb decay experiment LEGEND-1000 the cosmogenic background becomes relevant. I study its contribution to the predecessors GERDA and LEGEND-200 and investigate possible suppression methods.

  • Dissertation topic:  Simulation and Analysis of Cosmogenic Background of LEGEND-200 and Prospects of LEGEND-1000
  • Research group:  Stefan Schönert
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P-S
RU-B

Dr. Razmik Mirzoyan

Scientist

I have expertise in cosmic and gamma rays and working mostly with the MAGIC as well as with the LST/CTA IACTs. Also, I have some expertise in Stellar Intensity Interferometry.

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CN-3
CN-4
CN-6
Emeriti
RU-B
RU-D

Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer

Cluster Emeritus

cosmology, large-scale structure, galaxy clusters, high energy astrophysics

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ODSL
P-S
RU-A

Dr. Nicole Michelle Hartman

Postdoc

Higgs physics with di-Higgs and beyond the Standard Model searches.
Machine Learning for high energy physics with set and sequence models, transformers, generative models and normalizing flows.

  • Research group:  Lukas Heinrich
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ODSL
P-S
RU-A
RU-E

Dr. Baran Hashemi

Postdoc

Exploring AI's thrilling intersections with Mathematics, Particle Physics, and Astrobiology in AI4Science, seeking discovery of the unknown, and developing new solutions.

  • Research group:  Lukas Heinrich
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Dr. Oleksii Matsedonskyi

Postdoc, RU-B Manager

cosmology (baryogenesis, symmetries at high temperatures, dark matter), gauge hierarchy problem (composite Higgs, relaxion, landscape solutions), collider searches for new physics

  • Research group:  Andreas Weiler
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