Physicist
I am interested in improving climate models with modern tools like machine learning and quantum computers and co-lead the DLR QCI project Klim-QML on using quantum computers at the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics. I study gravity waves and other dynamical effects in the atmosphere and improve their parametrization in climate models as member of the USMILE ERC project. Before this, I investigated dynamical effects in fluid complex plasmas (model systems made up of microparticles immersed in a plasma) via simulations and experiments on phenomena like turbulence, waves, and vortices.
2021 - 2023 | Research Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Using machine learning to improve parametrizations in climate models; Prof. Veronika Eyring |
2019 - 2021 | Junior Research Group Leader on "Emergence of Collective Effects", Institute of Materials Physics in Space, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. |
2015 - 2019 | Research Scientist, Institute of Materials Physics in Space, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Experiments on collective effects in complex plasmas; Leader of international collaborations on analysis of PK-3 Plus Laboratory data; Dr. Hubertus Thomas |
2014 - 2015 | EU Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany. Experiments on collective effects/turbulence in complex plasmas; PD Dr. Alexei Ivlev |
2012 - 2014 | EU Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA. Simulating collective effects in complex plasmas; Prof. David Graves |
2009 - 2011 |
Postdoc, Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany. Science management of the PK-3 Plus Laboratory on board the International Space Station, Investigation of fluid effects in complex plasmas in the ground laboratory; Prof. Gregor Morfill |
2006 - 2009 |
PhD student, Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Garching/München, Germany. Thesis: Dynamical effects in fluid complex plasmas, summa cum laude Experiments in the laboratory on fluid complex plasmas, Data Analysis; Initiated, managed and participated in a parabolic flight campaign; Participated in planning and accompanying experiments on board the International Space Station; Prof. Gregor Morfill |
2005 - 2006 | Diploma Thesis (Physics), Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany. Microparticles as Probes in a Highly Magnetized Plasma; Dr. Uwe Konopka, Prof. Günter Hasinger |
2000 - 2006 | Studying Physics (Diploma) at Technical University Munich; 2003/2004 Erasmus Exchange at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris |
2022 | KLIM-QML Project, DLR Quantum Computing Initiative, together with Prof. Veronika Eyring. For the project "Improving climate models with quantum computing" |
2018 | DLR Junior Research Group, in the DLR research area ”Space”. For the project "Emergence of Collective Effects on the Level of Individual Particles" |
2017 | ELGRA Image Contest Prize, ISPS 7 & ELGRA 25 Conference, France. Prize for best microgravity research picture |
2012 | EU Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship. Three-year research fellowship for studies abroad, acceptance rate 20% |
2011 | Young Scientist Award, ICPDP 6, Germany. Awarded to one outstanding young scientist in the field of dusty plasmas every three years |
2011 | PhD Research Award, Plasma Physics Division, European Physical Society. Awarded to three outstanding PhD theses in the field of plasma physics every year |
2010–today | (Co-)Adviser of several master and PhD students, DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, DLR Institute of Materials Physics in Space, Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics. |
2020 - 2022 | Lecture on Fluid dynamics and CFD each winter semester (online) Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany |
2020 - 2021 | Lecture on Complex Plasmas (once live, once online) Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany |
2007 - 2022 | Participation in various outreach & mentoring activities E.g. Cybermentoring program for STEM students, Girls’ Day, WiNS Mentoring |
2019 | Lecturer at Bad Honnef Physics School, Physics of Strongly Coupled Systems. |
2013 | Freshmen Seminar: Physics in Weightlessness, UC Berkeley. Solely responsible for developing course, teaching once per week for the semester, and grading |
2008–2012 | Writing an outreach science blog, “Zündspannung” at scilogs.de. |
2007–2011 | Co-supervision of undergrad lab experiment on plasma crystals, Technische Universität München. |