About
I am a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the University of Oxford, where I seek to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the formation and early evolution of terrestrial worlds. My work is embedded within the Oxford Network for Planets and connects researchers across the departments of Physics and Earth Sciences.
Before coming to Oxford, I completed my doctoral studies in planetary astro- and geophysics at the departments of Physics and Earth Sciences of ETH Zürich, Switzerland. For my undergraduate degrees in Physics I studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
Please find a short CV here.
Postgraduate Research
| University of Oxford, United Kingdom Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Postdoctoral Fellow Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellow |
10/2019–
08/2018–09/2019
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Education
| ETH Zürich, Switzerland Planetary physics, star & planet formation, Dr. sc. ETH Zürich |
09/2014–07/2018
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| Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany Physics, Master of Science |
09/2012–08/2014
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| Peking University (北京大学), P. R. China Chinese language & culture, semester abroad |
08/2012–01/2013
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| Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, Physics, Bachelor of Science |
09/2009–08/2012
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Teaching & Mentoring
| Bachelor thesis of Madeleine Müller, ETH Zürich Earth Sciences, co-supervision Project: percolative core formation in planetesimals and protoplanets | 2019– |
| Planetary Physics and Chemistry & Geophysics II, ETH Zürich, Substitute Lecturer | 2017–2018 |
| Master thesis of Irene Bonati, ETH Zürich Earth Sciences, co-supervision "Quantitative Predictions for the Observability of Protoplanetary Collisions" | 2016–2017 |
| Semester thesis of Fabio Luchsinger, ETH Zürich Earth Sciences, co-supervision "2D Numerical Modeling of Pebble Accretion Influence on Planetesimal Evolution" | 2016 |
| Physics I+II for non-physicists, ETH Zürich Physics, Teaching Assistant, exercise/exam design | 2014–2016 |
| Scientific computing techniques, Göttingen University Physics, Teaching Assistant | 2013–2014 |
| Introduction to Astro- and Geophysics, Göttingen University Physics, Teaching Assistant | 2013 |
| Basic physics lab course, Göttingen University Physics, Lab Assistant | 2012–2014 |
Professional Affiliations
| Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy | 01/2015– |
| German Astronomical Society | 11/2013– |
| German Physical Society | 11/2010– |
Refereeing Service
| Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomical Journal, Astrophysical Journal |
Honors and Awards
| Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Postdoctoral Fellowship, Simons Foundation | 12/2018 |
| Horneck-Brack Presentation Award, 2nd prize, European Astrobiology Network Association | 09/2018 |
| Bernoulli postdoctoral fellowship, University of Oxford & University of Bern | 03/2018 |
| Early Postdoc.Mobility fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation | 12/2017 |
| MERAC funding and travel award, Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy | 10/2016 |
| Master's thesis awarded with 'Dr. Berliner – Dr. Ungewitter' prize, Göttingen University | 12/2014 |
| Master's diploma awarded 'with distinction', Göttingen University | 07/2014 |