List of recently completed theses

The following list shows PhD theses that were completed in the past few years, along with the respective IMPRS in which they were conducted. As the IMPRS for Gravity at the Extreme: from Theory to Observation only started in 2024, the students who graduated before 2024 completed their studies in one of the previous IMPRS programs. The corresponding acronyms appearing in the tables below are summarised in the Legend in the margin.

Completed in 2025

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Matiushechkina, Mariia	Metamaterials with resonant silicon nanoparticles for perfect mirrors	LUH	M. Heurs	Hannover
Nilsson, Gustav	Symmetries and mode stability of gravitational instantons	U Potsdam	L. Andersson, M. Dahl	Potsdam
Reinhardt, Jan Niklas	Intersatellite clock synchronization and absolute ranging for space-based gravitational-wave detectors	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover
Pizzella, Alvise	Experimental investigation of differential-wavefront sensing for a spaceborne gravitational wave detector	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover

Completed in 2024

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Dhurkunde, Rahul	Unveiling the cosmos: Advanced gravitational wave searches for eccentric and precessing binary mergers and their astrophysical implications	LUH	B. Allen	Hannover
Doroudiani, Mehregan	Modular aspects of string scattering amplitudes	HU Berlin	A. Kleinschmidt, H. Nicolai	Potsdam
Fesik, Liudmila	Searches for non-standard continuous gravitational wave signals	LUH	M. A. Papa	Hannover
Galli, Michele	Consistent truncations and KK spectrometry via exceptional field theory	HU Berlin	E. Malek, A. Kleinschmidt	Potsdam
Giardino, Serena	Thermodnamics of modified gravity	Heidelberg U	L. Heisenberg, A. Giusti	Potsdam
Lehmann, Johannes	Noise characterisation, analysis and mitigation at the AEI 10 m prototype	LUH	K. Danzmann	Hannover
Savastano, Stefano	Lensing of gravitational waves: Novel phenomenology and applications in the strong and weak regimes	HU Berlin	M. Zumalacarregui, A. Buonanno	Potsdam
Schianchi, Federico	Neutrino transport in numerical relativity simulations	U Potsdam	T. Dietrich, M. Shibata	Potsdam
Speri, Lorenzo	Gravitational waves from nano to milli Hertz sources	HU Berlin	J. Gair, A. Buonanno	Potsdam
Wilken, Dennis Max	A high-frequency squeezing comb and its generation, detection & characterisation	LUH	M. Heurs	Hannover
Wissel, Lennart	The influence of laser relative intensity noise on space-based heterodyne interferometers - from the LISA Pathfinder to the LISA Mission	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover
Wittek, Nikolas	Worldtube excision method for intermediate mass ratio inspiral	U Potsdam	H. Pfeiffer, T. Dietrich	Potsdam

Completed in 2023

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Ashok, Anjana	Targeted searches for continuous gravitational waves	LUH	M. A. Papa	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Brown, Stephanie	Using gravitational waves to study neutron stars in general relativity and alternative theories of gravity	LUH	B. Krishnan	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Carter, Jonathan Joseph	High precision, compact inertial sensors for use in gravitational wave detectors	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Gehring, Penelope	Non-local boundary conditions for the Lorentzian spin Dirac operator on spacetimes with timelike boundary	U Potsdam	C. Bär, J. Metzger	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Jakobsen, Gustav	Gravitational scattering of compact bodies from worldline quantum field theory	HU Berlin	J. Steinhoff, A. Buonanno	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GW
Jonas, Caroline	The gravitational path integral in eary universe cosmology	HU Berlin	J.-L. Lehners, H. Nicolai	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Junker, Jonas	Quantum metrology using tailored non-classical states	LUH	M. Heurs	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Malcha, Hannes	The Nicolai map and its application in supersymmetric field theories	HU Berlin	H. Nicolai, D. Kreimer	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Misfeldt, Malte Matthias	In-depth characterization of the first inter-satellite laser ranging interferometer on GRACE follow-on	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Pinto, Allison	Homotopy algebras in cosmology and quantum mechanics	HU Berlin	O. Hohm	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Schulte, Bernd Wolfgang	Characterisation and integration of an optomechanical system for an all-optical CQNC experiment	LUH	M. Heurs	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Schweer, Jakob	Quantum back-action evasion and filtering in optomechanical systems	LUH	K. Hammerer	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Staab, Martin Benedikt	Time-delay interferometric ranging for LISA: Statistical analysis of bias-free ranging using laser noise minimization	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Steltner, Benjamin	Large-scale surveys for continuous gravitational waves: From data preparation to multi-stage hierarchical follow-ups	LUH	M. A. Papa	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Yamamoto, Kohei	Intersatellite clock synchronization and absolute ranging for gravitational wave detection in space	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW

Completed in 2022

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Broccoli, Matteo	Aspects of conformal field theory	HU Berlin	S. Theisen, O. Hohm	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Hannes, Sebastian	Boundary value problems for the Lorentzian Dirac operator	U Potsdam	C. Bär, J. Metzger	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Heinze, Joscha	Generation and application of squeezed states of light in higher-order spatial laser modes	LUH	B. Willke	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Khalil, Mohammed	Analytical modeling of compact binaries in general relativity and modified gravity theories	U Maryland	A. Buonanno, J. Steinhoff	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GW
Klausen, René Pascal	Hypergeometric Feynman integrals	U Mainz	C. Bogner, S. Theisen	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Knaute, Johannes	Tensor networks: From holography to quantum field theory	Free U Berlin	M. Heller, J.-L. Lehners	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Koch, Philip	Design, suspension and optical characterization of the beam splitter and output mode cleaner for the AEI 10 m prototype	LUH	K. Danzmann	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Prinz, David	Renormalization of gauge theories and gravity	HU Berlin	D. Kreimer, H. Nicolai	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Rohr, John Max	Experimental Investigations of fiber dynamics for the LISA blacklink	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Shi, Canxin	Classical gravity from gluon interactions	HU Berlin	J. Plefka	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Vu, Nils	A task-based parallel elliptic solver for numerical relativity with discontinuous Galerkin methods	U Potsdam	H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GW
Wegener, Henry	Analysis of tilt-to-length-coupling in the GRACE follow-on laser ranging interferometer	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Westerweck, Julian	Observational tests of fundamental physics from gravitational wave detections	LUH	B, Krishnan	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW

Completed in 2021

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Burke, Ollie	Extreme precision and extreme complexity: source modelling and data analysis development for the laser interferometer space antenna	U Edinburgh	J. Gair	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GW
Casarin, Lorenzo	Quantum aspects of classically conformal theories in four and six dimensions	HU Berlin	H. Nicolai, H. Godazgar	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Cotesta, Roberto	Multipolar gravitational waveforms for spinning binary black holes and their impact on source characterization	U Potsdam	A. Buonanno, H. Pfeiffer	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GW
Di Tucci, Alice	Path integrals, saddle points and the beginning of the universe	HU Berlin	J.-L. Lehners, M. Heller	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Hartwig, Olaf	Instrumental modelling and noise reduction algorithms for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Kaderli, André	Elliptic multiple polylogarithms in open string theory	HU Berlin	J. Broedel, M. Staudacher	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Karan, Kanioar	Demonstration of a dual cavity configuration for next generation Light-Shining-Through-a-Wall experiments	LUH	B. Willke	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Kaune, Brigitte	In-orbit stability analysis of the LISA Pathfinder optical metrology: Photoreceivers and polarisation	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Kirchhoff, Robin	Implementation of an active seismic isolation system for the AEI 10 m prototype	LUH	B. Willke	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Kreutzer, Lars	The canonical formulation of E6(6) exceptional field theory	HU Berlin	H. Nicolai, A. Kleinschmidt	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Lee, Yongho	Development of an advanced-tilt-actuator for tilt-to-length coupling investigations	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Miczajka, Julian	The Yangian bootstrap for massive Feynman diagrams	HU Berlin	J. Plefka	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Oancea, Marius	Spin Hall effects in general relativity	U Potsdam	L. Andersson, C. Bär	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Setyawati, Yoshinta	Accurate and rapid gravitational waveform for binary black hole coalescences	LUH	F. Ohme	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Wittchen, Andreas	Relative intensity noise in the LISA Pathfinder interferometer - Experiments on ground and in space	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Zhang, Yi	Exotic supermultiplets in six dimensions: symmetries, quantisations and dynamics	Paris Saclay	R. Minasian, A. Kleinschmidt	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ

Completed in 2020

Name	Thesis title	University	Supervisor(s)	Location
Bisht, Aparna	Development of a novel alignment sensing and control technique for the output mode cleaner at GEO 600	LUH	B. Willke	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Dreißigacker, Christoph	Searches for continuous gravitational waves: Sensitivity estimation and deep learning as a novel search method	LUH	M. A. Papa	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Gerken, Jan	Modular graph forms and scattering amplitudes in string theory	HU Berlin	A. Kleinschmidt, O. Schlotterer	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Koch, Alexander	Link acquisition and optimization for intersatellite laser interferometry	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Kotecha, Isha	Cosmological dynamics from quantum gravity condensates	HU Berlin	D. Oriti, V. Forini	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Nieder, Lars	Binary gamma-ray pulsars	LUH	B. Allen	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Paczkowski, Sarah	Laser frequency stabilisation and interferometer path length differences during the LISA Pathfinder satellite mission	LUH	G. Heinzel	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Pook-Kolb, Daniel	Dynamical horizons in binary black hole mergers	LUH	B. Krishnan	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Rothe, Viktoria	Das Yamabe-Problem auf global-hyperbolischen Lorentz-Mannigfaltigkeiten	U Potsdam	C. Bär, J. Metzger	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ
Trad Nery, Marina	Laser power stabilization via radiation pressure	LUH	B. Willke	Hannover ^IMPRS-GW
Tran, Tung	Higher spin gravity: quantization and algebraic structures	LMU Munich	E. Skvortsov, I. Sachs	Potsdam ^IMPRS-GCQ