PhD Students
| Name | Thesis topic |
Primary and second
supervisors |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abac, Adrian | Modelling gravitational waves of neutron star binaries |
T. Dietrich,
A. Buonanno |
Potsdam |
| Abbondanza, Aurora | Waveform generator and science for LISA |
A. Buonanno,
J. Gair |
Potsdam |
| Adhikari, Debanjan | TBA | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Al Kershi, Sara | TBA | TBA | Hannover |
| Bartelsmeier, Tim | Backaction-evading techniques for next-generation gravitational wave detectors | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Bäuerlein, Johannes | Development of displacement sensors for the Einstein Telescope based on novel glass technologies | J. Carter | Hannover |
| Bekal, Pallavi | Experimental investigations of laser interferometry technologies and data analysis for GRACE-like satellite missions | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Berger, Frauke | Simulation, fabrication and characterisation of metasurfaces for quantum metrology | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Besson, Jérémy | Keldysh quasinormal mode expansions for scattered fields: a hyperboloidal non-selfadjoint approach | D. Pook-Kolb | Hannover |
| Bi, Xiaoming | TBA | B. Goncharov | Hannover |
| Borchers Pascual, Angela | Gravitational waves from binary black hole mergers: from theoretical modelling to the interpretation of observational data | F. Ohme | Hannover |
| Botnariuc, Alexandra | Searching for pulsars with Einstein@Home |
B. Allen,
C. Clark |
Hannover |
| Cardinal Tremblay, Jacob | Pulsar Timing Arrays: Observing, Data Analysis and Gravitational Waves |
B. Allen,
R. van Haasteren |
Hannover |
| Carlassara, Matteo | Commissioning for the 10 m prototype | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Chakraborty, Pratik | Optomechanical Integration at cryogenic temperatures for coherent quantum noise cancellation | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Claasen, Emiel | Iterated integral descriptions of string amplitudes |
A. Kleinschmidt,
J. Plefka |
Potsdam |
| Crosato, Ludovica | From collapsars to gamma-ray bursts: exploring the variety of disc wind-driven explosions and gamma-ray burst afterglows |
M. Shibata,
T. Dietrich |
Potsdam |
| Dave, Megha | Optical Simulation for Space-based Interferometry like LISA | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Faggioli, Guglielmo | Modeling gravitational waves from eccentric black hole binary mergers in the small-mass limit |
A. Buonanno,
M. van de Meent |
Potsdam |
| Fantoccoli, Federico | TBA | TBA | Potsdam |
| Ferguson, Reid | Hardware Simulations of Inter-Satellite Interactions for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna | G. Müller | Hannover |
| Foo, Cheng | Developing and validating waveform models for spin-precessing binary black holes |
A. Buonanno,
H. Pfeiffer |
Potsdam |
| Gamboa Castillo, Aldo Javier | Accurate waveform models of eccentric, precessing-spin binary black holes |
A. Buonanno,
J. Steinhoff |
Potsdam |
| Garcia Alvarez, Rodrigo | Tilt-to-length coupling characterization and dynamics simulations of the LISA optical bench interferometric system | G. Wanner | Hannover |
| Gentemann, Christoph | TBA | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Godley, Roman | Optomechanical systems for CQNC | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Gozzo, Stefano | Compact multichannel optical test mass sensing | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Grafe, Pascal | TBA | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Grimaldi, Leonardo | Probing fundamental physics with gravitational-wave observations | TBA | Potsdam |
| Gupte, Nihar | Gravitational-wave physics with the use of machine-learning techniques |
A. Buonanno,
J. Gair |
Potsdam |
| Haberland, Marcus | Imprints of matter effects on gravitational waves |
A. Buonanno,
J. Steinhoff |
Potsdam |
| Ho Zhang, Jiang Ji | Experimental verification of the phase reference distribution system for the space based gravitational wave detector: Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Jestrabek, Daniel | Experimental Investigation of key components of the LISA interferometry | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Jockel, Cédric | Studying supermassive stars and their explosions |
T. Dietrich,
K. Kawaguchi |
Potsdam |
| Johny, Nived | Novel oscillators for sub-SQL interferometry | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Joshi, Prasanna Mohan | Deep Learning as a detection method for continuous gravitational waves |
M. A. Papa,
R. Prix |
Hannover |
| Khadela, Riteshbhai Labhubhai | Development of a high power laser system for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors utilizing a coherent beam combining technique | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Khan, Firoz | Scattered light mitigation in the Sub-SQL Interferometer | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Knust, Nicole | TBA | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Köhn, Hauke | Accessing nuclear matter in neutron star binary mergers: Multi-messenger analysis and modelling |
T. Dietrich,
S. Geier |
Potsdam |
| König, Benedikt | On 2d gauged supergravity |
H. Nicolai,
A. Kleinschmidt |
Potsdam |
| Kruuse, Karin | TBA | G. Müller | Hannover |
| Kunert, Nina | From Ripples to Relics: Multi-messenger studies of compact binaries |
T. Dietrich,
P. Richter |
Potsdam |
| Lam, Tsz Lok (Alan) | Tidal Disruption, Neutron Star Coalescences and Alternative Theories of Gravity in Numerical Relativity |
M. Shibata,
T. Dietrich |
Potsdam |
| Lichtner, Felix Alexander | Tidal dynamics of neutron stars |
J. Steinhoff,
J. Plefka |
Potsdam |
| Lozano Althammer, Sergio | Timing Synchronization and Frequency Distribution for Space Laser Interferometry | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Markin, Ivan | Black hole-neutron star mergers: Theoretical modeling, numerical simulations, and data interpretation |
T. Dietrich,
H. Pfeiffer |
Potsdam |
| Markwell, Oliver | High accuracy Numerical Relativity |
H. Pfeiffer,
A. Buonanno |
Potsdam |
| Martínez Cano, Pablo | Thermomechanical analysis and experimental verification for ultrastable optical readout systems | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Martins, Michael Jasper | TBA | M. A. Papa | Hannover |
| McGloughlin, Brian | TBA | TBA | Hannover |
| Messied, Narjiss | On-ground experiments for performance testing of the Phasemeter | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Mielke, Jannik | Modelling black holes of astrophysical and cosmological origin as gravitational-wave sources |
F. Ohme,
G. Domènech |
Hannover |
| Müller, Laura | TBA | TBA | Hannover |
| Nee, Peter James | Dynamics of binary black holes close to merger |
H. Pfeiffer,
M. Shibata |
Potsdam |
| Netrval, Ryan | TBA | G. Müller | Hannover |
| Neuweiler, Anna | Numerical-relativity simulations of binary neutron stars |
T. Dietrich,
M. Shibata |
Potsdam |
| Nishimura, Nami | Characterization and development of quasi-circular inspiral-merger-ringdown waveforms in the test-mass limit |
A. Buonanno,
J. Steinhoff |
Potsdam |
| Ogalde Ortiz, José Alberto | Development and characterization of phasemeter prototypes for laser interferometers in space-based gravitational wave astronomy | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Pagliaro, Gianluca | Detectability of continuous gravitational waves from Galactic sources and search optimisation | M. A. Papa | Hannover |
| Pascale, Graziano | Laser power stabilization via radiation pressure | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Pompili, Lorenzo | Ever more accurate effective-one-body waveforms for gravitational-wave astrophysics |
A. Buonanno,
J. Gair |
Potsdam |
| Richtmann, Lea | Development of a quantumoptical testbed for Quantum Machine Learning | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Roberts, Laura | TBA |
G. Müller,
A. Ejlli |
Hannover |
| Rokn, Qazal | Axion polarimetry experiment |
G. Müller,
A. Ejlli |
Hannover |
| Rose, Henrik | Chronicle of a death foretold: Synthesis models in multi-messenger analysis of neutron star mergers |
T. Dietrich,
J. Read |
Potsdam |
| Sachit, Sariga | Experimental investigation of new techniques for laser interferometric gravity missions | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Sai Saketh, Muddu Venkata | Probing the nature of compact objects: Scattering, tides, and quasi-normal modes |
A. Buonanno,
J. Steinhoff |
Potsdam |
| Sänger, Elise | Tests of general relativity with gravitational-wave observations |
A. Buonanno,
J. Steinhoff |
Potsdam |
| Santini, Alessandro | LISA global fit |
J. Gair,
A. Buonanno |
Potsdam |
| Sarkar, Pritam | Controlling and commissioning the Sub-SQL Interferometer |
B. Willke,
D. Wu |
Hannover |
| Schimanski, Manuel | Developments of novel non-classical light sources for back-action evading techniques | M. Heurs | Hannover |
| Sebastiani, Luca | Modeling binary black holes | TBA | Potsdam |
| Sharma, Kartikey | TBA | M. A. Papa | Hannover |
| Shayegan, Zahra | Search for continuous wave emission from Scorpius X-1 | M. A. Papa | Hannover |
| Srikanth, Rohan | Simulations of fundamental fields around binary neutron stars |
T. Dietrich,
S. Geier |
Potsdam |
| Stockinger, Matteo | Astrophysical phenomenology of black holes |
M. Shibata,
H. Pfeiffer |
Potsdam |
| Sudha, Reshma Krishnan | Experimental validation of technologies for laser interferometry in future satellite gravimetry missions like GRACE-C and NGGM | G. Heinzel | Hannover |
| Tomson, Sharon Mary | Pulsar Timing Arrays |
R. van Hassteren,
B. Goncharov |
Hannover |
| Valtolina, Serena | Investigating realistic Pulsar Timing Array simulations | B. Allen | Hannover |
| von Blankenburg, Arian Leon | TBA | B. Goncharov | Hannover |
| von Wrangel, Juliane | Commissioning of the AEI 10m-Prototype | B. Willke | Hannover |
| Vretinaris, Stamatis | EMRI modeling: Formulating self-force as an initial value problem | B. Allen | Hannover |
| Weber, Kevin | Optical design methods for low-noise Interferometry |
G. Heinzel,
G.Wanner |
Hannover |
| Weberpals, Martin | Laser frequency stabilization and absolute frequency determination for the next generation gravity mission | V. Müller | Hannover |
| Wu, Shichao | Data analysis methods of 3G and LISA-like space-borne gravitational wave detector network | B. Allen | Hannover |