Research interests
Neutrino physics: models for neutrino masses and mixings, new physics scenarios in the neutrino sector and searches for them at neutrino experiments, connection of neutrinos to other open questions of the Standard Model
Dark Matter physics: models for Dark Matter scenarios and probes for them
Short CV
Since Aug. 2023
Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Colorado State University, USA
Oct. 2022 - Aug. 2023
Senior Fellow in CERN Theory Department, Geneva, Switzerland
Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2022
Research Associate in High Energy Theory group at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA
Sep. 2016-Aug. 2019
PhD student at Instituto de Fisica Teorica UAM-CSIC Madrid, Spain
Junior Early Career Researcher in EU funded ITN "elusives"
Nov. 2015-Aug. 2016
Master Student in Physics at the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Jul. 2015-Sep. 2015
Summer Student in DESY Theory group, Hamburg, Germany
Jun. 2014-Jul. 2015
Research Student in Physics at the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Apr. 2014-Jun. 2014
Bachelor Student in Physics at the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Education
Jun 2019
PhD in Theoretical Physics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Aug 2016
M. Sc. in Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Sep. 2014
B. Sc. in Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Fellowships and Awards
2023
Michelson Postdoctoral Prize,
$ 2500
2021
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation award,
$ 5000
2019
Travel award from Fermilab theory group, $ 1100
2018
Travel award to attend Moriond Electroweak conference, € 600
2017
Travel award by EuroNuNet to visit KTH Stockholm, Sweden, € 2000
2016
Junior Early career researcher fellowship with EU Marie Curie ITN "elusives"
2016
Travel award by Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Stiftung to attend DPG Spring meeting, € 250
2016
DESY Summer student fellowship, € 2100
2015
Travel award by Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Stiftung to attend DPG Spring meeting, € 250