Interviews with QURS researchers15 April 2026|InterviewLucas CesingerPhoto: Lucas Cesinger/PrivateAs someone who considers himself a “city kid," Lucas, however, feels that Hamburg is a whole different story. Growing up in Karlsruhe and doing his...15 April 2026|InterviewSubarna ChakiPhoto: Chaki/PrivateWith a bachelor’s degree from India, Subarna decided to move to the University of Bonn to pursue a master’s in astrophysics where she worked on...10 December 2025|InterviewsLorenz JetterPhoto: Lorenz JetterHaving grown up in Villingen-Schwenningen, a city in the Black Forest region, Lorenz has been living in Stuttgart for the last 9 years studying...16 April 2025|InterviewThorsten BussPhoto: Thorsten BussThorsten Buss is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gregor Kasieczka, working on “Augmenting Calorimeter Shower Simulations using...16 April 2025|InterviewMonireh YamraliPhoto: Monireh YamraliComing from Afghanistan, Monireh has since made Germany her home and has earned a master's degree from the University of Hamburg in 2024 with a thesis...13 February 2025|InterviewMartin FournierPhoto: Martin FournierHailing from Mulhouse, France, Martin Fournier completed his master's in nuclear engineering from Grenoble University in 2022 and a master's in...13 February 2025|InterviewKristoffer RasmussenPhoto: Kristoffer RasmussenIn the summer of 2022, Kristoffer Rasmussen graduated from the University of Copenhagen, which is also his hometown, with a master's degree in...11 December 2024|InterviewAaron HoferPhoto: Aaron HoferAaron Hofer hails from a small village in the Austrian Alps near Salzburg. He earned his Master's degree in Physics from the University of Vienna in...11 December 2024|InterviewTom KrokotschPhoto: Tom KrokotschTom Krokotsch comes from Hamburg. After completing his Master's degree at the University of Cambridge in 2023, he began his doctorate in Quantum...18 September 2024|InterviewSara BiancoPhoto: Sara BiancoSara Bianco comes from Gallipolli, Italy. She completed her Master's degree in Bologna in autumn 2023 with a thesis on searches for light dark matter...18 September 2024|InterviewRigers AliajPhoto: Rigers AliajOriginally from Vlorë, Albania, and raised in Athens, Greece, Rigers Aliaj completed his bachelor’s degree in physics in Athens and earned a Master’s...18 July 2024|InterviewSven BollwegPhoto: Sven BollwegSven Bollweg comes from Hamburg, Germany. He completed his Master's thesis on invertible Neural Networks for anomaly detection in particle physics in...18 July 2024|InterviewJoschka BirkPhoto: Joschka BirkJoschka Birk grew up in Ravensburg, a city in the south of Germany. He graduated from the University of Freiburg in 2022 with his Master's thesis on...23 May 2024|InterviewMargherita PuttiPhoto: Margherita PuttiMargherita Putti comes from Padova, Italy. She graduated from the University of Padua in 2022, where she wrote her Master’s thesis on cosmic microwave...23 May 2024|InterviewAna AndradePhoto: Ana AndradeAna Rita Alves Andrade, originally from Portugal, graduated from RWTH Aachen in 2023. Her Master’s thesis focused on “Machine Learning for Model...21 March 2024|InterviewFiona Ann JollyPhoto: F. A. JollyFiona Ann Jolly is from India and before coming to Hamburg for her Ph.D. she completed her Master's studies at the University of Bonn. Her thesis was...21 March 2024|InterviewAndrii DashkoPhoto: Andrii DashkoAndrii Dashko is from Kyiv, Ukraine. He completed his master's degree in 2022 from a joint program between the Technical University of Munich (TUM)...26 January 2024|InterviewJulia ZieglerPhoto: Monika WüstJulia Anabell Ziegler comes from a village south of Hamburg, Germany. She graduated with a Master's degree in December 2022 from Hamburg. Her thesis...26 January 2024|InterviewDeniz BozkurtPhoto: Deniz BozkurtDeniz Bozkurt, originally from Turkey, completed her master's in mathematical physics in Hamburg, supported by the QU Master Scholarship Program. Her...20 November 2023|InterviewAntonio SbaffoniPhoto: A. SbaffoniAntonio Sbaffoni is from Italy and before coming to Hamburg for his Ph.D. he studied at the University of Padua where his enthusiasm for astronomy...Show all news