I’m a researcher working in gamma-ray astronomy, a branch of the wider field of high energy astrophysics. The theme underlying my research interests is the quest to understand the nature and origin of the energetic cosmic rays permeating our universe and continuously bombarding Earth.
DFG Emmy Noether group (2021 – 2027)
Since October 2021 I am leading a research group on Unveiling the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays: Pulsar Environments at the Highest Energies, based at the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Current group members
Giovanni Cozzolongo (PhD student)
Katharina Egg (PhD student)
Saujanya Dubale (Master)
Sayak Ghosh (Master)
Lukas Großpietsch (Master)
Florian Foith (Bachelor)
Former group members
Dr. Samuel Spencer (postdoc, now at CTAO, Zeuthen)
Dr. Tina Wach (PhD student, now at MPIK, Heidelberg)