Professors and Lecturers

Academic CV

since 2024:

Full Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

2016-2024:

Associate Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

2012-2016:

Assistant Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

2012-2017:

Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Leader (tenure track), Technische Universität Darmstadt and GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany

2010-2012:

Postdoctoral Fellow (SNF) and Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellowship, Theoretical Astro-, Nuclear-, and Particle Physics Group, Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland

2007-2010:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Theory Division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and Institut für Kernphysik (SFB 634), Technische Universität Darmstadt

2004-2007:

PhD thesis, Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik and TU München, Thesis advisor: H.-Th. Janka

Honors and Awards

2024:Max Planck Fellow, Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik

2020:APS Fellow

2016:ERC Starting Grant, “The origin of heavy elements: a nuclear physics and astrophysics challenge (EUROPIUM)”

2012:Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Award

2011-2012:Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), University of Basel, Switzerland

2004-2006:International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) Fellowship, Max Planck Institut fur Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

2002-2003:Erasmus Scholarship, Technische Universität München, Germany

Professional Services

• Deputy Coordinator, Profile Topic Nuclear Science, TU Darmstadt
• PI, Collaborative Research Center, SFB 1245 (2016 – 2027)
• PI, Cluster Project ELEMENTS of the state of Hessen (2021 – 2025)
• Member, Helmholtz Graduate School HGS-HIRe Management Board (2020 – 2025)
• PI, Helmholtz-Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) (2020)
• Board Member, TALENT (Training in Advanced Low Energy Nucl. Theory) (2019 – 2025)
• Member, International Advisory Committee, NSF Physics Frontier Center N3AS (Network for neutrinos, nuclear astrophysics, and symmetries) (2021 – 2024)
• Member, Scientific Board, European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*) (2021 – 2024)
• Member, Editorial Board, J. Phys. G (2021 – 2024)
• Member, Advisory Board (Beirat), DPG division of hadron and nuclear physics (DPG Fachverband Hadronen und Kerne) (2021 – 20235)
• Chair, Bethe Prize selection committee (2019)
• Vice Chair, Bethe Prize selection committee (2018)
• Member Scientific Committee, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy (2018 – 2020)
• Guest Editor, J. Phys. G Special Issue: Focus on microphysics in core-collapse supernovae: 30 years since SN1987A
• PI, BMBF FAIR-NUSTAR: NuSTAR.DA (2015 – 2018)
• Board Member, International Collaborations in Nuclear Theory (ICNT), National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, USA (2015 – 2016)
• Reviewer for US Department of Energy (Early career award and regular program), GIF (German-Israel Foundation for scientific research and development), DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Humboldt Foundation, NWO (Dutch Research Council), AEI (Spain Coordination and Evaluation Branch of the State Research Agency, and NHR HPC Centers
• Referee for The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature, Nature Astronomy, Nature Communications, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review C, European Physical Journal A, Journal of Physics G, Journal of Physics, and Proceedings of Science
• Women’s representative, Physics Department, TU Darmstadt (2015 – 2017, 2023 – today)

Organization of Seminars and Workshops

• Co-Organizer, Hirschegg Workshop, Nucleosynthesis of heavy elements: r-process, with A. Bauswein, A. Floers, C. J. Hansen, G. Martinez-Pinedo, and M. Molero, Jan. 20 – 24, 2025
• Lead Organizer, ECT* DTP/TALENT Training School: “Nuclear theory for astrophysics”, with B. Giacomazzo, and J. Piekarewicz, Jul. 15 – Aug. 2, 2024
• Lead Organizer, 774. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: “Kilonova: Multimessenger and Multiphysics”, with C. J. Hansen, K. Hotokezaka, and T. Stöhlker, Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 2022
• Co-Organizer, IReNA Virtual Workshop on (α, n) reactions for astrophysics, with T. Psaltis, A. Laird, and Z. Meisel, July 14 – 15, 2021
• Co-Organizer, Conference, “Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics IX”, with R. Reifarth, K. Blaum, and Y. Litivnov, Sept. 15 – 20, 2019
• Organizer, Conference, “Nuclear Astrophysics session at Nuclear Chemistry Gordon Research Conference”, with H. Schatz and N. Alahari, June 16 – 21, 2019
• International Advisory Committee, International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC), July 29 – August 2, 2019
• Co-Organizer, Workshop, “Microphysics in computational relativistic astrophysics (MICRA)”, with A. Brandenburg, Sean Couch, Francois Foucart, Carla Fröhlich, Kenta Kiuchi, Eric Lentz, Bronson Messer, Luke Roberts , July 17 – 21, 2017
• Scientific Advisory Committee, Workshop, “Forging Connections: From Nuclei to the Cosmic Web a JINA-CEE workshop”, with Brian O'Shea et. al. June 26 – 29, 2017
• Co-Organizer, Workshop, “Neutron star mergers: From gravitational waves to nucleosynthesis”, with Hans Feldmeier, Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo, Thomas Neff, Robert Roth, Achim Schwenk , Jan. 15 – 21, 2017
• Co-Organizer, Workshop, “Microphysics in computational relativistic astrophysics (MICRA)”, with A. Brandenburg, C. Fröhlich, C. Ott, C. Pethick, J. Read, S. Rosswog, and L. Tolos, Aug. 17 – 21, 2015
• Lead Organizer, Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) Program on “Nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution: recent progress and future directions”, with W. Aoki, J. Dalcanton, F. Montes, and Y.-Z. Qian, July, 28 – August 29, 2014
• Co-Organizer, Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) Workshop on “The r-process: status and challenges”, with Y.-Z. Qian and S. Reddy, July, 28 – August 1, 2014
• Co-Organizer, ECT* Workshop: “Microphysics in computational relativistic astrophysics (MICRA)”, with F. Galleazi, H.-Th. Janka, and C. D. Ott, Sept. 23 – 27, 2013 4
• Lead Organizer, 530. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: “Nuclear masses and nucleosynthesis”, with G. F. Bertsch and K. Blaum, April 23 – 26, 2013
• Co-Organizer, Joint Nuclear Astrophysics Seminar, with I. Dillmann and C.J. Hansen, Darmstadt-Frankfurt-Mainz-Giessen-Heidelberg, monthly, since Nov. 2012
• Co-Organizer, Theory Seminar, Institut für Kernphysik, TU Darmstadt, since Feb. 2012
• Co-Organizer, Workshop “FAIRness 2012: FAIR NExt generation ScientistS”, with M. Bleicher, T. Galatyuk, D. Nicmorus, H. Petersen, C. Ratti, and L. Tolos, Sept. 3 – 7, 2012
• Lead Organizer, First EMMI/JINA Workshop on “Nucleosynthesis beyond iron and the lighter element primary process”, with F. Montes, M. Pignatari and C. Sneden, Oct. 10 – 12, 2011
• Co-Organizer, Theory Seminar, Theory Division, GSI, 2008 – 2009

Outreach

July 17, 2024

“Auf der Jagd nach Neutronen”, Talk, Deutsche Bank Stiftungsgastprofessur, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft 2024, Frankfurt

Feb. 14, 2024

“Kosmische Laboratorien für Kernphysik”, Talk, GSI/FAIR-Vortragsreihe Wissenschaft für Alle, GSI, Darmstadt

Dec. 14, 2023

“Woher kommt das Gold im Universum?”, Talk, Chemie Absolventinnenfeier, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Dec. 2, 2020

“Wenn Neutronensterne verschmelzen”, Talk, Physikalischen Verein, Frankfurt, Germany (zoom)

Nov. 21, 2020

“Supernovae und Neutronsternverschmelzung”, Talk, Saturday Morning Physics, TU Darmstadt, Germany (zoom)

Oct. 24, 2020

“Wie macht man Silver und Gold in Sterne?”, Talk, Astroseminar and der WWU, Munster (zoom)

March, 2020

“Der Stern der Weisen”, Article, Physik Journal, 03, 31 (2020)

2019

“Explosive Produktion von Gold in Universum”, Talk, Darmstadt observatory (Volkssternwarte Darmstadt), Germany

2018

“Supernovae und Neutronsternverschmelzung”, Talk, Saturday Morning Physics, TU Darmstadt

2016

“Wo entstehen die Elemente im Universum?” Talk, EXOMARS Landing: Special Event at TU Darmstadt, Germany

2015

“Entstehung der schweren Elemente in Supernovae und Kollisionen von Neutronensternen” Talk, “Was steckt da hinter?”, TU Darmstadt, Germany

2015

“Schwere Elemente entstehen in Supernovae oder Neutronenstern-Verschmelzungen”, Talk, Darmstadt observatory (Volkssternwarte Darmstadt), Germany

2012

“Supernovae und die Entstehung der Elemente”, Talk, Astro-Workshop-Wochenende, Deutsches Jungforschernetzwerk, Heidelberg, Germany

2011

“Schwarze Löcher in der Klingelbergstrasse”, Science Slam der Universität Basel, 3rd prize, Theater Basel, Switzerland

2010

“El origen de los elementos en la muerte de las estrellas”, General talk, Rotary Club, Madrid, Spain