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AstroMundus in numbers and Alumni careers

Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Astrophysics 1st Cycle, Editions 1 to 5, 2010 – 2016 & 2nd Cycle, Editions 6 to 8, 2016 – 2020

AstroMundus Applicants & Students - Editions 1 to 8 A total of 914 applications arrived from 93 different countries; 24% of applicants were females. 125 students were enrolled, of which 52 females (42%) and 73 males from 46 different countries. 113 students graduated successfully, the remaining 12 left the course before graduation. Ed. 1 Ed. 2 Ed. 3 Ed. 4 Ed. 5 Ed. 6 Ed. 7 Ed. 8 Sum

No. of applicants 112 76 125 138 105 103 134 121 914 EMMC/E+ scholarship holders enrolled in the 13 8 9 8 7 2 6 8 61 category A/Partner Country EMMC/E+ scholarship holders enrolled in the 6 2 4 4 3 0 0 0 19 category B/ Programme Country Students from Partner Countries enrolled as self- 0 0 2 1 5 2 9 7 26 payers or with alternative / Consortium scholarships Students from Programme Countries enrolled as self- 0 0 0 3 4 3 4 5 19 payers or with alternative / Consortium scholarships Successfully graduated 16 10 14 14 19 4 18 18 113 students Countries of origin of applicants (all course editions)

Countries of origin of enrolled students (all course editions)

AstroMundus Guest Scholars – Editions 1 to 8

Ed. 1 Ed. 2 Ed. 3 Ed. 4 Ed. 5 Ed. 6 Ed. 7 Ed. 8 Total

Guest scholars from 4 6 7 5 0 1 5 3 31 Partner Countries

Guest scholars from 2 1 2 3 5 3 1 3 20 Programme Countries

Countries of origin of Guest Scholars

Alumni careers First occupation/activity after AstroMundus graduation

Subsequent careers

Alumni from earlier editions, who started a PhD as their first occupation after graduating from the AstroMundus programme have concluded their doctorate and in many cases have continued their academic career with postdoctoral research positions or as university assistants/professors/lecturers. A few alumni, after a first employment as teaching assistants or research fellows have later started a PhD. Only a few alumni have switched to a non-academic career after the PhD. Alumni of the 7th edition, who had opted for a gap year after graduation, in several cases have later started a PhD. Edition 8 alumni, who opted for a gap year are in most cases planning to continue their career in astrophysics after this initial break period.

Countries where AstroMundus alumni obtained their positions after graduation

First position after graduation

Countries where AstroMundus alumni obtained their positions after graduation

Second position after graduation

Edition 1 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 1) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Zahra Alvi, Pakistan Growth of Super Massive University of Jobs outside academia: Research analyst, Black holes on Göttingen, 03/09/2012 United Arab Emirates. Entrapreneur. Cosmological Timescales Khan Muhammad bin On the origin of cold University of Rome Tor PhD, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University Asad, Bangladesh fronts and radio mini Vergata, 20/07/2012 of Groningen, The Netherlands. From October halos by means of gas 2016 to 2019 Post-Doc at SKA Office in South sloshing Africa. Since 2019 Assistant Professor at University Physics & Computer Department, Bangladesh. Abbas Askar, Pakistan Optical Emission from University of Padua, PhD, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Ultraluminous X-ray 27/09/2012 Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. Sources Since 2018 Post-Doc at Lund Observatory, Sweden. Luca Grassitelli, Italy Physical Parameters of University of Belgrade, PhD, IMPRS Max-Planck-Institute for the Relativistic Shock 27/07/2012 Radioastronomy, Argelander Institut für Waves in a sample of Astronomie, Bonn, Germany - concluded in Gamma Ray Bursts October 2016. Since Dec 2016, Postdoctoral Associate Researcher at the same Institute. Yu-Cian Hong, Taiwan Dynamics and survival of University of Padua, PhD, Cornell University, U.S.A. moons of extra-solar 27/09/2012 giant planets in planet- planet scattering Cigdem Kanberoglu, From TOD to CMB power University of Rome Tor PhD, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Turkey spectra; A new, improved, Vergata, 20/07/2012 Map making algorithm Christopher Marvin, A spectrum forward University of PhD, Institute for Astrophysics, University of USA simulator for Göttingen, 20/09/2012 Göttingen, Germany, until Dec 2016. Since June CARMENES 2017 employed in the energy trading sector,Italy. Remudin Reshid Hydrodynamical studies University of PhD, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Mekuria, Ethiopia for cosmology Göttingen, 05/09/2012 Africa - concluded in 2017. Since then, Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Note: as of May 2020 Edition 1 – Master Theses & Alumni careers (part 2) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Pece Podigachoski, Dust-enshrouded formation University of PhD, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University Macedonia in clusters: the 24 m Innsbruck, 10/08/2012 of Groningen, The Netherlands - concluded in cluster galaxy population Oct 2016. Technical analyst in a Dutch company from Oct 2016 to Sept 2017. Since then, ALM risk modeller, Rabobank Group, Utrecht, NL. Nemanja Rakic, Variability of AGN spectral University of Belgrade Univ. Assistant, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia properties & University of Bosnia-Herzegovina & PhD, University of Herzegovina Göttingen, 27/07/2012 Belgrade, Serbia Payaswini Saikia, The UV and optical spectral University of Belgrade PhD, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The India properties of a sample of broad and University of Netherlands - successfully concluded in June line AGNs Göttingen, 27/07/2012 2018. Now post-doc at New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sara Alejandra Human-Robotic Mars Science University of PhD, Research for European Astronomy Sans, Spain Operations:Target Selection Innsbruck, 14/08/2012 Training (GREAT-ITN) network, KU Leuven, Optimization via Traverse and Belgium - successfully concluded in Jan 2017. Science Planning Since 2018 owner of a small business. Kamal Mohamed Efficient Identification of University of Teaching Assistant (demonstrator), Sohag Teleb, Egypt Exoplanetary Transit Signals Innsbruck & Univ. of University, Faculty of Science, Egypt Göttingen, 25/04/2013 Paritosh Verma, Study of Detectability of University of Rome, Further studies at the University of India Gravitational Wave Signals 28/09/2012 Massachusetts, U.S.A. from Highly Magnetic Accreting Millisecond Neutron Dimitar Vlaykov, Observable consequences of University of PhD, Institute for Astrophysics, University of Bulgaria open inflation Göttingen, 05/09/2012 Göttingen, Germany - successfully concluded in Sept 2015. Postdoctoral Researcher at the MPI für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen until end 2018. Since then, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Exeter, UK. Laura Volpes, Italy Thermal and magnetic structure University of PhD, Institute for Astrophysics, University of of the corona in a 3D MHD Göttingen, 20/07/2012 Göttingen, Germany - successfully concluded in simulation June 2016. Now Digital Content Creator. Note: as of May 2020 Edition 2 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 1) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Wilnelia Edith Sun-Climate Relations: The University of Rome Tor PhD, Davos World Radiation Center & ETH Adams, South Africa Effect of UV Irradiance Vergata, 27/09/2013 Zurich, Switzerland Variability on Stratospheric Ozone over the 11-year Solar Cycle Cosmos Dumba, Probing the Accretion Disk University of Göttingen, Teaching Assistant, Mbarara University, Uganda Uganda Winds in AGN 23/08/2013 & PhD, University of Jena & Tautenburg Observatory, Germany, successfully concluded in Jan 2019. Now Lecturer at Mbarara University, Uganda. Levan Kakabadze, Contribution of Structure University of Innsbruck Job as software engineer, Georgia Georgia Formation: Cosmic Rays to & University of Extragalactic Gamma Ray Belgrade, 30/09/2013 Background Vladimir Lukovic, Lemaitre-Tolmon-Bondi: University of Rome Tor PhD, Joint PhD programme at the Universities Serbia Cosmological Model Vergata, 27/09/2013 of Rome "Tor Vergata" and "La Sapienza", Italy, concluded in 2017. Now Post-Doc at UniTOV. Gerardo Martinez On the Evolution of Galactic University of Innsbruck PhD, International Relativistic Astrophysics Aviles, Mexico Habitability & University of Programme, Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate, Belgrade, 23/08/2013 University of Nice, France, concluded in 2017. Now high-school teacher of maths and physics in Mexico. Active in writing popular science articles for magazines of the National University of Mexico. Fahad Nasir, Mock X-Ray Oberservations University of Innsbruck, PhD, University of Nottingham, UK, concluded Pakistan of undergoing 13/08/2013 in 2018. Since then, post-doc at University of RAM-pressure stripping California, Riverside, USA. Kalyan Kumar Removal of the Ground University of Padua, PhD, IMPRS Max-Planck-Institute for Radhakrishnan Layer for very large 13/09/2013 Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany, concluded in Pattathill Telescopes 2017. First postdoc in Heidelberg. Now fixed- Santhakumari, India term researcher position at INAF, Padova, Italy Note: as of May 2020 Edition 2 – Master Theses & Alumni careers (part 2)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Barbara Lucia Study of the Intercluster University of Innsbruck, PhD, University of Innsbruck, Austria Ramirez Mosquera, Medium Velocity Structure in 13/09/2013 Venezuela Cosmological Simulations

Xuan Nhut Truong, Neutrino Physics and new University of Padua, PhD, Joint PhD programme at the Universities Vietnam Perspectives in Cosmology 13/09/2013 of Rome "Tor Vergata" and Rome "La Sapienza", Italy, concluded in 2017. Now Post- Doc at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Abhay Pratap Yadav, Study of Chromospheric University of Göttingen, PhD, EXPERT III Erasmus Mundus programme, India Activity of Solar-Type Stars 14/09/2013 Institute for Astrophysics, University of Göttingen, Germany, concluded in 2016 and followed by Postdoctoral position at the University of Göttingen. Now back in India.

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 3 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 1) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Paola Wara Star Formation and Accretion University of Göttingen, PhD, Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Aalto Chamani Velasco, Power of Supermassive Black 16/09/2014 University, Finland Bolivia Holes in Circumnuclear Disks

Guido Granda Influence of Box Size and University of Innsbruck, PhD, ICRAR - University of Western Australia Munoz, Peru Overdensity in Cosmological 22/09/2014 Simulations Balakrishna Cosmological Perturbations and University of Rome Tor PhD, Gran Sasso Science Institute, l'Aquila, Sandeep Haridasu, Warm Dark Matter Vergata, 24/10/2014 Italy, concluded in July 2018. Now postdoc at India Univ. Rome ToV, Italy. Fateme Kamali, AGN Black Hole Masses at University of Göttingen PhD, IMPRS Max-Planck-Institute for Iran Different Cosmological Scales & University of Radioastronomy, Argelander Institut für Belgrade, 09/09/2014 Astronomie, Bonn, Germany Rosita Dimitrova X-ray Weak University of Göttingen PhD, Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Kokotanekova, & University of Research, Göttingen, Germany & Open Bulgaria Belgrade, 09/09/2014 University, U.K., concluded in 2018. Since then, postdoctoral ESO fellowship, Germany. Le Hoang Nguyen, Search for Binary Counterparts University of Rome Tor PhD, DESY (Deutsches Elektronen- Vietnam of Galactic Gamma-Ray Vergata, 24/10/2014 Synchrotron), Hamburg, Germany. Now Post- Transients doc at the Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany. Uroš Meštrić, Investigations of Structure and University of Belgrade, PhD, Swinburne University of Technology, Serbia Morphology of Galaxies in a graduated as local Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sample from GAMA and SDSS student, autumn 2015 Databases Ana Paola Mikler, Cluster Properties of High University of Padova, PhD, IMPRS Max-Planck-Institute for Colombia Sources in the ADF-S 30/09/2014 Radioastronomy, Argelander Institut für Region Astronomie, Bonn, Germany Anna Ogorzalek, MHD Simulations of Colliding University of Innsbruck, PhD, Stanford University, California, U.S.A. Poland Stellar Winds in Binary Systems 08/09/2014

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 3 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 2)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known William Arthur Study of the Flyby Anomaly University of Padova, PhD, Observatoire de Paris, France, Polycarpe, France Tracking the Future JUICE 30/09/2014 concluded in October 2018 Probe with the International Laser Ranging Service Avneet Singh, India Primordial Non-Gaussianity in University of Padova, PhD, IMPRS at Max Planck Institute for Horndeski-type Models of 30/09/2014 Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Inflation and Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany, concluded in 2017. Post-Doc at the Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, 2017 – 2018. Since 2019 PhD candidate in applied maths and climatology at the Geohpysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway. Martha Irene Planetary Bombardment in University of Göttingen, PhD, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Saladino, Mexico Young Planetary Systems 03/09/2014 Netherlands, concluded 2018. Since 2019 grant holder of the IAU/Office of Astronomy for Development as a Science Communication Manager and Data Analyst, Cambridge, UK. Sreevarsha Stellar Mass Content of Planck University of Innsbruck, PhD, University of Innsbruck, Austria, Sreejith, India Sunyaev-Zeldovich Galaxy 15/09/2014 concluded in 2018. Since 2019 a post-doc at Clusters the University of Clermont Auvergne, France Jinglin Zhao, China End-to-End Simulation of University of Göttingen, PhD, University of New South Wales, CARMENES Observations 30/09/2014 Australia

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 4 – Master theses and Alumni careers – (part 1)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Deepak Bastola, Study of feedback mechanisms University of Göttingen, Started PhD at Laboratoire d'Astrophysique Nepal from Active Galaxy Nuclei 10/09/2015 de Marseille, Université d'Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France, then moved to the Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, USA, as a graduate teaching assistant (2017) and PhD candidate since 2018. Grega Belšak, Modeling of Eclipse Time University of Göttingen, Research Assistant at the Laboratory for Slovenia Variations for V471 Tauri System 04/09/2015 Simulations of Materials and Processes, Institute of Materials and Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Aleksandar Cikota, A Study of the Effect of Host University of Innsbruck, PhD, ESO Fellowship at International Max Croatia Galaxy Extinction on the Colors 16/07/2015 Planck Research School, Garching, Germany, of Type Ia Supernovae completed in July 2018. Now post-doc at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA. Moving to Santiago, Chile, as ESO fellow in October 2020. Dan Josué Deras Modelling near-surface effects in University of Göttingen, PhD, National Autonomous University of Badillo, Mexico evolved solar-like oscillators 18/09/2015 Mexico (UNAM), Mexico

Arpine Constraints on Cosmological University of Rome, PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, Kozmanyan, Parameters from Cosmic 18/09/2015 concluded in Dec 2018. Since then working as Armenia Microwave Background and a Data Analyst at Tessella, Altran Group Matter Power Spectrum (multinational engineering consultancy Observations company), Milan, Italy. Kristhell Marisol Central Massive Black Holes and University of Innsbruck, PhD, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space López López, Dark Matter Halos in Low Mass 01/09/2015 Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Guatemala Galaxies completed in April 2020.

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 4 – Master Theses & Alumni careers (part 2)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Konstantina A Flare Forecasting Algorithm University of Rome, PhD, University of Glasgow, U.K., concluded Loumou, Greece Based on Multi-Line 25/09/2015 in January 2020. Currently working as a Magnetograms Forecaster and Service Provider at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium. Mija Lovrić, Serbia Solar Cycle Effects on University of Rome, PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, Stratospheric Ozone 25/09/2015 successfully concluded in December 2018. Pietro Olmo Piana, Time Renormalization Method in University of Göttingen, Specialization on space transport systems, Italy Cosmological Perturbation 28/09/2015 University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy. Now Theory PhD student at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Eliceth Yaneire Keck/DEIMOS Spectroscopy of University of Innsbruck, PhD, Armagh Observatory, U.K. Rojas-Montes, Blue Supergiants in IC 10 and 15/01/2016 Venezuela Sextans B Noemi Schaffer, Ultralight Axion Dark Matter University of Göttingen, PhD, Department of Astronomy and Hungary Modeling with Particle-In-Cell 03/09/2015 Theoretical Physics, Lund University & Lund Method Observatory, Sweden Lawrence Anthony Comparison of Predicted and University of Rome & PhD, Astrophysics Research Institute, Short, United Observed Period Derivatives of University of Belgrade, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Kingdom RR Lyrae Stars 25/09/2015 U.K. Efsan Sökmen, Determination of Element University of Göttingen, PhD, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Turkey Abundances of Galactic Globular 24/09/2015 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Clusters Through Red Giants with MUSE/VLT Miles Landan A new age-period-activity University of Göttingen, PhD, NCCR 'Planet S' program, Swiss Timpe, USA relation for M dwarfs: 04/09/2015 consortium, Center for Theoretical implications for planetary Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of habitability Zurich, Switzerland, concluded in 2020. Now Postdoc at the same institution.

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 5 – Master theses and Alumni careers – (part 1)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Benjamin Garret Multimssenger Detection of Core- University of Rome Tor n.a. Browning, USA Collapse Supernovae via Linked Vergata, 28/10/2016 Gravitational Wave and Neutrino Detector Networks Benjamin Eric Star formation from molecular University of Padova, PhD candidate at the Computational Czaja, USA cloud collisions 28/09/2016 Science Lab, Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hannah Suzanne Quantitative Spectroscopy of Blue University of PhD, Astrophysics Research Institute, Dalgleish, United Supergiants in NGC 6822 Innsbruck, 13/09/2016 Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Kingdom concluded in May 2020. Postdoc at the University of Oxford (UK) and continuing at the University of Namibia wihin an ‘astronomy for development’ project. Kaan Kaplan, The Search for in K2 University of Padova, PhD on hybrid and electric cars and teacher Turkey Clusters M35 and NGC 2158 27/10/2016 of a technical astronomy course at Gaziantep Universiy, Tukey. Iuliia Mykhailivna Variability of the broad-line Seyfert University of Opted for a break period in her home Diakiv, Ukraine galaxy ESO 141-G55 Göttingen, 26/09/2016 country

Robert Dzudzar, Evolution in the University of PhD, Swinburne University of Technology, Serbia Massive and Dynamically Active Innsbruck, 19/09/2016 Melbourne, Australia (PhD thesis submitted Cluster Abell 3266 in June 2020) Odysse Halim, The Sensitivity of Using Coarse University of Rome Tor PhD, Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Indonesia Grid in All-Sky Surveys Data Vergata, 30/09/2016 Italy, concluded in April 2020. Analysis of Continuous Gravitational Waves Erik Nikolas Halpha Variability in CN Leo, an University of PhD, University of Göttingen & Max Planck Johnson, USA Active M Dwarf Göttingen, 26/09/2016 Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), Göttingen, Germany

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 5 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 2) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Yana Igorevna Adaptation of the LSST Software University of Innsbruck PhD, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Khusanova, Stack to the ESO-NTT SOFI & University of Marseille, Université d'Aix-Marseille, France, Russian Federation Camera and Application to the Belgrade, 27/09/2016 concluded in October 2019. Since SOFI Ks-band Dataset of the 02hr November 2019 postdoc at MPIA, Deep Field from the VIMOS-VLT Heidelberg, Germany. Deep Survey for Data Reduction Maksym Stellar magnetic field impact on University of PhD, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Lisogorskyi, planet detection Göttingen, 16/09/2016 UK Ukraine Abhishek Sanjay Cosmological parameter estimates University of Rome Tor PhD, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Maniyar, India from SNe Ia and H(z) Vergata, 23/09/2016 Marseille, Université d'Aix-Marseille, France, concluded in September 2019. Since October 2019, Postdoctoral Research Associate at New York University, USA Minh Nhat Nguyen, Local Random Potentials and University of PhD, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics Vietnam Cosmology Göttingen, 27/07/2016 (MPA), Garching, Germany, concluded in June 2020. Coninuing with a 1-year postdoc at the same institurion. Liam Donal Parameter Studies in Cosmic Ray University of PhD, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK O'Sullivan, Ireland Propagation Innsbruck, 16/09/2016

Ernesto Perez AGN Light Curves and University of Göttingen PhD, University of Guadalajara, Mexico Hernandez, Mexico Periodicities: The case of ARP & University of 102B, 3C 390.3, NGC 5548 & Belgrade, 21/09/2016 E1821+643 Bastian Severin Homogeneous Scale for University of Rome Tor PhD, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Niklas Proxauf, Galactic Classical Cepheids Vergata, 30/09/2016 Research (MPS), Göttingen, Germany Austria Miika Aleksi The shape of relativistically broad- University of Belgrade, PhD, University of Southampton, UK Pursiainen, Finland ened Fe Kalpha line in type 1 AGN 07/09/2016 Note: as of May 2020 Edition 5 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 3) Name & Country of origin Master Thesis AstroMundus Graduation Position after graduation and further position, when known

Nikolina Šarčević, Serbia Population of Gamma-Ray University of Padova, PhD, University of Freiburg, Sources in the Third Fermi 09/03/2017 Germany. Switching to a LAT Catalogue position in cosmology at Newcastle University, UK, in autumn 2020. Joanna Tamani Ramasawmy, The Intrinsic Shapes of Dwarf University of Innsbruck, PhD, University of United Kingdom Galaxies in the MATLAS 09/09/2016 Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Survey Georgina Feroza Sanjana, Spherical Collapse of Ultra- University of Göttingen, PhD, University of Kyoto, United Kingdom Light Axionic Dark Matter 02/09/2016 Japan

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 6 – Master theses and Alumni careers Name & Country of origin Master Thesis AstroMundus Graduation Position after graduation and further position, when known

Alan Andrés García López, Analysis of the Balmer University of Padova, Continued research at INAF- Guatemala Emission along the 26/01/2017 Padova until January 2018, Main Sequence after which he planned a gap period in his home country. Miriam Gudiño Yáñez, Mexico The Hubble Constant from University of Belgrade, Initially employed as a Time-delays of Gravitationally 18/09/2017 Bachelor’s level professor in Lensed Quasars Aerospace Engineering, she is currently doing a PhD at the Universidad Atónoma de México. Vikram Upadhyay, Nepal Testing Modified Gravity with University of Padova, Returned to Nepal, where for the Sunyaev Zel’dovich Effect 27/09/2017 the coming years he plans to work on social development projects in education and economy building sectors. Tadeja Veršic, Slovena On the kinematics of Sculptor University of Rome Tor Started PhD at the Kapteyn Vergata, 29/09/2017 Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; now continuing the PhD within an ERC- funded project at the Institute of Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Austria.

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 7 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 1) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Syeda Lammim Ahad, The nature of the nucleated dwarf University of PhD, Leiden Observatory, The Bangladesh galaxies in the MATLAS survey Innsbruck, 14/09/2018 Netherlands

Waheed Ahmad, Cosmological parameters: University of n.a. Pakistan discordance, new data and new Göttingen, 26/09/2018 physics Maksym Brilenkov, Self-Consistent Models of Fuzzy University of PhD, Institute of Theoretical Ukraine Dark Matter Halos Göttingen, 07/09/2018 Astrophysics, Universiy of Oslo, Norway Ruslan Brilenkov, Formation of Axion Miniclusters in University of PhD, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Ukraine GADGET-2 Simulations Göttingen, 10/09/2018 University of Groningen, The Netherlands Samantha Beatriz A Photometric and Dynamical University of Padova, PhD, IMPRS, Max Planck Institute for Brown Sevilla, Mexico Study of the Binary System HW 28/09/2018 Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany Virginis Javier Carron Duque, Needlet Multiple Testing for Point University of Rome Tor PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Spain Source Detection in Planck CMB Vergata, 28/09/2018 Italy Anisotropy Maps Adrián Esteban Blast Waves with Cosmic Rays in University of Belgrade, PhD, Liverpool John Moores University, Castañón, Spain Supernova Remnants 24/09/2018 UK (started in October 2019). Abhishek Rajesh Influence of improved Stark University of Innsbruck Started a PhD at the Institute of Astro- Chougule, India broadening data on chromium & University of and Particle Physics, University of spectral lines Belgrade, 25/09/2018 Innsbruck, Austria; since autumn 2019 continuing at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, University of Porto, Portugal Jarred Gershon Dark Matter Searches with the University of Rome Tor Research position at the Space Science Green, USA MAGIC telescopes Vergata, 28/09/2018 Data Center of the Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 7 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 2) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Stefano Renzo Age sensitivity of stellar structure University of Göttinegen Fellowship at the Centre for Garcia Castañeda, glitches & Max Planck Institute Astrophysics of the University of Porto, Chile for Solar System Portugal; since September 2019, PhD Research, 10/12/2018 in at KU Leuven, Belgium Andrea Guzmán Probing the exoplanet's HD University of Göttingen, PhD, University of Bern, Switzerland Mesa, Colombia 189733b atmosphere using 24/09/2018 CARMENES' chromatic Rossiter- McLaughlin observations Huanchen Hu, China Coupling of solar p and g modes University of Göttingen University of Göttingen & Max-Planck- & Max-Planck-Institute Institute for Solar System Research, for Solar System 20/09/2018 Research, 20/09/2018 Jay Vijay Kalinani, General Relativistic Magneto- University of Rome Tor PhD, Department of Physics and India hydrodynamic Simulations of Vergata, 28/09/2018 Astronomy, University of Padova, Italy Binary Neutron Star Mergers

Oleg Igorevic Kalinin, The Statistics of the Cosmic University of Rome Tor n.a. Russian Federation Microwave Background Vergata, 28/09/2018

Yushan Li, China Investigation of the Chandra X-ray University of Göttingen, Decided for a gap year Source Properties in the Antennae 25/09/2018 Galaxies with MUSE

Tamari Meshveliani, Axion Miniclusters: Formation in University of Göttingen, Head of Planetarium at the Georgian Georgia the Early and Signals in 25/01/2019 National Youth Palace (Georgia) for the Gravitational Microlensing popularization of astronomy and astrophysics among school students & organisation of summer schools at various Georgian observatories. She plans to do a PhD in the future.

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 7 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 3) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Slađana Radinović, Bispectrum of the Sunyaev- University of Padova, Decided for a gap year; since Bosnia and Zel'dovich y-Compton Field in 28/09/2018 September 2019 PhD at the Institute of Herzegovina Modifies Gravity Models Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway Agata Maria The Radiation Impact of Active University of Belgrade, Decided for a gap period and outreach Wisłocka, Poland Galactic Nuclei at z < 0.5 on the 12/09/2018 related projects

Note: as of May 2020 Edition 8 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 1) Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further origin Graduation position, when known Bidenko Bohdan, Constraints on Cosmological University of Rome Tor Gap period. Plans to continue career in Ukraine Parameters from Isotropic and Vergata, 27/09/2019 Astrophysics Anisotropic Components of BAO Data Chaturmutha Varun, Binarity as a possible University of Padova, Nine-month research internship with the India explanation of the dual horizontal 09/09/2019 "Remote Sensing for Space Sciences" branch in NGC 6791 group at Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA Girdhar Aishwarya, Spatial variation of stellar ages in University of Padova, PhD within the IMPRS programme at the India GASP galaxies observed with 09/09/2019 European Southern Observatory, MUSE Garching/Munich, Germany Giri Priyanka, India Modeling of High Finesse Optical University of Rome Tor PhD, European Gravitational Observatory, Cavities for the Reduction of Vergata, 27/09/2019 at the Virgo Gravitational Wave detector & Scattering Losses in Advanced University of Pisa, Italy Virgo Gonzalez I Tora Quantitative spectroscopy of University of Innsbruck PhD, Astrophysical Research Institute, Gemma, Spain NGC 300 supergiants with & University of Liverpool John Moores University, UK MUSE 2 Göttingen, 05/09/2019

Guluyeva Chichak, Joint analysis of LIGO-Virgo and University of Rome Tor Physics teacher in an international school Azerbaijan a neutrino network data for type Vergata, 27/09/2019 in Azerbaijan. Plans to continue career in II Supernova search Astrophysics Hami Maryam The : University of Rome Tor Summer internship with NRAO (National Melissa, USA Estimating the SgrA* Effects Vergata & University of Radio Astronomy Observatory), USA Belgrade, 31/01/2020

Ketzer Laura, Pre-main sequence gravity-mode University of Innsbruck, PhD, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Germany pulsators in K2 06/09/2019 (AIP), Potsdam, Germany Lala Hitesh, India A 6-dimensional phase space University of Padova, PhD within the IMPRS in Astronomy and study of NGC 09/09/2019 Cosmic Physics, Heidelberg, Germany 6752 Note: as of May 2020 Edition 8 – Master theses and Alumni careers (part 2)

Name & Country of Master Thesis AstroMundus Position after graduation and further position, origin Graduation when known Olivera Nieto Laura, The diffuse neutrino flux due to University of Innsbruck, PhD within the IMPRS programme at the Max Spain interactions of AGN jets with the 13/09/2019 Planck Institute for Nuclear Physcs (MPIK), CMB and the EBL Heidelberg, Germany Piga Lorenzo, Italy Effects of accreting Primordial University of Rome Tor Gap period. Plans to continue career in Black Holes on the Cosmic Vergata, 27/09/2019 Astrophysics Microwave Background Ranjan Divyanshu, Temporal Evolution of the University of Göttingen, Gap period. Plans to continue career in India CARMENES Etalons 10/09/2019 Astrophysics Rodrigues Alves CARMENES radial velocity with University of Göttingen, PhD at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Douglas, Brazil data driven methods 10/09/2019 Chile Talezadehlari Early Universe Constraints on University of Göttingen, Gap period. Plans to continue career in Mohammadsadegh, Type-IIB String Axions 25/09/2019 Astrophysics Iran Tkachenko Olena, Constraints on Cosmic Ray University of Innsbruck, PhD within the Karlsruhe Graduate School of Ukraine Diffusion with Particle Transport 27/09/2019 Elementary Particle and Astroparticle from the PICARD code Physics: Science and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Wang Wang, China Decaying Dark Matter Model University of Rome Tor Gap period. Plans to continue career in Constrains With FlexKnot Vergata, 27/09/2019 Astrophysics Reionization History

Yeh Fu-Chi, Taiwan The Origin of the Globular University of Padova, Gap period. Considering a possible career Cluster FSR 1758 09/09/2019 switch

Zekoll Viktoria, Production of Cosmogenic University of Göttingen, PhD at DLR - German Aerospace Center, Austria Isotopes by the Galactic Cosmic 25/09/2019 Munich, Germany Rays and Solar Energetic Particles

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