Author Archives: cosmo06

Chumroo Vijay Prakash

Posted on October 2, 2012

I am Mauritian and graduated from University of Mauritius- Bsc (Hons) Physics with Electronics. This was followed by me joining the Student Work Experience Programme at the Mauritius Radio Telescope. I am currently a High School Physics Educator. What inspired … Continue reading →

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Ermias Abebe Kassaye

Posted on August 7, 2012

I was born in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. I obtained my first degree in physics from Dilla University, and my second degree, specializing in laser physics, from Addis Ababa University. After obtaining my second degree, I worked at  Arbaminch University for … Continue reading →

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Markus Gustav Kruger

Posted on July 20, 2012

I was born and grew up in Brackenfell, where I matriculated in 1991 from Brackenfell High School. After completing my national service in the SAAF and a year at an insurance company working as an actuarial clerk, I spent the … Continue reading →

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Gopolang Mohlabeng

Posted on June 22, 2012

I did my Undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of Pretoria, then went on to do an Honours degree in Astrophysics at the University of Cape Town (NASSP). I am currently a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Kansas … Continue reading →

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Yasser Reda Ahmed AbdElhamid Elmahalawy

Posted on April 18, 2012

I was born in Benha, Egypt. I graduated from Benha University 2008. I obtained a 1st Class Honors in a B.Sc specialising in Physics. Subsequently I also completed a pre-masters degree in Theoretical Physics at Benha University that further enriched … Continue reading →

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Nadeem Oozeer

Posted on April 13, 2012

I was born in Mauritius where I did my studies at the University of Mauritius (UoM). I obtained a Bsc. (Hons.) in Physics. My master thesis focused on the deconvolution techniques for wide field imaging from the Mauritius Radio Telescope … Continue reading →

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Nirina Maurice HASINA TAHIRIDIMBISOA

Posted on April 13, 2012

I am from Madagascar, I did my undergrad “Es-Licence and Maîtrise de Researche en Physique Nucléaire, Théorique, Appliquée” at the University of Antananarivo. Then I am studying here at AIMS South Africa doing the Postgraduate Diploma Programm 2011-2012, since August … Continue reading →

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Mahmoud Yousif Ali Wahba Hashim

Posted on April 13, 2012

I graduated from Benha University 2005, as a physics major. Worked as a research assistant at the Egyptian Center for Theoretical Physics in 2008. My field of speciality was in QCD Cosmology. Have more than three published papers in the … Continue reading →

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Jose Fonseca

Posted on February 15, 2012

I’m from Guimarães, a beautiful city in the north of Portugal. I did my undergrad (Licenciatura) in the University of Porto, Portugal in Physics and Applied Maths (Astronomy), with a one year exchange in the University of Lund, Sweden. I … Continue reading →

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Miguel Zumalacárregui

Posted on February 6, 2012

I was born and grew up in Madrid (Spain), where I studied my bachelor and Master’s degree in Theoretical Physics at the Universidad Autonoma. At that time I became interested in Cosmology and moved to Barcelona to start my PhD, … Continue reading →

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Eli Kasai

Posted on December 7, 2011

I was born in the north eastern part of Namibia, along the banks of the Kavango river, which forms the border between Angola and Namibia. I completed my BSc undergraduate in Mathematics and Physics in 2004 at the University of … Continue reading →

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Navin Sivanandam

Posted on November 11, 2011

 I was born and grew up in England, where I also did my undergraduate degree, at Cambridge. After 22 years of English weather, I had had enough and I relocated to California, for my PhD. This was at Stanford, where … Continue reading →

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