Category Archives: Visitors

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 →

I went to the same high school (Aarau) and university (ETHZ) as Einstein. Einstein then had to find a real job and revolutionized physics, while I did a Ph.D. in Geneva (with Ruth Durrer) and after three years in Oxford … Continue reading →

I was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then a part of Yugoslavia). I became interested in physics in high-school, and my dream soon became to study physics in the United States and become a physicist. I was accepted to … Continue reading →

I started out my career as a professional classical dancer.  I then studied theoretical physics as an undergraduate in Lisbon (Portugal), went on to do my PhD in Cosmology with Andrew Liddle in Sussex (UK) and did my first postdoc … Continue reading →

I grew up in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland and was an undergraduate at ETH Zurich, before moving to Geneva University for my PhD with Ruth Durrer. I have been the Lockyer Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society at … Continue reading →

I grew up in Bombay, India. When I was 18, I left India to go to Haverford College, just outside Philadelphia, because one could (still can) play cricket there.  An astronomer there, Bruce Partridge, told me that if I wanted … Continue reading →

I was born in Rome, in 1976. After a diploma in classical studies I graduated in Physics at University “Sapienza” of Rome. My Ph.D. was then carried on both at the Observatory of Rome and in UK (with two Marie … Continue reading →

I am from Montreal, Canada.  I have a MSc diploma in engineering physics from EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), Switzerland.  I am currently finishing my PhD at the University of Geneva on alternative theories of gravity. What inspired you … Continue reading →

I am from Ethiopia, born and educated at the Capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. I did my undergraduate in the department of Physics at Addis Ababa University. I completed my Honours and Masters in the University of Cape Town … Continue reading →