January 2025 – present
Postdoc
Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Germany
May 2021 – January 2025
PhD in Physics
University of Cambridge (Trinity College), United Kingdom
October 2019 – April 2021
Master of Science in Physics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
September 2018 – May 2019
Undergraduate Year Abroad
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
September 2016 – May 2019
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
Coding:
Programming: Python, Unix Shell, MATLAB, Mathematica, LaTeX, LabView, C/C++
Software/Packages: FullProf, WIEN2k, SLURM, Linux, Git
Experimental Techniques:
Microscopy: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Nanofabrication: Electron Beam Lithography (EBL), Plasma Etching, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Thin Film Sputter Deposition
Crystal growth: Chemical Vapor Transport (CVT), Flux Growth
Characterization: (Powder-) X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Low-Temperature Transport Measurements, Torque Magnetometry
Spectroscopy: Angle-Resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS/EDX/EDXS)
Cryogenics: Dilution Refrigeration, Helium-3/Helium-4 Cryostats, Lambda Point Refrigeration, Hardware/Firmware Development for Cryogenic Probes
German - native
English - fluent
French - basic
Bulgarian - intermediate
Trinity College Travel Award 2024
ARCHER2 Access to HPC-grant 2024
Trinity College Travel Award 2022
Tom Howatt PhD Studentship offered by Trinity College, Cambridge