{"id":20328,"date":"2025-10-01T10:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/fb08-prisma\/?page_id=20328"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:27:08","slug":"excellence-track-programm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prisma.uni-mainz.de\/en\/excellence-track-programm\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence Track Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<jgu-base-section react-props=\"{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;wide&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"jgu-bgsection bg bg-white \"><div class=\"content padding-medium\"><jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;Excellence Track Program&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">Excellent students who have a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Physics have the opportunity to complete a so-called Excellence Track in addition to the JGU Master of Science in Physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">The aim of the Excellence Track is to equip students with the necessary tools to embark on a successful research path and become strong candidates for a doctorate. To this end, it enables high-achieving, research-oriented students to further develop their scientific knowledge as well as complementary and transferable skills within a structured program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">For further information, please contact the coordinators of the Mainz Physics Academy (<a href=\"mailto:xtrack@uni-mainz.de\">xtrack@uni-mainz.de<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section><jgu-base-section react-props=\"{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;light&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;wide&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"jgu-bgsection bg bg-light \"><div class=\"content padding-medium\"><jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;How to apply for the Excellence Track?&lt;br&gt;&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n<jgu-base-notificationbanner react-props=\"{\n    &quot;children&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;exclamation-triangle-solid&quot;,\n    &quot;iconColor&quot;: &quot;red&quot;,\n    &quot;showCloseButton&quot;: false,\n    &quot;position&quot;: &quot;top&quot;,\n    &quot;styling&quot;: &quot;inline&quot;,\n    &quot;bgColor&quot;: &quot;light&quot;,\n    &quot;isPreview&quot;: false\n}\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">Registration for the <strong>Excellence Track<\/strong> starting in the <strong>summer semester 2026<\/strong> is now open. 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class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Shumit Mitra<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental astroparticle physics and cosmology, detector design for exotic BSM matter, WIMPs, Dark Photons, and ALPs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Danaheb_Navarro-scaled-e1728043665471.jpg&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 15857,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Danaheb Navarro 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I&#8217;m also interested in flavour physics and quark physics at higher energy scale. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/judit-rodriguez_100x100.jpg&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 15863,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Judit Rodriguez&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Judit Rodriguez&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    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wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Siddhanth.jpg&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 15869,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Siddhanth Shishodia&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Siddhanth Shishodia&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 104\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Siddhanth Shishodia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Amorphous Solid Ice, Lasers, and Soft matter physics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<jgu-base-accordionitem react-props=\"{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Alumni Excellence Track&quot;,&quot;init&quot;:false,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;alumni-excellence-track&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;wide&quot;,&quot;customSlug&quot;:false}\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Lorin_Armbruster_100x100-1.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 15191,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Lorin Armbruster&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Lorin Armbruster&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong>Lorin Armbruster<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Beyond the Standard Model Phenomenology, Higgs Physics, Higher-dimensional Field Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Dr. Felix Yu&#8217;s group<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Aayush_Arya_100x100.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16924,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Aayush Arya&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Niels Bohr Institute<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Cristhian_Calderon_Cordova_100x100.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16930,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Cristhian Calderon Cordova&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Cristhian Calderon Cordova&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Cristhian Calderon Cordova<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Theoretical Particle Physics, Effective Field Theory, Axion-Like Particles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Gray_-_replace_this_image_male100x100px.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16936,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Lukas Cavar&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Lukas Cavar&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Lukas Cavar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Nanoscale microscopy, Topological effects in matter, Philosophical foundations of Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Angela Wittmann&#8217;s group<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Kaustav_Dutta_100x100-1.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16941,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Kaustav Dutta&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Kaustav Dutta&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Kaustav Dutta<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Particle Physics, Neutrino Astronomy, Machine Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Sebastian B\u00f6ser&#8217;s group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Maria_Jose_Fernandez_Lozano_100x100.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16945,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Maria Fernandez Lozano&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Maria Fernandez Lozano&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Maria Fernandez Lozano<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> QFT, cosmology, string theory, flavour physics<br\/><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Julia Harz&#8217;s group<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Edward_Finkelstein_100x100.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16950,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Edward Finkelstein&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Edward Finkelstein&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Edward Finkelstein<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Particle Physics, Machine Learning, and high-performance scientific computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now PhD student at the Machine Learning and Physical Simulation group in <a href=\"https:\/\/international.au.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aarhus university<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/christopher-gerlach_100x100-1.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16954,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Christopher Gerlach&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Christopher Gerlach&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 0,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n      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&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Kitzia_Hernandez_100x100.png&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 15842,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Kitzia Hernandez Curiel&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Kitzia Hernandez Curiel&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 100,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 100\n    },\n    &quot;imgWidth&quot;: 167,\n    &quot;hasLightbox&quot;: false,\n    &quot;caption&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;link&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;target&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;rel&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n    }\n}\" class=\"align-left\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-image>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Kitzia Hernandez Curiel<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Nuclear and Hadron Physics, Simulation and 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><jgu-base-image react-props=\"{\n    &quot;image&quot;: {\n        &quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Kilian_Leutner-scaled-1.jpg&quot;,\n        &quot;id&quot;: 16965,\n        &quot;alt&quot;: &quot;Kilian Leutner&quot;,\n        &quot;credit&quot;: &quot;@Privat&quot;,\n        &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Kilian Leutner&quot;,\n        &quot;width&quot;: 2560,\n        &quot;height&quot;: 2228,\n        &quot;srcset&quot;: &quot;https:\\\/\\\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\\\/fb08-prisma\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/255\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Kilian_Leutner-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, 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\/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15838}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong>Darius Fenner<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Atomic clocks, metrology, thorium nuclear transition.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15851}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Shumit Mitra<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental astroparticle physics and cosmology, detector design for exotic BSM matter, WIMPs, Dark Photons, and ALPs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15857}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Danaheb Navarro Dur\u00e1n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Hadronic physics and the quark structure of the pion, such as the study of PDF and DA in a low energy scale. I'm also interested in flavour physics and quark physics at higher energy scale. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15863}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Judit Rodriguez<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Particle Physics, the Standard Model, Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics, Cosmology, Quantum Gravity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15869}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Siddhanth Shishodia<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Amorphous Solid Ice, Lasers, and Soft matter physics.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n<!-- \/wp:jgu\/accordion-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:jgu\/accordion-item {\"title\":\"Alumni Excellence Track\",\"init\":false,\"slug\":\"alumni-excellence-track\"} -->\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15191}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong>Lorin Armbruster<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Beyond the Standard Model Phenomenology, Higgs Physics, Higher-dimensional Field Theory<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Dr. Felix Yu's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16924}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Aayush Arya<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Nucleosynthesis, Precision spectroscopy of superheavy elements<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbi.ku.dk\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Niels Bohr Institute<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16930}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Cristhian Calderon Cordova<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Theoretical Particle Physics, Effective Field Theory, Axion-Like Particles<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16936}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Lukas Cavar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Nanoscale microscopy, Topological effects in matter, Philosophical foundations of Physics<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Angela Wittmann's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16941}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Kaustav Dutta<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Particle Physics, Neutrino Astronomy, Machine Learning<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Sebastian B\u00f6ser's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16945}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Maria Fernandez Lozano<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> QFT, cosmology, string theory, flavour physics<br\/><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Julia Harz's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16950}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Edward Finkelstein<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Particle Physics, Machine Learning, and high-performance scientific computing<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now PhD student at the Machine Learning and Physical Simulation group in <a href=\"https:\/\/international.au.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aarhus university<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16954}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Christopher Gerlach<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Theoretical High Energy Physics: Cosmology and BSM<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Pedro Schwaller's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"align\":\"left\",\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":15842},\"imgWidth\":167} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Kitzia Hernandez Curiel<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Experimental Nuclear and Hadron Physics, Simulation and Data Analysis, Structure and Reactions of Strong Interacting Matter.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Now doctoral student at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in the group of cryosensors working on beta spectrometry with magnetic microcalorimeters. <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><!-- wp:jgu\/image {\"image\":{\"url\":null,\"id\":16960}} \/--><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"90%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Panagiotis Kalamidas<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Theoretical High Energy Physics<br\/><strong>Now doctoral student at Prof. Marc Vanderhaeghen's group<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"38px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns {\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"10%\"} 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