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22/08/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Dr. MSc Dipl.-Ing. Ann-Katrin Exeli

Ann-Katrin is the Head of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiotherapy at the University Hospital Gießen. She completed her PhD at Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg.

As a medical physicist specializing in radiotherapy, her work focuses on applying physics to ensure the safe and effective delivery of high-precision radiation treatments for cancer patients using a medical linear accelerator. Her responsibilities include the quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment, the optimization of treatment plans, the precise calculation of radiation doses, and troubleshooting any technical issues that may arise during treatment.

In this capacity, her role bridges clinical expertise with cutting-edge technology, contributing to personalized, evidence-based cancer care through tailored treatment concepts.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

12/08/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Dipl.-Math. Regina Lauffer

Regina works at the Rhabanus-Maurus Gymnasium St. Ottilien on Lake Ammersee, after a career change, as an enthusiastic teacher, and she heads the Mathematics and Physics department there. Beyond pure academic instruction, her main aim is to spark students’ fascination with the subject of physics. Her focus is on introducing students to independent scientific work at an early stage.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

07/08/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Dr. Laura Guasco

Laura is passionate about clean energy and sustainability, and she has tried to devote her scientific career to finding new solutions through innovative materials and characterisation tools, starting from her undergraduate studies in Materials Science. She has completed her Ph.D. in Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, where she focused mostly on thin layers and interfaces, and how reduced dimensionality can be a tuning k**b for various functionalities.

She is stationed at the Research Nuclear Reactor FRM II, where she conducts her research in the field of experimental condensed matter using large-scale facilities, such as neutron sources and synchrotrons.

In her current role as a postdoc, she focuses on developing methods to study the structural, chemical, magnetic, and electronic modifications that hydrogen induces at the surface of materials. This broad topic, which combines physics, materials science, chemistry, and engineering, aims at bridging fundamental materials science and real-life applications, such as hydrogen sensors, membranes, proton devices, and protective coatings.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

01/08/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Dr. Svitlana Kondovych

Svitlana is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) in Dresden. She works in theoretical condensed matter physics and explores how complex patterns of electric polarization and magnetization emerge in ferroic materials at the nanoscale.

Her research focuses on topological states such as vortices and three-dimensional knotted configurations called hopfions. These structures form when the order parameter is constrained by geometry and intrinsic interactions and are remarkably robust against external perturbations. At the same time, they exhibit unusual collective behavior near phase transitions. Svitlana investigates how geometric confinement and long-range interactions modify such transitions and give rise to new types of critical behavior.

By uncovering how these structures form and evolve, her work establishes general principles for creating and controlling complex states in ferroic materials. This provides a foundation for designing materials with robust functionalities for energy-efficient and resource-conscious technologies.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

22/07/2026

Physikerin der Woche - MSc Laura von Selzam

Laura is a PhD student in the Cell Physics Division at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen, where she investigates the mechanical properties of cells and how they can be changed by pharmaceutical or genetic tools. To do this, she uses rapid flow-based cell analysis to test more than 1000 clinically relevant drugs in a mechanical screen, searching for compounds that make cells softer or stiffer. Such mechanically active drugs could contribute to new strategies in cancer immunotherapy, for example by helping immune cells move more efficiently through the body and reach tumors.

Laura studied physics in Göttingen, where she first worked on cell mechanics in the context of lab-grown muscle tissue. Beyond her research, she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for physics through outreach formats such as Girls’ Day and public science shows.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

16/07/2026

Physikerin der Woche - PD Dr. Andrea Helen Knue

Andrea is an experimental particle physicist at TU Dortmund.The focus of her research is the top-quark, the heaviest elementary particle known to date. The large dataset of top-quarks collected with the ATLAS detector allows for dedicated studies of rare kinematic regions, either very close or very far away from the production threshold.

She is especially interested in the spin properties of the top quark in these regions, the newly found pseudo-bound state that two top quarks can form at the production threshold, and the measurement of the top-quark mass (see photo).

Additionally, she has studied the connection between the top-quark and the Higgs boson. Due to the large top mass, the strength of this connection has implications for the stability of our Universe.

Her research is carried out at the ATLAS experiment at the Large-Hadron Collider. Andrea is also part of the new Cluster of Excellence "Color meets Flavor".

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

10/07/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Dr. Lea Stockmeier

Lea works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Experimental Particle Physics of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) as well as the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN will be upgraded until 2030 to increase the potential of particle physics discoveries. Lea is part of the team building the new innermost part of CMS, a tracker based on silicon sensor modules that will allow the identification of the path of charged particles through the experiment. She performed integration tests with these modules on the tracker’s mechanical support structures to study their performance in a real detector environment and is monitoring the module production at KIT by performing detailed quality tests at every production step. This guarantees that the detector modules survive the 10 years of operation during which the detector cannot be accessed.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

02/07/2026

Physikerin der Woche - Prof. Dr. Julia K. Vogel

Julia is an experimental (astro)particle physicist at TU Dortmund University. Her research combines the search for dark matter, X-ray astrophysics, and the development of advanced X-ray optics. She investigates axions and axion-like particles as promising dark matter candidates using solar axion helioscopes such as the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) and the future International Axion Observatory (IAXO), for which she serves as Deputy Spokesperson. In parallel, her group uses X-ray observations of neutron stars and other astrophysical sources from missions such as NuSTAR, XMM Newton, and Chandra to probe fundamental physics and search for evidence of dark matter beyond the Standard Model. To enable these studies, the group also develops state-of-the-art multilayer-coated Wolter-I X-ray optics for applications ranging from fundamental physics experiments and future space missions to medical imaging. She is also a Principal Investigator in the Cluster of Excellence “Color Meets Flavor”, where researchers explore fundamental questions in particle and nuclear physics.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

24/06/2026

Physikerin der Woche - MSc Saskia Plura

Saskia is a PhD student at JGU Mainz at the Institute for Nuclear Physics, working in experimental particle physics. Her research consists of two parts: For the upcoming beam dump experiment DarkMESA, she is simulating different Dark Matter models to determine its experimental reach. At BESIII, she is using J/psi decays to measure the timelike proton form factor for momentum transfers below two times the proton mass squared. Outside of research, she is very active in Netzwerk Teilchenwelt, a particle physics outreach programme, and organises the local student group in Mainz.

The photo shows Saskia in front of the BESIII experiment in Beijing, China.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

18/06/2026

Physikerin der Woche - MSc Nadine Stroehlein

Nadine is a PhD student in the Cell Physics Division at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) in Erlangen. During her physics master’s studies, she discovered her passion for biophysics. Her research aims at linking the mechanical properties of immune cells with their ability to move through the body. Using high-throughput microfluidic measurements, she studies cell stiffness and, in 3D collagen assays, she tracks their movement through tissue-like environments. This link could, for example, help limit inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases by restricting the movement of immune cells by modulating their stiffness. She especially values the close collaboration with clinical partners at the university hospital.

https://www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigungen/fachuebergreifend/ak/akc/publikationen/physikerin-der-woche/physikerin-der-woche-2026

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