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Curriculum Vitae

Current Appointment

2010 - Present: PhD Candidate
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, Australia

• Conduct research to model the photoionization of double-degenerate central stars of planetary nebulae.

Previous Affiliations

2008-2009: Master's Research
Centre for Plasma Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University of Belfast, UK

• Conducted research to model electron-acoustic excitations in the presence of suprathermal background electrons.
• Simulated nonlinear dispersion of laser pulses propagating through Kerr media.
• Perform optical emission spectroscopy of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas.

2008: Early-Stage Researcher
Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova, Romania

• Conducted research to investigate BRST couplings between a background field (BF) model and dual formulation of linearized gravity in five dimensions.

2007: Master's Work (Masterarbeit)
Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, Germany

• Developed microcontroller based measurement system to record neuromuscular signals in clinical and anaesthesia practice.

Qualifications

2013: Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (expected)
Macquarie University, Australia

• Research Title: "Stellar evolution of double-degenerate central stars of planetary nebulae and type Ia supernova progenitors."

2009: Master of Science in Plasma Physics with Distinction
Queen's University of Belfast, UK

• Research Project: "Propagation of electron-acoustic excitations in the presence of suprathermal background electrons - linear and nonlinear effects."

2007: Master of Science in Computational Engineering with Merit
University of Rostock, Germany

• Master's Thesis: "Development of a microcontroller based measurement system for the neuromuscular blockade during anesthesia."

Curriculum Vitae (CV) (PDF version)