His exposure to RoCS came through various courses, summer projects and supervision, creating a foundation that sparked his interest when RoCS announced openings for PhD positions.
He wants to advance his understanding of the workings of the energetic Sun. Meet Sascha Ornig from Austria, RoCS newest team member.
Meet Fan Zhang, our new RoCS Postdoctoral Fellow, who is striving to improve the modeling of the solar atmosphere.
– I am fascinated about the use of machine learning in different fields and its applications for society in the future, says Dennis Fremstad, new Ph.D. fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
The frenchman Quentin Noraz has come to Oslo to work on the WholeSun ERC project; an European collaboration to better understand the functioning of the Sun.
- My name is Carlos José Díaz Baso, hailing from the beautiful island of Tenerife, Spain. Meet RoCS' new postdoctoral researcher.
Expectations and surprises, it all belongs to a new Doctoral Research Fellow's life at RoCS. Meet Ignasi Poquet from València, Spain.
– I find neutron stars to be some of the coolest and most fascinating objects in the universe, says Jakob Borg new Ph.D. fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
- I started my PhD in august 2022, but I feel like I have been a part of RoCS since I started my master project in 2021, says Elias Roland Udnæs.
- There is a major expertise within the field that I am currently working on and everyone is more than happy to answer my academic questions. Jonas Thoen Faber enjoys being part of the RoCS team.
"I just think galaxies are really, really, cool! I mean have you seen pictures? Who wouldn’t want to know more about those things?", Bendix Hagedorn, new Ph.D. student at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
"It is really cool to quantitatively describe things in the sky using physical theories developed on earth" - Cheng-Zong Ruan, new postdoc at ITA.
He did his research at CERN, Geneva, within beam and accelerator physics. Now Sondre Vik Furuseth, Postdoctoral fellow at RoCS, will use his knowledge to attempt simulating the whole Sun.
- RoCS’s ties to St Andrews solar group was a bonus, says Georg Cherry who did her master's there. Now she is a Doctoral Research Fellow at RoCS.
- My name is Nicolas Poirier and I come from the scenic "châteaux of the Loire Valley" in France. Meet the new Postdoctoral Fellow at RoCS - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics.
"It is very exciting to be part of a highly collaborative research frontier where observational, theoretical and computational branches work together to advance our understanding of the Universe" - Herman Sletmoen.
- I am Reetika Joshi, an Indian girl coming from a small town in the foothills of Himalaya. Meet RoCS newest Postdoctoral Fellow.
Eilif Sommer Øyre is new to RoCS. The Doctoral Research Fellow chose solar physics to learn more about physics, computer science, and what it means to be a researcher in astrophysics.
Mats-Ola Sand's decision to stay on after his astronomy studies as a Doctoral Research Fellow at ITA and RoCS comes down to two factors: exciting opportunities and a friendly environment.
"What motivates me in research is the hope that I can figure out something brand new in physics" - PhD student Johannes Røsok Eskilt.
"There is something really compelling to me about cosmology in general, that we are able to answer philosophical questions quantitatively" - Duncan Watts.
This autumn three young Ph.D.candidates started their work journey at RoCS - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics. Michael Haahr from Denmark is one of them.
- The Whole Sun Project, provides a unique opportunity for me to work and collaborate with experts from other European institutions, says the latest newcomer to RoCS. His name is Avijeet Prasad and he is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
- Three years ago, I decided to become a software developer, says Wojciech Olejarz. And this spring he started working for RoCS - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics.
"Living in Scandinavia was also a personal dream, since I have always admired the lifestyle and the well-being generally associated to these countries" - Davide Decataldo.
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