Current PhD Thesis fellows


Virginia Bresci

I was born in Florence, Italy, where I pursued my studies in general Physics before, for my Bachelor, and in Astrophysics, for my Master, later. In October 2019, I started a doctoral thesis at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris under the supervision of Martin Lemoine (IAP) and Laurent Gremillet (CEA, Bruyères-le-Chatel)... > more

Corentin Cadiou

I was born in France where I grew up and did most of my studies. I had the chance of joining the Ecole Normale Supérieure in 2012 where I studied physics and computer sciences. After my graduation at the ENS in 2015, I completed a Master’s degree in Astrophysics at the Observatory of Paris and then started my PhD in 2016... > more

Yifan Chen

Born in China, I did my undergraduate studies at University of Science and Technology of China. Then I came to France and obtained my Masters degree from Ecole Polytechnique in 2016... > more

Joao Da Rocha

Born in Suresnes, France, I grew up and did all my studies in France. I have two bachelor’s degrees, physics and mathematics, at Sorbonne Université (former Université Pierre et Marie Curie)... > more

#Claire Guépin

Born in Tours in the Loire Valley, I moved to Paris in 2009 after graduating with a Baccalauréat in science. I studied mathematics and physics at the Lycée Henri IV, and had the chance in 2012 to join the Ecole Polytechnique of Palaiseau... > more

#Robert Hankache

I was born in Lebanon where I first did engineering studies. But since physics always fascinated me, I decided to continue in this path. I have a strong enthusiasm to learn about the fundamental world and how it works, that is why I decided... > more

#Doogesh Kodi Ramanah

Born on the tropical island of Mauritius, I completed my undergraduate studies in Physics at the University of Mauritius in July 2014. Following the award of a postgraduate state scholarship, I opted for a Master's course in Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London... > more

#Matteo Rizzato

I am Matteo Rizzato, PhD student at the Paris Institute of Astrophysics, awarded with an ILP fellowship for a 3 year project from October 2016 till September 2019. I enrolled in 2010 at the faculty of Physics of Padova (IT) for a 3 year bachelor... > more

Victoria de Sainte Agathe

I am Victoria de Sainte Agathe, I am a second year PhD student. I work in the field of cosmology, more specifiaclly on the BAO measurement with the Lya-alpha forests. My work consists in using the quasar spectra of the eBOSS-SDSSIV experiement to obtain a value for the expansion rate at a certain redshift... > more

Arno Vanthieghem

Born in Belgium, I studied at the University of Mons and got my master in Space Sciences at Liège University in June 2016. During my master thesis, I worked on the impact of unitarization scheme on high-energy cosmic rays (CRs)... > more

Sophie Williamson

I grew up just outside of London, England, and later moved to Brighton where I obtained my integrated Master in Physics (MPhys) from the University of Sussex in 2016. Although reluctant to leave such a wonderful place, I was fortunate enough to obtain funding from the Institut Lagrange de Paris... > more

Former PhD Thesis fellows

  • BAUTISTA Teresa 2013-2016
  • CHRETIEN Mathieu 2012-2015
  • MITRA Ayan 2012-2015
  • SADOUN Raphaël 2012
  • BIERI Rebekka 2013-2016
  • FABRE Ophelia 2013
  • LAIGLE Clotilde 2013-2016
  • WOLK Melody 2013
  • PAVIN Matej 2014-2017
  • DE FELICE Oscar 2014-2017
  • UMILTA Caterina 2014-2017
  • BRAATHEN Johannes 2015-2018
  • PORTILLO QUINTERO Dilia Maria 2015-2018
  • RAMOS Oscar 2015-2018
  • MOGINI Andrea 2015-2018