We are pleased to announce that two CIAFF researchers have been granted Consolidación Investigadora 2024 projects, each with a duration of two years. These highly competitive grants support the strengthening of scientific careers and the development of cutting-edge research projects.
The awarded projects are:
A popular science article detailing the scientific objectives, initiatives and training activities of the CIAFF has been published in the journal Encuentros Multidisciplinares.
The article provides an overview of the history of the CIAFF center, highlighting the main research interests across its four core areas: Astrophysics and Cosmology, Experimental Particle Physics, Quantum Technologies, and Nuclear Physics.
From November 2024, Miguel de Icaza has started working at CIAFF as new postdoctoral researched in the Astrophysics and Cosmology group.
CIAFF member Alexander Knebe has been appointed as the new director of the Department of Theoretical Physics at UAM, taking over from Ángeles Díaz Beltrán. The CIAFF warmly congratulates Alexander and extends best wishes for a productive and successful term ahead in his new role.
The CIAFF Astrophysics Group is participating in an outreach event on astronomical observations organized by "21 Distritos".
From October 2024, Luka Lotina has started working at CIAFF as new postdoctoral researcher in the Nuclear Physics group.
Luka obtained his PhD at the University of Zagreb in July 2024. His research is focused on nuclear deformations and how they affect various properties of the nucleus, such as the excitation energy spectra and transition probabilities.
The CIAFF member Luis Miguel Robledo has been recognized in Stanford University's "World’s Top 2% Scientists" list, which highlights the most influential researchers across various scientific fields. He joins a prestigious group of 101 scholars from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
The300 project is a simulation of 324 large galaxy clusters modelled with different full-physics hydrodynamical re-simulations and semi-analytical models (SAMs). Its purpose is to provide a large catalogue of theoretically modelled galaxy clusters for cosmological and astrophysical applications.
