PhD theses granted – Spring 2023

We are pleased to announce the following PhD graduates who successfully defended their thesis in the spring of 2023:

Stefan Countryman

  • Thesis title: Computational Methods in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics using Gravitational Waves and High Energy Neutrinos
  • Graduation date: April 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: Columbia University/Szabolcs Marka

Pranav Dave

  • Thesis title: Time-variability and primordial black hole evaporation: Astrophysical neutrino studies
  • Graduation date: May 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: Georgia Institute of Technology/Ignacio Taboada

Martin Antonio Unland Elorietta

  • Thesis title: Development, simulation, and characterisation of a novel multi-PMT optical module for IceCube Upgrade with emphasis on detailed understanding of photomultiplier performance parameters
  • Graduation date: June 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: University of Münster/Alexander Kappes

Sreetama Goswami

  • Thesis title: Search for High-Energy Neutrino Emission from Hard X-ray AGN with IceCube
  • Graduation date: June 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: University of Alabama/Marcos Santander

Minjin Jeong

  • Thesis title: Search for Dark Matter Decay in Galaxy Clusters and large Galaxies with IceCube
  • Graduation date: May 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: Sungkyunkwan University/Carsten Rott

Cristian Jesus Lozano Mariscal

  • Thesis title: Ice calibration studies for IceCube Upgrade with multi-PMT optical modules, and studies of the sensitivity of future IceCube extensions to astrophysical neutrinos in the MeV and GeV range
  • Graduation date: May 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: University of Münster/Alexander Kappes

Sourav Sarkar

  • Thesis title: Search for TeV-Scale Neutrino Dimuon Events with 10.7 Years of IceCube Data
  • Graduation date: April 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: University of Alberta/Roger Moore

Steve Sclafani

  • Thesis title: Observation of Neutrinos from the Milky Way Galaxy
  • Graduation date: June 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: Drexel University/Naoko Kurahashi Neilson

Manuel Silva

  • Thesis title: Measurement of the Astrophysical Diffuse Neutrino Flux using Starting Track Events in IceCube
  • Graduation date: June 2023
  • Institution/Thesis Advisor: University of Wisconsin–Madison/Albrecht Karle