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Kolja Frahm, originally from Hamburg, pursued his physics studies in Zurich. Currently, he is undertaking a PhD in Low Energy Particle Physics within the Fundamental Interactions Group of Prof. Dr. Anna Soter. His research focuses on testing lepton flavor universality through a precision pion decay experiment.
Outside of academia, Kolja likes acting in student theater productions. He is also a member of Polyband and sometimes enjoys bouldering sessions.

In 2019, Alperen completed his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics in Turkey and started pursuing his master's degree in Quantum Engineering at ETH Zurich. Currently, he is working towards his PhD in the Quantum Photonics Group, where he focuses on optical spectroscopy of 2D materials. Outside of his academic pursuits, he enjoys bouldering, exploring mountains and playing the drums.

Originally from Germany & Spain, Luz grew up in Switzerland and went on to pursue her physics studies in London. She recently moved to Zürich to do her PhD in Low Energy Particle Physics with Prof. Dr. Klaus Kirch. Her research involves searching for Beyond the Standard Model Physics with the n2EDM experiment, working with Ultra Cold Neutrons at the Paul Scherrer Institute.
In her free time, Luz is a competitive cheerleader and you’ll often find her with bruises all over her arms from catching flyers.

Markus grew up in Austria and rmoved to Switzerland in 2017. There, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and his Master's degree in Quantum Engineering. He is currently pursuing his PhD in the Nanophysics group, focusing on the electrical characterization of nanostructures in 2D semiconductors. Outside of the lab, he enjoys going the opera and doing photography.

Annika grew up on the German side of the lake of Constance, where she also did her Bachelors and Master's in Physics. During her time studying, she went abroad to New Zealand and the UK. After her Masters, she started her PhD in Christian Degen´s group, focusing on NV magnetometry and electrometry at room temperature. She enjoys being outdoors: skiing, hiking or playing spikeball and plays Lacrosse.

Haydn pursued a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Philosophy in Physics at Monash University, Melbourne. He is currently undertaking a PhD, collaborating between the Quantum Photonics Group and the Institute of Theoretical Physics, with a focus on theoretical physics challenges in atomically thin materials. Outside of his studies, Haydn enjoys coffee, hiking, and exploring Europe and Switzerland.

Stefano grew up in Switzerland, and partly in Argentina. In 2023, after having finished his studies at ETH, he joined Yiwen Chu's group for his PhD. His research is focused on bosonic quantum simulation using bulk acoustic waves for chemistry applications. He spends his free time playing soccer at his Club, training triathlon, or hiking in the mountains.

Nicholas grew up Germany just behind the Swiss border and studied physics in Zurich. During his masters he spent a year in The Hague working on quantum algorithms. After two internships in industry and a startup he turned towards experimental physics for good and started his PhD in Christian Degen's group in 2022. His research focuses on time resolved imaging of magnetization dynamics using scanning NV magnetometry. In his free time he enjoys playing volleyball, hiking, and recently discovered a passion for sailing.

Andrea is from the south of Switzerland and came to Zurich to study physics. He obtained his PhD in 2020 by working on computations for the Higgs boson cross-section at the LHC. He then moved to Amsterdam for a three-year postdoc and has been back in Zurich since the end of 2021, working in Babis Anastasiou's group on higher-order correction for hadronic processes.
In his free time, among other things, he likes to boulder indoors and outdoors, go to the cinema, and write useless but fun codes.

Originally from Italy and France, Carla grew up and completed her Bachelor’s degree in Rome. She then moved to Zürich where she earned her Master’s degree in Physics at ETH. Currently, she is in her third year of PhD in Quantum Information Theory under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Renato Renner, working on quantum cryptography and quantum foundations. In her free time, she enjoys climbing, dancing and pottery. On the weekends, she is often in the mountains hiking or alpine climbing.