{"id":2512,"date":"2026-10-31T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:26:03","slug":"three-successful-phd-defenses-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/2026\/10\/three-successful-phd-defenses-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Three successful PhD defenses in October!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2519 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09.jpeg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2519 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-24-at-17.06.09.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2520 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense.jpg 1574w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2520 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andres_Defense.jpg 1574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>October<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">particularly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exciting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">month<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">RTG,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PhD<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">candidates<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">successfully <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defended <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctoral<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">theses<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">officially<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PhDs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maria<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Kallimani<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">celebrate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">milestone,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">successfully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thesis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">entitled <\/span><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Color-kinematics<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">duality<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">homotopy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">algebras<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worldline<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">field<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">theory&#8221;<\/span><\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">12<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">October<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2026, <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supervision<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Olaf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Hohm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">later,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">16<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">October<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2026,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Giuseppe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Casale<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">successfully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defended<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thesis, <\/span><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Homotopy <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">algebras,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">double<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">copy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">generalised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dualities<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supergravity&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supervision <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Olaf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Hohm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">On<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">28<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">October<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2026,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Andres<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Stump<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">series<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">successful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defenses<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defending <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">t hesis<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">entitled<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8220;Doubly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heavy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tetraquark<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spectroscopy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lattice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">QCD<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">efficient<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">distillation <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">using <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">position-space<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sampling&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supervision<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Agostino<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warmly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">congratulate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maria,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Giuseppe,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Andres<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fantastic<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">achievement!<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proud<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have <\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PhD<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">journeys<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">best<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">success<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">careers!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October was a particularly exciting month for our RTG, as three of our PhD candidates successfully defended their doctoral theses and officially completed their PhDs! Maria Kallimani was the first to celebrate this milestone, successfully defending her thesis entitled &#8220;Color-kinematics duality from homotopy algebras and worldline field theory&#8221; on 12 October 2026, under the supervision &#8230; <a title=\"Three successful PhD defenses in October!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/2026\/10\/three-successful-phd-defenses-in-october\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three successful PhD defenses in October!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions\/2522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/rtg2575\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}