Education
PhD in Physics, Technical University of Munich
Subjects
Theoretical Particle Physics, Flavour Physics, Light-Cone Sum Rules, Statistics, Programming
Achievements
PhD in Physics, TU Munich (2017-2020), with a thesis on applications of light-cone sum rules in flavour physics; Master's in Physics from Sapienza University of Rome (110/110 cum laude) and Sapienza's Wanted the Best scholarship (2015); Bachelor's in Physics from the University of Perugia (110/110 cum laude); Italian National Academic Qualification for Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions (2024); 8 years of teaching and mentoring
About
Nico is a researcher in theoretical particle physics specializing in flavour physics. He is highly experienced in programming and statistics and has worked at the University of Cambridge and the Technical University of Munich.
Discipline
Physical Sciences
Academic Achievements
Ph.D. in Physics (TU Munich, 2017–2020), completed in theoretical particle physics under Dr. Danny van Dyk, with thesis: “Applications of Light-Cone Sum Rules in Flavour Physics.” Master’s Degree in Physics (Sapienza University of Rome, 2014–2016), graduated with 110/110 cum laude; recipient of Sapienza’s competitive “Wanted the Best” scholarship (2015). Bachelor’s Degree in Physics (University of Perugia, 2011–2014), graduated with 110/110 cum laude. Italian National Academic Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, 2024), awarded for Associate Professor (seconda fascia) in 02/A2 – Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions. Highly competitive fellowships and research funding, including being the sole recipient of a DFG Emmy Noether Fellowship (2025; 6 years; €2M+ total funding), selection for the STAR Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship (2023), and funding to organise an MITP scientific program (2025).
Teaching & Mentoring Experience
Nico has 8 years (2018–2025) of teaching and mentoring experience across undergraduate and graduate levels, spanning university lecture courses, tutorials, and intensive schools. He has served as a lecturer (University of Cambridge, Easter term 2025: Flavour Physics graduate lectures) and as a teaching assistant for several core theory courses, including Gauge Field Theory (Cambridge, Lent terms 2024 & 2025), QCD and Hadrons (Siegen, Winter 2021), and Effective Field Theories (Siegen, Summer 2021), as well as multiple course offerings at TU Munich (2018–2020). He has also delivered three invited lectures at Kyoto University (Oct 2019) and contributed to teaching at the WE-Heraeus SMEFT 2022 Summer School (July 2022). In mentoring, Nico has supervised/co-supervised 4 thesis students to date: 1 Master’s student as primary supervisor (Cambridge, 2025), 2 PhD students as co-supervisor (Siegen, 2020–2023; Cambridge, 2023–2025), and additional Bachelor’s and Master’s theses as co-supervisor at TU Munich (2018–2020).
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