A presentation of our newly employed colleagues.
Aman Zare
Doctor at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Start date: March 1, 2026
Hoda Ashjari
Akelius Math Learning Lab
Start date: February 1, 2026
Brian Villegas Villalpando
PhD student at the Division of Analysis and Probability Theory
Start date: January 19, 2026
Álfheiður Edda Sigurðardóttir
Doctor at the Division of Algebra and Geometry
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers working in the complex analysis and geometry group. My research has focused on extremal plurisubharmonic functions, applications of Hörmander’s L2-theory and Oka theory. In addition to my research, I am involved in mathematical outreach. I have been an organizer of the Icelandic Mathematical Competition for several years and currently serve as Iceland’s team leader for the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad.
Start date: January 15, 2026
Daniel Blixt
Doctor at the Division of Algebra and Geometry
Einsteins theory of general relativity is conventionally formulated in a pseudo-Riemannian geometrical setup. Using mathematical identities found in the field of differential geometry it is possible to re-express general relativity, which is something even Einstein himself worked on. My research focuses on symmetries, Hamiltonian analysis, and perturbation theories of modified gravity. This leads to observational predictions and statements regarding theoretical consistency in modified theories of gravity. The research also provides deeper insights of the theory of general relativity itself. I am also interested in mathematics and physics education.
Start date: January 15, 2026
Matthew Northey
Postdoctor at the Division of Algebra and Geometry
My research interests are predominantly within Analytic Number Theory. My primary interest is in finding refinements to the Hardy and Littlewood Circle Method in order to verify the Hasse Principle for large classes of (systems of) forms of degree d, particularly when d is equal to 2 or 3. I am also interested in the p-adic Littlewood Conjecture – a famous unsolved problem in the area of Diophantine Approximation – and problems adjacent to this.
Start date: January 15, 2026
Julia Romell
Communications Partner, Operations Support
My job will include promoting the department's activities through, for example, web articles, press releases and LinkedIn. I will also work with the department's internal communications, such as the newsletter and the intranet.
I most recently worked in the same position at Chalmers’ Department of Industrial and Materials Science. Before that, I worked as a communications officer at Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg.
Start date: January 8, 2026
Kathrine Jahnberg
Study Administrator (substitute), Operations Support
Start date: January 7, 2025
Camilla Fogelqvist
Akelius Math Learning Lab
I have worked for many years as a mathematics teacher at a high school in the city of Gothenburg. We have worked with the needs group to make it easier for students in difficulty. We have just started a project involving mathematics and the subject Swedish to increase goal achievement. I hope that my experience, together with my knowledge, will fit well with the team to produce educational materials for children and young people. It feels very urgent and inspiring.
Start date: January 7, 2026
Rebecka Mårtensson
Industrial PhD student at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
My research concerns micromechanical modelling of paper fibres in paperboard, especially out-of-plane properties. Under supervision from Axel Målqvist I will develop nonlinear and time-dependent models that can handle phenomena such as fracture, plasticity and large deformations. I have a broad mathematical interest that extends beyond modelling, and I like problem solving in all forms.
Start date: November 1, 2025
Daniel Tesfay Desta
Postdoctor at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Start date: November 1, 2025
Pietro Piccione
Postdoctor at the Division of Algebra and Geometry
Start date: November 1, 2025
Marco Michetti
Postdoctor at the Division of Analysis and Probability Theory
My main research field lies in between partial differential equations, harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory. I am interested in how the geometry influences the solution (or related quantities) to a partial differential equation. More precisely, I have direct research experience on how the spectrum of a given operator, regularity of solutions, harmonic measures and Green functions depends on the underline geometry.
Start date: November 1, 2025
Spyridon Petrakos
Postdoctor at the Division of Analysis and Probability Theory
Start date: October 1, 2025
David Lund
Postdoctor at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Start date: September 29, 2025
Alexander Lewis
Postdoctor at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
My primary research interests lie in the topics of differential geometry, stochastic analysis, and numerical analysis. I am focussed on the numerical approximation of stochastic differential equations on Riemannian manifolds, with applications that include the sampling of probability measures on manifolds via Langevin dynamics.
Before stepping into the world of numerical analysis, I worked on the diffusion approach for Stein's method.
Start date: September 29, 2025
Peter Rudzis
Postdoctor at the Division of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
My research focuses on probability theory, with an emphasis on interacting particle systems and stochastic analysis. I have also worked on problems in stochastic billiards and, more recently, on questions that bridge probability and optimization. Broadly, I am interested in the emergence of universality phenomena at large scales, as well as in the ergodic structures and mixing behaviors of random dynamical systems
Start date: September 22, 2025
