Beat Hubmann
MSc ETH CSE
Beat is a doctoral student in the Forming Worlds team at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of the University of Groningen.
As a computational scientist, he writes and utilises numerical simulation codes to investigate the formation and evolution of planetesimals.
In his research, Beat brings a depth of experience, having spent over fifteen years in the aerospace sector as both an airline captain and a senior air force officer earlier in his career.
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Education
since 04/2023
09/2022
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
PhD Astronomy / planetary physics, planetesimal formation and evolution, numerical modelling, high performance computing
Department of Mathematics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
MSc Computational Science and Engineering / specialisation in physics, geophysics, and robotics
Thesis (at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Group, ETH Zürich):
Hydrology of Planetesimals
Term paper (at Robotics Perception Group, University of Zürich):
De-skewing LiDAR point clouds based on GPS-aided visual-inertial system data
09/2020
Department of Mathematics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
BSc Computational Science and Engineering / specialisation in physics
Thesis (at nanotech@surfaces Lab, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology):
Simulating Raman spectra - A CP2K-based implementation and its application to defective graphene nanoribbons
Honours
Annual Graduation Ceremony Student Commencement Speaker, Department of Mathematics, ETH Zürich, 06/2023
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MSc degree awarded 'with distinction', ETH Zürich, 09/2022
Image credit: NASA/FUSE/Lynette Cook
