About Me
I grew up in Linköping, Sweden. As a kid I was the one who went home and the first thing she did was her maths homework; I've always enjoyed studying mathematics. It's beautiful, confusing and weird (it doesn't get better than that!). I didn't find high school physics particularly interesting; however, after watching the documentary Particle fever about the Higgs particle, I started to get curious about the physics path. I obtained a short-term traineeship at CERN during my second year of high school and decided to study physics for my bachelor's at Stockholm University. Studying both physics and mathematics, I quickly noticed I enjoyed the "pure" mathematics (number theory, combinatorics, group theory etc) more than the typical "physics-maths" ones. Being hopeful I could combine my favourite mathematical areas with my love for describing the physical universe, I started taking extra maths modules to introduce me to mathematical physics. For my master's, I chose perhaps one of the most mathematical programs in the world: Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge. Described as "one of the hardest and most intensive mathematics courses in the world". I studied a wide range of topis within QFT, GR and String Theory. These are great topics for someone like me, and I'm excited to learn more about them! Besides mathematics and physics, I enjoy dancing (in particular Jazz/Showdance) and getting heavily invested in TV shows (my top three are Black Mirror, BBC Sherlock and Dirk Gently!).
If you want more information about my research interests, please check the tab Research above.
Education
- University of Oxford DPhil in Mathematics (2024 - )
- University of Cambridge: Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, MASt in Applied Mathematics (2022 - 2023)
- Term 1/Michaelmas: Quantum Field Theory; General Relativity; Symmetries, Particles and Fields
- Term 2/Lent: Advanced Quantum Field Theory; String theory; Supersymmetry and Duality; Standard Model; Part III Essay
- Stockholm University: Bachelor of Science in Physics (2019-2022)
- General physics undergrad with courses varying from molecular physics, particle physics and cosmology.
- Katedralskolan: Natural Science Profile (2015-2018)
- Finished all of the maths modules the first 1.5 years. High school thesis on precision measurement of the Z-boson (ATLAS 2015)
- Folkungaskolan: Dance and Theatrics Profile (2012-2015)
- I did at least one show every term. My favourite was a play-off of the "Orange is the new black." I was more into chemistry here as it involed more maths at the time.
- Folkungaskolan: Music Profile (2008-2012)
- Spent my days singing in a choir, playing the piano and enjoying the science subjects (and maths, of course).
- Kvinnebyskolan (2005-2008)
- When I learnt the *real* basic mathematics. Simple life.
I have taken two gap-years; one between high school and my undergrad, and another one between my master's and PhD. During these times I've taught mathematics and physics at my old schools (Kivnnebyskolan and Katedralskolan), worked with my non-profit organisation Girls in STEM and outreach on social media. For me, they have been very valuable years, especially the first one as I was not sure if should do engineering or physics before, but teaching made me realise I was more into "pure" physics than applied. Moreover, from a personal perspective I think it made me grow as a person and I felt very ready to embark on my academic journey after. Would recommend!
