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General Information

Full Name Ludwig Maximilian Böss
Date of Birth October 4th, 1991
Languages German, English, French

Academic Positions

  • 2025 - now
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
    • with Damiano Caprioli
  • 2024
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    • with Klaus Dolag

Education

  • 2020 - 2024
    PhD - Astrophysics
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    • Thesis - On Simulations of Cosmic Rays in the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe.
    • Supervised by Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch and Prof. Dr. Klaus Dolag
  • 2017 - 2020
    Masters Degree - Astrophysics
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    • Thesis - Cosmic Rays in Galaxy Clusters - An on-the-fly Fokker-Planck Solver for OpenGadget3
    • Supervised by Dr. habil. Klaus Dolag
  • 2014 - 2017
    Bachelors Degree - Astrophysics
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    • Thesis - Radial Orbit Instability - Analysis of geometry in unperturbed and perturbed systems
    • Supervised by Prof. Dr. Andreas Burkert
  • 2011 - 2014
    Bachelors Degree - Musicology
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    • Thesis - Witold Lutoslawski’s Concerto for Orchestra in the context of Socialist Realism
    • Supervised by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rathert

Work Experience

  • 2023 - 2024
    Connector Manager
    Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, Turbulence Connector
    • Organisation of monthly collaboration meeting
    • Summary of ongoing projects for scientific outreach
    • PI rights (e.g. steering, visitor invitation)
  • 2017-2019
    Working student
    attocube Systems AG, Customer Success / Business Intelligence
    • Process optimisation and data analysis
    • Development of an automated customer satisfaction survey (NPS) using SSIS and Python
    • Gathering and evaluating of key data concerning quality assurance, customer satisfaction and R&D

Awarded computing time

  • 2024
    GCS Project (PI)
    Simulations of Cosmic Rays in Galaxy Clusters at Unprecedented Resolution
    • 29 Million CPUh
  • 2023
    GAUSS Large Scale Project (co-I)
    The Local Universe - Galaxies, Clusters, The LSS and Cosmic Rays
    • 69 Million CPUh
  • 2022
    C2PAP Computing Grant (PI)
    Galaxy Clusters with Spectral Cosmic Rays
    • 6.5 Million CPUh
  • 2020
    GAUSS Large Scale Project (co-I)
    COMPASS
    • 50 Million CPUh

Awarded observation time

  • 2025
    GO Cycle 2
    ICM Turbulence in the Merging Chaos of Abell 2256
    • 2 pointings, 290ks total