CV
Laura Donnay
Date of birth: November 24, 1989
Place of birth: Liège (Belgium)
Citizenship: Belgian
Email: laura.donnay@sissa.it
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Academic Positions
Since 2021: Assistant Professor at SISSA (Italy).
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2021-2022: University Assistant (Gravity & Holography) at the Technical University of Vienna (Austria).
2019 - 2021: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the Technical University of Vienna (Austria).
2017 - 2019: Black Hole Initiative Fellow and Post doctoral Researcher at Harvard University (USA).
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2016 - 2017: Post-doctoral Researcher at Harvard University (USA) and BAEF Fellow.
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Education
2012 - 2016 Ph.D. in Physical Sciences
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Awarding date: May 11, 2016
Thesis: "Symmetries and dynamics for non-AdS backgrounds in three-dimensional gravity"
Supervisor: Glenn Barnich.
2010 - 2012 Master in Physical Sciences
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Awarding date: June 29, 2012
2007 - 2010 Bachelor in Physical Sciences
Université de Liège (Belgium)
Awarding date: June 30, 2010
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Grants and Fellowships
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ERC Starting Grant 2022
European Commission, GA 101076737
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START Prize, 2021
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, HoloBH - 746297.
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Black Hole Initiative Fellowship
Harvard University, USA.
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Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) - Paul Vermel Fellowship, 2016-2017.
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FRIA Fellowship
Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS, Belgium): 2012-2014 and 2014-2016.
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Publications
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