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D. Konikowska
Curriculum Vitae
Dominika Konikowska
Centre for Axion and Precision Physics Research of the Institute for Basic Science,
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
email: dkonikowska@ibs.re.kr
phone: +82 10 4389 2250
Education and research experience
• Centre for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP)
of the Institute for Basic Science
Research Fellow & Research Manager
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Visiting Scientist in the High Energy Physics Group
• Bielefeld University
Postdoctoral Position in the group of Prof. Dominik Schwarz
since 2015
2014
2011-2013
• University of W¨
urzburg
2010-2011
Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
• University of Warsaw
Ph.D. studies and thesis at the Institute of Theoretical Physics:
“Higher order dilaton gravity theories in higher dimensional spacetime”
degree: Ph.D., with honors
Supervisor: Prof. Marek Olechowski
2004-2009
• University of Warsaw
M.Sc. studies and thesis at the Institute of Theoretical Physics:
“Inflation in Gauge Theories with Extra Dimensions”
degree: M.Sc., with honors
Supervisor: Dr. Adam Falkowski
1999-2004
Scholarships and participation in research grants
• Travel grant “Bielefelder Nachwuchsfonds”
awarded by Bielefeld University
2012-2013
• Research fellowship “Women in Science”
awarded by the University of W¨
urzburg
2010-2011
• Research grant
awarded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
2008-2009
• Mazovian scholarship for Ph.D. students
2008-2009
• Scientific scholarship of the Faculty of Physics (University of Warsaw)
2008-2009
• Postgraduate scholarship of the University of Warsaw
2004-2009
• Scholarship for scientific achievements
awarded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
2003-2004
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D. Konikowska
Curriculum Vitae
• Scientific scholarship of the University of Warsaw
May 3, 2015
2000-2003
• MRTN-CT-2004-503369 (6th Framework Program, 10/2004-9/2008)
”The Quest for Unification: Theory Confronts Experiment”
• MTKD-CT-2005-029466 (6th Framework Program, 4/2006-3/2010)
”Particle Physics and Cosmology: the Interface”
• 1P03B 099 29: Ministry of Science and Higher Education research grant (2005-2007)
List of publications
[1] Dominika Konikowska, Dominik J. Schwarz, Patrick Zok
Opportunities for Higgs inflation - in preparation
[2] Dominika Konikowska
Large-Scale Structure Challenges Dilaton Gravity in a 5D Brane scenario with AdS Bulk
Class. Quant. Grav. 31 (2014) 045011 [arXiv:1112.4783 [hep-th]]
[3] Dominika Konikowska
Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
Proceedings of the 13th Marcel Grossman Meeting on General Relativity
[4] Dominika Konikowska, Marek Olechowski
Higher order dilaton gravity: brane equations of motion in the covariant formulation
Class. Quant. Grav. 27 (2010) 145015 [arXiv:0908.1052[hep-th]]
[5] Dominika Konikowska
Higher Order Dilaton Gravity: Effective Equations at the Brane
Proceedings of Science (2009), PoS(Cosmology2009)027
[6] Dominika Konikowska
Higher order dilaton gravity theories in higher dimensional spacetime
Ph.D. thesis (2009), Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw
[7] D. Konikowska, M. Olechowski
Generalization of Einstein-Lovelock theory to higher order dilaton gravity
Phys. Rev. D76 (2007) 124020 [arXiv:0704.1234[hep-th]]
[8] Dominika Konikowska
Gauss-Bonnet interactions influence on the radion stabilization in inflating backgrounds
Proceedings of Science (2007), PoS(cargese)015
[9] D. Konikowska, M. Olechowski, M. G. Schmidt
Radion stabilization with(out) Gauss-Bonnet interactions and inflation
Phys. Rev. D73 (2006) 105018 [arXiv:hep-th/0603014]
[10] Dominika Konikowska
Inflation in Gauge Theories with Extra Dimensions
M.Sc. thesis (2004), Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw
[11] D. Konikowska, P. Sp¨adtke
Design Studies for the High Current Injector at the GSI
GSI International Summer Student Program Reports (2002) 1
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D. Konikowska
Curriculum Vitae
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Research visits, participation in conferences and workshops (selection)
• Korean Physical Society Spring Meeting
4/2015
Daejeon Convention Center
• seminar speaker at Chung-Ang University, Seoul;
6/2014
seminar: Gravity and extra dimensions
• COSMO 2013 - 17th International Conference on Particle Physics
9/2013
and Cosmology, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, Cambridge;
talk: Dilaton gravity in brane scenarios and the large-scale structure challenge
• GR 20 - 20th International Conference on General Relativity
7/2013
and Gravitation, University of Warsaw;
poster: Dilaton gravity in brane scenarios and the large-scale structure challenge
• Research Training Group “Models of Gravity” colloquium speaker
5/2013
at Jacobs University, Bremen;
colloquium: Extending gravity and extra dimensions
• theoretical physics colloquium speaker at the University of Oldenburg;
5/2013
colloquium: Extra dimensions and gravity
• seminar speaker at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3/2013
(KAIST); seminar:
Dilaton gravity in brane scenarios and the large-scale structure challenge
• seminar speaker at the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics
11/2012
(APCTP); seminar:
Gravity in brane scenarios and the challenge of the large-scale structure
• PPC 2012 - VIth International Workshop on the Interconnection
11/2012
between Particle Physics and Cosmology, Korea Institute for Advanced Study
(KIAS); talk: Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
• DESY Theory Workshop “Lessons from the first phase of the LHC”;
9/2012
talk: Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
• 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Stockholm University;
7/2012
talk: Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
• Planck 2012 “From the Planck Scale to the Electroweak Scale”,
5/2012
University of Warsaw; talk:
Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
• Research Training Group “Models of Gravity”: Inaugural Meeting, Bremen;
3/2012
talk: Cosmology challenges brane scenarios in AdS5
• 50. Internationale Universit¨atswochen f¨
ur Theoretische Physik
2/2012
“Prospects of Particle Physics”, University of Graz; talk:
Large-scale structure challenges dilaton gravity in a 5D brane scenario with AdS bulk
• 497. Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Seminar “Strong Interactions
2/2012
Beyond the Standard Model”, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef; talk & poster:
Large-scale structure challenges dilaton gravity in a 5D brane scenario with AdS bulk
• DESY Theory Workshop
9/2011
“Cosmology meets Particle Physics: Ideas & Measurements”;
talk: Dilaton gravity at the brane with general matter-dilaton coupling
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Curriculum Vitae
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• 6. Kosmologietag, Bielefeld University;
5/2011
talk: Dilaton gravity at the brane with general matter-dilaton coupling
• Workshop “Foundational Aspects of Cosmology”, University of Hamburg;
2/2011
poster: Dilaton gravity at the brane with general matter-dilaton coupling
• visitor at Bielefeld University
6-7/2011 & 10-12/2010
• seminar speaker at the University of Wroclaw;
10/2009
seminar: Higher order dilaton gravity theories in higher dimensional spacetime
• International Workshop on Cosmic Structure and Evolution, Bielefeld University; 9/2009
talk: Higher order dilaton gravity: effective equations at the brane
• visitor at the University of W¨
urzburg
7-9/2009
• PASCOS - 15th International Symposium on Particles, Strings
7/2009
and Cosmology, DESY; talk:
Effective equations of motion on the brane in higher order dilaton gravity
• seminar speaker at Bielefeld University; seminar:
3/2009
Effective gravitational equations on the brane in higher order dilaton gravity
• La Thuile 2009: Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vall´ee d’Aoste,
3/2009
“Results and Perspectives in Particle Physics”
• visitor at the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan 6-9/2008
• Planck - 11th European Meeting “From the Planck Scale
5/2008
to the Electroweak Scale”, Barcelona, Spain;
talk: Higher order dilaton gravity
• 1st Annual School of EU Network “UniverseNet” “The Origin of The Universe”; 9/2007
talk: Radion stabilization with(out) Gauss-Bonnet interactions and inflation
• Cargese Summer School “Cosmology and Particles Beyond the Standard Models”, 7/2007
CNRS/IN2P3/Universit´e Blaise Pascal; talk:
Gauss-Bonnet interactions influence on the radion stabilization in inflating backgrounds
• Summer School in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, ICTP,
7/2006
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
• International School of Subnuclear Physics, 43rd Course: “Towards
8/2005
New Milestones in Our Quest to Go Beyond the Standard Model”, EMCSC, Erice, Italy;
talk: Inflation in gauge theories with extra dimensions
• International Summer Student Program 2002, GSI, Darmstadt
8-9/2002
Teaching, supervision and public outreach
• Co-organizer of Bielefeld Colloquium of Research Training Group
2013
“Models of Gravity” (University of Bremen, Jacobs University, Bielefeld University,
University of Copenhagen, University of Hannover, University of Oldenburg)
• Lecturer of a M.Sc. seminar at Bielefeld University: Black Holes
2013
• Supervision of M.Sc. thesis of Mr P. Zok (Bielefeld University)
2012-2013
Higgs inflation: A study of the phase diagrams in the Einstein and the Jordan frames
• Co-organizer of the 7. and 8. Kosmologietag workshops
2012 & 2013
at Bielefeld University
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Curriculum Vitae
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• Lecturer of a M.Sc. course at Bielefeld University:
2012
Higher-dimensional models in Gravity and Particle Physics
(in cooperation with Dr Thomas Flacke (University of W¨
urzburg))
• 2nd referee of the B.Sc. theses
2012
of Mr N. Diederich and Mr R. Wegner (Bielefeld University)
• Participation in a study (with Prof. D. Schwarz and Prof. A. G¨olzh¨auser)
since 2011
on experimental searches for modifications to gravity
within this project: M.Sc. thesis of Mr J. Pehe, further work in progress
• Co-organizer of the High Energy Physics Seminar
2011–2013
at Bielefeld University
• University courses, problem and discussion classes (University of Warsaw):
2004-2008
Special Relativity, Mathematics and Electrodynamics for Graduate Students;
responsibilities: teaching regular classes, preparation and grading of tests and exams
• Participation in the organization of the Exposition on LHC
2008
at Warsaw University of Technology
• Participation in the organization of the Researchers Night
2004 & 2008
and the Physics Toys Exposition at the Science Festivals
at the University of Warsaw
• Physics lectures for scientifically gifted children
2005-2006
in cooperation with the Polish Children’s Fund
Organizational activities
• organization and participation
in various scientific career development workshops
• women representative in the RTG “Models of Gravity”
• Ph.D. students representative in the Scientific Council
of the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw
• member of the Ph.D. Students Council at the Faculty of Physics,
University of Warsaw
• Faculty of Physics representative in the Ph.D. Students Council,
University of Warsaw
• Ph.D. students representative in the Faculty of Physics Council,
University of Warsaw
2013
2012-2013
2008-2009
2008-2009
2006-2008
2005-2008
Other professional skills
• Computing skills
– Microsoft Office package, Apple iWork package, Latex
– C++, SQL, Maple, Mathematica, numerical methods
• Languages
– English: main language (in both professional and private life)
– German: fluent
– French: fluent
– Korean: lower intermediate
– Polish: mother tongue
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