Severin Wipf
PHD at GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolSeverin Wipf is a physicist and researcher based in Berlin with five years of experience spanning applied research, development, and international development work. Currently pursuing a PhD at Freie Universität Berlin after an MSc in Physics from Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, he brings hands-on experience from research institutions such as GSI Helmholtz and DESY. His background includes R&D in vacuum and messtechnik as well as practical lab trainee roles, giving him a strong experimental and instrumentation skill set. Severin combines academic rigor with practical engineering instincts—comfortable bridging complex experimental setups and data-driven analysis. He has worked in development cooperation, a less common facet for researchers, which adds cross-cultural project experience and adaptability. Based in Berlin, he is well-positioned to collaborate across academic and applied research environments.
5 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, 1.7, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, 1.7 at Fachhochschule JenaMaster of Science - MS, Physics, Master of Science - MS, Physics at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Github Skills (28)
simulation10
python10
particle10
windows10
linux10
accelerator10
hpc10
macos10
build-tools10
configurations10
package-manager10
emulation10
scientific-computing10
transport9
multiple-versions9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
SeverinDiederichs/AdePT
Sep 2024 - Apr 2025
Accelerated demonstrator of electromagnetic Particle Transport
Contributions:79 pushes, 66 branches in 6 months
SeverinDiederichs/hipace
May 2021 - Sep 2023
Highly efficient Plasma Accelerator Emulation, quasistatic particle-in-cell code
Contributions:1 review, 217 pushes, 226 branches in 2 years 4 months
particlesnl-applicationssimulationparticle-in-cellemulation
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