Felix Ahlborn

Dr. Felix Ahlborn serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical Studies (HITS) in Heidelberg, Germany, under the European Research Council (ERC) grant "DipolarSound" since 2022. His position focuses on theoretical and observational stellar astrophysics within HITS's interdisciplinary research environment.

His academic qualifications include:

• PhD in Astrophysics (2022) from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, with a dissertation titled "Application of turbulent convection theories for stellar structure and evolution models"
• MSc in Physics (2017) from Georg August University, Goettingen

Dr. Ahlborn's research centers on asteroseismology and stellar modeling, specifically investigating rotation rates in red-giant stars through inverse methods and advancing one-dimensional representations of turbulent convection. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with observational data to refine stellar evolution models, contributing to fundamental understanding of stellar interiors and dynamics in late evolutionary phases.

No scientific awards are documented in the available information.

Funded exclusively by the ERC "DipolarSound" grant, Dr. Ahlborn's current research lacks documented advising responsibilities or additional grant involvement. His work operates within HITS's collaborative structure, which emphasizes computational and theoretical approaches to complex astrophysical phenomena.

He conducts research within HITS's Astrophysics group, leveraging the institute's high-performance computing resources and partnerships with Heidelberg University to address challenges in stellar structure modeling and asteroseismic diagnostics.