Prof. Dr. Julia Tjus elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Election to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) is one of the highest scientific honors worldwide. Membership is awarded for life. New positions are therefore only filled when existing seats become vacant. As an independent scientific academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences plays a central role in international scientific activity, for example through its involvement in the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It recognizes scientific excellence as well as sustainable contributions to the international research community.

Julia Tjus is one of the world's leading scientists in the field of theoretical astroparticle and plasma physics. She heads the Chair of Theoretical Physics IV at Ruhr University Bochum, is spokesperson for SFB1491 “Cosmic Interaction Matters", and works intensively to bring together astrophysics, particle physics, and plasma physics, including within the framework of the RAPP Center since 2015.

She works at the intersection of particle physics, plasma physics, and astrophysics with theoretical models that aim to understand high-energy phenomena in the universe. Such phenomena are found in active galactic nuclei, starburst galaxies, and black hole mergers, where particles are accelerated to high energies and give rise to cosmic rays, high-energy neutrinos, and gamma rays.

Part of her research is linked to the IceCube neutrino observatory, where she works with theoretical models and interpretation of observations of neutrinos, gamma rays, and cosmic rays to investigate the astrophysical sources that may be behind the observed signals. This research contributes to a greater understanding of how the universe's most energetic particles are created, how they are transported through space, and how extreme astrophysical environments affect their properties.

The RAPP Center warmly congratulates Prof. Dr. Julia Tjus on this recognition!