Dr. Annamaria POLLINO began her career in the field of mathematical physics, focusing on the study of hyperbolic PDE models and thermodynamic theories. From 2020 to 2023 she was a PhD student at the University of Messina under the supervision of Prof. Elvira BARBERA, carrying out a research project on biological models and PDE systems for granular polyatomic gases, within the framework of Rational Extended Thermodynamics. She collaborated with Prof. Stéphane BRULL (University of Bordeaux) on ES-BGK models for non-polytropic gases in a general setting. She also worked with Prof. Takashi ARIMA (National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College) on BGK models for polyatomic gases with two temperatures, using the coarse-grained theory of Rational Extended Thermodynamics. Her current research interests focus on the derivation of cross-diffusion systems from kinetic BGK models through a mathematically rigorous approach.

Dr. Cordula REISCH is a postdoctoral researcher working in the group of Ansgar JÜNGEL. Her research focus is on reaction diffusion equations with physical and biological applications, combining analytical and numerical results for gaining new insights into questions arising from the applications. Before joining TU Wien, she was a visiting professor at the University of Graz, working in the COLIBRI (Complexity of Life in Basic Research and Innovation) field of excellence. She received her Dr. rer. nat. from TU Braunschweig, Germany, in the Institute for Partial Differential Equations in 2019. The topic of the thesis was about reaction diffusion equations for modeling viral liver inflammation. Between two postdoctoral phases at TU Braunschweig, she was a lecturer (restricted time professor) at HAWK Göttingen. At TU Wien, she will work on modeling questions in a cross diffusion model describing the encapsulation process in tumor growth.

We warmly welcome the both of them to ASC!