OMA Fellow obtains PhD degree
Andrea De Franco, OMA Fellow based at MedAustron, obtained his PhD from the University of Oxford with a thesis titled “Development of a camera for Tera-electronVolt Gamma-ray Astronomy”. At MedAustron, Andrea’s research is now focused on beam dynamics and accelerator technologies to improve synchrotron based ion beam therapy centers, with the main goal of reducing treatment time and hence increase patient throughput. The knowledge and expertise acquired during his work in astroparticle physics on hardware and software development and commissioning proved to be invaluable assets for his current project in OMA.
Congratulations, Andrea!