On July 15, 2024, after two years of being a visiting researcher at CMP, Dr. Shivani Saini joined the team in Kassel as a full-time senior researcher (PostDoc). 

Dr. Saini's research interests include computational materials for energy applications. With a doctorate from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India. She specialized in Atomistic and Molecular Modelling.

Alongside supporting the CMP team in research questions and strategy, Dr. Saini will engage in the Section's teaching activities, starting with Computational Photonics I in the upcoming semester. 

 A warm welcome to Dr. Saini!