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about me

I’m Maria Giga a MSc in Physics and Computational Science student at the University of Zürich.

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skillς

physics & research

astrophysics synchrotron radiation computational science numerical analysis

programming

Python C/C++ MATLAB Mathematica HTML CSS JavaScript

tools

LaTeX ANSYS Fluent Git/GitHub VS Code Overleaf Linux

experience

2026

Web Developer, Wiki Team

iGEM Athens 2026

Working as part of the iGEM Athens wiki team, contributing to the web development side of the project.

2025

IOC Representative of Greece

International Physicists’ Tournament

Representative of Greece in the International Organizing Committee for the International Physicists’ Tournament.

2025

Team Member, UoA's Team, Greece

International Physicists’ Tournament

Participated in IPT as part of Team Greece, including Team Captain for the 2025 team.

2024

Science Communication Editor

TheMadScientist.gr

Writing and editing science communication articles.

projectς

ANSYS PET Bottle Rocket

A computational fluid dynamics simulation of a PET bottle rocket using ANSYS Fluent to study flow behaviour and propulsion-related phenomena.

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ApiconIASIS:Bee Wanderer

An 2D arcade-style educational gamemade for the EU-CONEXUS Hackathon- Gamifying Agricultural & Biotech Education.

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Science Communication

Articles and editorial work for TheMadScientist.gr, a website dedicated to communicating science and debunking pseudoscientific claims.

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