Andrea Gokus

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Lea Marcotulli at the Deutsches Elektronenen Synchrotron (DESY) in Zeuthen, Germany.
From 2022 until 2025 I was a McDonnell Center Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, and before I moved to the United States, I did my PhD with Prof. Jörn Wilms of the Dr. Karl Remeis observatory in Bamberg and Prof. Matthias Kadler of the Astronomy department at the University of Würzburg.
My work mainly focuses on the most extreme type of active galactic nuclei (AGN), so-called blazars. I study these objects using multi-wavelength data in order to understand the underlying physical processes responsible for the strong variability they are showing. I also care about reducing the environmental impact of astro-physics research and improving inclusivity and accessibility.