Postdoctoral Fellows

I am a mathematical physicist with a focus on foundational and philosophical questions. My main expertise lies in relativistic quantum theory, on which I have also published the book “Local Quantum Measurement and Relativity” (Springer, 2021). I received both my diploma in physics and my PhD in mathematics at the University of Munich (LMU).

My particular research interests are:

Life, foundations of quantum mechanics, foundations of relativity, relativistic quantum theory, quantum nonlocality and relativity, the Dirac Sea picture, the nontrivial vacuum of quantum field theory, localization in quantum field theory, foundations of statistical physics, ontology in physics, Bohmian mechanics, the possibility of mathematical reasoning, the mind-body problem.

My academic interests include language acquisition, bilingualism, and the evolving role of technology in language learning. I hold a PhD from the University of Haifa. My doctoral research explored the influence of languages on each other, with a particular focus on the effect of first-language (L1) linguistic skills on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning and vice versa.

Currently, my research project deals with the impact of artificial intelligence on academic writing, investigating how AI tools shape academic writing practices in terms of coherence and critical thinking.

I specialise in Early Modern philosophy and have research interests in Feminist philosophy.

I was awarded a PhD in philosophy in October 2023 for my thesis Between Leibniz and Spinoza: Individuals, Naturalism and Ethics.

I am currently continuing my research on Leibniz’s philosophy of nature.

קטרינה הנה פוסט-דוקטורנטית במחלקה ללימודים הומניסטיים ואמנויות בטכניון. היא סיימה תואר ראשון B.A. בפילוסופיה של המדעים, ותואר שני M.A. בלימודי שפות באוניברסיטת מילאנו שבאיטליה. במהלך עבודתה כתלמידת מחקר בלימודי הדוקטורט, קטרינה התמקדה בתפקידו של ההומור במופעי סטנד-אפ ככלי לניתוח שפתי – זאת במסגרת תוכנית ADARR  (Discourse Analysis, Argumentation, and Rhetoric) שבאוניברסיטת תל אביב. תפיסת החקר הבינתחומית מהווה עבורה ממד חשוב ומרכזי, ובימים אלה היא עובדת על מחקר מקורי העוסק בניתוח הומור וורבלי בשיח פיזיקת הקוונטים.

My research focuses on young children’s second/foreign language development in Asian contexts. I hold a Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong, where my thesis examined the association between home environment and young Chinese children’s English as a second/foreign language development. My current research project is about exploring the potential of AI technology to support young children’s English as a second/foreign language learning, particularly those from low socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds.