Dr. Mingzi Niu is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in microeconomic theory, with a focus on the decision-making frictions that lead to inefficient choices. Mingzi’s work encompasses two major sources of these frictions: cognitive biases that distort the decision-making processes, and economic environment, such as information asymmetry or other people’s strategic moves. Her research aims to provide a unified framework to understand individual or collective choices and explore solutions to mitigate these frictions.

Mingzi’s research aims to provide a unified framework to understand individual or collective choices and explore solutions to mitigate these frictions.

Mingzi has a PhD in economics from Rice University, an MA in economics from Duke University, and dual BAs in economics and mathematics from Peking University. Originally from China, she now resides in Jerusalem. Mingzi has volunteered at elementary schools in rural areas around Beijing, teaching English, and she has tutored athletes in microeconomics at Duke University. In her free time, she enjoys camping, cooking, gardening, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Eva F. Martellotta is an archaeologist and postdoctoral researcher, exploring the butchery practices of early human groups in the southern Caucasus. Her work seeks to combine the study of animal remains and stone artifacts to better understand how these groups obtained food and made tools. She aims to shed light on a very important period in human evolution, the moment when Homo sapiens arrived in southwest Europe, by looking at marks left on bones and what they reveal about human interactions with the environment.

Eva aims to shed light on a very important period in human evolution by looking at marks left on bones and what they reveal about human interactions with the environment.

Eva received a BA in archaeological sciences from Sapienza University of Rome, followed by an MA in quaternary, prehistory, and archaeology from the University of Ferrara. She earned her PhD from Griffith University in Australia. She is from Puglia, Italy, and resides in Jerusalem. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, snorkelling, and watching sci-fi movies.

Dr. Alessandro Lenoci is a theoretical physicist and postdoctoral researcher focused on unravelling the mysteries of dark matter, a crucial but unknown component of the universe that shapes galaxy formation through its gravitational influence. Using astrophysical and cosmological observations, he works to define dark matter’s properties and to craft strategies for its detection, driven by a mission to deepen our understanding of the cosmos.

Alessandro works to define dark matter’s properties and to craft strategies for its detection, driven by a mission to deepen our understanding of the cosmos.

Alessandro earned both his BSc and MSc in physics from the University of Padua, and completed his PhD at DESY and the University of Hamburg. Originally from a small town in Lombardy, Italy, Alessandro now resides in Jerusalem. He has mentored high school and university students and in his free time enjoys learning languages, playing guitar, and connecting with friends.