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Finite element eigenvalue buckling simulation of a long cylindrical tube between two supports, colored from blue to red to show total deformation values along the length.

#ET_young ✨ Meet Alexandre Lacroix, mechanical engineer at LAPP designing the 120 km ultra-high-vacuum beam tube for the Einstein Telescope. From CERN vacuum tech to spiral-reinforced tubes & rock climbing, he keeps ET both stable and adventurous!
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Meet Ulyana Dupletsa, postdoc at HEPHY in Vienna 🌍
She developed key tools for ET performance studies and now helps coordinate science case analyses.
💬 “It’s inspiring to be part of a community shaping the future of gravitational-wave astronomy.”
#ET_young #ResearchInfrastructures #ET_women

Engineers at CERN install a large cylindrical stainless-steel beam pipe section, suspended by a crane, as part of the Einstein Telescope pilot sector vacuum system.

Researcher at CERN stands next to a shiny cylindrical beam pipe prototype, looking through its interior, which shows a series of concentric ridges.

#ET_young #ET_team
Meet Carlo Scarcia: since 2021 he’s been designing the ET beam pipe vacuum system, cutting costs with smarter materials & methods. Now leading vacuum tests at the ET pilot sector at @cern.bsky.social.
@rwth.bsky.social

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A baffle built at IFAE for Virgo to monitor scattered light. Insights from this work will guide the design of ET’s baffles. Image from M. Andrés-Carcasona et al., Phys. Rev. D 107 (2023) 6, 062001.

#ET_young Meet Marc Andrés Carcasona, PhD — postdoc at IFAE, designing baffles for the Einstein Telescope to block unwanted light and protect its sensitivity. From MIT to Caltech, science to 🎹📚✈️🥾 — Marc blends research, teaching & diverse passions.

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A person standing behind a podium at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, wearing a bright pink blazer and white blouse, ready to present scientific work.

A person in a cleanroom wearing a full protective lab suit and face mask, leaning beside a high-precision experimental setup with optical and electronic components.

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🎓 Meet Dr. Aleksandra Mitchell — sensor wizard, DJ, and science style icon 👗
From U. of Birmingham to Nikhef to Stanford, she’s building ultra-sensitive tech for the #EinsteinTelescope.
Also: she voiced SPACETIME, a Cannes-awarded film 🎬
#ET_young #WomenInSTEM #GravitationalWaves

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Person in cleanroom gear standing next to a large optical test mass inside the Virgo clean room. Wearing a full protective suit, face mask, and glasses.

Meet Andrea Moscatello, PhD student at University of Padova & INFN Padova, working on dust-related noise in the Einstein Telescope.
✨ “Gravitational waves once sounded like sci-fi. Now I work with them.”
📸 Virgo clean room • Padova lab • Portrait
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Meet Ghada Mahmoud, an early-career systems engineer at ET🌌
Based at the APC/CNRS, Ghada blends civil-engineering, mechatronics and optics know-how. Since Feb 2023 she’s been part of the ET Organisation, focusing on project-risk management and systems engineering.
Stay with us to meet more #ET_young