{"id":3117,"date":"2025-10-14T03:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2025-10-14T03:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:38:49","slug":"cyrus-walther-candidacy-for-codata-executive-committee-ordinary-member-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/14\/cyrus-walther-candidacy-for-codata-executive-committee-ordinary-member-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyrus Walther: Candidacy for CODATA Executive Committee Ordinary Member"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is the twelfth in the series of short statements from candidates in the coming CODATA Elections at <\/span><\/i>the General Assembly to be held on 17-18 October 2025<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Cyrus Walther is a candidate for the CODATA Executive Committee as an Ordinary Member.<\/span><\/i> He was nominated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

My name is Cyrus Walther and I am excited to stand for re-election as an incumbent Member of the CODATA Executive Committee, nominated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and representing Early-Career scientists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In my candidacy statement, I am thrilled to introduce you to my background and expertise for this position, discuss my work and engagements in CODATA during this term, and outline plans and perspectives I have for the upcoming term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s get started!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Being nominated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, my proficiency lies in experimental astroparticle physics and databases on which I am researching in my Ph.D. at TU Dortmund University and the LAMARR Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Germany.
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\n<\/span>Moreover, my passion lies with raising the voice of Early-Career researchers and bringing their perspectives on humanities cross-domain grand challenges to the table. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Based on my experience from two presidential terms for the International Association of Physics Students, I was awarded the Fellowship of the International Science Council, serving as a Fellow to champion science as a global public good with a core focus on Early-Career scientists. Together with my engagements in the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, the Coalition for the Advancement of Research Assessment, and the Forum of International Physics of the American Physical Society, I am putting my international early-career-focussed network fully in the service of CODATA and its initiatives. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Since 2023, I have had the honor of serving CODATA on its mission to connect data and people to advance science and improve our world. During my time on the Executive Committee, I engaged with various initiatives and tasks, for example, in the selection committee for the new CODATA Connect Early-Career leadership and in the work as their contact person in the Executive Committee. Together with our three new CODATA Connect Co-Chairs, I developed initiatives to further CODATA\u2019s engagement with the young generation of researchers, two of which you will be able to experience during International Data Week 2025, with the sessions:<\/span>
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