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Alexander Haber is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow based in the Gravity group at the University of Southampton's School of Mathematics and the STAG research center. His research focuses on understanding dense nuclear quark matter, gravitational waves, and the processes involved in binary neutron star mergers. Alexander's responsibilities include conducting research, mentoring students, and co-leading the Cosmic Explorer - Science Traceability Matrix group on dense matter. Currently, he is investigating the transport and dissipation properties of matter and their effects on gravitational wave signals produced from binary neutron star mergers, with the aim of uncovering the fundamental components of matter at high densities and temperatures. He obtained his Ph.D. from TU Wien in Vienna, Austria, under the supervision of Andreas Schmitt, where he worked on superfluidity and superconductivity related to dense nuclear quark matter. After graduation, Alexander moved to St. Louis, USA, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Mark Alford, focusing on transport and dissipation in the context of neutron star mergers and the resulting gravitational waves. Thanks to a Marie Curie fellowship funded by UK Research and Innovation, he relocated to Southampton in October 2024 to further his work in the gravity group on the nature of deconfined quark matter in neutron stars.