Role
Full Professor of Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute , University of Copenhagen
Bio
She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Theoretical Physics, and her PhD in Astroparticle Physics (2011) from the University of Bari. She was subsequently an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich and a researcher at the GRAPPA Center at the University of Amsterdam. In 2016, she moved to the University of Copenhagen, where she became a full professor at the Niels Bohr Institute in 2021.
Her research lies at the intersection of astrophysics and particle physics. She studies how to use the universe's messengers ( neutrinos, photons, and gravitational waves) to explore the universe 's most extreme objects , such as supernovae , gamma-ray bursts , and neutron star synthesis . In 2014, she discovered the Lepton-Emission Self-sustained Asymmetry (LESA) phenomenon, a macroscopic asymmetry in neutrino emission that precedes supernova explosions. She is also an expert in modeling the physics of stellar explosions at the microscopic level, the early universe , nucleosynthesis processes , and the origin of elements .
Recognized by numerous international awards, including the MERAC Award from the European Astronomical Society, the Duggal Award from IUPAP, the Consolidator Award from the European Research Council, and the EliteForsk Award from the Danish Ministry of Education, she holds senior positions on international committees and is a member of the European Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union.