Role
Senior researcher at the Rome Astronomical Observatory (INAF)
Bio
He graduated in Physics in 2005 from Sapienza University of Rome, where he earned a PhD in Astronomy in 2009. In 2012, he completed his education with a master's degree in Space Science and Technology from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, completing an internship at Thales Alenia Space.
Her connection with the INAF Rome Astronomical Observatory began in 2006, when she joined as a doctoral student; in 2010, she was a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Germany. After years as a postdoc and a temporary researcher, she joined the Observatory's research staff in 2018.
He studies the evolution of galaxies from the very earliest stages of the Universe's life: by measuring and interpreting their signals, he seeks to understand the physical mechanisms driving their growth and how the Universe became what we observe today. His research focuses on fundamental questions in the evolution of galaxies: how quickly they form new stars, what mechanisms can halt star formation, and how these processes evolve over time. He uses optical, infrared, and submillimeter observations, obtained from cutting-edge ground-based instruments and from space as part of large-scale extragalactic surveys, to study the faint light of distant galaxies and reconstruct their properties at different epochs of cosmic history.
She is the author and co-author of over 200 scientific publications. In 2015, she won the Young Italian Researchers Award, established by the 2003 Group for scientific research.