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Academics

2024 -- Now

Full Professor (Ordinario)

FIM, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (ITA)

2020 -- 2024

Princeton U. Collaborating Researcher

Dept. Astrophysical Sciences (USA)

Sponsor: Prof. James Stone

2020 -- 2022

INAF OAS Staff Researcher

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (ITA)

2018 -- 2020

Lyman Spitzer Jr. Associate Researcher

Princeton University (USA)

2015 -- 2018

NASA Einstein Fellow

Princeton University (USA)

Host: Prof. James Stone

2012 -- 2015

Max Planck Fellow

Max Planck for Astrophysics (GER)

Host: Prof. Rashid A. Sunyaev

2008 -- 2012

Teaching Assistant 

University of Bologna

Advisor: Prof. Fabrizio Brighenti

Education

2009 -- 2012

Ph.D., Astronomy

University of Bologna (Italy)

with distinction, Committee: "His research is extremely original using very innovative methodologies and strong critical thinking. The committee unanimously evaluates his Thesis as excellent."

2006 -- 2008

M.S., Astrophysics & Cosmology

University of Bologna (Italy)

110/110 summa cum laude

2003 -- 2006

B.S., Astronomy

University of Bologna (Italy)

110/110 summa cum laude

1998 -- 2003

Scientific High School Diploma

Liceo Scientifico E. Torricelli (BZ, Italy)

100/100 with distinction

Research Portfolio

158 publications: 8000+ citations; h-index 51; 24 articles cited 100+ times

$7 million funding + 133 million CPU-hrs ($2.8 million) allocated

• 63 invited talks and colloquia (100+ presentations)

• 110 accepted observing programs (~350 proposals)

• 10 competitive prizes/awards/Fellowships won

Awards & Honors

European Research Council COG -- Excellence Science (2M; 2000+ applicants)

Nature Astronomy best cover article (2022)

Lyman Spitzer Jr. Prize Fellowship

Alto Adige's top 10 people who mattered in 2018

• NASA Einstein Prize Fellowship

• Four Prize Fellowships (declined for the Einstein): Yale, JSI, DARK, McLaughlin

Livio Gratton Prize winner for best Ph.D. Thesis (2010-2012, Italy).

• Max Planck Society Fellowship

• Marco Polo mobility grant award (ITA-USA exchange)

• Ph.D. Scholarship: full Ph.D. program support (U. Bologna)

• Award for "Particular merits (Italian graduates)" (Research Dep., BZ).

• RCDC award for innovative research on black holes (Bologna).

• Merit-based award: "Competent and worthy students" (U. Bologna).

All graduations with Highest Honors: Grad, Undergrad, Secondary schools

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