Education
| Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Department of Astronomy |
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| Ph.D. (Astronomy) Thesis topic: Theoretical investigations on the dark matter and gas content of large spheroidal systems
Advisers: Prof.s Paolo S. Coppi and Priyamvada Natarajan |
2012 (expected) |
Università degli Studi, Pavia, Italy Department of Electronic Engineering Optoelectronics Group |
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| B.Eng. and M.Eng. (Electronic Engineering), summa cum laude [110/110 e lode] Thesis topic: Micromachining technologies for automotive gyroscopes Adviser: Prof. Silvano Donati |
1998 |
Summer Schools and Conferences
| Durham University, Durham, UK | |
| Galaxy Formation International Conference | 2011 |
| Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA School of Natural Sciences |
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| Computational Astrophysics Summer School | 2009 |
Previous Employment
| Optical Network Consultant, Nortel Networks, London, UK | 1999-2002 |
| Web Designer, The Hub Communications, London, UK | 1999 |
Technical Expertise
| Programming/Analysis: High performance parallel computing, C, IDL, Python, LaTeX |
Teaching Experience
| Teaching Fellow, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA | |
| Developing weekly discussion sections, homework/exam review sessions, grading: ASTR 210 Stars and Their Evolution ASTR 140 Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics ASTR 130 Life in the Universe ASTR 160 Galaxies and the Universe ASTR 170 Introduction to Cosmology |
Public Outreach
| Consultant and Writer for Gioca e impara con lo spazio, Space Encyclopedia for ages 5-11, De Agostini Editore, Novara, Italy | 2009 |
Languages
| Italian (native), Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (good) |