Prof. Alberto Sesana
I am a Full Professor of Astrophysics at University of Milano-Bicocca, where I coordinate the B Massive project, funded by a CoG grant of the European Research Conucil.
I am a member of the European Pulsar Timing Array collaboration (EPTA) and International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA), using data from large radio telescopes around the world to detect nano-Hz frequency gravitational waves by timing ultra-stable millisecond pulsars.
I am also a member of the LISA Consortium, the scientific community supporting the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a spaceborne gravitational wave detector to be launched by the European Space Agency in the early 30s' that will survey the gravitational wave sky at milli-Hz frequencies.
I have also recently joined the science teams working on the X ray missions Athena and Theseus
Research interests
Gravitational waves: astrophysics and detection with laser interferometers and pulsar timing arrays.
Massive black hole (binaries): formation, evolution, dynamics and observational signatures.
Stellar dynamics, dense stellar systems.
Hyper–velocity stars and the nature and environment of SgrA ∗ .
Gas dynamics and accretion theory.
Structure formation and galaxy evolution.
Teaching
2019-present
Relativistic Astrophysics, 8 credits, 1st year Master Degree students in Astrophysics
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics 6 credits, 1st year Master Degree students in Astrophysics
Past teaching:
Applied Astrophysics (2018-2019)
Introduction to Astronomy (2017-2019, University of Birmingham)