Thesis Proposals & Topics

Prof. M. Cignoni

• Spatial structure, star formation history, and chemical enrichment history of galaxies and individual star forming regions via multiband synthetic observations. Typical targets are listed in the following.

• Analysis of Local (within 20 Mpc) dwarf and spiral galaxies (photometry HST in the UV/optical/near infrared bands, LEGUS survey)

• Analysis of the Small & Large Magellanic Clouds and Magellanic Bridge (Very Large Telescope photometry, STEP e YMCA surveys)

• Analysis of 30 Doradus, the most active star forming region of the Local Group (HST photometry, HTTP survey)

• Analysis of the Disk, Halo, Thick Disk of our own Milky Way (Gaia data release)

Prof. S. Degl'Innocenti

• Numerical computation of stellar structure & evolution

• Galactic archaeology

• Stellar population synthesis models

• Determination of stellar parameters—such as age, mass, and radius—by comparing theoretical predictions with photometric and asteroseismological data

• Analysis of open and globular stellar clusters

• Modeling beyond the state-of-the-art physical processes in stars

Prof. W. Del Pozzo

• Characterisation of the black hole population from gravitational waves

• Tests of fundamental physics from gravitational wave observations

• Applications and developments from probability theory to astronomical applications

• Study of binary pulsar systems

• Gravitational wave modelling and analysis methods

Dr. A. Pallottini

as typical topics:

• Formation & evolution of galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization

• Determination of kinematical & dynamical properties of galaxies

• Comparison between the properties of Local and early galaxies

• Photochemical evolution of the interstellar medium of early galaxies

• Cosmic metal & dust enrichment

• Predictions & interpretation of line & continuum emission for current (e.g. ALMA & JWST) and future (e.g. PRIMA & ELT) instruments

as possible modeling tools:

• Numerical computation of synthetic spectra & emission properties

• Radiation hydrodynamic simulations of self-gravitating systems in cosmological and isolated environments

• Machine learning for emulation (surrogate models) & data analysis

Prof. P. G. Prada Moroni

• Numerical computation of stellar structure & evolution

• Galactic archaeology

• Stellar population synthesis models

• Determination of stellar parameters (age, mass, radius, ...) using photometric and asteroseismology.

• Analysis of open and globular stellar clusters

• Modeling beyond the state-of-the-art physical processes in stars

Dr. A. Ricciardone

• Probing early universe cosmology with Gravitational Waves

• Late universe cosmological implications of Gravitational Wave detections

• Astrophysical and cosmological background of Gravitational Waves vs LISA and Einstein Telescope

• LISA and ET detector characterization

• Cross-correlation of Gravitational Waves and Large-Scale Structure surveys (e.g., Euclid)

• Gravitational Waves and CMB physics

• Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves and Pulsar Timing Array