About Me

2018-present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, IL, USA
2019-present: Associate Fellow, University of Chicago, IL, USA

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Time Domain working group co-chair
Dark Energy Survey (DES) Galaxy evolution & quasars working group co-chair
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Multi-messenger/multi-band astronomy work package – Survey science team lead

Ph. D. in Astrophysics (2014-2018), University College London, UK
- Thesis: “Unveiling the unseen with the Dark Energy Survey: gravitational waves and dark matter”
- Supervisors: Prof. Ofer Lahav and Dr. Felipe Abdalla
Master in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2011-2013), La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Grading 110/110 cum laude
- Thesis: “Future constraints on cosmological parameters for DES” Supervisors: Prof. Alessandro Melchiorri and Dr. Luca Pagano
B.S. in Physics (2008-2011), La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Grading 110/110 cum laude, Advanced Course (top 10% Physics students)
- Dissertation title: “Standard Cosmological Model’s paradoxes and Inflation”
- Supervisors: Dr. Giovanni Montani and Dr. Massimiliano Lattanzi

Runner–up for Royal Astronomical Society Michael Penston Prize for best Astronomy doctoral thesis in the UK, 2018
URA Scholar Award to do research in collaboration at Fermilab, 2016-2017
Enrico Persico award from Accademia dei Lincei for best 2014 Astrophysics Masters in Italy, awarded by the President of Italy, 2014
“Excellent graduated student at Sapienza” (Laureata eccellente Sapienza), 2014
“Women, gender: Sapienza”, award to women who distinguished themselves during university career, 2014
“Advanced Course” merit scholarship from Sapienza, Tuition fee paid, 2009 – 2011
Erasmus scholarship from Sapienza, Erasmus integration from Laziodisu, 2010
Merit scholarship from Laziodisu, 2010
Grant from the Italian Department of Education for the final result at high school, 2008