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Giulia Brunelli

PhD Student

Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi"

Academic discipline: FIS/05 Astronomy and Astrophysics

Curriculum vitae

Education:

  • PhD in Astrophysics (2023 - present day)
    Università di Bologna
    Thesis: "Understanding pulsars and their environments at the highest energies" (Supervisor: V. Sguera; Co-supervisors: C. Vignali, R. Zanin, G. Ponti)
  • MSc in Astrophysics and Cosmology (2021 - 2023)
    Università di Bologna
    Thesis: "Very-High Energy γ-ray observations of the Geminga pulsar with the LST-1 of CTA" (Supervisor: C. Vignali; Co-supervisors: R. Zanin, R. Lopez-Coto; Final grade: 110L/110)
  • BSc in Physics (2018 - 2021)
    Università di Bologna
    Thesis: "Processi radiativi in Orione" (Supervisor: D. Dallacasa; Final grade: 110/110)

 

Abroad research projects:

  • MSc Thesis preparation (March 2023 - July 2023)
    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC)
    Project: analysis of the first data acquired by the LST-1 telescope of the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory with the goal of studying the Very-High-Energy emission of the Geminga pulsar.

 

Other relevant activities:

  • Outreach activities regarding the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory during the Futuro Remoto Festival in Napoli (October 2024)
  • Outreach activities regarding the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory during the European Researchers' Night in Bologna (September 2024)
  • Operator during a shift at the LST-1 telescope at the Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos in La Palma (July - August 2024)
  • Curricular internship at the ASTRI-Horn telescope at the Serra la Nave Observatory in Catania (February 2023)

 

Awards:

  • Award for the best Thesis during the Academic Years of 2021-22, 2022-23 for the MSc in Physics (cod. 9245), Advanced methods in particle physics (cod. 5810), Astrophysics and cosmology (cod. 5828), LM Fisica del Sistema Terra (cod. 8626), LM Astrofisica e cosmologia (cod. 8018) at the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” of Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (December 2023).

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