Profile
Career
2008 PhD Nuclear Theory (Univ. of Milano)
2009-2010 Post.Doc. at Univ. of Jyvaskyla (Finland)
2010-2012 Post.Doc. at IPNL (France)
2013-2015 Post.Doc at ULB (Belgium)
2015 Lecturer Univ. of York
Research
Overview
- Nuclear energy density functional theory
- Equation of state of dense nuclear matter for astrophysical applications
- Superfluidity properties of atomic nuclei
- Collective States
I currently work using Nuclear Energy Density Functional (NEDF) theory to study properties of atomic nuclei. In particular, I work on the theoretical developments of the model by looking for new functional forms and new many-body methods that would improve the agreement with current experimental observations.
NEDF is a very powerful method since I can apply it to any nuclear system and not only atomic nuclei, so I'm currently working on the development of a microscopic equation of state for neutron stars.
Grants
Virtual Binding Blocks: STFC small grant for outreach
Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant - STFC
Collaborators
Prof. J. Dobaczewski (York)
Prof. D. Davesne IPNL (France)
Prof. J. Navarro IFIC Valencia (Spain)