Report year 2023
The doctoral students of the 38th cycle (enrolled in Sapienza) have completed their first year of activity, which has included two courses, participation in the seminars of the consortium's departments and INAF institutes, and the production of a review concerning the specific scientific field within which the thesis will be carried out. The reviews, all of an excellent The reviews, all of an excellent standard, were presented and discussed publicly in telematic mode, in the presence of the faculty, at the annual workshop (see https://astrophysicsworkshop.wordpress.com/).
The doctoral students of the 37th cycle (enrolled in Tor Vergata) completed their second year, during which they carried out research activities as part of their thesis, and attended the seminars of the consortium's Departments and consortium INAF institutes. Many of them carried out a period of activity at high-level scientific institutions abroad. The results of their research activities were presented and discussed publicly, in the presence of the faculty of lecturers, at the annual workshop (see https://astrophysicsworkshop.wordpress.com/).
It is worth mentioning that doctoral student Giovanni Isopi received an award for his dissertation from the INRiM (National Institute of Metrological Research). Announcement: https://www.inrim.it/it/news/linrim-premia-5-giovani-laureati
The PhD students of the 36th cycle (enrolled in Sapienza administrative) completed their third year, during which they during which they carried out research activities and completed their thesis, and attended seminars at the INAF Departments and Institutes consortia. Many of them carried out a period of activity at high-level scientific institutions abroad. The Theses Theses were presented and discussed publicly, in the presence of the faculty, at the annual workshop (see https://astrophysicsworkshop.wordpress.com/).
All 36th-cycle students discussed their theses with the final examination committee and were awarded the title of PhD.
The article ‘A super-massive Neptune-sized planet’ published in the journal Nature with first author Luca Naponiello of our PhD (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06499-2)