Born: 1968 May 20

Contact Information:

INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna,

via Ranzani 1, 40127, Bologna

tel: +39 051 2095751, fax: +39 051 2095700

E-mail address: carlotta.gruppioni@oabo.inaf.it

Education:

1987 High School Degree at "Liceo Scientifico E. Fermi", Bologna. Score 56/60

1993 "Laurea" Degree in Physics at University of Bologna. Score 110/110 cum laude.

Thesis Title: On Unified Models of Active Galactic Nuclei.

Advisor: Prof. G. Setti

1997 PhD in Astronomy at University of Bologna.

Thesis Title: Multi-frequency Study of a faint radio-galaxy and AGN sample in the Marano Field.

Advisors: Dr. G. Zamorani, Prof. G. Setti

Professional Career:

1993-1996 PhD in Astronomy at University of Bologna.

1996-1998 Researcher Associate at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of London (UK) within the EC Training and Mobility of Researchers Network "European Large Area ISO Survey" (PI Prof. M. Rowan-Robinson).

1998 Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Fellowship at Astronomical Observatory of Bologna within the project "Observational Cosmology with ROSAT" (Supervisor: Dr. Giovanni Zamorani).

1999-2000 CNAA PostDoctoral Fellowship at Astronomical Observatory of Bologna with a project entitled "Faint radio sources in the Mid-/Far-Infrared".

2000 taking up of permanent position as staff Researcher Astronomer at Astronomical Observatory of Padova.

2003 to date Staff Researcher Astronomer at INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna

Main Scientific Interests:

• Galaxy and AGN Formation and (co-)Evolution.

• Deep Multi-wavelength Surveys and Nature of Faint Sources.

1. •Unified Models of AGN.
   

• Statistical Methods (Source Counts, Luminosity Functions).

• Spectral Energy Distributions of Galaxies and AGN.

• Infrared Surveys and Instrumentation.

Student Lectures:

2002 October: Lectures for PhD Students entitled "Deep Surveys in the Radio and Infrared" at the University of Bologna

2005 July: Lectures for PhD Students entitled "Star formation across the bands and the Universe" at the University of Bologna

2006 October: Lectures for High School Students entitled "Active Galaxies out of Visual Bands" at Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano (Bologna)

2007 June: Lectures for PhD Students entitled "AGN in the Spitzer era: unveiling obscured accretion" at the University of Bologna

2007 October: Lectures for PhD Students entitled "Formation and evolution of galaxies from infrared and radio surveys"

2008 April: Two series of Lectures for Primary School Students entitled "Alla Scoperta del Cielo"

2010 October: Three series of lectures entitled "IR Surveys and their physical content and implications" for the National PhD School held in Asiago (VI), organised by the University of Padova

2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013: Lectures for 3rd year Astronomy students (as part of the "Emission Mechanisms" course) entitled "On the Absorption and Emission Propertied of Interstellar Dust Grains" at the University of Bologna

Student Fellows:

Advisor of the following Degree Thesis:

• M. Cirasuolo ("Evolution of Radio Selected Starburst Galaxies", a.a. 1998/99, score 110/110 cum laude)

• S. Giannetto ("Spectral Properties from X-rays to Far-Infrared of a AGN sample in the XMM/ELAIS-S1 Survey", a.a. 2006/2007, score 103/110)

• F. Ziparo ("Broad-Band Spectral Properties of Extremely Red Objects in the COSMOS Survey", aa 2007/2008, score 110/110)

• V. Morana ("Spectral Energy Distributions of sub-mm Sources", aa 2009/2010, score 98/110)

• I. Del Vecchio ("Dust Properties of far-IR selected AGN in the GOODS-S", aa 2010/2011, score 110/110 cum laude)

Supervisor of the following PhD Thesis:

• F. Pozzi ("The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) Southern Fields at 15 micron". December 1998 - December 2001)

• H. Dominguez-Sanchez ("Luminosity function of FIR galaxies and AGN as a function of redshift". January 2009 - December 2011. Selected by IAC Spain under an International Agreement)

• I. Delvecchio ("Accretion History in the Universe from Infrared Surveys". start: October 2011)

Professional Activities:

1996-2000 Member of the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) Consortium

1998 to date Referee for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

1999 Organizer of the ELAIS Consortium Meeting, Bologna, October 16-19

2000-2004 Member of the POE International Consortium

2000 to date Peer Reviewer for Astronomy & Astrophysics

2002 to date Member of the PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) Consortium and leader of the Luminosity Function project

2005 to date Peer Reviewer for Astrophysical Journal Letters

2008 to date Member of the SPICA-SAFARI Consortium for the scientific exploitations of an European spectro-photometer (SAFARI) for a future Japanese mission (SPICA)

2009 Chair of the Galaxy Evolution Working Group at the Millimetron Consortium Meeting, Paris, October 5-6, for the scientific exploitations of a Russian-European space observatory operating in the mm, sub-mm and far-IR wavelength regime (Millimetron)

2010 Logistic organization of the 9th Italian Workshop on AGN, Ferrara, May 24-27

2012 Member of the Scientific Organizing Commettee (SOC) of the 10th Italian Workshop on AGN, Roma, September 10-13;

2012 to date Scientific Co-Investigator of the ESA instrument SAFARI.

Observational and Data Experience:

• ISOCAM survey data reduction and analysis; specific software development (IDL).

1. •Spitzer and Herschel data analysis (IDL).
   

2. •Optical Spectroscopic observations (ESO/3.6-m, AAO/2dF) and data reduction (IRAF).
   

3. •Interferometric radio observations (ATNF/ATCA) and data reduction (MIRIAD, AIPS).
   

Main research funds:

1996-1998 Marie Curie Research Training and Mobility Grant of the European Community.

2002-2004 COFIN MIUR 2002 Multiwavelength surveys and the evolution of the accretion and star-formation in the Universe, PI A. Franceschini.

2003-2005 COFIN MIUR 2003 The X-ray view of the accretion history in the Universe, PI G. Matt.

2005-2007 PRIN INAF 2005 entitled Preparazione per ALMA, PI M. Walmsley.

2006-2008 PRIN MIUR 2006 Fisica ed evoluzione di sorgenti fortemente oscurate in survey X e infrarosse, PI G. Setti

2005-2007 ASI-INAF grant I/023/05/0, Supporto all’analisi dati nel campo dell’astrofisica delle alte energie, PI A. Comastri.

2006-2008 PI of PRIN-INAF 2006 Galaxy Evolution from the Early Phases to the Actual Universe: the IR and sub-millimeter view and preparation for Herschel, PI C. Gruppioni,

2008-2009 Local Coordinator of the ASI grant SPICA-SAFARI, WP 6100, PI L. Spinoglio.

2010-2011 PRIN INAF 2009 The e-MERlin Galaxy Evolution Survey (e-MERGE). Physics and evolution of star forming and accretion-dominated galaxies up to redshift z∼5, through very deep high resolution radio imaging, PI I. Prandoni.

2010-2012 Partecipation to the extension of the ASI grant I/005/07/1 Scientific Activity for HERSCHEL - phase C/D-E, PI P. Saraceno.

2011-2013 PRIN INAF 2011 Stellar initial mass function and its evolution over the last 10 Gyr: toward the comprehension of galaxy formation and mass assembly, PI P. Saracco

2012-2014 ASI grantI/I/005/11/0 Scientific Activity for HERSCHEL - phase E, PI A. Di Giorgio

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