About Me
TV & Social
I am very active in scientific dissemination with profiles on various social networks, including FB, Instagram and TikTok. In addition to the personal pages, I have been responsible for the "ESO Italy" FB page and Twitter account since 2013.
During the Covid pandemic, I participated in numerous television broadcastsfor the analysis of SARS-COV-2 contagion in Italy (Tgcom24, Canale 9, Telefriuli, RadioPuntoNuovo, etc.). I am the author of several articles on the magazine "fanpage.it" and on the website of the Institute of Biostructures and Bioimages of the CNR on the analysis of SARS-COV-2 contagion in Campania.
Awards
– 2018, Winner of the “Science is Wonder-ful! – European Researchers’ Night”. The selection included the assignment of an information stand to be held at the event on 25 and 26 September 2018 at the "Parlamentarium" in Brussels for the European Researchers' Night.
– March 2019, Winner of the “Women and Motors” Award of the Association “Mai Più Violenza Infinita ONLUS” for distinction in the professional field.
- December 2019, commendation from the Mayor of the city of Torre del Greco for the work carried out at the service of the national and international scientific community, giving prestige to the hometown of Torre del Greco.
– 2021, Winner of the professional exchange program between emerging leaders “International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)” of the American State Department, in the category “Hidden No More: Empowering Women Leaders in STEM”, nominated by the American Consulate in Naples.
Training
Now
Researcher in Solar Physics at the INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples.
Part of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter space mission team, launched on 10 February 2020 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with the following roles:
- Co-Investigator of the Metis coronagraph, part of the scientific instrumentation on board the mission andresponsible for planning software and communication
- Co-Chair of the Modeling and Data Analysis Working Group (MADAWG), established by ESA for the mission
- Spokesman of ESA for press
Member of the Organizing Committee of the “Professional-Amateur Relations in Astronomy” working group of the IAU (International Astronomical Union).
I am the author of scientific articles published in peer-reviewed in the research field of solar and stellar physics. I have participated in numerous scientific conferences.
Blog
- 11 February 2024
MUR campaign for the Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 30 December 2023
What is the Sun made of?
- 7 May 2023