My Job

I am a Professor of Astrophysics at the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Birmingham.

My research interests include general relativity, compact objects - black holes and neutron stars - and cosmology. At present I work primarily on gravitational wave observations with a range of instruments and techniques: ground-based laser interferometers (GEO 600, LIGO and VIRGO), the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and Pulsar Timing Arrays. I am also involved in the instrumental development of Advanced LIGO, the upgrade of the current LIGO instruments in the USA.

Before Birmingham ...

I was born in Mantova (Italy).

After studying theoretical physics as an undergraduate (Laurea) at Collegio Ghislieri and the Universita' di Pavia, I gained a Ph.D. in astronomy from the Universita' di Milano.

I held post-doctoral positions at Cardiff University and the Albert-Einstein-Institut (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik) in Potsdam, where I stayed as research scientist before joining the University of Birmingham.

In 2006/07 I was visiting scholar at Northwestern University in the USA.

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+44 (0)121 414 6447

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+44 (0)121 414 3722

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Physics West, room 235

... or Group Secretary:

Mrs Joanne Cox

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School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston B15 2TT
Birmingham
United Kingdom

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