CV - Nico Cappelluti

CV of Dr. Nico Cappelluti
INAF
Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna
Via Ranzani 1
Bologna, Italy 40137
+39-051-2095709
http://nicocappelluti.altervista.org/
Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy,TUM-Munich, Germany
2007
Thesis Title: Large Scale Structures in X-ray Surveys
Advisor: Günther Hasinger
Laurea in Astronomy (Master), University of Bologna
2004
Advisor Prof. G.G.C. Palumbo
R e s e a r c h Active Galactic Nuclei, Galaxy Evolution, Black Holes, Cosmology, X-ray surveys,
Space Telescopes
Education
Interests
A w a r d s , 2004 Marie Curie Early stage research PhD fellowship
2004 DLR Verbund Forschung grant
Honors & 2007 NASA XMM-GI grant: Completion of XMM-COSMOS
2008 NASA XMM-GI grant XMM-CDFS Ultradeep
Grants
2009 Prize, Della Riccia foundation, Italy
2009 Prize, Blanceflor foundation, Sweden
2010 INAF International Postdoctoral Fellowship
2010 Marsden Prize, European Astrosky Network
2011 NASA Fermi Cycle 4 GI grant:Stacking of Galaxy Clusters
2011 NASA Chandra Cycle 13 GI grant: CXB-CIB correlation
2011 NASA Fermi Cycle 5 GI grant :HOD of Fermi AGN
2013 NASA Chandra Cycle 15 GI grant CXB-CIB correlation
2010-present, several co-I ship in PRIN-INAF grants.
R e s e a r c h Research Associate
INAF-OABO
Positions
Visiting Research Assistant
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, USA
INAF International Postdoctoral Fellowship
INAF-OABO
Postdoctoral scientist
MPE-Garching
Marie Curie early stage PhD fellowship
2004-2007
International Max-Planck Research School TUM-MPE, Germany
Teaching & Graduate Research Advisor
Viola Allevato, MPE,Now Univ. of Helsinky
Advising
2013-present
2008–present
2010-2012
2007–2010
2009–2012
Teaching Assistant
2006–2007
Measurement of Thickness of metal coatings through X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy,
TUM-Munich
High-school teachers Development course
Cosmology, Einstein Scientific high-school, Rimini
2010
Diversity &
Outreach
Series of lectures through the SOPHOS program, Bologna
2011-2012
Genova Science Festival, invited participation to a round table
2011
NASA reviewer for the SWIFT program
2009
Service
NASA reviewer for the FERMI program
2009-2010
ESA reviewer for the XMM-Newton program
2013-2014
Referee
The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society.
The XMM-COSMOS survey, 2 Ms, XMM-AO3-4-6
Observing
The Chandra COSMOS survey 1.8 Ms Chandra Cycle 11
programs
The XMM-CDFS Ultra-deep surveys, 3 Ms, XMM Cycle 11-12
The XMM-XXL survey, 3 Ms AO10-11.
The XMM-Stripe 82 survey, 500 ks, XMM-AO10
TNG AO23 Spectroscopy and photometry in the AGN nursery around the
Galaxy Cluster MS 1137.5+6625
The XMM-Stripe 82 survey, 800 ks XMM-AO13
International The Cosmic Evolution survey (COSMOS)
XMM/Chandra Deep Field South
Projects
XMM-XLL
XMM-Stripe-82
eROSITA
LIBRAE (Looking for Infrared Background Anisotropies with Euclid)
Euclid
Coordinator of AGN-LSS working group in the XMM-XXL survey
Service in
Member of the ground software development team for the eROSITA mission
International Responsible of X-ray data analysis and catalogs in the XMM-COSMOS survey
Data analysis advisor for the Stripe 82 XMM/Chandra survey (PI M. Urry)
Projects
Member of the Steering committee for Stripe 82 XMM/Chandra survey (PI M. Urry)
Member of the Euclid Consortium
Publication 1 Invited review paper, AGN Clustering in the X-ray Band, Adv. Astr, (2012)
67 Refereed papers,
Record
59 Conference proceedings and data catalogues,
h-index=32, total citations=2826 (from NASA-ADS)
Professional
Organization Chair of the LOC and SOC member for the Conference:
of meetings
and
"Whereabouts, Physical State and Metallicity of the Missing Baryons in the Local
Universe"
Cervia, Italy
2012
conferences
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Appearance Max Planck Society Press Release
2010
Massive black holes "switched on" by galaxy collision
in national
Tuttoscienze La Stampa, Italy
2011
Come
ti
accendo
un
Buco
Nero
and
Terrazza Kursaal, San Marino RTV
2011
international Interview in a talk show
Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy
2012
press
Come sarà il 2012 per l'astronomia?
NASA Press Release
2013
NASA Chandra, Spitzer Study Suggests Black Holes Abundant Among The Earliest Stars
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/abundant-black-holes.html
Repubblica
2013
Buchi neri, la Nasa fa dietrofront:c'erano già agli albori l’Universo
INAF Press Release
2013
Moltissimi i buchi neri fra le prime stelle
INAF Press Release
2013
Taglia media per i buchi neri primordiali
Science Editor’s First Choice
2013
Cosmic Correlation
Invited:
Selected
The Cosmic X-ray background and its anisotropies
Conference ANISOTROPIC UNIVERSE,GRAPPA Institute University of Amsterdam
2013
Clustering
of
X-ray
selected
AGN
talks
Half a century of X-ray astronomy, Mykonos, Greece
2012
AGN in the COSMOS
1st XMM-XXL meeting Bonifacio, France,
2011
Recent contributed talks:
Anisotropies of the X-ray Background
The X-ray Universe 2011, Berlin, Germany
2011
Probing the accretion history of local AGN with clustering in the SWIFT-BAT survey.
High Energy view of accreting objects, Agios Nikolaos, Greece,
2010
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