As a scientist it is my duty (and pleasure!) to promote Astronomy and to engage people in this fascinating field. For this reason I regularly give talks in schools and partecipate in Astronomy-related public events.
Please drop me a line if you wish to invite me for a seminar in your school or association. I will be more than happy to show and explain to you some of the beauties and mysteries of our Universe! Here is a list of the talks I have on offer at the moment
• Understanding the Universe by looking at the invisible: what infrared light can reveal about the formation of galaxies
• The Universe and the Cosmic Web (this talk is about the Large Scale Structure of the Universe)
• Einstein rings in the sky: distant galaxies under the cosmic zoom lens
Below you can find examples of outreach and public engagement activities I have been involved with so far.
Public Talks and Outreach Activities
• 2018, 15th of May, Rovigo (Italy)
Talk on Comprendere l’Universo osservando l’invisibile
Public meeting with the “Giovani ricercatori Polesani” organised by the Accademia dei Concordi di Rovigo
• 2018, 14th of May, Rovigo (Italy)
Talk on L’Universo e il Cosmic Web
Public event organised by the Accademia dei Concordi di Rovigo
• 2018, 13th of January, Cardiff (UK)
Public event Star Attraction at the Museum, involving local Astronomical Societies as well as the Cardiff University
• 2017, 16th of November, Cardiff (UK)
Talk on The Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Part of the cycle of public conferences organised by the Cardiff Astronomical Society
• 2017, 7th of November, Cardiff (UK)
Talk on Distant galaxies under the cosmic zoom lens
Meeting with British artists, organised by the Cardiff University
• 2017, 16th of October, Vicenza (Italy)
Lesson/seminar on Cosmologia nell’infrarosso: un viaggio nell’Universo invisibile all’occhio umano alla scoperta di galassie lontane e di lenti gravitazionali
Event organised by the Liceo Scientifico G. B. Quadri for 16 to 18 years old students
• 2016, 20th of December, Rovigo (Italy)
Talk on Anelli di Einstein nel cielo: galassie lontane sotto la lente di ingrandimento gravitazionale
Part of the cycle of public conferences organised by the Gruppo Astrofili Polesani
• 2016, 10th of November, Cardiff (UK)
Talk on Cosmology in the far-infrared: a journey through the invisible Universe revealing distant galaxies and gravitational lenses
Part of the cycle of public conferences organised by the Cardiff Astronomical Society
• 2016, 22nd of October, Cardiff (UK)
Talk on Einstein rings in the sky: distant galaxies under the gravitational lens
Cardiff University Open Day
• 2015, 30th of April, Imola (Italy)
Talk on Breve viaggio tra scoperte e meraviglie del Cosmo
Event organised by Rotary Club Imola for its members
• 2015, 16th-17th of May, Verona (Italy)
Public talk on Cosmologia nell’infrarosso: un viaggio nell’Universo invisibile all’occhio umano tra galassie lontane e lenti gravitazionali
Star Party organised by Circolo Astrofili Veronesi and Gruppo Astrofili Polesani
• 2015, 10th of April, Rovigo (Italy)
Lesson/seminar on Stelle e Galassie: un viaggio tra scoperte e meraviglie del Cosmo in compagnia di un astronomo
Event organised by the secondary school Istituto Comprensivo di Porto Viro (Rovigo) for 13 to 15 years-old students
• 2014, 8th of November, Crespino, Rovigo (Italy)
Lesson/seminar on Stelle e Galassie: viaggio nell’Universo in compagnia di un astronomo
Event organised by the secondary school “V. Carravieri” of the Istituto Comprensivo di Polesella (Rovigo) for 13 to 15 years-old students
• 2014, 8th of March, Rovigo (Italy)
Public talk on L’Universo infinito di Miss Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Public event organised by the Gruppo Astrofili Polesani and the city council.
• 2013, 31st of August, Galzignano Terme, Padova (Italy)
Public talk on L’Universo nell’infrarosso
Part of the cycle of public conferences organised by the Associazione Astronomica Euganea
• 2013, 29th of March, Rovigo (Italy)
Lesson/seminar on Studiare l’Universo
Event organised by the secondary school Scuola Media Ann. Conservatorio di Musica di Rovigo for 13 to 15 years-old students
• 2013, 9th of March, Polesella, Rovigo (Italy)
Lesson/seminar on Le stelle
Event organised by the secondary school “N. Serafini” of the Istituto Comprensivo di Polesella (Rovigo) for 13 to 15 years-old students
• 2012, 8th of October, Rovigo (Italy)
Public debate on Un Universo ancora da scoprire together with Prof. Robert Ragazzoni (INAF/OAPD) and Prof. Leopoldo Benacchio (INAF/OAPD)
Part of the cycle of public conferences and debates entitled “Aperture 2012” organised by the Accademia dei Concordi di Rovigo and the local city council
• 2012, 20th of March, Rovigo (Italy)
Public talk on Studiare l’Universo
Part of the cycle of public conferences entitled “I giovani rodigini e la ricerca” organised by the Accademia dei Concordi di Rovigo
• 2012, 2nd of March, Grumulo delle Abbadesse, Vicenza (Italy)
Public talk on Le lenti gravitazionali con il telescopio spaziale Herschel: alla scoperta di galassie lontane
Part of the cycle of public conferences entitled “Uno sguardo sull’Universo” organised by the local council
• 2008, Rovigo (Italy)
Public talk on Universo e struttura su grande scala
Part of the cycle of public conferences organised by the Gruppo Astrofili Polesani
Public Engagement
• 2012-2013, Rovigo (Italy)
I involved three amateur astronomers of the Gruppo Astrofili Polesani (GAP) in a research project concerning the analysis of the Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue (ERCSC). I trained them on how to use the public software ALADIN and the NASA Extragalactic Database to identify star forming galaxies, radio sources and Galactic sources in the ERCSC. The resulting sample of star forming galaxies was used to estimate the local luminosity function of star forming galaxies (Negrello et al. 2013, MNRAS, 429, 1309) and to study their spectral energy distribution (Clemens et al. 2013, MNRAS, 433, 695). The three members of the GAP were added as co-authors to the published papers, thus giving international visibility to their group.
This is me together with the three members of the GAP involved in the project. From left to right: Giampaolo Guarese, Luca Boaretto, me and Giorgio Cosco.And here are the two published paper with highlighted the names and affiliation of the three GAP members
