Prof. Dr. Andrea Ferrara

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAstrophysik
KeywordsGalaxy formation and evolution, Cosmic re-ionization, high redshift galaxies, Interstellar medium, Cosmology

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandItalien
OrtPisa
Universität/InstitutionScuola Normale Superiore

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Dr. Paola Michela AndreaniEuropäische Südsternwarte (ESO), Garching
Dr. Benedetta CiardiMax-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2019

Programm(e)

2018Carl Friedrich von Siemens-Forschungspreis-Programm der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Ferrara is a leading astrophysicist who has impacted multiple active fields of research. He is one of the few key experts in the formation, properties and evolution of cosmic structures during the first billion years after the Big Bang. In Germany, he will work on the modeling of physical processes in the internal structure of high-redshift galaxies to make precise predictions and interpretation of the forthcoming JWST and ALMA data, fostering our understanding of the origin to star formation and the formation of the first galaxies and the ionizing output able to reionize the intergalactic medium. Using innovative tools based on Machine Learning techniques, this research will provide an unprecedented view of the internal structure of these systems.