Academic CV - Isabella Maria Gioia

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Researcher

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003

ResearcherID: B-6982-2012

Isabella Maria

Gioia

Associate Senior Scientist at National Institute of Astrophysics

Institute of Radioastronomy - Bologna

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Contact Info

Resume

About

I work in extragalactic observational astronomy with particular interest in clusters of galaxies which, as the largest gravitationally bound structures known, provide clear constraints on the formation of structure and on the composition of the universe. My research is not confined to one wavelength but builds on observations in several domains from radio to optical and X-rays.

Research Interests

Dr. Gioia works in extragalactic observational astronomy with particular interest in clusters of galaxies which, as the largest gravitationally bound structures known, provide clear constraints on the formation of structure and on the composition of the universe. My research is not confined to one wavelength but builds on observations in several domains from radio to optical and X-rays. Dr. Gioia has been involved since the early 80-ies in surveys performed by the space X-ray missions. She has acquired the necessary expertise in handling large datasets and in the analysis and interpretation of the data from such surveys. She was among the scientists who designed and built the EMSS, or Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey (Gioia et al. 1990, ApJS, 72, 567), the first large serendipitous survey ever made with the imaging detectors on board the Einstein Observatory. The EMSS was such a success that inspired many EMSS-style cluster surveys, all based on ROSAT archival deep pointing images. The ROSAT North Ecliptic Pole survey is the second large survey Dr. Gioia has been involved with. She has used complete samples of radio and X-ray sources extracted from such surveys to study the evolutionary properties of the different classes of astronomical objects (from AGN to clusters of galaxies). The best known result from her work is the discovery of the ”negative” evolution of X-ray selected galaxy clusters in the EMSS (Gioia et al. 1990, ApJ, 356, L35), later confirmed by the ROSAT NEP survey data (Gioia et al. 2001, ApJL, 553, L105). She has also collaborated with colleagues from the INAF-Milano to the construction of the REX (Radio Emitting X-ray) source survey, designed to search for X-ray selected BL Lac objects and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) in pointed images of the ROSAT satellite, and to study the luminosity functions and cosmological evolution of BL Lac objects and AGNs. The scientific aims of such surveys is to place observational constraints on the current theoretical models of emission, and to constrain the cosmological parameters.

Professional Skills

Observations with Radio

X-ray and optical telescopes

reduction and scientific analyses of the data

Research Experience

Associate

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica September 2011 - Present

Extragalactic Research

Associate

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica September 2011 - Present

Extragalactic Research

Associate

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica September 2011 - Present

Extragalactic Research

Dirigente di Ricerca, Full Professor Equivalent

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica July 1991 - Present

Dirigente di Ricerca, Full Professor Equivalent

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica July 1991 - Present

Dirigente di Ricerca, Full Professor Equivalent

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica July 1991 - Present

Visiting Scientist

University of Hawai'i January 1991 - Present

Visiting Scientist

University of Hawai'i January 1991 - Present

Astronomer

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa January 1990 - Present

Astronomer

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa January 1990 - Present

Associate

Harvard College Observatory January 1986 - Present

Associate

Harvard College Observatory January 1986 - Present

Astrophysicist

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA April 1983 - Present

Astrophysicist

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA April 1983 - Present

Visiting Scientist, HEAD-, Mass, USA

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA November 1979 - Present

Visiting Scientist, HEAD-, Mass, USA

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA November 1979 - Present

Instructor Physics Course

University of Bologna June 1971 - Present

Teaching in the Lab

Instructor Physics Course

University of Bologna June 1971 - Present

Teaching in the Lab

Postdoctoral fellow

University of Bologna January 1971 - Present

Science projects on radiogalaxies

Postdoctoral fellow

University of Bologna January 1971 - Present

Science projects on radiogalaxies

Astronomer

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa January 1993 - 2001

Astrophysicist

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA April 1983 - 2001

Visiting Scientist

University of Hawai'i October 1991 - 1993

Associate

Harvard College Observatory January 1986 - 1991

Visiting Scientist, HEAD-, Mass, USA

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Mass, USA November 1979 - 1983

Instructor Physics Course

University of Bologna June 1971 - 1976

Teaching in the Lab and Consultant at Istituto di Radioastronomia del CNR

Work Experience

Rappresentante Nazionale per IAU

International Astronomical Union 2006 - 2009

2006–2009: Rappresentante Nazionale per la International Astronomical Union
2008–2011: Membro eletto del Consiglio Scientifico dell' INAF
2010: Membro della Commissione INAF Selezione Direttore

dell'Osservatorio NapoliRappresentante Nazionale per la IAU

Education

University of Bologna

1964 - 1970

Physics - Astrophysics

University of Bologna

1964 - 1970

Physics - Astrophysics

University of Bologna

1964 - 1970

Physics - Astrophysics

Membership

Professional Society

1979 - Permanent

International Astronomical Union

Professional Society

1981 - 2011

American Astronomical Society.

Prizes and Awards

Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

Stato Italiano | Dec 2005

Per meriti nel campo della Ricerca Scientifica

Scholarship

Jan 1982

NATO Fellowship

Scholarship

Jan 1972

ESRO Fellowship

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