Prof. Piero Rosati
University of Ferrara
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences
Via G. Saragat, 21 - 44122 Ferrara [MAP]
Tel: +39 0532-974220 Email: rosati_at_fe.infn.it
Research Interests
Observational Cosmology
X–ray and Optical Studies of Galaxy Clusters
Gravitational Lensing and Dark Matter
Galaxy Formation and Evolution, First Galaxies
High-energy astrophysics: cosmic X–ray background/AGN
Publications & CV
Recent and upcoming Meetings
- A lens on globular cluster nurseries: how to compare models wth observations (Sesto, Italy, 24-28 Jun, 2024)
- AHEAD high-energy astrophysics workshop (Ferrara, 14-16 Feb 2024)
- The James Webb Space Telescope turns one: the birth and growth of galaxies (Sesto, Italy, 10-14 Jul, 2023
Web site at UniFE:
Selected recent publications
- Grillo et al. 2024: Cosmography with supernova Refsdal through time-delay cluster lensing: Independent measurements of the Hubble constant and geometry of the Universe, A&A, 684, L23
- Vanzella et al. 2023: An extremely metal poor star complex in the reionization era: Approaching Population III stars with JWST, A&A, (see Scientific American article)
- Bergamini et al. 2023:GLASS-JWST: Strong lensing model of Abell 2744 and its infalling regions
- Rosati 2019: Retrospective on Riccardo Giacconi, Science (25 Jan 2019)
- Rosati 2018: The ancestors of most massive galaxy clusters, Nature Astronomy (News&Views)
Selected press releases
- Unife News (17/11/2022): cosmic dawn with the James Webb Space Telescope
- INAF press release (Dec 2021): mass assembly history of the galaxy cluster Abell S1063
- NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (Sep 2020) - UniFE News: Dark Matter research [Video]
- ESO Announcement: Predicting SN Refsdal: (25/11/2015) - 100 years after Einstein’s GR article
- NASA Chandra Press Release (18.12.2014) on one of the most distant massive clusters
- List of refereed Publications (from ADS):
ALL (up to date): [2022] [2023] [2024]
All PDF (as of Apr 2024) - From Google Scholar
- Curriculum Vitae: PDF — [Short CV version]
News & Events
- 12 Apr 2024:
Venerdì dell’Universo: Le prime stelle con JWST
