The prize will be presented on Friday, Jun 06, 2023 from 11.00 p.m. on in a 45-60 minute ceremony.
In her PhD research, Vittoria focusses on the physics of the interstellar medium (ISM), with particular emphasis on environments at low metallicity. She has employed SILCC simulations, which model the evolution of the ISM in a stratified galactic disc. These simulations solve the ideal magneto-hydrodynamic equations and include non-equilibrium chemistry, gas heating and cooling, anisotropic cosmic ray (CR) transport, and stellar tracks. In addition, she incorporates stellar feedback through far-UV and ionizing radiation, massive star winds, supernovae, and CR injection. The gas metallicities in her simulations span from solar to as low as 0.02 Z☉, providing insights into the ISM in metal-poor galaxies.
Federico Tonielli was a PhD student at the Institute for Theoretical Physics and passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in June 2020 at the age of 27. He was a passionate character, a cosmopolitan person and an aspiring young scientist.
The award is established in his memory to enable scientific travel of a talented PhD or Master student in our Faculty. It consists of a grant of 1500 EUR in total. The successful candidate is selected by a committee consisting of representatives of the Dean’s Office and the Institute for Theoretical Physics.