New PhDs in Astrophysics in 2026

Between the 18th and the 25th of March,  14 candidates successfully defended their PhD Thesis in four different public sessions, and are now Doctors in Astrophysics.

The new doctors and their Thesis are:

-Leonardo De Deo —"Orbital anisotropy ansatz for the Jeans modeling of axisymmetric galaxies”;
-Elena Tomasetti —"Probing the Expansion History of the Universe through Cosmic Time”;
-Greta Toni —"Detection and multi-wavelength characterisation of galaxy clusters, groups and protocluster cores up to z=3.7” ;
-Davide Belfiori —"A twofold approach to magnetic fields in nearby galaxies” ;
-Ettore Bronzini —"Exploring TeV-emitting radio galaxies with CTAO: insights into the physics of relativistic jets”;
-Emanuele De Rubeis —"Radio astronomy with LOFAR-VLBI on new-generation HPC systems: the case of Abell 2255” ;
-Stefano Sotira —"The numerical study on the interplay between jets from active galactic nuclei and the multiphase intracluster medium” ;
-Filippo Tonti — "Stray light and speckle modeling in spaceborne optical systems: LISA and ESA mission case studies”;
-Alex Ciabattoni — "Enhancing the simulation accuracy of the COSI anticoincidence system: calibration, benchmarking, and detector effects prediction” ;
-Fabrizio Cogato — "On the scientific performance of the Euclid Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer: from launch to early flight operations” ;
-Alex Billi —"Probing the exotic populations in Globular Clusters: the rotational velocity of Blue Stragglers”;
-Camilla Giusti —"Probing the physics of dense stellar systems in the Large Magellanic Cloud” ;
-Rachele Toniolo —"Astronomy for Education. Exploring the Potential of Public Engagement through Game-Based and Playful Learning” ;
-Edoardo Ceccarelli —"The Milky Way assembly as traced by its stars and globular clusters”

On behalf of the PhD board, our warmest congratulations and wishes of a bright future!