SEBASTIANO GHIGNA
Astronomy Department, Box 351580, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195,USA
phone: +1 (206) 543 9849 (office), fax: +1 (206) 685 0403
e-mail: ghigna@astro.washington.edu
Personal
Born: Oct 10 1967, Piacenza, Italy; Citizenship: Italian
Education
1995 Ph.D. Physics, Universita' degli Studi, Milano, Italy
1991 ``Laurea'' Degree (with Distinction) Physics, Universita' di Pavia, Italy
1987 High School Degree (with Distinction) Sciences, Liceo Scientifico, Piacenza, Italy
Employment
2001-now Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle (in Proff. G. Lake and
T. Quinn's group)
2000 Research Associate, Universita' di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
1995-99 Research Fellow, Durham University, UK (in Prof. Carlos Frenk's group)
Awards and Fellowships
2000 European Union Fellowship for attending The XXth Moriond Meeting
1997-99 Marie Curie Fellowship for Research, TMR, European Union
1995-97 Fellowship for Specialization in Numerical Cosmology, Milan University
1991-95 Graduate Research Award, MURST, Italy
1991 Physics Summer Studies Award, Collegio Ghislieri (Pavia, Italy) & St.John's
College (Cambridge, UK)
Research Interests
Theoretical astrophysics: formation and statistical properties of the large scale structure in the Universe and of galaxies and galaxy clusters; large supercomputer simulations; theoretical modelling; handling, analysis and 3D visualization of numerical and observational datasets. (See attached list for publications).
Skills
Languages: Italian (native), English (fluent), French (excellent), Spanish, German, Greek (basic)
Programming: in-depth experience of software development and planning in FORTRAN and C; knowledge of C++, Java, HTML, Perl, MPI parallelization
Computer platforms: extensive experience with Unix/Linux; multiprocessor environments (SGI Origin2000/3000, T3E); knowledge of Windows and Office applications.
Publications
11 publications in refereed journals (Physics Lett.; Ap.J. & Ap.J. Lett.; MNRAS)
7 contributions to conference proceedings (see attached list)
Teaching Experience
Graduate supervisor
Instructor for General Physics and Electromagnetism classes
High School Physics and Maths teaching
Other Professional Experience
Referee for the Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Organizer of the 2000 Cosmology Seminar Series for the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milan, Italy
Academic references
Professor Carlos S. Frenk
Physics Department, Durham University
South Road, DH1 3LE
England
Tel. +44 191 374 2141
Fax. +44 191 374 7465
e-mail: c.s.frenk@durham.ac.uk
Dr. Ben Moore
Physics Department, Durham University
South Road, DH1 3LE
England
Tel. +44 191 374 4613
Fax. +44 191 374 7465
e-mail: ben.moore@durham.ac.uk
Professor Tom Quinn
Department of Astronomy
University of Washington
Physics/Astronomy building, Stevens Way
POBox 351580
Seattle WA 98195-1580
USA
Tel. +1 206 685 9009
Fax. +1 206 685 0403
e-mail: trq@astro.washington.edu