Research Overview

I work on Transient Astronomy, with a specific interest in:

• Type Ia supernovae explosion physics and progenitor systems
• Optical and Near Infrared spectroscopy
• Weird thermonuclear transient populations
• Transient surveys design and operations

My research focuses on the explosion physics and the progenitor systems of the Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia). As an observational astronomer, I participate in large surveys, such as the Young Supernovae Experiment (YSE), the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES), accumulating high quality observational data and, in combination with input from theorists, providing physical interpretations. I have been interested in the photometric and spectroscopic diversity of thermonuclear explosions, and particularly the non-normal SNe Ia, both as extreme explosions on their own scientific merit but also their effect on contaminating cosmological SNe Ia samples and their bias in cosmological measurements. My long-term research goal is to understand the multiple ways white dwarfs can explode.