Stefano Bianchi is an Italian astrophysicist who is currently an Associate Professor at the Mathematics and Physics Department of Università degli Studi Roma Tre in Rome, Italy.[1] He is an INAF Associate and an IAU Member.[2]
Stefano Bianchi | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | |
| Awards | Premio Monselice (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astrophysics |
| Institutions | |
| Website | Personal website |
Education and career edit
Bianchi's research interests include different aspects of high-energy astrophysics, focusing on black holes, Active Galactic Nuclei, and X-ray Binaries. He is a member of the NASA/ASI IXPE Science Team[3] and of the ESA XMM-Newton Users' Group.[4] He is involved in the science definition of the future ESA missions Athena and LISA. He has translated three popular science books into Italian.[5][6][7]
Main awards edit
- Bruno Rossi Prize 2024, as a member of the IXPE Team[8]
- "Città di Monselice" award for Scientific Translation (2007)[9][10][11]
Memberships edit
- European Space Agency XMM-Newton Users' Group (2019–present)[4]
- Review Editor for Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences[12]
- Editorial Board Member for Galaxies[13]
- Member of the IXPE Science Team[3]
- Member of the IAU[2]
Books and articles edit
Bianchi has translated three popular science books into Italian.[5][6][7]
- Hans Christian von Baeyer, Informazione. Il nuovo linguaggio della scienza, traduzione di Stefano Bianchi, collana La Scienza Nuova, edizioni Dedalo, 2005, p. 296, ISBN 978-88-220-0226-6[5]
- Tom Siegfried, L'Universo strano. Idee al confine dello spazio-tempo, traduzione di Stefano Bianchi, collana La Scienza Nuova, edizioni Dedalo, 2007, p. 352, ISBN 978-88-220-0232-7[6]
- Dan Hooper, Il lato oscuro dell'universo. Dove si nascondono energia e materia, traduzione di Stefano Bianchi, collana La Scienza Nuova, edizioni Dedalo, 2008, p. 240, ISBN 978-88-220-0241-9[7]
Selected papers edit
- Nicastro, Fabrizio; Zezas, Andreas; Drake, Jeremy; Elvis, Martin; Fiore, Fabrizio; Fruscione, Antonella; Marengo, Massimo; Mathur, Smita; Bianchi, Stefano (2002). "Chandra Discovery of a Tree in the X-Ray Forest toward PKS 2155−304: The Local Filament?". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 157–167. arXiv:astro-ph/0201058. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..157N. doi:10.1086/340489. S2CID 17387111.
- Bianchi, S.; Guainazzi, M.; Chiaberge, M. (2006). "The soft X-ray/NLR connection: A single photoionized medium?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 448 (2): 499–511. arXiv:astro-ph/0511216. Bibcode:2006A&A...448..499B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054091. S2CID 16245074.
- Bianchi, S.; Guainazzi, M.; Matt, G.; Fonseca Bonilla, N.; Ponti, G. (2009). "CAIXA: A catalogue of AGN in the XMM-Newton archive". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 495 (2): 421–430. arXiv:0811.1126. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810620. S2CID 5801342.
- Ponti, G.; Papadakis, I.; Bianchi, S.; Guainazzi, M.; Matt, G.; Uttley, P.; Bonilla, N. F. (2012). "CAIXA: A catalogue of AGN in theXMM-Newtonarchive". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 542: A83. arXiv:1112.2744. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118326. S2CID 5848848.
- Kaastra, J. S.; et al. (2014). "A fast and long-lived outflow from the supermassive black hole in NGC 5548". Science. 345 (6192): 64–68. arXiv:1406.5007. Bibcode:2014Sci...345...64K. doi:10.1126/science.1253787. PMID 24994647. S2CID 30520552.
References edit
- ^ "Prof. STEFANO BIANCHI". Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org.
- ^ a b "Sci team". ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Users Group Members - XMM-Newton - Cosmos". www.cosmos.esa.int.
- ^ a b c "Informazione".
- ^ a b c "L'Universo strano".
- ^ a b c "Il lato oscuro dell'Universo".
- ^ "Bruno Rossi prize | High Energy Astrophysics Division". head.aas.org. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Biblioteca di Monselice PD Edizioni 1(1971) – 42 (2012)
- ^ PREMIO "CITTÀ DI MONSELICE" PER LA TRADUZIONE LETTERARIA E SCIENTIFICA 36-37 (PDF). Il Poligrafo. 2008. ISBN 978-88-7115-594-4.
- ^ "Premio traduzione di Monselice Al via domenica la 37ª edizione - il mattino di Padova". Archivio - il mattino di Padova (in Italian). 7 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences | Editorial board". www.frontiersin.org.
- ^ "Galaxies". www.mdpi.com.