Curriculum Vitae

Education

2010. Master Degree (MD) in astronomy and astrophysics at University of California, Santa Cruz.

2008. Laurea specialistica (MD) in astrophysics and space science at Milano-Bicocca University, Milan.

2006. Laurea triennale (BA) in physics with major in astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca University, Milan.

Background courses include:

  • Special relativity
  • Computer science
  • Galactic dynamics
  • Classical mechanics
  • Electronic
  • High energy astrophysics
  • Nuclear physics
  • Planetology
  • Structure of the matter
  • Extragalactic astronomy
  • Relativistic cosmology
  • General relativity
  • Advanced quantum mechanics
  • Nuclear astrophysics
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Astroparticle physics
  • Cosmic electrodynamics
  • Observational cosmology
  • Low-density astrophysics
  • Stars and planets formation
  • Structure formation in the Universe
  • Nucleosynthesis
  • Radiative Processes

Projects

  • Ly&alpha emission in z=2-3 Damped Lyman-&alpha Systems
  • Primoridal gas traced by metal poor Lyman Limit Systems.
  • Probing neutral gas in high-redshift galaxies with IR lines.
  • Hunting blazar redshifts.
  • SLUG: A code to stochastically light up galaxies.
  • Cold flows and Damped Lyman-&alpha Systems in simulations.
  • Imaging of Damped Lyman-&alpha Systems.
  • The star formation rate in the ALFALFA survey.
  • Molecular hydrogen deficiency in HI poor galaxies.
  • The role of HI and H2 in the star formation process.
  • H&alpha follow-up for the ALFALFA survey.
  • Low-frequency measurements of the CMB spectrum.
See section Projects for further details.

Publications

Refereed Papers:

  • Cucchiara, A. et al.;
    Constraining GRB Emission Physics with Extensive Early-Time, Multiband Follow-up; 2011arXiv1107.3352
  • da Silva, R.; Fumagalli, M.; Krumholz, M.R.;
    SLUG - Stochastically Lighting Up Galaxies I: Methods and Validating Tests; arXiv:1106.3072
  • Fumagalli, M.; da Silva, R.; Krumholz, M.R.;
    Stochastic star formation and a (nearly) uniform stellar initial mass function; arXiv:1105.6101
  • Fumagalli, M.; Prochaska, J.X.; Kasen, D.; Dekel, A.; Ceverino, D.; Primack, J.R.;
    Absorption line systems in simulated galaxies fed by cold streams; arXiv:1103.2130
  • Barth, A.J. et al.;
    Broad-Line Reverberation in the Kepler-Field Seyfert Galaxy Zw 229-015; 2011ApJ...732..121B
  • The Fermi-LAT collaboration; the VERITAS collaboration; the GASP-WEBT consortium; multi-wavelength partners.
    Multi-wavelength Observations of the Flaring Gamma-ray Blazar 3C 66A in 2008 October; 2011ApJ...726...43A
  • Fumagalli, M.; Krumholz, M.R; Hunt, L.K.
    Testing models for molecular gas formation in galaxies: hydrostatic pressure or gas and dust shielding?; 2010ApJ...722..919F
  • Fumagalli, M.; O'Meara, J.M; Prochaska, J.X.; Kanekar, N.
    Directly imaging damped Lyman-&alpha galaxies at z>2. I: Methodology and First Results; 2010MNRAS.408..362F
  • Fumagalli, M.; Krumholz, M.R.; Prochaska, J.X.; Gavazzi, G.; Boselli, A.
    Molecular hydrogen deficiency in HI-poor galaxies and its implications for star formation; 2009ApJ...697.1811F
  • Fumagalli, M.; Gavazzi, G.
    The relationship between gas content and star formation rate in spiral galaxies. Comparing the local field with the Virgo cluster; 2008A&A...490..571F
  • Gavazzi, G. et al.;
    HI content and other structural properties of galaxies in the Virgo cluster from the Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey; 2008A&A...482...43G

Proceedings:

  • Fumagalli, M.; da Silva, R.; Krumholz, M.; Bigiel, F. SLUG: A new way to Stochastically Light Up Galaxies. To appear in UP2010: Have Observations Revealed a Variable Upper End of the Initial Mass Function?, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series; 2011ASPC..440..155F

Other original works:

  • The relationship between gas content and star formation rate in late type galaxies. MD thesis, 2008.
  • Impact of low frequency measurements on the knowledge of spectral distortions expected for Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. BA thesis, 2007.

Teaching

  • 2009. Ay2: Overview of the Universe.

Talks

  • Aug., 2011. Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop.
    Cold streams and primordial gas.
  • Jul., 2011. Celebrating A. Wolfe career, Schloss Ringberg (invited).
    Detecting cold streams with absorption line systems.
  • Jul., 2011. MPIA, Heidelberg.
    Stochastic star formation and IMF (non) variation.
  • Jun., 2011. Odyssey of cosmic baryons, Marseille.
    Detecting cold streams with absorption line systems.
  • Jun., 2011. Gas in galaxies, Kloster Seeon, Germany.
    Detecting cold streams with absorption line systems.
  • Dec., 2010. CASS, UC San Diego.
    Gas in and around galaxies.
  • Aug., 2010. Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop.
    Gas in simulations of z>2 galaxies.
  • May, 2010. Como+Milano+Heidelberg+Marseille
    Images and simulations to connect gas and stars in z > 2 galaxies.
  • Apr., 2010. Department of Astronomy, Santa Cruz.
    Hunting gas and stars in galaxies across the Universe.
  • Aug., 2009. Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop.
    A shot in the dark: probing galaxies giving rise to DLAs at z>2.
  • Aug., 2009. UC Santa Cruz.
    Molecular gas deficiency in HI poor galaxies.
  • Jun., 2009. University of Chicago.
    A shot in the dark: imaging of DLAs
  • Mar., 2009. University Insubria, Como.
    Star formation @ z=0-3
  • Dec., 2008. CASS, UC San Diego.
    The star formation rate and gas content in local spiral galaxies
  • Jul., 2008. Dep. of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca.
    The relationship between gas content and star formation rate in spiral galaxies. Comparing the local field with the Virgo cluster.

Posters

  • Jan., 2011. Victoria, BC, Canada.
    Imaging the neutral medium of z > 1.5 galaxies via [CII] 158 &mu m. Presented at "Spectroscopy 2011 - Extending the limit of astrophysical spectroscopy".
  • Jun., 2010. Sedona, AZ, USA.
    SLUG: A new way to Stochastically Light Up Galaxies. Presented at "UP2010: Have Observations Revealed a Variable Upper End of the Initial Mass Function?".
  • Jul., 2009. INAF-OA Arcetri, Firenze, Italy.
    Probing the star formation rate of damped Lyman-&alpha systems. Presented at "SFR@50: Filling the Cosmos with Stars".
  • Jul., 2009. INAF-OA Arcetri, Firenze, Italy.
    Molecular hydrogen deficiency in perturbed galaxies. Presented at "SFR@50: Filling the Cosmos with Stars".

Awards and fellowships

  • 2011. Chancellor's Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCSC
  • 2010. HIPACC Travel grant, UC.
  • 2010. Whitford Prize, UCSC.
  • 2008. Regents' fellowship, UCSC.

Observations

  • IRAM-30mt (EMIR) - Granada; 64h, July, 2011. CO search in blazars.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, June, 2011. DLA and QSO spectroscopy.
  • Lick (Kast) - Mt. Hamilton; 1 night, May, 2011. Just fog...
  • Lick (Kast) - Mt. Hamilton; 5 nights, March, 2011. QSOs, blazars, HII regions and GRBs.
  • Keck2 (ESI) - Hawaii; 1 night, February, 2011. DLA spectroscopy.
  • Lick (Kast) - Mt. Hamilton; 3 nights, February, 2011. QSOs, HII regions and GRBs.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 2 nights, January, 2011. DLA and QSO spectroscopy.
  • Keck2 (ESI) - Hawaii; 1 night, December, 2010. DLA spectroscopy.
  • Lick (Kast) - Mt. Hamilton; 2 nights, August, 2010. Blazar spectroscopy.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, April, 2010. DLA and QSO spectroscopy.
  • Keck1 (HIRES) - Hawaii; 1 night, February, 2010. QSO HR spectroscopy.
  • Keck2 (NIRSPEC) - Hawaii; 1 night, January, 2010. QSO IR spectroscopy.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 2 nights, December, 2009. DLA imaging and QSO spectroscopy.
  • LBT (LBC) - Arizona; 4 nights, September, 2009. DLA imaging and more.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, September, 2009. DLA imaging and QSO spectroscopy.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, July, 2009. Fog + 1 QSO spectrum.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, March, 2009. Snow and clouds...
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, January, 2009. Imaging of DLA systems.
  • Keck1 (LRIS) - Hawaii; 1 night, September, 2008. Imaging of DLA systems.
  • Keck2 (DEIMOS) - Hawaii; 1 night, September, 2008. Guest observer.
  • San Pedro Martir - Mexico (2.1m); 10 nights, April, 2008. H&alpha follow-up of ALFALFA sources.
  • San Pedro Martir - Mexico (2.1m); 10 nights, April, 2007. H&alpha follow-up of ALFALFA sources.
  • Loiano - Italy (1.5m); 5 nights, February, 2007. Spectra and optical imaging of selected Virgo galaxies.