Cecilia Lunardini

Cecilia.Lunardini@asu.edu
480-727-0586
GWC 524
Tempe

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Professor
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
1504

Professor
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
1504

Biography

Professor Cecilia Lunardini was awarded her bachelor's degree from the University of Pavia (1998) and her doctorate in physics from the International School of Advanced Study (2001) in Trieste, Italy. She joined Arizona State University in 2007.  Professor Lunardini has accumulated an extensive list of peer-reviewed research publications, heavily focused in neutrino studies.  

CV

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Education

  • Ph.D. Physics, SISSA-ISAS (International School of Advanced Study) Trieste, Italy
  • B.S. University of Pavia, Italy

 

Publications

  • A. J. Long, C. Lunardini and E. Sabancilar. Detecting non-relativistic cosmic neutrinos by capture on tritium: phenomenology and physics potential. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (2014).
  • C. Lunardini, S. Razzaque, K. T. Theodoseau and L. Yang. Neutrino Events at IceCube and the Fermi Bubbles. Physical Review D (2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Light sterile neutrinos in the early universe. AIP Conf. Proc (2014).
  • C. Lunardini, E. Sabancilar and L. Yang. Ultra High Energy Neutrinos: Absorption, Thermal Effects and Signatures. JCAP (2013).
  • T. D. Jacques, L. M. Krauss and C. Lunardini. Additional Light Sterile Neutrinos and Cosmology. Physical Review D (2013).
  • C. Lunardini and E. Sabancilar. Cosmic Strings as Emitters of Extremely High Energy Neutrinos. Physical Review D (2012).
  • C. Lunardini and I. Tamborra. Diffuse supernova neutrinos: oscillation effects, stellar cooling and progenitor mass dependence. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) (2012).
  • C. Lunardini and S. Razzaque. High Energy Neutrinos from the Fermi Bubbles. Physical Review Letters (2012).
  • K. N. Abazajian et al. (18 authors),. Cosmological and Astrophysical Neutrino Mass Measurements. Astroparticle Physics (2011).
  • L. Yang and C. Lunardini,. Revealing local failed supernovae with neutrino telescopes. Physical Review D (2011).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Di?use neutrino ?ux from failed supernovae. Phys. Rev. Lett (2009).
  • Rimantas Lazauskas, Cecilia Lunardini, Cristina Volpe. An 'archaeological' quest for galactic supernova neutrinos. JCAP (2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Diffuse neutrinos from failed supernovae. AIP Conf.Proc (2009).
  • C. Lunardini , Berndt Muller, H.-Th. Janka. Neutrino oscillation signatures of oxygen-neon-magnesium supernovae. Phys.Rev.D (2008).
  • Cecilia Lunardini, Orlando L.G. Peres. Upper limits on the diffuse supernova neutrino flux from the SuperKamiokande data. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (2008).
  • Wick Haxton (Washington U., Seattle) , Cecilia Lunardini. SevenOperators, a Mathematica script for harmonic oscillator nuclear matrix elements arising in semileptonic electroweak interactions. Computer Physics Communications (2008).
  • T. Lund, A. Marek, C. Lunardini, H. T. Janka and G. Raffelt. Fast time variations of supernova neutrino fluxes and their detectability. Physical Review D (0).

Research Activity

  • Lunardini,Cecilia*. Neutrinos in Astrophysics and Cosmology. NSF-MPS-PHY(9/1/2012 - 8/31/2016).
  • Lunardini,Cecilia*. Astrophysical neutrinos from MeV to TeV. NSF-MPS-PHY(9/15/2009 - 8/31/2013).

Courses

Summer 2022
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
Spring 2022
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 394 Special Topics
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation
Fall 2021
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 394 Special Topics
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
Summer 2021
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
Spring 2021
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 394 Special Topics
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation
Fall 2020
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 394 Special Topics
PHY 792 Research
Summer 2020
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
Spring 2020
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation
Fall 2019
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 792 Research
Summer 2019
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
Spring 2019
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 499 Individualized Instruction
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation
Fall 2018
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 792 Research
Summer 2018
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
Spring 2018
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
AST 494 Special Topics
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation
Fall 2017
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
AST 499 Individualized Instruction
PHY 792 Research
PHY 799 Dissertation

Presentations

  • C. Lunardini. Detecting the relic neutrino background. Present and Future of Neutrino Physics (winter program) (Nov 2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Theory and Phenomenology of supernova neutrinos. Neutrino 2014 (conference) (Jul 2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Phenomenology of relic neutrino detection. Neutrinos in Astro- and Particle Physics (conference) (Jul 2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Theory and Phenomenology of supernova neutrinos. seminar, KICP, University of Chicago (Jun 2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Detecting the cosmological neutrino background. seminar, Ohio University, Athens, OH (Apr 2014).
  • C. Lunardini. Sterile neutrinos in the Early universe. Implications of Neutrino Flavor Oscillations (INFO13) (Aug 2013).
  • C. Lunardini. Sterile neutrinos in the Early universe. CETUP* neutrino summer institute (Jul 2013).
  • C. Lunardini. Diffuse supernova neutrinos. FiftyOne Ergs workshop (May 2013).
  • C> Lunardini. roundtable. FermiLab neutrino theory meeting (May 2013).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrino astrophysics parallel session. Intensity Frontier Workshop (Mar 2013).
  • C. Lunardini. Supernova neutrino theory update. Intl. workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN12) (Oct 2012).
  • Daniel Kasen, Cecilia Lunardini and Peter Malkus. Multimessengers of supernovae. Nuclear Physics Town Hall Meeting (Oct 2012).
  • C. Lunardini. Supernova neutrinos. Astrophysical Transients: Multi-messenger Probes of Nuclear Physics (Jul 2012).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrinos from the Fermi Bubbles. Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics, Florence, Italy (Jun 2012).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrinos in astrophysics and cosmology. Colloquium at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (Feb 2012).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrino from the Fermi Bubbles. Miami 2011 Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Dec 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Supernova neutrino detection. Astrophysical Transients: Multi-messenger Probes of Nuclear Physics, Seattle, WA (Jul 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrino astrophysics. seminar at the Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT) of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Jun 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. neutrino physics with 1 kt detector. Second International Workshop for the ANDES Underground Laboratory (Jun 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Diffuse supernova neutrinos. workshop on The Origin of the Elements: A Modern Perspective, Trento, Italy (May 2011).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Supernova neutrinos. 23rd Rencontres de Blois -Particle Physics and Cosmology, Blois, France (May 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Do sterile neutrinos exist?. April meeting of the American Physical Society (Apr 2011).
  • Cecilia Lunardini, Igor Shovkovy. Neutron Stars and Neutrinos. ASUs mini workshop (Mar 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Diffuse supernova neutrinos. seminar at the University of New Mexico (Feb 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrinos from supernovae. seminar at the University of California, Irvine (Feb 2011).
  • C. Lunardini. Supernova neutrinos. RBRC Scientific Review Committee (Oct 2010).
  • C. Lunardini. Diffuse supernova neutrinos at underground laboratories. Long-Baseline Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Aug 2010).
  • C. Lunardini. Supernova neutrinos. the INT@20 (Jul 2010).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrinos from Cosmological sources. Brookhaven Forum 2010 (May 2010).
  • Cecilia Lunardini, Igor Shovkovy. Neutron Stars and Neutrinos. ASUs mini workshop (Apr 2010).
  • C. Lunardini. Neutrinos from collapsing stars. seminar at UC San Diego (Feb 2010).
  • C. Lunardini. informal contribution; co-authoring white paper. The Future of Neutrino Mass Measurements: Terrestrial, Astrophysical, and Cosmological Measurements (Feb 2010).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Neutrinos from failed supernovae and future neutrino telescopes. Colloquium at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Dec 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Neutrino physics and astrophysics at next generation underground laboratories. RIKEN BNL Research Center annual review (Dec 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Supernova neutrinos. Lecture at university of Campinas, Brazil (Nov 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Neutrinos from failed supernovae and future neutrino telescopes. Colloquium at University of Campinas, Brazil (Nov 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Neutrinos from failed supernovae and future neutrino telescopes. seminar at Brookhaven National Laboratory (Oct 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Diffuse supernova neutrinos: detection potential. Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN09) (Oct 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Diffuse neutrinos from failed supernovae. Supernova Physics and DUSEL (Sep 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Diffuse neutrino flux from failed supernovae. eleventh international conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (Jul 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini. Neutrinos from collapsing stars. Colloquium at University of Basel, Switzerland (Jun 2009).
  • Cecilia Lunardini, Igor Shovkovy. Neutron Stars and Neutrinos. ASUs mini workshop (Apr 2009).
  • C. Lunardini. Probing core collapse supernovae with neutrinos. RIKEN BNL Research Center annual review (Nov 2008).
  • C. Lunardini. N/A. Underground Detectors in search of GrandUnification (Oct 2008).
  • C. Lunardini. Relic supernova neutrinos. International workshop on Next generation Nucleon decay and Neutrino detectors (Sep 2008).
  • C. Lunardini. Oscillation signatures of Oxygen-Neon-Magnesium supernovae. COSMO 2008, Madison, WI, August 2008 (Aug 2008).
  • C. Lunardini. Relic supernova neutrinos. International meeting on the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) (Apr 2008).
  • Lunardini, Cecilia. Neutrino oscillations and core collapse supernovae. seminar at the University of Arizona (Mar 2008).
  • Lunardini, Cecilia. Neutrinos from cosmological supernovae: constraints. seminar at ASU physics (Feb 2008).
  • Lunardini, Cecilia. Supernova neutrinos. RIKEN BNL Research Center annual review
  • Lunardini, Cecilia. Neutrino oscillations and core collapse supernovae. SESE seminar

Service

  • Department award committee, Member (2014 - Present)
  • Cosmology seminar organization, organizer/host (2013 - Present)
  • Graduate program, examiner of comprehensive/qualifying exams (2013 - Present)
  • Intensity Frontier working group, within the Snowmass process, Sub-convener, convener (2013 - Present)
  • Cosmology seminar organization, organizer/host (2012 - Present)
  • Department personnel committee, member (2012 - Present)
  • Department personnel committee, member (2012 - Present)
  • department undergraduate program committee, member (2012 - Present)
  • department undergraduate program committee, member (2012 - Present)
  • ANDES underground laboratory neutrino working group, member (2011 - Present)
  • Department of Energy, Proposal reviewer (2011 - Present)
  • National Science Foundation, Proposal reviewer (2011 - Present)
  • Physics Letters B, referee (2011 - Present)
  • Department committee on committees, member (2010 - Present)
  • Department committee on committees, member (2010 - Present)
  • Supernova Relic Neutrino Physics Topical Group, member (2010 - Present)
  • Cosmology initiative recruiting committee, member (2010 - Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (2010 - Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (2010 - Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (2010 - Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (2010 - Present)
  • Physical Review Letters, referee (2010 - Present)
  • department graduate program committee, member (2010 - Present)
  • four corners American Physical Society, candidate (2009 - Present)
  • department graduate program committee, member (2009 - Present)
  • Cosmology initiative recruiting committee, member (2009 - Present)
  • Particle Physics and Astrophysics group of ASU physics, seminar chair (2009 - Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (2009 - Present)
  • Physical Review Letters, referee (2009 - Present)
  • department colloquium committee, member (2009 - Present)
  • Physics and Astronomy Graduate Women's Association, member in role of mentor (2007 - Present)
  • National. Advisory Committee of the Institute of Nuclear Theory at the U. of Washington, Member (2014 - 2017)
  • undergraduate program committee, member (2012 - 2016)
  • Summer program "Neutrino astrophysics and fundamental properties", Co-organizer (2013 - 2015)
  • Phys. Rev. D, J. of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), European Physical Journal C, referee (2014 - 2015)
  • Department personnel committee, member (2012 - 2014)
  • Community Summer Study 2013 (Snowmass series), Working group convener (2012 - 2013)
  • Conference on Next Generation neutrinos and nucleon decay detectors (NNN), member of program committee (2012 - 2012)
  • Comprehensive examination committee, member (2012 - 2012)
  • Physics and Astronomy graduate women association, speaker (planned seminar) (2008 - 2009)
  • workshop on Underground Detectors in search of GrandUnification, organizer (2008 - 2008)
  • Help Study Room, serving faculty (2008 - 2008)
  • working group on long baseline neutrino experiments at the April meeting on the Deep Underground Sci, member (2008 - 2008)
  • Sally K. Ride Science Festival, presenter (work in progress) (2008)
  • Herstories project, speaker (filmed interview) (2008 - 2008)
  • Colloquium organization, Host of colloquium speaker (Present)
  • Particle Physics and Astrophysics group of ASU physics, seminar chair (Present)
  • Physical Review D, referee (Present)
  • Physical Review Letters, referee (Present)

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