About Me

Education & Research experiences

  • PhD in Mathematics, Physics and application to Engineering (2025), University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli".
  • Master degree in Astronomy & Astrophysics (2021) Cum Laude, University of Rome "La Sapienza".
  • Bachelor degree in Physics (2019), University of Rome "La Sapienza".

Research Interests

    Analytical and numerical modeling for dynamical and thermal evolution of collisional and partially collisionless physical systems;

    Volatile emissions from planetary surfaces and subsurfaces;

    Dynamical and stellar evolution of Globular Clusters and their Multiple Populations;

    Others: Numerical methods and simulations, theoretical physics and astrophysics, planetary sciences, stellar formation and evolution, computational and data analysis tools.

Publications

    As a co-author

  • 2025, M Merafina, M. Teodori , O. Straniero, "Energy Equipartition in Globular Clusters", Proceedings of Science, Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources - XV (MULTIF2025), 9-14 June 2025, Palermo, Italy.

Conferences and workshops
    I presented 9 talks (1 invited) and 11 posters to national and interational conferences and workshops.
    I am also co-author of 11 contribution to confererences and workshop, including both oral and poster presentations.
    A complete list is available in my CV.

Seminars

Research

Volatiles emission from planetary surfaces
(INAF - IAPS, Rome, Italy)
Characterization of the dynamical and thermal evolution of volatile emissions from the surface or subsurface of planetary objects, by means of a "Smoothed-Particle-Hydrodynamics" (SPH) based approach.
The model is applied to simulate Enceladus plumes and the volatile ejecta released by a cometary impact on the Moon, considering phase transitions. It provides prediction of velocity, density and temperature spatial and temporal distributions of gaseous and refractory components, including the surface accumulation of ice. It offers a tool to make robust predictions, interpret and plan observations.

Dynamical evolution and multiple populations in Globular Clusters
(INAF - OAAb, Teramo, Italy and University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy)
Studying the evolution of Globular Clusters (GCs) and their Multiple Stellar Populations (GCs), focusing on the interplay between dynamical and stellar evolution. Development of advanced theoretical models and N-body simulations to better understand early and long-term physical processes such as mass segregation and energy equipartition, as well as the formation and evolution of Multiple Stellar Populations.

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