E-mail address: pietro.benotto@phd.unipd.it
Supervisor: Benedetta Vulcani
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PhD thesis: PAH emission as tracer of dust in galaxies in different environments

Research interests:  Optical and Infrared photometry, PAH, dust, galaxy clusters, environmental effects on galaxies, ram pressure stripped galaxies, photometric and spectroscopic SED fitting

PhD Thesis: PAH emission as a tracer of dust in different environments.

Education

'Diploma di Licenza’ in Physics (Second level master's degree - EQF:8) (10-02-2025)

Scuola Normale Superiore

Grade: 110/110 cum Laude

Thesis Title: Investigating the star formation history of galaxies through the cosmic history with JADES

Supervisor: Dr. Stefano Carniani (Scuola Normale Superiore)

Master's Degree in Physics (LM-17)   (11-09-2024)

Università di Pisa

Grade: 110/110 cum Laude

Thesis Title: Investigating the star formation history of galaxies in the first billion years of the Universe.

Supervisor: Dr. Stefano Carniani (Scuola Normale Superiore)

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Michele Cignoni (University of Pisa)

Bachelor's Degree in Physics (L-30)  (20-09-2022)

Università di Pisa

Grade: 110/110 cum Laude

Thesis Title: Electron diffusion from Helium atoms and systematic effects in the measurement of the e/m ratio

Supervisor: Prof. Donato Nicolò (University of Pisa)

Articles as co-author: 

G. Gandolfi, G. Rodighiero, L. Bisigello, et al., 2025, “Ultra High-Redshift or Closer-by Dust-Obscured Galaxies? Deciphering the Nature of Faint, Previously Missed F200W-Dropouts in CEERS”

Experiences: 

‘Ad Astra’ Astrophysics Educator for High School Students, Liceo Scientifico ‘G. Ancina’, Fossano (2024 & 2025)

Night Sky Guide for Astronomitaly, Italy-France (since 2023)

Organiser of the first Italian Physics Team Competition, Senigallia (2022)

Teacher at the ‘Physics Week in Pisa’, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (2021 & 2022)

Hobbies:

Photography, Stargazing, Website creation, Hiking, Running, Boardgames.