E-mail address: andrea.farina.2@studenti.unipd.it
Supervisors: Monica Lazzarin (University of Padova)
Office: Doctor students' office, 3rd floor, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, vicolo dell'Osservatorio n°3, 35122, Padova

PhD Thesis: Spectrophotometric analysis of Near-Earth Objects in the context of the Planetary Defence program

Research interests: Observation, reduction, and spectroscopic analysis of visible data of Near-Earth Object spectra, with a particular focus on Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, for the NEOPOPS project funded by ESA. Calibration and data analysis of observations from the Hyperscout-H instrument onboard ESA’s Hera mission.

Education

Master's Degree in Astronomy (LM-58) (03-04-2024)
Università degli Studi di Padova
Grade: 110/110
Thesis Title: Studying Near-Earth Asteroids in the context of the European Project Neorocks: a focus on the Binary Asteroid Didymos, the Target of the DART / HERA Missions.
Supervisor: Monica Lazzarin
Co-Supervisor: Paolo Ochner, Fiorangela La Forgia

Bachelor's Degree in Astronomy (L-30) (09-12-2021)
Università degli Studi di Padova
Thesis Title: Spectroscopical Evolution of Nova Cas (V1405 Cas) performed with the Galileo Telescope of the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory.
Supervisor: Stefano Ciroi
Co-Supervisor: Paolo Ochner
    
Co-supervisor of Bachelor theses:

Co-supervisor of Sofia Tozzo (Bachelor in Astronomy) 
Thesis: Analysis of Differential Atmospheric Refraction Effects on the Spectral Slope of Asteroids (Feb–Jun 2025).

Space Missions & Projects:

1) ESA-funded NEOPOPS project (NEO Physical Observations and Properties Simulation). Official team member; active role in Work Packages 4 and 6.
2) EU-funded NEOROCKS project (NEO Rapid Observation Characterization and Key Simulations). Involvement through the Padua research group; contributed to observations and data analysis.
3) ESA Hera Mission- Involvement through the Padua research group; analysis of Hyperscout-H instrument data.
4) NASA DART Mission – Involvement through the Padua research group; groundbased observations and data analysis.