Bianca Maria Poggianti is an Italian astronomer studying the evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters. Originally from Pisa,[1] she is a director of research for INAF, the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, associated with the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Padua.[2]

Research

Poggianti has been a member of the Morphs collaboration, a coordinated study of the shapes and evolution of galaxies in distant clusters.[3] She is known for her research on the correlation between galaxy size and the timing of star formation, and on the effects of the intergalactic medium on the motion of galaxies within clusters.[4] Most recently, she has studied the ram pressure that is believed to strip gasses from galaxies in large clusters, leading to the formation of jellyfish galaxies, the cessation of star formation in the stripped galaxies,[2][5][6] and the initiation of active galactic nuclei at the centers of these galaxies.[5][6]

Recognition

Poggianti is a winner of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scienziata pisana conquista finanziamento da 2 milioni e mezzo. Il progetto? Gas e stelle", La Nazione (in Italian), 28 March 2019
  2. 1 2 3 "Europa, l'astrofisica Bianca Poggianti vince un Advanced Grant da 2 milioni e mezzo di euro", Il Denaro (in Italian), 30 March 2019
  3. ↑ Small, Ian (18 January 1999), The Morphs, Carnegie Institution for Science, retrieved 2022-06-30
  4. ↑ Awardees: Astrophysics and Astronomy, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, retrieved 2022-06-30
  5. 1 2 Griggs, Mary Beth (16 August 2017), "Scientists found something surprising at the heart of these jellyfish galaxies: An incredibly luminous snack", Popular Science
  6. 1 2 Potenza, Alessandra (17 August 2017), "How the tentacles of jellyfish galaxies feed supermassive black holes", The Verge
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