Curriculum vitae

Elena Franciosini

Last updated: Apr 29, 2024

Education

• 1996: Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Florence, Italy
  • Thesis title: Radio Emission from Binary Systems in Active and Quiescent Phases
• 1992: "Laurea" Degree in Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Thesis title: Quiescent Radioemission of Active Stars of the RS Canum Venaticorum Type
• 1982: Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge


• Courses and international schools
  
  • 2024: Course on Machine and Deep Learning
  • 1997: Second JIVE VLBI School
  • 1995: NRAO Synthesis Imaging Summer School
  • 1994: 24th Saas-Fee Advanced Course, "Plasma Astrophysics"
  • 1993: International Summer School on Space Plasma Physics "Plasma in Space"

Positions held

• 2010-present: Research Astronomer, INAF/Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
• 2004-2010: Research Astronomer, INAF/Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
• 1999-2004: Research Fellow, INAF/Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
• 1997-1999: Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Florence, Italy
• 1994: Research Associate, University of Maryland, USA

Main projects and responsibilities

• 4MOST: member of the Contributed Survey "4MOST Survey of Young Stars" 4SYS (2022-present)


• WEAVE: member of the Galactic Archaeology Science Team (2019-present)
  • Producer of the Contributed Data Product ARLI to measure lithium abundances


• The Gaia-ESO Survey (2011-2019)
  • Member of the Arcetri UVES spectra reduction team
  • Arcetri Node lead for the analysis of pre-main sequence stars (WG12) and FGK main-sequence stars (WG10,WG11)
  • Responsible of the lithium measurements for the final data release
  • Member of WGs 1,4,6 for the preparation of observations of open clusters, from the target selection to the OB preparation
  
  
• TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite): member of the TOCS (TESS Open Cluster Survey) working group (2017)


• Responsible of the Arcetri Research Unit for the project The X-ray emission as a probe of stellar and circumstellar physics through the evolutionary sequence (2010-2011)


• Co-I of the X-ray survey The XMM-Newton Extended Survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud and member of the ISSI International Team Star formation in the Taurus Molecular cloud (2004-2007)

Invited contributions

• Franciosini, E., & Chiuderi Drago, F., Radio emission from stellar active regions, International Summer School on Space Plasma Physics "Plasma in Space", Volga (Russia), 1993
• Franciosini, E., & Pallavicini, R., Stars and stellar evolution at radio wavelengths, "New Frontiers in Astrophysics: Square Kilometer Array", Bologna, 2002

Observing proposals

• Franciosini, E., Affer, L., Bonito, S., Micela, G., Prisinzano, L., Randich, S., Sacco, G.G., Sanz-Forcada, J., X-rays from young open clusters in the Gaia-ESO Survey: completing the sample, XMM-Newton AO11, 2011
• Franciosini, E., Sacco, G.G., Randich, S., Pallavicini, R., The young open cluster around 25 Orionis, XMM-Newton AO7-8, 2007-2008
• Franciosini, E., Sacco, G.G., Pallavicini, R., The young open cluster around the hot star λ Orionis, XMM-Newton AO5, 2005
• Sacco, G.G., Franciosini, E., Pallavicini, R., Multi-object spectroscopy of low-mass PMS stars in the λ Orionis cluster, FLAMES @ ESO/VLT, P76, 2005
• Pallavicini, R., Franciosini, E., Randich, S., The activity-rotation-age relationship in stellar clusters: NGC 6475, XMM-Newton AO4, 2004
• Pallavicini, R., Sacco, G.G., Franciosini, E., Montmerle, T., Grosso, N., Ozawa, H., Multi-object optical spectroscopy and adaptive-optics near-IR imaging of PMS stars in the ρ Ophiuchi region, FLAMES + Naco @ ESO/VLT, WFI @ ESO/MPA 2.2m, P75, 2004
• Pallavicini, R., Franciosini, E., Sacco, G.G., Multi-object optical spectroscopy and AO near-IR imaging of young stars in the σ Orionis cluster, FLAMES @ ESO/VLT, P74, 2004
• Güdel, M., Montmerle, T., ..., Franciosini, E., et al., An XMM-Newton - CFHT survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, XMM-Newton AO3, 2003
• Pallavicini, R., Randich, S., Prisinzano, L., Franciosini, E., Bragaglia, A., BVI imaging of three open clusters for follow-up spectroscopy with FLAMES, WFI @ ESO/MPA 2.2m, P70, 2002
• Franciosini, E., Pallavicini, R. & Maggio, A., Coronal structure and variability of two very active stars: AB Dor and UX Ari, BeppoSAX AO5, 2001
• Pallavicini, R., Franciosini, E., Maggio, A., Covino, S. & Tagliaferri, G., The corona of the active binaries V824 Ara and TY Pyx, BeppoSAX AO4, 2000
• Franciosini, E., Pallavicini, R., Maggio, A. & Tagliaferri, G., The corona of the RS~CVn binary CF Tuc, BeppoSAX AO4, 2000
• Chiuderi Drago, F., Franciosini, E., Pallavicini, R., Randich, S., Tagliaferri, G., Bastian, T., Massi, M., & Neidhöfer, J., X-ray and radio emission from the active RS~CVn binary UX~Arietis, BeppoSAX AO2 + VLA, 1998
• Umana, G., Trigilio, C., Franciosini, E., & Chiuderi Drago, F., Radio spectra of active binaries during flares, VLA, 1995
• White, S.M., Franciosini, E., & Umana, G., A survey of coherent emission from RS CVn systems at low frequencies, VLA, 1995
• White, S.M., Beasley, A.J., & Franciosini, E., The high frequency polarization of RS CVn systems, VLA, 1994