Astronomia UDP

Sara Vitali

I am currently working on my PhD thesis about studying the structure and evolution of the Milky Way and its satellites. Specifically, I am interested in characterizing the chemical evolution of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.

Current position: PhD student

Projects:

My main project focuses on studying the chemical evolution of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Using spectroscopic analysis, I aim to investigate its stellar populations to trace their history and examine the role of interactions with the Milky Way. Additionally, I utilize stellar spectroscopy and chemical abundance analysis to study Galactic stellar populations, aiming to understand their history and evolution through techniques such as chemical clocks and age calibration methods.

Highlights:

  • I am an active member of the Pristine Survey and the Gaia Benchmark Star Collaboration- 
  • I participated in the ESO studentship program and a studentship at the Nordic Optical Telescope, where I worked as a student support astronomer.-
  • My PhD is funded by an ANID scholarship.

Publications:

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=(database%3Aastronomy%20OR%20database%3Aphysics)&q=%20author%3A%22vitali%2C%20sara%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0

Extracurricular activities:

I am very keen on outdoor activities, such as trekking and climbing. I am interested in outreach activities that can put me in contact with realities other than academic ones (such as schools or other cultural environments).