
Valeria Pettorino
Directrice de Recherche, PhD, HDR
Contact Information | |
E-mail: | valeria.pettorino [at] cea [dot] fr |
Phone: | +33 (0)1 69 08 42 75 |
Office: | 283 |
Affiliation: | IRFU/DAp-AIM |
Website: | https://www.valeriapettorino.com |
Research
I am a physicist and I work on cosmology, astrophysics and data analysis in roles that bridge people with different expertise.
I work on using data from ground and space missions to test theoretical models that describe the evolution and content of the Universe. Topics I have been working on include: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Modified Gravity, Cosmic Microwave Background, Neutrinos, Supernovae. I have coordinated the Planck analysis for Dark Energy and Modified Gravity and I lead the Inter-science Taskforce for forecasts and Likelihood within the Euclid ESA/NASA international space missions.
My CV can be found here. My scientific publications are available on orcid.
Present position and responsibilities:
- Directrice de Recherche CEA Paris-Saclay, IRFU/DAp, Astrophysics Department, CosmoStat lab, France since 2016.
- President of the Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxie (PNCG) since 2019.
I am a member of the ESA Euclid space mission since 2007 (former DUNE). I am currently:
- Co-Lead of the ESA Euclid Inter Science Taskforce on Likelihood and Forecasts.
- Co-Lead of the ESA Euclid Theory Science Working Group (since 2021)
- Appointed Euclid Builder since 2019, for my contribution to the space mission over the years.
Other roles in communication and mentoring:
- CEA representative within the Euclid France communication team since 2019.
- CosmoStat representative within the DAp communication team since 2021.
- Mentor and leadership team for the Supernova Foundation for women in physics since 2015 and Mentor for Paris-Saclay Femmes&Science in 2020-2021.
- Member of the Council of the Graduate School for Paris-Saclay since 2021.
Previous positions:
- Research Group Leader for HGSFP and ITP Cosmology Group, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Marie Curie IEF, Project DEMO, University of Geneva
- International School for Advanced Studies, SISSA, Trieste, Italy
- Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, New York, USA
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- University of Torino, Italy
- University of Naples, Italy