Position: Associate Professor
e-mail: stefano.facchini@unimi.it
I am Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Milan since 2023, after a PhD at the IoA in Cambridge, a MPE postdoctoral position, and an ESO Fellowship in Garching. I am leading the ERC Starting Grant UNVEIL (2023-2028).
My research focuses on chacterizing the physical and chemical conditions of planet formation in protoplanetary disks, and unveil the presence of embedded protoplanets. With a background in hydrodynamics and thermo-chemical models, I currently have a lot of fun with data reduction and analysis, mostly in the sub-mm. In particular, I am co-PI of the exoALMA Large Program, aimed at hunting for young planets while they are still evolving in their disk, and PI/co-PI of JWST programs to directly image embedded protoplanets.
A complete list of my publications can be found with my ADS library. More details of my career path are described in my CV.
Research Interests
Planet formation
Astrochemistry
Protoplanetary disks
Facilities: ALMA, JWST, VLT, VLA