Born in Bologna 5/6/1973
Address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna,
Via Piero Gobetti, 93/2, Bologna, Italia
E-mail: f.pozzi@unibo.it
Studies
PhD in Astronomy at the Bologna University (2002)
Master degree cum laude in Physics at the Bologna University (1997)
Positions and Fellowships
2019-date: Associate Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bologna.
2005 - 2019: Assistant professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bologna.
02/2002 - 02/2005: Post-doc, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bologna.
11/2003 - 05/2004: Visiting scientist, Marco Polo Grant, Sussex University (UK)
11/2001 - 01/2002: Grant from the Centro Nazionale Astronomia e Astrofisica (CNAA)
03/2001 - 05/2001: Visiting scientist, Marie Curie Fellowship, Brighton University , UK
03/1998 - 03/1999: Grant from the Radioastronomy Institute, Bologna.
ACADEMIC TEACHING AND STUDENT SUPERVISIONS
Chair of the following courses:
-Electromagnetism and Relativity, II part, Laurea in Astronomia (2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026).
-'The interstellar medium', Master in Astrophysics and Cosmology (2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026)
- Professional training Activities, Laurea in Astronomia (2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026)
-Astrophysics, Laurea in Physics (2020-2021, 2021-2022)
-Fundamental Astronomy, Laurea in Math (2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014-2015)
-Professional training Activities, Master in Astrophysics and Cosmology (2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015)
Assistant Lecturer of the following courses:
‘Electromagnetism and Relativity’, Laurea in Astronomy (2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015)
-Physics Experimentations I, Laurea in Astronomia (2010/2011)
-Computer Programming II, Laurea in Astronomia (2009/2010)
-Computer Programming I, Laurea in Astronomia (2006/2007)
Supervised students and theses
PhD
-Vidhi Tailor, 2023-2026, 'The Interstellar Medium as a tool for exploring galaxy evolution', Supervisor: V. Casasola, Co-supervisors: F. Pozzi and F. Calura
-Federico Esposito, 2021-2024, 'Impact of active galactic nuclei on the molecular gas: a radiative and kinematical perspective, Supervisor: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisor: L. Vallini and Dott. V. Casasola
-Luigi Barchiesi, 2019-2022,'Obscured AGN in deep X-ray fields: tracing accretion and star-formation processes at z~1-3', Supervisor: C. Vignali, Co-supervisor: F. Pozzi
-Francesco Salvestrini, 2017-2020, ‘Black hole accretion and its effects on the ISM’, Supervisor: C. Vignali, Co-supervisors: C. Gruppioni, F. Pozzi
-Ivan Delvecchio,2011-2014, ‘Accretion history in the Universe from Infrared Surveys’, Supervisor: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisors: C. Gruppioni, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani
-H. Dominguez-Sanchez, 2009-2012,'Luminosity function of FIR galaxies and AGN as a function of redshift’, jin PhD from Italy and Spain, Supervisors: F. Pozzi, C. Gruppioni, A. Cimatti
Master
-Michele Costa, 2024, ‘First direct measurement of dust temperature in quasars at Cosmic Dawn’, Supervisor: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisor: R. Decarli
-Matteo Sapori, 2024, ‘Tracing Starbirth in the Shadows Exploring Radio-selected NIR Dark Galaxies to study the Star Formation Rate Density’, Supervisor: M. Talia, Co-supervisor: F.Pozzi, F. Gentile
-Enrico Veraldi, 2023, ‘The ISM properties of ALPINE galaxies as probed by ALMA and JWST: a comprehensive line emission modelling’, Supervisore: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisori: L. Vallini & F. Esposito
-Michele Gavarente, 2022, ‘Constraining FIR size, dust temperature and dust mass in ALPINE galaxies at redshift 4<z<6’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-Supervisor: F. Calura, Q. D’Amato
-Andrea Giacometti, 2021, ‘Galassie otticamente "invisibili" ad alto z: quanto contribuiscono alla storia di formazione stellare e di massa dell'Universo?, Supervisor: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisor: C. Gruppioni
-Luigi Barchiesi, 2019, ‘X-ray analysis and broad-band properties of [NeV]-selected type 2 AGN’, Supervisor: C. Vignali, Co-supervisor: F.Pozzi, M. Mignoli, R. Gilli
-Giovanni Sabatini, 2017, ‘Unveiling the inner morphology and gas kinematics of NGC 5135 with ALMA’, Supervisor: A. Cimatti, Co-supervisor: F. Pozzi, C. Gruppioni, M. Massardi
-Lara Pantoni, 2017, ‘Stima della massi di polvere di galassie ad alto redshift e suo utilizzo com tracciante evolutivo’, Supervisor: A. Cimatti, Co-supervisor: F. Pozzi, M. Talia
-Federico Esposito, 2017, ‘Interpretating the CO SLED with starburst and AGN feedback’, Supervisor: F. Pozzi, Co-supervisore: A. Cimatti
-Matilde Mingozzi, 2016, ‘Investigating the AGN-starburst connection in a nearby Seyfert galaxy with ALMA and multiwavelength data’, Supervisor: A. Cimatti, Co-supervisori: F. Pozzi, L. Vallini, A. Mignano
-La Caria, Marlis-Madeleine, 2016, X-ray analysis of local mid-infrared selected Compton-thick AGN candidates’, Supervisor: C. Vignaliu, Co-supervisor: C. Gruppioni, F.Pozzi
-Ivan DelVecchio, 2011, ‘ Dust properties of FIR selected AGN in the GOODS-S, Supervisore: Prof. A. Cimatti, Co-supervisori: Dott. C. Gruppioni, Dott. F. Pozzi
-Stefano Antonellini, 2011, ‘Studio del trasferimento radiativo e della fotofisica di regioni interstellari in galassie attive: il caso di Markarian 231’, Supervisore: Prof. L. Dore, Co-supervisore: Dott. F. Pozzi, Dott. C. Gruppioni, Laurea in Chemistry
-Enrica Bellocchi, 2007, ‘Quasar oscurati: Emissione Infrarossa con il Satellite Spitzer’, Supervisor: B. Marano, Co-supervisor: F. Pozzi, C. Vignali, A. Comastri
Undergraduate:
-Lucia Fiorani, 2022, ‘Studio della polvere interstellare cosmica della galassia GMASS0953 a redshift z ~ 2.23’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-supervisor: R. Gilli, Laurea in Physics
-Alessandro Marcelli, 2021, ‘Storia di formazione stellare dell'Universo’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-supervisor: F. Calura Laurea in Physics
-Mario Massimo, 2021, ‘Identificazione degli AGN nelle survey di Euclid tramite colori osservati’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-supervisor: L. Bisigello, Laurea in Physics
-Elisa Damiani, 2021, ‘Contenuto di polvere e yield cosmico in galassie a redshift z~5’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-supervisor: F. Calura, Laurea in Physics
-Enrico Veraldi, 2021, ‘Studio di una galassia a spirale nell'Universo locale’, Supervisor: F.Pozzi, Co-supervisor: V. Casasola, Laurea in Physics
-Gloria Teggi, 2017, ‘Il problema dei due corpi’, Supervisore Dott. F. Pozzi, Co-supervisore: Prof. Andreà Georges Martinez, Laurea in Math
-Maria Laura Cericola, 2016, ‘Le Leggi di Keplero’, Supervisore: Dott. F. Pozzi, Co-supervirsore Prof. E. Caliceti, Laurea in Math
-Marta Serpietri, 2010, ‘Il satellite Herschel e lo studio dei Nuclei Galattici Attivi’, Supervisore: Prof. L. Gregorini, Co-supervisor: F. Pozzi, Laurea in Math
RESEARCH
Publications
Author of ~200 scientific publications in international referred scientific journals. H-index ~63
Funded research projects
2025, INAF_PRORIS, ‘SFR4ALL: Intercalibrating indicators of Star Formation Rate across scales and cosmic time’, PI: S. Molinari. F. Pozzi responsible for the DIFA UdR.
2024, INAF-Mini GRANT, ‘DustPedia meets Metal-THINGS: Dust-METAL’, PI: V. Casasola
2022, INAF Mini GRANT, ’Face-to-Face with the Local Universe: ISM’s Empowerment (LOCAL)’, PI: V. Casasola
2018, ASI—INAF, ‘ Partecipazione italiana allo studio di fase A della missione SPICA in selezione M5’, PI: L. Spinoglio. F. Pozzi responsible for the DIFA UdR.
2017, INAF-Main Stream, ‘Gas-DustPedia: A definitive view of the ISM in the Local Universe’, PI: S. Bianchi
2016, PRIN—MIUR, ‘Opening the ALMA window on the cosmic evolution of gas, stars and supermassive black holes’, PI: A. Cimatti
2016, PRIN—INAF, ‘Empowering SKA as a probe of galaxy evolution with HI’, P.I. L. Hunt
2012, FARB, ‘Osservazioni radio Bologna-Tokyo per lo studio dei buchi neri delle galassie attive’, P.I.: G. Giovannini
2012, PRIN—INAF, ‘The Lifecycle of Early (z>3) Black Hole’, P.I.: Gilli Roberto
2011, ASI, ‘Scientific Activity for Herschel- phase E’, P.I: A. di Giorgio (ASI I/005/11)
2011, PRIN—INAF, ‘Black hole growth and AGN feedback through the cosmic time’, P.I.: F. Fiore
2010, PRIN—MIUR, ‘L'Universo oscuro e l'evoluzione cosmica dei barioni: dalle survey attuali a Euclid’, P.I.: A. Cimatti
2009, PRIN—INAF, ‘The e-Merlin Galaxy Evolution Survey’, PI: I. Prandoni
2008, ASI, ‘Sullo studio di fattibilita’ dello strumento SPICA SAFARI’, P.I.: L. Spinoglio
2006, PRIN-MIUR, ‘L'evoluzione cosmologica, le proprieta` fisiche e la demografia dei buchi neri supermassicci’, P.I.: G. Setti
2006, PRIN-—INAF, ‘Galaxy Evolution from the Early Phases to the Actual Universe: the IR and sub-millimeter view and Preparation for Herschel’, P.I.: C. Gruppioni
2005, ASI, ‘Supporto all’analisi dati nel campo dell’astrofisica delle alte energie’, P.I.: A. Comastri
2003, PRIN—MIUR, ‘The X-ray view of the accretion history in the Universe’, P.I.: G. Matt
Observational proposal approved
Sub-mm telescopes
ALMA Large Program, ‘ALPINE: The ALMA Large Program to investigate CII at Early times’, (P.I.: Le Fevre, Large Program, 2017)
APEX, ‘A pilot project for probing the AGN and SF influence on the ISM on local galaxies’, (P.I.: Pozzi, 2017)
ALMA, ‘Key laboratory for AGN feedback and spheroid formation: a moderately luminous AGN at z~2’, (P.I.: Cassata, 2015)
Optical telescopes
UT3--VIMOS, ‘AN ESO-XMM-SIRTF WIDE AREA SURVEY: the measure of the clustering of AGN, and the nature and evolution of infrared galaxies’ (P.I.: La Franca, P73)
UT3--VIMOS, ‘The completion of an ESO-XMM-SPITZER WIDE AREA SURVEY: the measure of the 3D-clustering of AGN, and the nature and evolution of infrared galaxies’,(P.I.: La Franca, P75)
3.6--EFOSC, ‘The bright part of the ELAIS-S1 ESO-XMM-SPITZER wide are survey. AGN: the measure of the 3D-clustering and their obscured side’ (PI: F. La Franca, P76)
UT4--SINFONI, ‘Spectroscopic identification of a new population of super-EROs hosting AGNs’ (P.I.: Maiolino, P77)
UT4--SINFONI, ‘The evolution of the M_BH-M_star relation in obscured AGNs at high redshift’, (P.I.: Maiolino, P88)
NTT-SOFI, ‘ Extreme Herschel star-forming galaxies at z~2 (P.I.: Cresci, P92)
UT1-KMOS, ‘An unprecedented IR view of the prototypical merging galaxy NGC6240 (P.I.: Cresci, P95)
3.6-EFOSC2, ‘ CCD Imaging and Optical Spectroscopy of ISO_LW3 Sources in the ELAIS deep test region S2’ (P.I. Gruppioni, P64)
1.5D-DFOSC, ‘Spectroscopic identification of bright (R<18.5) 15um ISOCAM sources’ (P.I.: Matute, P67)
3.6--EFOSC2, ‘ Looking for faint, IR selected type 2 AGNs at high redshift’ (P.I.: Matute, P68)
3.6-EFOSC2, ‘The evolution of the milliJansky 15mum populations’ (P.I.: Matute, P69)
3.6-EFOSC2, ‘Study of the Nature of the 15 um Strongly Evolving Population through Optical Spectroscopy (P.I.: Matute, P70)
Observational campaigns
2014, NTT-SOFI, ‘Extreme Herschel star-forming galaxies at z~2’ (P.I.: Cresci, P92)
2002, 3.6-EFOSC2, ‘Study of the Nature of the 15 micron Strongly Evolving Population through Optical Spectroscopy’ (P.I.: Matute, P70)
1999. 3.6-EFOSC2, ‘CCD Imaging and Optical Spectroscopy of ISO_LW3 Sources in the ELAIS deep test region S2’, (P.I. Gruppioni, P64)
Scientific visits to foreign research Institutes
2017, Excellent Cluster, Munich, Germany, 2 weeks
2014, ESO, Munich, Germany, 4 weeks. Grant ‘Scientific Visitor’
2011, Gent University, Belgium, 1 week. Collaboration with Dott. J. Fritz and Prof. Maarten Baes.
2004, Caltech, Pasadena, USA, 2 weeks. Collaboration for data analysis from the IR Spitzer satellite2003-2004, University` di Sussex, Brighton, UK, 6 months. Collaboration with Prof. Seb Oliver 2002, Institute of Astrophysics of Canarie (IAC) Spain, 2 weeks.
2001, University` di Sussex, Brighton, UK, 3 months
Participation to international research projects and committees
Committees:
-Member of the SOC of the international congress, ‘Peering through an opaque ISM’, Ferrara, Italy, 2025
-Member of the SOC of the international congress, ‘The rise and fall of dust in SNRs, in AGB stars and in the ISM’, Cork, Irelan, 2025
-Co-chair of the SOC of the international congress ‘ALMABO 2024: View on the multi-phase interstellar medium in galaxies’ ,Bologna, 2024
-Co-chair of the SOC of the international congress ‘ALMABO 2019: View of the interstellar medium in galaxies in the ALMA era’, Bologna, 2019
-Member of the ESO OPC, 2016-2017
-Member of the SOC of the Italian AGN congress, Ferrara 2010
International research projects:
2025-date: member of the international science working groups of the PRIMA mission (PI: J. Glenn)
2019-date: Member of the international collaboration ALPINE for the exploitation of ALMA data (PI: leFevre)
2011-date: member of the international collaboration COSMOS
2009-2020, member of the scientific team of the SAFARI-SPICA mission (PI: P. Roelfsema)
2006-2012, member of the consortium PEP/HERSCHEL (co-responsible of the work package in charge of releasing the official catalogues).
Referee for peer-reviewed scientific journals: A&A, MNRAS
Congresses and colloquia
- ‘Active Galactic Nuclei XVI: A Sea of Discoveries’, Brindisi, Italy, 2026, invited talk
- ‘Dusting Off the Secrets of the Cosmos with PRIMA Space IR Telescope’ , Marseille, France,2025, Talk
- ‘Peering through an opaque ISM’ , Ferrara, Italy, 2025, Talk
- ‘Bridging the models & observations of galaxies’ dust in the JWST era’, Trieste-IFPU, Italy, 2024, Invited talk
- ‘Zoom-In and Out: From the Interstellar Medium to the Large Scale Structure of the Universe’, Stockholm, Sweden, Nordita program, 2019, Talk
- ‘Cosmic dust: origin, applications & implications’, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018, Talk
‘-Active Galactic Nuclei: what's in a name?’, Munich, ESO, 2016, Talk
- ‘Gas, dust, and star-formation in galaxies from the local to far Universe’, Crete, 2015, Talk
- ‘A Panchromatic View of Galaxy Evolution 30 Years after IRAS’, Cyprus, 2013, Talk
- ‘Italian Workshop on SPICA’, Roma, Italia, 2013, Talk
- ‘AGN10. Dall'orizzonte degli eventi all’orizzonte cosmologico’ , Roma, Italia, 2012, Invited Talk
- ‘AGN9, Black Holes and revelations’, Ferrara, Italia, 2010, Poster
- ‘Infrared/X-ray Connection in Galaxy Evolution’, London, UK, 2010, Talk
- ‘A Joint European/Japanese Workshop on the SPICA Space Mission’, Oxford, UK, 2009,Poster
- ‘Studying galaxy evolution with Herschel and Spitzer', Creta, 2006, mTalk
- ‘The dusty and molecular Universe’, Parigi, 2004, Poster
- ‘Star-formation near and far: the Alma Promise’, Isola d'Elba, Italia, 2003, Talk
-‘Galaxy evolution: theory and observation’, Cozumel, Messico,2002, Poster
2017, Trieste, SISSA, ‘Are the bulk of Herschel sources proto-spheroids?’,
2014, Monaco, ESO, ’IR emission from galaxy and AGN’
2013, Milano, INAF-Osservatorio, ‘The PEP-Herschel luminosity function up to z~4’
2007, Bologna, INAF-IRA, ‘Luminous obscured quasars in the HELLAS2XMM survey: the Spitzer perspective’
2005, Trieste, INAF-Osservatorio, ‘Understand Galaxy Evolution with IR Surveys: Comparison between ISOCAM 15-um and Spitzer 24-um Source Counts as a Tool’
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC ROLES
2024-date: Delegate of the Department for student orientation
2006-date: Member of the PhD board in Astronomy, Bologna
2010-2022: Member of the Bachelor Laurea commission.
2010-2024: Responsible (with Prof. B. Lanzoni) of the Academic orientation for the Lauree in Astronomia and Astrophysics and Cosmology
2015-2018: Delegate of the assistant professors in Giunta
2012-2018: Member of 4 PhD commissions in Astronomy in different Italian Universities.2012-2017: Member of 4 commission for RTD-A/B positions.
OUTREACH
2014-2016: Introductory lessons to celestial bodies at the primary school G. Marconi, Bologna
2015: Lesson related to the solar eclipse phenomenon at the primary school Cremonici-Ongaro, Bologna
2010: Astrophysical outreach conference in Specola, Bologna, in the framework of outreach conferences organized by the INAF/DIFA Institutes.
2003: Astrophysical outreach conference in Cortile d’Ercole, Bologna, in the framework of the events organized by Bologna municipality.
2003: Introductory lessons to astronomy for the high-school students.
1998 - 2002: Guides for secondary school students at the Radiotelescope in Medicina, Bologna.
