PI: Francesco R. Ferraro

Work Package Coordinator: Barbara Lanzoni

Researchers: Emanuele Dalessandro, Alessio Mucciarelli

Post-Doc Fellows: Paolo Miocchi, Mario Pasquato, Nicoletta Sanna, Rodrigo Contreras Ramos, Loredana Lovisi, Giuliana Fiorentino, Edoardo Lagioia

PhD Students: Cristina Pallanca, Davide Massari, Emilio lapenna

Main external collaborators: Giacomo Beccari (ESO, Germany), Elena Valenti (ESO, Germany), Livia Origlia (INAF-OABO, Italy), Michele Bellazzini (INAF-OABO,Italy), Andrea Possenti (INAF-OACA, Italy), Enrico Vesperini (Drexel University, USA), Steinn Sigurdsson (Pennsylvania State University,USA), Alison Sills (McMaster University, USA), Ricardo Schiavon (Gemini, USA), Mike Rich (UCLA, USA)

A special dedication to the memory of our precious friend and collaborator Bob Rood, who unexpectedly passed away on 2 November 2011

1985: Master degree in Astronomy cum laude at the Bologna University (Italy)

1989: PhD degree in Astronomy at the Bologna University

1989-1991:Post-doctoral Fellowship at the ESO Headquartier in Garching bei Munchen (Germany)

1990-2002: Researcher Astronomer at the Bologna Observatory

2002-2006: Associate Professor at the Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2006-2012: Chair of the Professor Board of the first-level degree in Astronomy

Chair of the Professor Board of the second-level degree in Astrophysics and Cosmology at the Bologna University

2006-now: Full Professor at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

1994: Master degree in Astronomy cum laude at the Bologna University (Italy)

2000: PhD degree in Astronomy cum laude at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris et Universite' Paris VII (France)

2001-2006: Post-doc at the Bologna Observatory

2006-2008: Post-doc at the Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2008-2014: Researcher at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2014-now: Associate professor at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2004: Master degree in Astronomy cum laude at the Bologna University (Italy)

2008: PhD degree in Astronomy at the Bologna University

2008-2011: Post-doc at the Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2011-now: Researcher at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2005: Master degree in Astronomy cum laude at the Bologna University

2009: PhD degree in Astronomy at the Bologna University

2009-2010: Post-doc at the Gemini Observatory North (Hawaii-USA)

2010-2011: Post-doc at the Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

2011-now: Researcher at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Bologna University

Barbara Lanzoni

Alessio Mucciarelli

Emanuele Dalessandro

Francesco R. Ferraro

Cosmic-Lab: Cluster internal dynamics from exotic objects (Millisecond pulsars and IMBHs)

Mario Cadelano (Cycle XXX: starting date Nov. 2014)

Cosmic-Lab: Searching for the relics of the Galactic bulge pristine fragments

Sara Saracino (Cycle XXX: starting date Nov. 2014)

Cristina Pallanca (Millisecond pulsar companions)

Cosmic-Lab: Globular Cluster internal dynamics through

direct N-body simulations

Emiliano Alessandrini (Cycle XXIX: starting date Oct. 2013)

Giuliana Fiorentino (Stellar photometry & variability)

Edoardo Lagioia (Stellar photometry)

Loredana Lovisi (Spectroscopy of Blue Straggler Stars)

Cosmic-Lab: Internal dynamics of Globular Clusters

Emilio Lapenna (Cycle XXVIII: starting date Oct. 2012)

Rodrigo Contreras Ramos (Stellar photometry)

Nicoletta Sanna (Stellar photometry)

Mario Pasquato (Dynamical models & N-body simulations)

Paolo Miocchi (Dynamical models & N-body simulations)

Davide Massari (Stellar photometry and proper motions)