Kavli Institute for Cosmology (KICC) Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK T +44 - (0)1223 - 766695 Sunny Vagnozzi B [email protected] Í www.sunnyvagnozzi.com/ sunny.vagnozzi1 Curriculum Vitae @SunnyVagnozzi

Academic appointments 2019 – present Newton-Kavli Fellow, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge Also affiliated to the Institute of Astronomy (IoA) and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge 2019 – present College Research Associate, Homerton College, University of Cambridge 2015 – 2019 Research assistant, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University Education 2015 – 2019 PhD in Theoretical Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University Advisor: Prof. Katherine Freese 2013 – 2014 Master of Science in Physics, University of Melbourne Advisor: Dr. Robert Foot Final grade: H1 (First Class Honours) with Distinction 2012 – 2013 Erasmus Fellow, Imperial College London 2009 – 2012 Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Trento Advisor: Prof. Valter Moretti Final grade: 110/110 Physics GRE: 960/990 Publications Publications Full list of publications provided separately, see also my INSPIRE, ADS, and Google Scholar profiles; 38 papers (31 published/accepted for publication); h-index=23; 1800 total citations, 55.7 average citations per refereed paper International visits and other research experiences 2019 Short-term research visit, University of Michigan (Host: Prof. Dragan Huterer) 2018 Short-term research visit, Harvard University (Host: Prof. Cora Dvorkin) 2016 Visiting researcher, University of Michigan (Host: Prof. Katherine Freese) 2015 – 2016 Affiliated PhD student, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) 2015 Visiting researcher, CP3 Origins (Host: Prof. Mads Frandsen) 2014 – 2015 Long-term visiting researcher, Niels Bohr Institute (Host: Prof. Subir Sarkar) Collaboration memberships 2017 – present Member of the Simons Observatory collaboration Fellowships, honors, awards, and scholarships (10 main items) 2019 “Pio Picchi” Prize, Società Italiana di Fisica (Italian Physical Society) 2019 Grant from Stiftelsen Elisabeth och Herman Rhodins Minne (Rhodin Foundation) 2019 Newton-Kavli Fellowship, KICC, University of Cambridge 2019 Chamberlain Fellowship, Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley [declined] 2018 CITA Fellowship, CITA, University of Toronto [declined] 2015 Dean’s Honours List, University of Melbourne 2015 Chancellors’ Fellowship, University of California, Irvine [declined] 2015 Regents’ Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz [declined] 2015 Leiden/Huygens Fellowship, Faculty of Science, Leiden University [declined] 2014 Dr Jean E Laby bursary, Laby Foundation, Melbourne Teaching experience 2017 – 2018 Programming, numerical methods and statistics for physicists, Stockholm University 2016 – 2018 Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics, Stockholm University 2016 – 2017 Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Stockholm University 2014 Experimental design and data analysis, University of Melbourne 2014 Physics for Biomedicine, University of Melbourne 2014 Mathematics for Biomedicine, University of Melbourne 2014 Physics 2, University of Melbourne 2013 Physics 1, University of Melbourne Computer skills Operating systems Microsoft Windows, Linux (Ubuntu) Programming Python (particularly SciPy, NumPy, PySpark, Keras, Scikit-learn; advanced user) languages C++, C, Fortran (upper intermediate user) Bash (basic user) Tools Mathematica, Gnuplot, Minitab, Git, Vi, MPI, OpenMP,LATEX, OpenOffice Suite Cosmological CAMB, CosmoMC (expert user) MontePython (upper intermediate user) software CLASS, HEALPix, hi_class, EFTCAMB, EFTCosmoMC, RecFast (basic user) Other skills Machine learning (including deep learning), job management on HPC clusters Languages Italian Native/bilingual proficiency Spanish Full professional proficiency English Native/bilingual proficiency Danish Limited working proficiency TOEFL: 118/120 (10/2014) Norwegian Elementary proficiency Swedish Full professional proficiency (Bokmål) Seminars and conference talks (main items) December 2019 Talk at CMB-LSS group meeting, DAMTP, University of Cambridge November 2019 Wednesday Seminar, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge September 2019 Talk at KICC 10th Anniversary Symposium, KICC, University of Cambridge April 2019 Special invited HEP-Astro seminar at University of Michigan March 2019 Invited seminar at SISSA February 2019 Invited seminar at Universitäts-Sternwarte, LMU Munich December 2018 Invited RPM seminar at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley December 2018 Invited seminar at Harvard University, department of Physics May 2018 Invited seminar at TIFPA-INFN, University of Trento July 2017 Talk at Advances in Theoretical Cosmology in Light of Data NORDITA program (Week IV, Low Redshift Universe) July 2017 Talk at Advances in Theoretical Cosmology in Light of Data NORDITA program (Week I, Messengers) May 2017 Invited webinar at CoEPP, University of Melbourne March 2017 Invited seminar at IFIC-CSIC, University of Valencia February 2017 Talk at Cosmology on Safari 2017 (Hluhluwe, South Africa) December 2016 Invited seminar at OKC Dark Matter working group, Stockholm University August 2016 Talk at Neutrinos Underground & in the Heavens II school, Niels Bohr Institute March 2016 Invited seminar at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso March 2016 Talk at 51st Rencontres de Moriond Cosmology session (La Thuile, Italy) June 2015 Invited seminar at TIFPA-INFN, University of Trento Academic service, advisory, and outreach 2019 – present Production of the University of Cambridge Institute of Astronomy’s podcast 2019 – present Guest editor for a special issue of Universe (MDPI) 2019 – present Editorial board member of Experimental Results (Cambridge University Press) 2019 – present Editorial board member of Advances in High Energy Physics 2019 Organizer and volunteer for AstroFika (Ask An Astronomer), Stockholm 2017 – 2018 Organizer and volunteer for ForskarFredag (European Researchers’ Night), Stockholm 2017 – 2018 Organizer for Cosmology and Gravity Working Group bi-weekly meetings at the OKC 2016 – present Referee for PRD, JCAP, Class. Quant. Grav., Phys. Dark Univ., Astrophys. Space Sci., Mod. Phys. Lett. A, Adv. High Energy Phys., Universe, Galaxies, Symmetry, Int. J. Geom. Methods. Mod. Phys. (see my Publons profile) 2014 – present Member of Italian Physical Society and European Physical Society 2014 Elected secretary of Postgraduate Physics Students’ Society, University of Melbourne 2014 Elected member of Physics Academic Programs Committee, University of Melbourne 2014 Organizer and volunteer for the Open Day, University of Melbourne 2013 Elected member of Physics Staff Student Liaison Committee, University of Melbourne Student supervision 2019 – present Co-supervisor for Isabelle Tanseri (PhD student, Stockholm University) Press coverage and media appearance (main articles) September 2018“ Hunting for extra dimensions with gravitational waves, Oskar Klein Centre blog August 2018“ Zoos, Swamplands and Cosmology, Astrobites July 2018“ Astronomers can’t decide what the Sun is made of ”, The Atlantic July 2018“ Di che cosa è fatto il Sole e quando morirà?” (in Italian), Le Scienze July 2018 “¿De qué está hecho el Sol y cuándo morirá?” (in Spanish), Investigación y ciencia July 2018“ What is the Sun made of and when will it die?”, Quanta Magazine October 2017“ On a perdu un morceau de Soleil” (in French), L’Express October 2017“ Hiding in plain sight: the mystery of the Sun’s missing matter”, New Scientist Other non-academical work experiences and titles 2014 Choir Accompanist, University College, Melbourne 2013 First Violin, ICSO (Imperial College Symphony Orchestra), London 2009 – 2012 Second Violin, J. Futura Orchestra, Trento 2009 Violin Diploma from Conservatorio di Musica “S. Cecilia", Rome 2003 – present Experienced sea diver, possess Advanced Open Water Diver, Night Diver, Navigation Diver, Rescue Diver & First Aid licenses

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