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Cosimo Inserra
Cardiff University, University of Southampton, Università degli Studi di Catania Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Queen's University Belfast
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
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Employment
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Cardiff University College Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity2023 - Present
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Cardiff University Senior Lecturer / Deputy Director of Research / Chair of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity2018 - Present
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University of Southampton Research fellow2017 - 2018
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Queen's University Belfast Research fellow2012 - 2017
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Education
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Università degli Studi di Catania Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia PhD in Physics and Astronomy2009 - 2012
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Università degli Studi di Catania Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Master's Degree in Physics and Astronomy2006 - 2008
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Università degli Studi di Catania Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Bachelor's Degree in Physics2003 - 2006
Projects & Funding
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MERAC Prize 2021 - Best Early Career Researcher in Observational Astrophysics European Astronomical Society2021 - Present
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RAS Winton Capital Award 2017 (Astronomy) Royal Astronomical Society
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Transients in new surveys: the undiscovered country Lorentz Centre? - 2018
Publications (159)
- SN 2018bsz: Significant Dust Formation in a Nearby Superluminous Supernova Save
- Nested, asymmetric H–He circumstellar shells in the Type Icn/Ibn SN 2024abvb Save
- SN 2024abvb: a Type Ibn/Icn supernova with evidence of helium and an extreme offset from its host galaxy Save
- Physical properties of long-rising type II supernovae Save
- Detection of disk-jet co-precession in a tidal disruption event Save
- SN 2024bfu, SN 2025qe, and the early light curves of type Iax supernovae Save
- Observational diversity of bright long-lived Type II supernovae Save
- The broad-lined Type-Ic supernova SN 2022xxf with extraordinary two-humped light curves Save
- Unprecedented Early Flux Excess in the Hybrid 02es-like Type Ia Supernova 2022ywc Indicates Interaction with Circumstellar Material Save
- AT 2022aedm and a new class of luminous, fast-cooling transients in elliptical galaxies Save
- Multiwavelength observations of the extraordinary accretion event AT2021lwx Save
- SN 2023emq: a probable flash-ionised Ibn supernova Save
- Photometric study of the late-time near-infrared plateau in Type Ia supernovae Save
- SN 2021zny: an early ?ux excess combined with late-time oxygen emission suggests a double white dwarf merger event Save
- The nuclear transient AT 2017gge: a tidal disruption event in a dusty and gas-rich environment and the awakening of a dormant SMBH Save
- An elliptical accretion disk following the tidal disruption event AT 2020zso Save
- Euclid: Searching for pair-instability supernovae with the Deep Survey Save
- SN 2018bsz: a Type I superluminous supernova with aspherical circumstellar material Save
- SN 2016dsg: A Thermonuclear Explosion Involving a Thick Helium Shell Save
- Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja Save