CSIC Staff Scientist (Project PI)
Education
- 2002 – 2006: PhD in Astrophysics University of Rome Tor Vergata / INAF- Astronomical Observatory of Rome
- 1998 – 2002: Bachelor and Master in Physics University of Rome Tor Vergata
Research
- 2016 – present: CSIC Staff Scientist, Tenured research position at the
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) within the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE) in Barcelona, Spain
- 2014 – 2018: Research Group Leader NWO Vidi Award, Anton Pannekoek Institute,
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2009 – 2014: Ramon y Cajal position, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas and Institut D'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- 2007 – 2009: NWO Veni Award Anton Pannekoek Institute, University of
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2006: Research Visiting Fellowship, University of Sydney, Australia
- 2005 – 2007: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, SRON Netherlands Institute
for Space Research Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 2004 – 2005: Marie Curie Training Fellowship, SRON
Netherlands Institute for Space Research Utrecht, The Netherlands
Supervising students / post-doctoral researchers
- 2020 – present: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Rajath Sathyaprakash (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2020 – present: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Stefano Ascenzi (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2020 – present: Supervision of the PhD student
Abubakr Ibrahim (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2020 – present: Supervision of the Senior Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Vanessa Graber (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2019 – present: Supervision of the Senior Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Daniele Viganò (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2019 – 2020: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Albert García García (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2019 – present: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Alice Borghese (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2019 – present: Supervision of the PhD student
Michele Ronchi (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2019 – present: Supervision of the PhD student
Clara Dehman (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2017 – present: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher
Dr. Francesco Coti Zelati (ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona)
- 2016 – 2018: Supervision of the Senior Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Paolo Esposito (University of Amsterdam)
- 2015 – 2018: Supervision of the Master student Stefanos Tsiopelas (University of Amsterdam)
- 2014 – 2017: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Justin Elfritz (University of Amsterdam)
- 2014 – 2018: Supervision of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Alice Borghese (University of Amsterdam)
- 2014 – 2017: Co-supervision of the PhD thesis of Mr. Francesco Coti Zelati (Università dell'Insubria/INAF-OAB/University of Amsterdam)
- 2013 – 2014: Co-supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Daniele Viganò (ICE-CSIC, IEEC)
- 2010 – 2014: Co-supervision of the PhD thesis of Mr. Jonatan Martin Rodriguez (ICE-CSIC, IEEC; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
- Summer 2014: Co-supervision of the Master thesis of Alice Borghese (University of Padua)
- 2012 – 2013: Co-supervision of the Master thesis of the Erasmus student Giacomo Terreran (University of Padua)
- 2011 – 2013: Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Ascension Camero-Arranz (ICE-CSIC, IEEC)
- Summer 2011: Supervision of the high school student Miguel Otero for its summer-research experience
- 2010 – 2011: Supervision of the Master thesis of Ms. Angela Talarn Zaragoza (ICE-CSIC, IEEC; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
- Spring 2008: Co-supervision of the PhD thesis of Mr. Federico Bernardini
(University of Rome "Tor Vergata"/INAF-OAR) in a joint project between the University of Amsterdam and Astronomical Observatory of Rome
- Spring 2005: Co-supervision of the Master thesis of Ms. Elisa Nichelli in a
joint project between SRON Netherlands Institute of Research and Astronomical Observatory of Rome
Awards
- 2020: Banco Sabadell Award for Science and Engineering – Fundacion Banco Sabadell
- 2019: Young Female Scientist Award – Real Academia de Ciencias de España y Mastercard
- 2018: ERC Consolidator Grant – European Research Council
- 2017: National Catalan Award for Young Researchers – Catalan Government
- 2015: Young Scientist IUPAP Prize for Astrophysics for 2014 – International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 2014: Zeldovich Medal – COSPAR and Russian Academy of Science, for valuable contribution in Astrophysics and Space Science research
- 2014: Programa I3 Award – granted by the Ministry of Education in Spain
- 2013: NWO Vidi Award – Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
- 2007: NWO Veni Award – Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
International collaborations
Best 6 refereed publications
- Rea, N., Borghese A., Esposito P., et al. 2016, ApJ Letters 820, L13:
Magnetar-like activity from the Central Compact Object in the Supernova Remnant RCW103 (NASA Press Release on September 6, 2016)
- Rea N., Esposito P., Pons, J. A.. et al. 2013, ApJ Letters 775, L34:
A strongly magnetized pulsar within the grasp of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole (CSIC Press Release on November 4, 2013)
- Pons J. A., Vigano, D. & Rea N., 2013, Nature Physics 9, 431:
A highly resistive layer within the crust of X-ray pulsars limits their spin periods (CSIC Press Release on June 10, 2013)
- Rea N., Pons J. A., Torres D. F., & Turolla R. 2012, ApJ Letters 748, L12:
Fundamental plane for radio magnetars (Editors' Choice article in Science on March 16, 2012)
- Rea N., Esposito P., Turolla R. et al. 2010, Science 330, 944:
A low-magnetic field Soft Gamma Repeater (ESA and NASA Press Releases on October 10, 2010)
- Rea N., Zane S., Turolla R., Lyutikov M. & Gotz D. 2008, ApJ 686, 1245:
Resonant cyclotron scattering in magnetars' emission (ESA Press Release on November 14, 2008)
Teaching experience
- Spring 2020: classes for the for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Winter 2019: for the IPARCOS PhD School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Spring 2019: classes for the for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Spring 2018: classes for the Institute of Space Sciences PhD School, ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona
- Spring 2017: classes for the Institute of Space Sciences PhD School, ICE-CSIC, IEEC, Barcelona
- Spring 2016: classes for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Spring 2015: classes for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Autumun 2014: classes at the University of Amsterdam (course: Open problems in Astrophysics)
- Spring 2013: classes for the Master in Photografic Techniques, Universitat Politecnica de Calalunya
- Spring 2012: classes for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Spring 2011: classes for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Spring 2010: classes for the Master in Astrophysics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Autumun 2008: Bachelor course: Astrophysics (Assistant), University of Amsterdam
- Spring 2003: Assistant for Physics Laboratory 2, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
- Spring 2002: Assistant for Physics Laboratory 1, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
