Serena Giardino

Dr. Serena Giardino is a Junior Scientist/Postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam. She works in the Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity group, focusing on gravitational wave lensing in modified gravity theories and cosmological constraints on dark energy.

• BSc in Astronomy, University of Bologna
• MSc in Theoretical Physics, University of Bologna (research at LMU Munich)
• PhD in Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University and AEI (2024)

Research Interests:

Dr. Giardino develops frameworks for gravitational wave lensing beyond geometric optics in modified gravity theories. Her work aims to use gravitational waves to constrain alternative gravity models and explore implications of cosmological surveys for dark energy. She also investigates the thermodynamic basis of unified modified gravity theories.

Labs & Teams:

She is currently a postdoc in Miguel Zumalacarregui's group at the AEI, actively participates in scientific outreach, and contributes to the institute's Equal Opportunity Office initiatives.