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Dr. Silvia Belladitta is a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany, within the Galaxies and Cosmology department. She is a core member of Dr. Eduardo Bañados' high-z quasar research group, focusing on the discovery and multi-wavelength characterization of high-redshift quasars (z>4), with particular emphasis on radio-loud sources and their cosmic environments.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Insubria (Como, Italy), completed in Spring 2021 at the Brera Astronomical Observatory (Milan, Italy)
- Master's degree from the University of Milano-Bicocca specializing in nuclear versus integrated spectroscopy of nearby galaxies
Dr. Belladitta's research spans optical, infrared, radio, and X-ray observational techniques to probe the early universe. During her doctoral work, she discovered PSOJ0309+27—the second most distant blazar known at redshift z=6.1—and continues to lead observational campaigns using major facilities including ESO/La Silla, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (NOT), and Mount Graham Observatory (LBT). As an active contributor to the Euclid space mission consortium, she participates in working packages dedicated to high-redshift quasar and galaxy discovery. Her prior postdoctoral position at the University of Insubria involved the ASTRONETILO project with Sormano Astronomical Observatory, combining research with public outreach and dissertation activities.
