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General Information
| Full Name | Angelica Albertini |
| Date of Birth | 25th September 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Pesaro, Italy |
| angelica.albertini [at] matfyz.cuni.cz | |
| ORCiD | 0000-0002-9556-1323 |
Current position
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2026 - ongoing Postdoctoral researcher
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Education
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2021 - 2025 PhD in Theoretical Physics
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic - Thesis: Gravitational waves from large-mass-ratio black hole binaries
- Supervisor: Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos
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2019 - 2021 Master's Degree in Theoretical Physics
University of Turin, Italy - Thesis: An Improved Effective-One-Body Model for Coalescing Black Hole Binaries
- Advisor: Alessandro Nagar
- Grade: 110/110 cum laude
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2016 - 2019 Bachelor's Degree in Physics
University of Ferrara, Italy - Thesis: Symmetries and Constrained Dynamics
- Advisor: Denis Comelli
- Grade: 110/110 cum laude
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2011 - 2016 Classical High School Diploma (Liceo Classico)
Liceo Classico 'Terenzio Mamiani', Pesaro, Italy - Grade: 100/100
Honors & Funding
- Finalist, Werner Von Siemens Prize 2025: top 10 PhD theses in the Czech Republic among 285 candidates nationwide.
- Research Grant, Grant Agency of Charles University (2024–2025): Principal Investigator for 'Modelling eccentric black hole binaries with precessing spins in the effective-one-body framework'.
- Milla Baldo Ceolin National Award (2021): Awarded by the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) for one of the best Master's theses by women in theoretical physics.
Scientific Collaborations
- Member of the Waveform Working Group, LISA Consortium.
- Member of Division 8 (Waveforms), Observational Science Board, Einstein Telescope Collaboration.
- Developer for TEOBResumS, an effective-one-body waveform model for compact binary coalescences.
- Peer Reviewer for *Physical Review D*.
Event Organization
- Co-organizer, Lost in Translation: The languages of Gravitational Waves (Online Workshop, 2025). Selected as part of the MITP Youngstars initiative.
- Local Organizing Committee, GW@CZ: Workshop on gravitational wave science in the Czech Republic (Prague, 2023).
Outreach & Public Engagement
- Contributor, Chat s Astronomkou (2025): Participated in online Q&A sessions.
- Outreach Speaker, Gymnázium Třeboň: Represented the 'Chat s Astronomkou' initiative by delivering an in-person lecture titled 'General relativity, black holes and gravitational waves'.
Languages
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English Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- April 2016
- Grade: 200/210 (CEFR level C2)
Other interests
- I practiced aikido from 2009 to 2016 in the dojo Renbukai in Pesaro. In March 2022 I started practicing again in the dojo Aikido Praha Vinohrady. In April 2026 I earned the rank of Shodan (1st degree black belt).
- I am an amateur singer and a music enthusiast. You can find my playlists on Spotify and Apple Music, and here is my vinyl records collection.