The Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize
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THE GIULIO RAMPA PhD THESIS PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS Under the auspices of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitational Physics (SIGRAV), the Almo Collegio Borromeo, and the sponsorship of the University of Pavia, our Graduate program is the home of The Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize For Outstanding Research in General Relativity and Gravitational Physics. A graduate of the University of Pavia and among the distinguished alums of Collegio Borromeo, Giulio Rampa, in his short life, had a profound impact on his fellow students and the faculty of the Department of Physics of the University of Pavia. Following his Master in Physics, he soon entered The Graduate School at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam, where he became deeply interested in general relativity. Known for his remarkable personality and outstanding intellectual potential, Giulio Rampa’s life is celebrated through this prize, honoring an outstanding PhD Thesis in general relativity or gravitational physics. Under the auspices of the University of Pavia, the Almo Collegio Borromeo, and the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitational Physics a monetary prize of 2,000 EUR, an honorary lecture (the Collegio Borromeo Giulio Rampa Honorary Lecture and Medal), will be awarded every two years to a graduate student for outstanding research on all aspects of general relativity or gravitational physics. The prize was established in 2011 and is endowed under the terms of a donation from Nadia and Giorgio Rampa. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Sigrav-Unipv Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for oustanding research in General Relativity and Gravitational Physics, 2025 Edition See also the Giulio Rampa prize page on hyperspace@aei Any PhD student who graduated from a University or research center worldwide defending a PhD Thesis on all aspects of general relativity or gravitational physics between January 1st, 2022, and December 31st, 2024, is eligible to be nominated for this prize. The nominator should submit – only via email and indicating 2025 Rampa Prize in the subject of the email – all relevant material described below to the following address: Prof. Mauro Carfora, Secretariat of The Rampa Prize Committee, The candidature material should comprise: 1) a one-page abstract of the PhD Thesis; 2) a full copy of the PhD Thesis; 3) a letter of recommendation from the Thesis Advisor; 4) one or more letters of endorsement – possibly from the Thesis reader – substantiating the candidate’s contributions; 5) a complete CV. The material should be submitted no later than March 31st, 2025. Self-nominations will not be accepted. The following criteria are reviewed when selecting the Giulio Rampa prize recipient: (i) Originality of Contribution; (ii) Breadth of Work; (iii) Publications; (iv) Quality of Nomination; (v) Quality of the Endorsment. Former Recipients of the Giulio Rampa Prize: 2023 Elisa Maggio The Committee consisting of Profs. Lars Andersson, Mauro Carfora, Gerhard Huisken, Luciano Rezzolla, and Fulvio Ricci prepared the following laudation: “…Dr. Maggio’s Ph. D. thesis, Probing new physics on the horizon of black holes with gravitational waves, offers a comprehensive and brilliant overview of the phenomenology of exotic compact objects and their connection to testing gravity with gravitational wave observations. Her thesis work is unique in broadness, novelty, and combination of conceptual, technical, numerical, and phenomenological results, providing an outstanding example of original, bold research at the interface between gravitational-wave astronomy and General Relativity. Elisa Maggio is an outstanding scholar emerging as an excellent and active young scientist in gravitational wave astronomy, among the best early-career scientists of her generation. We will look at her work as foundational in the field, allowing us to probe physics beyond our reach just a few years ago….” In recognition of the high quality of the nominations received, the Committee has also decided to award an honorable mention to the outstanding Ph.D. research carried out by Gabriele Benomio in the Thesis “The wave equation on black rings and the linear stability of slowly rotating Kerr spacetimes.” 2020 Tommaso De Lorenzo The committee consisting of Profs. Lars Andersson, Mauro Carfora, Gerhard Huisken, Luciano Rezzolla, Fulvio Ricci prepared the following laudatio: “Dr. De Lorenzo’s thesis, “Black holes as a Gateway to Quantum: Classical and Semi-classical Explorations” masters an impressive range of topics in quantum gravity, providing novel insights into deep conceptual problems of classical and quantum black holes physics. The fresh point of view discussed by Tommaso De Lorenzo has already influenced several existing approaches to analyze black hole evaporation and it will certainly continue to have an impact on the subject. It is a pleasure to see a Ph.D. thesis accomplish such a feat in a research field where one has to master a very large body of ideas in differential geometry, general relativity and quantum field theory and make real progress.” 2018 Davide Gerosa, Jan Ostrowski The committee consisting of Profs. Lars Andersson, Mauro Carfora, Gerhard Huisken, Luciano Rezzolla, prepared the following laudationes: “Dr. Gerosa’s Ph.D. Thesis on “Source modelling at the dawn of gravitational-wave astronomy” shows an impressive ability to master a rather broad range of topics in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave physics. The research initiated by Dr. Gerosa in these areas has triggered follow-up work, providing new important insights and new physical scenarios. The large impact that the work of Dr. Gerosa has already had can only continue to grow.”
“Dr.Ostrowski’s Ph.D. Thesis on “Mass function of galaxy clusters in inhomogeneous relativistic Cosmology” established him as a leading researcher in the field of inhomogeneous relativistic cosmology, i.e. the approach in cosmology where the epoch of nonlinear structure formation needs to be studied employing general relativity together with the “background” rather than separately. Dr. Ostrowski has revealed an impressive stamina in addressing this crucial theme, and his results will have a significant importance for the interpretation of data in the forthcoming era of precision cosmology.” In recognition of the high quality of the nominations received, the Committee has also decided to award an honourable mention to the outstanding Ph.D. research carried out by Benito A. Juárez Aubry in the Thesis “Asymptotics in the time-dependent Hawking and Unruh effects, and to Sumanta Chakraborty for the Thesis “Classical and Quantum Aspects of Gravity in Relation to the Emergent Paradigm”. 2016 not assigned
The committee consisting of Profs. Gerhard Huisken, Lars Andersson, and Mauro Carfora, prepared the following citation: “Dr. Radice’s Thesis on “Advanced Numerical Approaches in the Dynamics of Relativistic Flows” discusses a number of novel numerical approaches dedicated to the solution of the hydrodynamic equations in relativistic regimes. The research initiated by Dr. Radice in so many different areas has enormously pushed forward the state-of-the-art in that field, providing new insight and resolving long-standing questions. Dr. Radice’s work has not been restricted to the construction of new and advanced numerical codes; rather, his work has been all about making use of these sophisticated tools to advance gravitational physics, probing with more precision and fewer resources new physical scenarios. The large impact that the work of Dr. Radice has already can only continue to grow in the future.”
The Committee consisting of Profs. Gerhard Huisken, Lars Andersson, Luciano Rezzolla, and Mauro Carfora prepared the following citation: “Dr. Hack’s thesis On the Backreaction of Scalar and Spinor Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetimes marks a breakthrough for a thorough evaluation of quantum effects of matter for cosmology. It provides a relevant contribution to the field and will constitute an extremely valuable reference in the area of quantum fields in curved spacetimes and its cosmological applications.”
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Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize 2025 edition
