PAGE PERSONNELLE
Bureau:
428A
(Maria) Cristina Volpe
Mail : volpe
apc.in2p3.fr
Parcours/Milestones:
ACADEMIC HISTORY (brief)
2023-- Directrice de Recherche de classe exceptionnelle
2016-- Directrice de Recherche de 1ère classe
2011-- Directrice de Recherche de 2nde classe
"Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique" (CNRS)
2003 -- Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR)
Title: "Neutrinos, nuclei and low energy beta-beams"
University of Paris XI
2001-- Chargé de Recherche de 1ère classe,
earlier nomination given by C. Brechignac
1998 -- Chargé de Recherche de 2nde classe (Permanent Researcher)
"Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique" (CNRS)
HONORS:
2011 : Nominated "Fellow" of the American Physical Society
"For her work on neutrino-nucleus interactions and understanding the role of neutrinos in astrophysical sites, and for her suggestion of building a source of low-energy beta beams using the beta decay of radioactive nuclei."
by the Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society
EDUCATION and beyond:
1997-1998 -- IN2P3 Postdoctoral Fellow,
Theory Group, IPN Orsay
"Angelo de la Riccia Foundation" Award
1994-1997-- Ph.D. Physics
Title: "Study of anharmonic and non-linear behaviours of vibrations of atomic nuclei"
Advisor: Ph. Chomaz
G.A.N.I.L. and University of Caen
1993 -- "Confalonieri Foundation" Award
LABORATORIES:
2012-- Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory (APC), Paris, Theory Group,
associated to Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (2019 and 2020)
2003-2012 IPN Orsay, associated to APC (2008-2012) associated to Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (2019 and 2020)
2001-2003 Institut für Theoretische Physik, Heidelberg, visitor
1998-2001 IPN Orsay
1994-1998 G.A.N.I.L., Caen
1992-1993 Milano University and Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen
2013-2021-- Member of the JUNO Collaboration
Status:
Chercheur Permanent
Service/Groupe:
Activités :
My research interests and work lie at the intersections of the fields of astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology, in particular concerning neutrinos and weak interactions. My activity covers both theoretical and phenomenological aspects, in relation either with neutrino experiments and astrophysical neutrino observatories, or for the implications of neutrino properties in astrophysics.
Recently, I have been mostly working on the neutrino quantum kinetic equations, novel neutrino flavor mechanisms in dense astrophysical environments (core-collapse supernovae, binary neutron star mergers), the influence of strong gravitational fields on neutrinos, non-standard neutrino properties or interactions, the connection of a weakly interacting neutrino gas with other many-body systems, such as atomic nuclei and condensed matter.
Talks at international and national conferences, workshops or Symposia: 100 (76 invited).
Seminars et Colloquia: 52 (36 invited).
Current Teaching
-- "Neutrino Physics" at the Master High Energy Physics (PHE) at Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) and ETH Zürich
Responsabilité scientifiques et collectives
2014-2017 - Head of the APC "Theory Group"
2016-2019 - Supervisor of PhD students and postdoc(s) - up to 2-4/year
2006-2012 - Supervisor of PhD students and postdoc(s) - up to 2-4/year
Organization of conferences, workshops, symposia
2025 - Coordinator and organizer of "Dark Matter and Neutrinos" (3 weeks) at IHP Paris.
2024 - Coordinator and organizer of "Neutrino Frontiers" (4 weeks) at GGI Florence.
2023 - Organizer of the workshop "Collective Neutrino Oscillations: From Quantum Information Science to Heavy Element Synthesis" at Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP).
2023-24 - Convener of the low energy session of NUINT2024, Sao Paulo.
2016- Organizer of the one-day workshop on "Neutrinos" of the Société Française de Physique (SFP)
2012 -Organizer of the "Aspen winter conference on neutrino physics".
2011 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2011 - Organizer of the «European Doctoral Program » : «Neutrinos in Nuclear-, Particle- and Astrophysics », ECT* Trento.
2010 - Convener of the low energy session of the NOW workshop, Conca Specchiulla.
2009 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in theoretical neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2008- Organizer of the "25ème Journée Thématique IPNO : les messagers de l’espace", Orsay.
2008 - Organizer of the "NNN" Workshop, Paris.
2007- Organizer of "Fundamental symmetries : from neutrinos and nuclei to the Universe", ECT* Trento
2006 - Organizer of the Symposium "NDM", Paris.
2004- Organizer of "Exploring the impact of new neutrino beams", ECT* Trento.
2004 - Organizer of "Colloques GANIL", Giens.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Radioactive beams for nuclear and neutrino physics", Les Arcs.
2003 - Organizer of the "Ecole internationale Joliot-Curie : Weak interaction and nuclei", La Londe les Maures.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Weak interaction in nuclei and astrophysics : Standard Model and Beyond", ECT* Trento.
"Groupement de Recherche" (GDR)
2005-17 - Convener of the Working Group "Neutrinos from the Universe" of the "Neutrino" GDR .
2004 - Founding Member of the "Neutrino" GDR.
Editorial Boards
2008-2017 - Member of the Editorial Board of « Journal of Physics G : Nuclear and Particle Physics ».
2016-17 - Editor (alone) of the Focus Issue "Neutrino masses and mixings", Journal of Physics G.
2015 - Editor with A.B. Balantekin of the Focus Issue on "Nucleosynthesis and the role of neutrinos", Journal of Physics G.
Past and Present Committees - Scientific, Hiring, Long Range Plans
Since December 2023-- Member (nominated) of the CSI CNRS Physique.
Since November 2023-- Member of the Scientific Board "Neutrino Scattering Theory Experiment Collaboration (NuSTEC)", Fermilab (nominated).
2014-- Member of the F.R.I.F. (Fédération de Recherche Interactions Fondamentales).
2014-2017 - Member of the APC Laboratory Scientific Council Laboratoire APC.
2011-2012 - Member nominated (at the bureau) of CNRS section 02.
2009-2010 - NUPECC Long Range Plan 2010, member of the working group on "Fundamental Interactions".
2003-2011 - Member (elected) of the Institut of Nuclear Physics Orsay (IPNO) Scientific Council.
2009-12 - Member (nominated) of the "Groupe d’Experts Thématiques" (GET), Université de Paris 7
2005-2008 - Member (nominated) of the Commission des Spécialistes (CSE), Université de Paris 7.
2003-2010 - Member (nominated) of the Scientific Council of the Joliot Curie School.
2004-2009 - Member (nominated) of GANIL International Scientific Council.
2005-09 - EURISOL Design Study, FP6, Leader of the feasibility study of the low energy beta-beam.
2008-09 - GANIL 2015 : Member of the « core group », of « Forward Look Forum », of the cluster group LIRAT.
2004-2007 - Member (nominated) of the "Conseil National des Universités" (CNU)
Talks at international and national conferences, workshops or Symposia: 100 (76 invited).
Seminars et Colloquia: 52 (36 invited).
Current Teaching
-- "Neutrino Physics" at the Master High Energy Physics (PHE) at Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) and ETH Zürich
Responsabilité scientifiques et collectives
2014-2017 - Head of the APC "Theory Group"
2016-2019 - Supervisor of PhD students and postdoc(s) - up to 2-4/year
2006-2012 - Supervisor of PhD students and postdoc(s) - up to 2-4/year
Organization of conferences, workshops, symposia
2025 - Coordinator and organizer of "Dark Matter and Neutrinos" (3 weeks) at IHP Paris.
2024 - Coordinator and organizer of "Neutrino Frontiers" (4 weeks) at GGI Florence.
2023 - Organizer of the workshop "Collective Neutrino Oscillations: From Quantum Information Science to Heavy Element Synthesis" at Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP).
2023-24 - Convener of the low energy session of NUINT2024, Sao Paulo.
2016- Organizer of the one-day workshop on "Neutrinos" of the Société Française de Physique (SFP)
2012 -Organizer of the "Aspen winter conference on neutrino physics".
2011 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2011 - Organizer of the «European Doctoral Program » : «Neutrinos in Nuclear-, Particle- and Astrophysics », ECT* Trento.
2010 - Convener of the low energy session of the NOW workshop, Conca Specchiulla.
2009 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in theoretical neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2008- Organizer of the "25ème Journée Thématique IPNO : les messagers de l’espace", Orsay.
2008 - Organizer of the "NNN" Workshop, Paris.
2007- Organizer of "Fundamental symmetries : from neutrinos and nuclei to the Universe", ECT* Trento
2006 - Organizer of the Symposium "NDM", Paris.
2004- Organizer of "Exploring the impact of new neutrino beams", ECT* Trento.
2004 - Organizer of "Colloques GANIL", Giens.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Radioactive beams for nuclear and neutrino physics", Les Arcs.
2003 - Organizer of the "Ecole internationale Joliot-Curie : Weak interaction and nuclei", La Londe les Maures.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Weak interaction in nuclei and astrophysics : Standard Model and Beyond", ECT* Trento.
"Groupement de Recherche" (GDR)
2005-17 - Convener of the Working Group "Neutrinos from the Universe" of the "Neutrino" GDR .
2004 - Founding Member of the "Neutrino" GDR.
Editorial Boards
2008-2017 - Member of the Editorial Board of « Journal of Physics G : Nuclear and Particle Physics ».
2016-17 - Editor (alone) of the Focus Issue "Neutrino masses and mixings", Journal of Physics G.
2015 - Editor with A.B. Balantekin of the Focus Issue on "Nucleosynthesis and the role of neutrinos", Journal of Physics G.
Past and Present Committees - Scientific, Hiring, Long Range Plans
Since December 2023-- Member (nominated) of the CSI CNRS Physique.
Since November 2023-- Member of the Scientific Board "Neutrino Scattering Theory Experiment Collaboration (NuSTEC)", Fermilab (nominated).
2014-- Member of the F.R.I.F. (Fédération de Recherche Interactions Fondamentales).
2014-2017 - Member of the APC Laboratory Scientific Council Laboratoire APC.
2011-2012 - Member nominated (at the bureau) of CNRS section 02.
2009-2010 - NUPECC Long Range Plan 2010, member of the working group on "Fundamental Interactions".
2003-2011 - Member (elected) of the Institut of Nuclear Physics Orsay (IPNO) Scientific Council.
2009-12 - Member (nominated) of the "Groupe d’Experts Thématiques" (GET), Université de Paris 7
2005-2008 - Member (nominated) of the Commission des Spécialistes (CSE), Université de Paris 7.
2003-2010 - Member (nominated) of the Scientific Council of the Joliot Curie School.
2004-2009 - Member (nominated) of GANIL International Scientific Council.
2005-09 - EURISOL Design Study, FP6, Leader of the feasibility study of the low energy beta-beam.
2008-09 - GANIL 2015 : Member of the « core group », of « Forward Look Forum », of the cluster group LIRAT.
2004-2007 - Member (nominated) of the "Conseil National des Universités" (CNU)