Short CV - Julia Venturini

Research Interests: Exoplanets, Planet Formation, Planets orbiting Binary Stars, Protoplanetary Discs.

Current Position: Senior Research Associate at the Department of Astronomy of the University of Geneva.

Education:
  • 2016: PhD in Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland.
  • 2011: Diploma in Physics, option Astronomy, Universidad de la Republica (UdelaR), Uruguay.

    • Previous Academic Positions:
  • 2018 - 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Space Science Institute.
  • 2016 - 2018: Postdoc at the University of Zurich, Group of Prof. R. Helled.
  • 2012 - 2016: PhD candidate at the University of Bern, Group of Prof. W. Benz.
  • 2010 - 2012: Teaching assistant, UdelaR, Uruguay.

    • Space Missions and Leadership:
  • CHEOPS Science Team member, leading the GTO programme "S-Valley".
  • PLATO Science Team member, leading the Working Group proposal on S-type planets.
  • "Planets in Binaries" Group Leader at the Observatory of Geneva.
  • NCCR PlanetS, Domain A Spokesperson (since 2024).

    • Awards and Grants:
  • 2024: COINF UniGe competitive funding for computing resources (amount: 35'000 CHF).
  • 2023: Asteroid 34409 named Venturini .
  • 2023: UPSTEM project from the Swiss Young Academy (amount: 30'000 CHF).
  • 2022: SNSF Ambizione Grant (amount: 1'004'677 CHF)
  • 2022 & 2025: SNSF Flexibilty Grant (amount: 85'000 CHF).
  • 2021: NCCR PlanetS research project "Planet formation in binary star systems" (amount: 42'000 CHF).
  • 2018-2021: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astrophysics at ISSI (amount: ca. 300'000 CHF).
  • 2018: ISSI Team "Ice Giants: Formation, Internal Structure, and the Link to Exoplanets" (co-leader, amount: 28'000 CHF).
  • 2016: Best PhD Thesis in Physics, University of Bern (amount: 2'000 CHF).
  • 2014: MERAC grant for two research stays at the University of Tokyo to collaborate with Prof. M. Ikoma (amount: 5'000 CHF).