Sara Bonito

2012, Palermo: Osservatorio Astronomico Giuseppe S. Vaiana. © Gerald Bruneau

My main research topic is the study of star forming regions and young stellar objects (YSOs) and their variability, due to e.g. accretion/ejection processes.

I apply an interdisciplinary approach to the invastigation of YSOs, which combines:

– data analysis of multi-band observations (mainly optical and X-ray data)

– numerical simulations describing the physical processes

– interpretation of laboratory experiments of astrophysical objects

I am the co-chair of the Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration (TVS SC) of Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)

I am the Primary Contact of the group Non-degenerate Eruptive Variables of the Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration (TVS SC) of Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)

I am the Chair of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion group of TVS in Rubin LSST

I am the co-Chair of the Data Preview 0 (DP0) Task Force of TVS in Rubin LSST

I am a member of the Rubin SC’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council

I represent INAF in the Board of Directors of LSST Discovery Alliance

I am also:

co-I of 2 accepted 4MOST proposals

co-I of 2 accepted JWST proposals

co-I of the Gaia ESO Survey (GES)

Member of the WEAVE Stellar, Circumstellar, and INterstellar Physics (SCIP) team

Member of the Athena X-ray Observatory Star formation and evolution working group

Member of the science team SHARP

Member of the science team WST

PI of the approved grants proposal to organize next Rubin LSST@Europe 4 meeting, Rome, Oct. 24-28 2022

PI of the approved grants proposal “Young stellar objects and their variability with Rubin LSST:
combining observations and 3D models for a more inclusive Science” (supported by the Preparing for Astrophysics with LSST Program, funded by the Heising Simons Foundation)

PI of the approved grants proposal “JEDI: a training opportunity on Inclusion for the whole
Rubin LSST community” (supported by the Preparing for Astrophysics with LSST Program, funded by the Heising Simons Foundation)

PI of the apporved grant proposal “Physical properties of Accreting young stellar objects: exploration of their light Curves and Emission (PACE)”, INAF

PI of the approved grant proposal “Scuola su modelli 3D per la realtà virtuale (VR) e l’Inclusione nella Scienza 2023 – INAF-OAPa”

PI of the project “Astronomia a Scuola” (2021-today)

PI of the national INAF workshop on “International Day of Women and Girls in Science” (2021-today)