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DE PASQUALE Massimiliano
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Massimiliano De Pasquale, PhD
Department of Mathematical, Physical, Informatics and Earth Sciences
University of Messina, Polo Papardo, Via F. S. D’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina Italy
e-mail: masdepasquale@unime.it Tel.: +39 (0)90 6765462
Education and Jobs
2024 - Associate Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Messina
2021 – 2024: Fixed time, Type B Researcher, on call by University of Messina.
2016 – 2021: Assistant Professor at Istanbul University (IU), Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences.
2015 – 2016: Research Associate – Swift UV/Optical Telescope (UVOT) Instrument Scientist at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London (MSSL-UCL), UK.
2014 – 2015: Swift Post-Doctoral position at Palermo Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics.
2013 – 2014: Research Associate – Swift/UVOT Instrument Scientist at MSSL-UCL.
2011 – 2012: Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
2004 – 2011: Swift Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at MSSL-UCL.
2003 – 2004: Researcher, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics, Rome, Italy.
1999 – 2002: PhD (with fellowship) in Physics from University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy.
1993 – 1999: Master of Science in Physics from University of Messina, Italy.
Main Research Interests
GRBs: central engine, physics of early and in particular of late emission, jet structure and geometry, GRBs-supernovae associations, use of these sources as cosmological probes of the local environments and host galaxies.
Chasing electromagnetic counterparts of Gravitational Wave (GWs) compact sources. Founder and head of the “Follow-up of GW Transients from Anatolia” group, involving Turkish astronomers.
Technical Expertise
Reduction of data and photometry: BeppoSAX Medium Energy and Low Energy Concentrator Spectrometers (MECS, LECS), Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) and UV/Optical Telescope.
Proficient user of Ftools (including specific Swift mission tools), including Xspec.
Real time mission duties and secondary follow-up observations of GRBs and GW compact sources.
Proficient in Fortran F77 and Basic. Working knowledge of IDL and Python.
Scientific Results
121 peer-reviewed publications in international journals such as MNRAS, ApJ, Nature, Science; 11 of which as first author.
21 publications without peer-review, and more than 250 Gamma-ray Burst Coordinates Network (GCN) Circulars, Reports and Astronomical Telegrams.
H-index: 40; the total number of citations is about 9000 (sources: NASA/ADS, accessed 13/06/22).
Member of the Swift mission Team, ENGRAVE and STARGATE consortia, ePESSTO+ (GRB group), Italian Group for Optical Burst Observations (CIBO), collaboration with BeppoSAX mission team, member of of working groups “SWG 2.6: Luminous Extragalactic Transients” and “MWG5.6: Targets of Opportunity” of the ATHENA mission, del Working Group 4 “Observatory Science” and 5 “Synergy with GWs” della enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry missione e-XTP, “contributing scientist” and member of the working group SWG2: Gravitational waves and multi-messenger Astrophysics” e "SWG1: Exploring the early Universe with GRBs per la missione THESEUS"
Approved Proposals as Principal Investigator (latest 7 years)
From 2017 to 2020: T100 TÜBİTAK National Observatory, “Kilonovae as electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave detections”
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope: “IR observations of the exceptional host of GRB 130907A as a way to shed light on the mechanism of GRB production”, 2020
Swift/XRT “GRB 150818A as an intermediate event between the low-luminosity, shock break-out powered GRBs and ultra-relativistic, high luminosity GRBs.”, 2015
Swift/XRT: “GRB 150206A and the nature of central engine in GRBs.”, 2015.
XMM AO-14: "Into Unknown Territory: late XMM-Newton observations of GRB 130427A.", 2015
XMM AO-14: "Late X-ray observations to unveil the non-forward shock components in GRB afterglows”, 2015-17
XMM AO-17: “Late X-ray observations to unveil non-Forward Shock components in GRB afterglow”, 2018-21
Most important proposals approved as co-I (latest 7 years)
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, AOT-36, 37 (as DDT), 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45 (2017/18, 2018 (as DDT), 2019, 2019/20, 2020, 2021, 2021/22, 2022) on GRB afterglow observations.
ALMA, Cycle 3, 4, 6, 7 (2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/2020). Observations aimed at a better understanding of GRBs afterglows
ALMA, Cycle 7 (2019/20) "The properties of compact-object mergers detected by LIGO and VIRGO".
Very Large Telescope (VLT), Period 102-109 (2018-2022) Goal: to study the electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of GW sources, such as "kiloniovae" and possible afterglows. Participation as ENGRAVE member.
VLT STARGATE. Periods 102-109 (2018/22). Aimed at studying GRB afterglows and the circumburst medium. Participation as STARGATE member.
HST Cycle 26, 27, 28 (2018-2021). On the study of optical transient counterparts of GW sources. Participation as ENGRAVE member.
T100 Telescope of the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, 2017-2020. Target: finding "kilonovae" as electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of GW sources
Additional responsibilities and professional activities
Habilitation by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research to be allowed to apply for associate professorship positions at Italian universities, valid from 16/10/2017.
Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Proceedings of Science.
Member of the Editorial Board of Galaxies journal.
Reviewer for NASA Post-doctoral Program, UK PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Panel, UK Space and Technology Facility Council, mid-Cycle HST proposals, East Asian Observatory to assign observing time at the JCMT, Swift Guest Investigator Program.
SOC member for the “Gamma-ray Bursts: illuminating the extreme and distant Universe” Symposium at European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) 2016, Athens; SOC Chair for the “GRBs, energetic SNe & compact object mergers: the extreme physics of stellar deaths from low to high redshift” Special Session at the EWASS 2019, Lyon.
Progetti, Grants e Awards (latest 7 years only)
2019-2022 PI of the 3-year TÜBITAK Project 119F073 “Understanding the multi-messenger physics of neutron star mergers and gamma-ray bursts”. Funding of about 430.000 Turkish Liras (about 60.000 euros at the time), to hire personnel, buy hardware. "PI-ship" interrupted in 2021 because of leaving Turkey, "external" support continues.
2007-2012 Rolling Grant dal UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (fondi per 5 years di salario e ricerca).
2018-2021 PI of the project “Study of GRB Physics with the ESA next flagship mission Athena", collaboration between researchers og IU and A. Pannekoek Institute, U. of Amsterdam. Funding for hardware, 2-week travel expenses to one person to the Pannekoek, publication. "PI-ship" ended because leaving Turkey. "External direction" continues. Final relation handed in January 2022.
Scientific Outreach (latest 7 years only)
MSSL Astronomy Blog - “The brightest explosion detected by Swift”; and “The exceptionally long follow-up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A: what it means for GRB Physics.”
“Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences Massimiliano De Pasquale and colleagues detected gravitational waves in gamma rays” (in Turkish); siti web della IU e della sua Faculta' of Scienze.
Teaching Experience, tutoring and mentoring (latest 7 years only)
2021 – 2022 Astronomy courses (96 h / teaching semester) for graduate students at University of Messina.
2022 - Tutoring of Miss. R. Panto', Physics undergraduate, about a course of Introducition to Astrophysics.
2019 – 2021 Physics I and II teaching for undergraduates at the IU Department of Forestry and at the IU Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences (48 and 24 h / teaching semester respectively).
2016 – 2019 Physics I and II teaching (36 h / teaching semester) at IU.
2016 – 2021 GRB course (about 12 h) for under- and graduate students at Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences of IU.
2018 – Co-supervision of a PhD student in Astronomy at the same Department, with a thesis on electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources. Teaching and co-supervision are in English.
2015. Lecture series on Gamma-ray Burst Astronomy for post-doc.
Talks and seminars given at conferences and research institutes (last 7 years only; 37 in total)
"Unraveling the energetics of a magnetar-powered burst: GRB 130831A", seminar at Institute of Space Astrophysics of Milan, 2015.
“GRB 130831A: Rise and demise of a magnetar at z = 0.5”, talk at 14th M. Grossman Meeting, 2015.
“GRB 130831: Rise and fall of a magnetar at z=0.5”, talk at “New Results in X-ray Astronomy” Workshop, 2015, Leicester, UK.
“Challenging the forward shock model with the 80 Ms follow up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A”, talk at European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, July 2016.
“Multi-wavelength observation of long GRBs and host galaxies”, solicited talk at the 41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly, July-August 2016, Istanbul, Turkey (cancelled assembly).
“The 80 Ms X-ray light-curve of the exceptional GRB 130427A”, seminar at Trieste Astrophysical Observatory, Trieste, Italy, September 2016.
“The 80 Ms X-ray light-curve of the extraordinary GRB 130427A”, seminar at IU Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences Istanbul, Turkey, September 2016.
“The 80 Ms Follow Up of the X-ray Afterglow of GRB 130427A: Consequences for the Proposed Models and the Forward Shock Scenario”, talk at Eighth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium, Huntsville, USA, October 2016.
“A strong test for the forward shock model in GRBs: the 90 Ms follow up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A”, talk at “THE X-RAY UNIVERSE 2017”, Rome, Italy, June 2017
“The GRB130427A afterglow as a test for GRB models”, invited talk at Frascati Workshop 2017 – ‘Multifrequency behaviour of high-energy sources XII’, Palermo, Italy, June 2017.
“GRB Afterglows – a review”, invited talk at Frascati Workshop 2019 - Multifrequency behaviour of high-energy sources XIII’”, held in Palermo, Italy, June 2019 (could not attend).
Peer-reviewed publications (last 15 years only)
Oates S., De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “The two component afterglow of Swift GRB050802” 2007, MNRAS 380, 270.
Schady P.; De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “Extreme properties of GRB061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?” 2007, MNRAS 380, 1041.
Poole T., Breeveld A., Page M., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Photometric calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope” 2008, MNRAS, 383, 627.
Starling R., O'Brien P., Willingale R., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift captures the spectrally evolving prompt emission of GRB070616” 2008, MNRAS, 84, 504.
Schady P., De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “Extreme Properties of GRB 061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?” 2008 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 200.
De Pasquale M., Oates S.; Page M., et al. “Challenging the current model for the GRB canonical afterglow lightcurve.” 2008, “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 463.
Schady P., Mason K. O., Page M., De Pasquale, M., et al. “Gas-to-Dust Ratios in GRB Host Galaxies” 2008, “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 505.
Soderberg A., Berger E., Page K., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova” 2008, Nature, 453, 469.
Morgan A., Vanden Berk D., Roming P., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Optimal Co-Addition of Imaging Data for Rapidly Fading Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows” 2008, ApJ, 683, 913.
Roming P., Koch T., Oates S., … ; De Pasquale M., et al. “The First Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope GRB Afterglow Catalog” 2009, ApJ, 690, 163.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates S., “Jet breaks at the end of the slow decline phase of Swift light curves” 2009, MNRAS, 392, 153.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates S., et al. “Jet breaks at the end of the plateau phase of Swift GRB lightcurves” 2009, “Probing Stellar Populations out to the distant Universe”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1111, 379.
Oates, S., Page M., Schady, P., De Pasquale M., et al. “A statistical study of Gamma-ray Burst afterglow measured by the Swift Ultraviolet Optical Telescope” 2009, MNRAS, 395, 490.
Kuin N., Landsman W., Page M., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 081203A: Swift UVOT captures the earliest ultraviolet spectrum of a gamma-ray burst” 2009, MNRAS Letters, 395, 21.
Salvaterra R., Della Valle M., Campana, S., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 090423 reveals an exploding star at the epoch of re-ionization” 2009, Nature, 461, 1258.
Curran P., Evans P., De Pasquale M., et al. “On the electron energy distribution index of Swift GRBs” 2010, ApJL, 716, 135.
De Pasquale M., Schady P., …, Fermi GBM and LAT collaborations “Swift and Fermi observations of the early afterglow of the short Gamma-Ray Burst 090510” 2010, ApJ Letters, 709, 146.
Schady P., Page M., Oates S., …, De Pasquale M.; et al. “Dust and Metal Column Densities in Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxies” 2010, MNRAS, 401, 2773.
Starling R., Wiersema K., Levan A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova” 2011, MNRAS, 411, 2792.
Swenson C.; Maxham A.; Roming P., …, De Pasquale M. “GRB 090926A and Bright Late-time Fermi Large Area Telescope Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows” 2010, ApJL 718, 14.
Breeveld A. A., Curran P.A., Hoversten E.A, …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Further Calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope” 2010, MNRAS, 406, 1687.
De Pasquale M., Oates S., Roming P., Page M., et al. on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team “Chromatic evolution in GRB afterglows” 2010, “The Shocking Universe”, Italian Physical Society Conference Proceedings, 102, 141.
Oates S., Page M., Schady P., De Pasquale M., et al. “A Statistical Comparison of the Optical/UV and X-ray Afterglows of Gamma-ray Bursts using the Swift Ultra-violet Optical and X-ray Telescopes” 2011, MNRAS, 412, 561.
Marshall F., Antonelli L.A., Burrows D., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The Late Peaking Afterglow of GRB 100418A” 2011, ApJ, 727, 132.
Curran P., Starling R., van der Horst A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Testing the blast wave model with Swift GRBs” 2011, AdSR, 47, 1362.
Den Herder J., Piro L., Ohashi T., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn” 2012, Experimental Astronomy, Springer.
Racusin J., Oates S., Schady P., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Fermi and Swift Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Population Studies” 2011, ApJ, 738, 138.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates, S., et al. “Can a double component outflow explain the X-ray and optical lightcurves of Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts?” 2011, AdSR, 48, 1411.
Thöne C., de Ugarte Postigo A., Fryer C., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “The unusual gamma-ray burst GRB101225A from a helium star merger at redshift 0.33” 2011, Nature, 480, 72.
Schady P., Dwelly T., Page M., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “The dust extinction curves of gamma-ray burst host galaxies” 2012, A&A, 537, 15.
Holland S., De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 081029: A Gamma-ray Burst with a Multi-component Afterglow” 2012, ApJ, 745, 41.
Brown P. J., Dawson K.S., De Pasquale M., et al. “A Swift Look at SN 2011fe: The Earliest Ultraviolet Observations of a Type Ia Supernova” 2012, ApJ, 753, 22.
Zheng W.; Shen R. F., Sakamoto T., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Panchromatic observations of the textbook GRB 110205A: constraining physical mechanisms of prompt emission and afterglow” 2012, ApJ, 751, 90.
Oates S., Bayless, A., Stritzinger, M., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Multiwavelength observations of the Type IIb supernova 2009mg” 2012, MNRAS, 412, 561.
De Pasquale M., Kuin N., Oates S., et al. “GRB100814A as a member of the growing set of bursts with sudden optical rebrightening”, Proceedings of “Fermi-Swift 2012 GRB conference” 2012, PoS 68.
Oates S., Page M., De Pasquale M. “An intrinsic correlation between GRB optical/UV afterglow brightness and decay rate”, Proceedings of “Fermi-Swift 2012 GRB conference” 2012, PoS 60.
Oates, S., Page, M., De Pasquale, M. “A correlation between intrinsic brightness and average decay rate of Swift UVOT GRB optical/UV light curves” 2012, MNRAS Letters, 426, 86.
Swenson, C., Roming, P., De Pasquale, M., et al. "GRB Flares: UV/Optical Flaring (Paper I)" 2013, ApJ, 774, 2.
De Pasquale M., Schulze S., Oates S., et al. “Physical properties of rapidly-decaying afterglows”
2013, Proc. of “Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 years of GRB afterglows”, Spain. EAS Pub. Series, Vol 61, 217.
Stratta G.; Gendre B; Atteia J.L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The ultra-long GRB 111209A - II. Prompt to afterglow and afterglow properties” 2013, ApJ, 779, 66.
Page M.J., Kuin N.P.M., …., De Pasquale M., et al. “The use and calibration of read-out streaks to increase the dynamic range of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope” 2013, MNRAS, 436, 1684.
Maselli A., Melandri A., Nava L., …, De Pasquale M, et al. “GRB130427A: a Nearby Ordinary Monster” 2014, Science, 343, 48.
de Ugarte Postigo A., Thoene C., Rowlinson A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The host galaxy and environment of a neutron star merger” 2014, A&A, 563, 62.
M. De Pasquale, N. P. Kuin, S. Oates, et al. “The optical rebrightening of GRB100814A: an interplay of forward and reverse shocks?” 2015, MNRAS, 449, 1024.
Brown P., Kuin P., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Ultraviolet Observations of Super-Chandrasekhar Mass Type Ia Supernova Candidates with Swift UVOT” 2014, ApJ, 787, 29.
S. R. Oates, J. Racusin, M. De Pasquale, et al., “Exploring the behaviour of long gamma-ray bursts with intrinsic afterglow correlations” 2014, Proceedings of Science, Proceedings of Swift: 10 Years of Discovery (SWIFT 10), 94.
Symeonidis M., Oates S. R., De Pasquale M., et al. “Herschel/PACS observations of the host galaxy of GRB 031203” 2014, MNRAS Letters, 443, 124.
P. Brown, M. T. Smitka, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. Swift Ultraviolet Observations of Supernova 2014J in M82: Large Extinction from Interstellar Dust 2015, ApJ, 805, 74.
Kuin, N. P. M.; Landsman, W. ; Breeveld, A. A.; …; De Pasquale, M. “Calibration of the Swift-UVOT ultraviolet and visible grisms” 2015, MNRAS, 449 2514.
M. De Pasquale, S. R. Oates, J. L. Racusin, et al. “GRB 130831A: birth and death of a magnetar at z=0.5” 2015, Proceedings of Science, Proc. of “Swift: 10 Years of Discovery” (Swift 10), 071.
S. R. Oates, J. L. Racusin, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Exploring the canonical behaviour of long gamma-ray bursts using an intrinsic multi-wavelength afterglow correlation.” 2015, MNRAS, 453, 4121.
M. De Pasquale, S. Oates; J. Racusin; et al. “The central engine of GRB 130831A and the energy breakdown of a relativistic explosion” 2016, MNRAS, 455, 1027.
J. L. Racusin, S. Oates, M. De Pasquale, D. Kocevski “A Correlation between the Intrinsic Brightness and Average Decay Rate of Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Afterglow Light Curves” 2016, ApJ, 826, 45.
M. De Pasquale, M. Page, D. Kann, et al. “The 80 Ms follow-up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A challenges the standard forward shock model” 2016, MNRAS 462, 1111.
D'Aì, A., Evans P. A., Burrows D. N., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Evidence for the magnetar nature of 1E 161348-5055 in RCW 103” 2016, MNRAS, 463, 2394.
De Pasquale M.; Page M.; Kann D. A.; et al. “Challenging the Forward Shock Model with the 80 Ms Follow up of the X-ray Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Burst 130427A” 2017, Proc. of “EWASS 2016”, Galaxies, 5, 6.
Oates, S., Racusin, J., De Pasquale M., Kocevski D., Page M., et al. “Exploring the Behaviour of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts with Intrinsic Afterglow Correlations: log L200s - α>200s” 2017, Proc. of “EWASS 2016”, Galaxies, 5, 4.
Roming P. W. A.; Koch T.S.; Oates S.R.; … De Pasquale, M., et al. “A Large Catalog of Homogeneous Ultra-Violet/Optical GRB Afterglows: Temporal and Spectral Evolution” 2017, ApJS, 228, 13.
S. Kim, S. Schulze, … M. De Pasquale, et al. “ALMA and GMRT constraints on the off-axis gamma-ray burst 170817A from the binary neutron star merger GW170817” 2017, ApJ Letters, 850, 21
Abbott B.P., Abbott R., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger”, 2017, ApJL, 848, 12
Evans P., Cenko S.B., Kennea J.A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift and NuSTAR observations of
GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova” 2017, Science, 358, 1565.
Schulze S.; Krühler T.; Leloudas G., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Cosmic evolution and metal aversion in superluminous supernova host galaxies“ 2018, MNRAS 473, 1258
M. De Pasquale, M. Page, D. Kann, et al. “GRB 130427A afterglow: a test for GRB models” 2018, Proceedings of Science, Volume 306, Proc. of “XII Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources Workshop (MULTIF2017)”.
Amati L., O’Brien P., Götz D., …, De Pasquale M., …, et al. “The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances” 2018, AdSpR, 62, 191.
Stratta G., Ciolfi R., Amati L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “THESEUS: a key space mission concept for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics” 2018, AdSpR, 62, 662.
D’Elia V., Campana S., D’Ai A., De Pasquale M., Emery S., et al., “GRB 171205 / SN 2017iuk: a local low-luminosity gamma-ray burst” 2018, A&A, 619, 66.
De Ugarte Postigo A., Thoene C., Bolmer J., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al. “X-Shooter and ALMA spectroscopy of GRB 161023A – A study of metals and molecules in the line of sight towards a luminous GRB” 2018, A&A 620, 119.
Resmi L., Schulze S., Ishwara-Chandra C.-H, …, De Pasquale M., et al. “ Low frequency view of GW 170817/GRB 170817A with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope” 2018, ApJ 867, 57.
Oates S.R., Motta S., Beardmore A. P., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift UVOT observations of the 2015 outburst of V404 Cygni“ 2019, MNRAS, 488, 4843.
In’t Zand J. J. M., Bozzo E., Qu J.L., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Observatory science with eXTP”, 2019, SCPMA 62, 29506
N. P. M. Kuin, K. Wu, S. Oates, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Swift spectra of AT2018cow: A White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Event?” 2019, MNRAS, 487, 2505
M. De Pasquale “The host galaxies of short GRBs as probes of their progenitor properties” Galaxies Special Issue “Observations and Theory of Short GRBs at the Dawn of the Gravitational Wave Era” 2019, Galaxies (Special Issue), 7, 30
S. Emery, M. Page, A. Breeveld, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “The early optical afterglow and non-thermal components of GRB 060218” 2019, MNRAS 484, 5484.
Ashall C.; Mazzali P.A., Pian E., … De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 161219B/SN2016jca: a powerful stellar collapse” 2019, MNRAS, 487, 5824
Page, M. J., Oates, S. R., De Pasquale, M., et al. “A study of gamma-ray burst afterglows as they first come into view of the Swift Ultraviolet and Optical Telescope” 2019, MNRAS, 488, 2855.
Heintz K.E., Bolmer J., Ledoux C., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “New constraints on the physical conditions of the H2 – bearing GRB-host damped Lyman-α absorbers” 2019, A&A 629, 131.
Klingler N. J.; Kennea J. A., Evans P., De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift-XRT Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Second Advanced LIGO/Virgo Observing Run” 2019, ApJS, 245, 15.
MAGIC collaboration, …, De Pasquale M., et al.“Observation of inverse Compton emission from a long γ-ray burst” 2019, Nature, 575, 459.
Melandri, A., Malesani D. B., Izzo L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 171010A/SN 2017htp: a GRB-SN at z = 0.33" 2020, MNRAS 490, 5366.
de Ugarte Postigo, A.; Thöne C. C.; Martín S., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 190114C in the nuclear region of an interacting galaxy. A detailed host analysis using ALMA, the HST, and the VLT” 2020, A&A, 633, 68.
Page K.L.; Evans P.A.; Tohuvavohu A., …, De Pasquale M. et al. “Swift-XRT follow-up of gravitational wave triggers during the third aLIGO/Virgo observing run” 2020, MNRAS, 499, 3459.
The Fermi team, … De Pasquale M., et al. “Fermi and Swift Observations of GRB 190114C: Tracing the Evolution of High-energy Emission from Prompt to Afterglow” 2020, ApJ, 890, 9.
Klingler N.J.; Lien A.; Oates S.R., …, De Pasquale M., et al., “Swift Multi-wavelength follow-up of LVC S200224ca and the implications for Binary Black Hole Mergers” 2021, ApJ, 907, 97.
ENGRAVE team “Observational constraints on the optical and near-infrared emission from the neutron star-black hole binary merger S190814bv” 2020, A&A, 643, 113.
J.-B. Vielfaure, S. D. Vergani, J. Japelj, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Lyman continuum leakage in faint star-forming galaxies at redshift z = 3 - 3.5 probed by gamma-ray bursts” 2020, A&A, 614, 30.
Oates S.R., Marshall F.E., Breeveld A.A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift-UVOT follow-up of Gravitational Wave Alerts in the O3 era” 2021, MNRAS, 507, 1296
Tanvir N., Le Floc’h E., Christensen L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS” 2021, Experimental Astronomy, 52, 219
Ciolfi, R., Stratta, G., Branchesi, M., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al., "Multi-messenger astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030", 2021, Experimental Astronomy, 52, 245
Gupta R., Oates S.R., Pandey S. B., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 140102A: insight into prompt spectral evolution and early optical afterglow emission” 2021, MNRAS 505, 4086
Melandri, A., Rizzo, L., Pian E., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al. "The supernova of the MAGIC gamma-ray burst GRB 190114", 2022, A&A, 659, 39
Rossi, A., Rothberg, B., Palazzi, E., ..., De Pasquale, M., ... "The peculiar short-duration GRB 200826A and its supernova", 2022, ApJ, 932, 1
Department of Mathematical, Physical, Informatics and Earth Sciences
University of Messina, Polo Papardo, Via F. S. D’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina Italy
e-mail: masdepasquale@unime.it Tel.: +39 (0)90 6765462
Education and Jobs
2024 - Associate Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Messina
2021 – 2024: Fixed time, Type B Researcher, on call by University of Messina.
2016 – 2021: Assistant Professor at Istanbul University (IU), Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences.
2015 – 2016: Research Associate – Swift UV/Optical Telescope (UVOT) Instrument Scientist at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London (MSSL-UCL), UK.
2014 – 2015: Swift Post-Doctoral position at Palermo Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics.
2013 – 2014: Research Associate – Swift/UVOT Instrument Scientist at MSSL-UCL.
2011 – 2012: Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
2004 – 2011: Swift Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at MSSL-UCL.
2003 – 2004: Researcher, Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics, Rome, Italy.
1999 – 2002: PhD (with fellowship) in Physics from University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy.
1993 – 1999: Master of Science in Physics from University of Messina, Italy.
Main Research Interests
GRBs: central engine, physics of early and in particular of late emission, jet structure and geometry, GRBs-supernovae associations, use of these sources as cosmological probes of the local environments and host galaxies.
Chasing electromagnetic counterparts of Gravitational Wave (GWs) compact sources. Founder and head of the “Follow-up of GW Transients from Anatolia” group, involving Turkish astronomers.
Technical Expertise
Reduction of data and photometry: BeppoSAX Medium Energy and Low Energy Concentrator Spectrometers (MECS, LECS), Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) and UV/Optical Telescope.
Proficient user of Ftools (including specific Swift mission tools), including Xspec.
Real time mission duties and secondary follow-up observations of GRBs and GW compact sources.
Proficient in Fortran F77 and Basic. Working knowledge of IDL and Python.
Scientific Results
121 peer-reviewed publications in international journals such as MNRAS, ApJ, Nature, Science; 11 of which as first author.
21 publications without peer-review, and more than 250 Gamma-ray Burst Coordinates Network (GCN) Circulars, Reports and Astronomical Telegrams.
H-index: 40; the total number of citations is about 9000 (sources: NASA/ADS, accessed 13/06/22).
Member of the Swift mission Team, ENGRAVE and STARGATE consortia, ePESSTO+ (GRB group), Italian Group for Optical Burst Observations (CIBO), collaboration with BeppoSAX mission team, member of of working groups “SWG 2.6: Luminous Extragalactic Transients” and “MWG5.6: Targets of Opportunity” of the ATHENA mission, del Working Group 4 “Observatory Science” and 5 “Synergy with GWs” della enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry missione e-XTP, “contributing scientist” and member of the working group SWG2: Gravitational waves and multi-messenger Astrophysics” e "SWG1: Exploring the early Universe with GRBs per la missione THESEUS"
Approved Proposals as Principal Investigator (latest 7 years)
From 2017 to 2020: T100 TÜBİTAK National Observatory, “Kilonovae as electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave detections”
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope: “IR observations of the exceptional host of GRB 130907A as a way to shed light on the mechanism of GRB production”, 2020
Swift/XRT “GRB 150818A as an intermediate event between the low-luminosity, shock break-out powered GRBs and ultra-relativistic, high luminosity GRBs.”, 2015
Swift/XRT: “GRB 150206A and the nature of central engine in GRBs.”, 2015.
XMM AO-14: "Into Unknown Territory: late XMM-Newton observations of GRB 130427A.", 2015
XMM AO-14: "Late X-ray observations to unveil the non-forward shock components in GRB afterglows”, 2015-17
XMM AO-17: “Late X-ray observations to unveil non-Forward Shock components in GRB afterglow”, 2018-21
Most important proposals approved as co-I (latest 7 years)
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, AOT-36, 37 (as DDT), 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45 (2017/18, 2018 (as DDT), 2019, 2019/20, 2020, 2021, 2021/22, 2022) on GRB afterglow observations.
ALMA, Cycle 3, 4, 6, 7 (2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/2020). Observations aimed at a better understanding of GRBs afterglows
ALMA, Cycle 7 (2019/20) "The properties of compact-object mergers detected by LIGO and VIRGO".
Very Large Telescope (VLT), Period 102-109 (2018-2022) Goal: to study the electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of GW sources, such as "kiloniovae" and possible afterglows. Participation as ENGRAVE member.
VLT STARGATE. Periods 102-109 (2018/22). Aimed at studying GRB afterglows and the circumburst medium. Participation as STARGATE member.
HST Cycle 26, 27, 28 (2018-2021). On the study of optical transient counterparts of GW sources. Participation as ENGRAVE member.
T100 Telescope of the TÜBİTAK National Observatory, 2017-2020. Target: finding "kilonovae" as electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of GW sources
Additional responsibilities and professional activities
Habilitation by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research to be allowed to apply for associate professorship positions at Italian universities, valid from 16/10/2017.
Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Proceedings of Science.
Member of the Editorial Board of Galaxies journal.
Reviewer for NASA Post-doctoral Program, UK PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Panel, UK Space and Technology Facility Council, mid-Cycle HST proposals, East Asian Observatory to assign observing time at the JCMT, Swift Guest Investigator Program.
SOC member for the “Gamma-ray Bursts: illuminating the extreme and distant Universe” Symposium at European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) 2016, Athens; SOC Chair for the “GRBs, energetic SNe & compact object mergers: the extreme physics of stellar deaths from low to high redshift” Special Session at the EWASS 2019, Lyon.
Progetti, Grants e Awards (latest 7 years only)
2019-2022 PI of the 3-year TÜBITAK Project 119F073 “Understanding the multi-messenger physics of neutron star mergers and gamma-ray bursts”. Funding of about 430.000 Turkish Liras (about 60.000 euros at the time), to hire personnel, buy hardware. "PI-ship" interrupted in 2021 because of leaving Turkey, "external" support continues.
2007-2012 Rolling Grant dal UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (fondi per 5 years di salario e ricerca).
2018-2021 PI of the project “Study of GRB Physics with the ESA next flagship mission Athena", collaboration between researchers og IU and A. Pannekoek Institute, U. of Amsterdam. Funding for hardware, 2-week travel expenses to one person to the Pannekoek, publication. "PI-ship" ended because leaving Turkey. "External direction" continues. Final relation handed in January 2022.
Scientific Outreach (latest 7 years only)
MSSL Astronomy Blog - “The brightest explosion detected by Swift”; and “The exceptionally long follow-up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A: what it means for GRB Physics.”
“Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences Massimiliano De Pasquale and colleagues detected gravitational waves in gamma rays” (in Turkish); siti web della IU e della sua Faculta' of Scienze.
Teaching Experience, tutoring and mentoring (latest 7 years only)
2021 – 2022 Astronomy courses (96 h / teaching semester) for graduate students at University of Messina.
2022 - Tutoring of Miss. R. Panto', Physics undergraduate, about a course of Introducition to Astrophysics.
2019 – 2021 Physics I and II teaching for undergraduates at the IU Department of Forestry and at the IU Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences (48 and 24 h / teaching semester respectively).
2016 – 2019 Physics I and II teaching (36 h / teaching semester) at IU.
2016 – 2021 GRB course (about 12 h) for under- and graduate students at Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences of IU.
2018 – Co-supervision of a PhD student in Astronomy at the same Department, with a thesis on electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources. Teaching and co-supervision are in English.
2015. Lecture series on Gamma-ray Burst Astronomy for post-doc.
Talks and seminars given at conferences and research institutes (last 7 years only; 37 in total)
"Unraveling the energetics of a magnetar-powered burst: GRB 130831A", seminar at Institute of Space Astrophysics of Milan, 2015.
“GRB 130831A: Rise and demise of a magnetar at z = 0.5”, talk at 14th M. Grossman Meeting, 2015.
“GRB 130831: Rise and fall of a magnetar at z=0.5”, talk at “New Results in X-ray Astronomy” Workshop, 2015, Leicester, UK.
“Challenging the forward shock model with the 80 Ms follow up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A”, talk at European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, July 2016.
“Multi-wavelength observation of long GRBs and host galaxies”, solicited talk at the 41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly, July-August 2016, Istanbul, Turkey (cancelled assembly).
“The 80 Ms X-ray light-curve of the exceptional GRB 130427A”, seminar at Trieste Astrophysical Observatory, Trieste, Italy, September 2016.
“The 80 Ms X-ray light-curve of the extraordinary GRB 130427A”, seminar at IU Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences Istanbul, Turkey, September 2016.
“The 80 Ms Follow Up of the X-ray Afterglow of GRB 130427A: Consequences for the Proposed Models and the Forward Shock Scenario”, talk at Eighth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium, Huntsville, USA, October 2016.
“A strong test for the forward shock model in GRBs: the 90 Ms follow up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A”, talk at “THE X-RAY UNIVERSE 2017”, Rome, Italy, June 2017
“The GRB130427A afterglow as a test for GRB models”, invited talk at Frascati Workshop 2017 – ‘Multifrequency behaviour of high-energy sources XII’, Palermo, Italy, June 2017.
“GRB Afterglows – a review”, invited talk at Frascati Workshop 2019 - Multifrequency behaviour of high-energy sources XIII’”, held in Palermo, Italy, June 2019 (could not attend).
Peer-reviewed publications (last 15 years only)
Oates S., De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “The two component afterglow of Swift GRB050802” 2007, MNRAS 380, 270.
Schady P.; De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “Extreme properties of GRB061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?” 2007, MNRAS 380, 1041.
Poole T., Breeveld A., Page M., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Photometric calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope” 2008, MNRAS, 383, 627.
Starling R., O'Brien P., Willingale R., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift captures the spectrally evolving prompt emission of GRB070616” 2008, MNRAS, 84, 504.
Schady P., De Pasquale M., Page M., et al. “Extreme Properties of GRB 061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst?” 2008 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 200.
De Pasquale M., Oates S.; Page M., et al. “Challenging the current model for the GRB canonical afterglow lightcurve.” 2008, “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 463.
Schady P., Mason K. O., Page M., De Pasquale, M., et al. “Gas-to-Dust Ratios in GRB Host Galaxies” 2008, “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1000, 505.
Soderberg A., Berger E., Page K., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova” 2008, Nature, 453, 469.
Morgan A., Vanden Berk D., Roming P., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Optimal Co-Addition of Imaging Data for Rapidly Fading Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows” 2008, ApJ, 683, 913.
Roming P., Koch T., Oates S., … ; De Pasquale M., et al. “The First Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope GRB Afterglow Catalog” 2009, ApJ, 690, 163.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates S., “Jet breaks at the end of the slow decline phase of Swift light curves” 2009, MNRAS, 392, 153.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates S., et al. “Jet breaks at the end of the plateau phase of Swift GRB lightcurves” 2009, “Probing Stellar Populations out to the distant Universe”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1111, 379.
Oates, S., Page M., Schady, P., De Pasquale M., et al. “A statistical study of Gamma-ray Burst afterglow measured by the Swift Ultraviolet Optical Telescope” 2009, MNRAS, 395, 490.
Kuin N., Landsman W., Page M., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 081203A: Swift UVOT captures the earliest ultraviolet spectrum of a gamma-ray burst” 2009, MNRAS Letters, 395, 21.
Salvaterra R., Della Valle M., Campana, S., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 090423 reveals an exploding star at the epoch of re-ionization” 2009, Nature, 461, 1258.
Curran P., Evans P., De Pasquale M., et al. “On the electron energy distribution index of Swift GRBs” 2010, ApJL, 716, 135.
De Pasquale M., Schady P., …, Fermi GBM and LAT collaborations “Swift and Fermi observations of the early afterglow of the short Gamma-Ray Burst 090510” 2010, ApJ Letters, 709, 146.
Schady P., Page M., Oates S., …, De Pasquale M.; et al. “Dust and Metal Column Densities in Gamma-ray Burst Host Galaxies” 2010, MNRAS, 401, 2773.
Starling R., Wiersema K., Levan A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova” 2011, MNRAS, 411, 2792.
Swenson C.; Maxham A.; Roming P., …, De Pasquale M. “GRB 090926A and Bright Late-time Fermi Large Area Telescope Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows” 2010, ApJL 718, 14.
Breeveld A. A., Curran P.A., Hoversten E.A, …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Further Calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope” 2010, MNRAS, 406, 1687.
De Pasquale M., Oates S., Roming P., Page M., et al. on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team “Chromatic evolution in GRB afterglows” 2010, “The Shocking Universe”, Italian Physical Society Conference Proceedings, 102, 141.
Oates S., Page M., Schady P., De Pasquale M., et al. “A Statistical Comparison of the Optical/UV and X-ray Afterglows of Gamma-ray Bursts using the Swift Ultra-violet Optical and X-ray Telescopes” 2011, MNRAS, 412, 561.
Marshall F., Antonelli L.A., Burrows D., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The Late Peaking Afterglow of GRB 100418A” 2011, ApJ, 727, 132.
Curran P., Starling R., van der Horst A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Testing the blast wave model with Swift GRBs” 2011, AdSR, 47, 1362.
Den Herder J., Piro L., Ohashi T., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn” 2012, Experimental Astronomy, Springer.
Racusin J., Oates S., Schady P., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Fermi and Swift Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Population Studies” 2011, ApJ, 738, 138.
De Pasquale M., Evans P., Oates, S., et al. “Can a double component outflow explain the X-ray and optical lightcurves of Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts?” 2011, AdSR, 48, 1411.
Thöne C., de Ugarte Postigo A., Fryer C., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “The unusual gamma-ray burst GRB101225A from a helium star merger at redshift 0.33” 2011, Nature, 480, 72.
Schady P., Dwelly T., Page M., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “The dust extinction curves of gamma-ray burst host galaxies” 2012, A&A, 537, 15.
Holland S., De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 081029: A Gamma-ray Burst with a Multi-component Afterglow” 2012, ApJ, 745, 41.
Brown P. J., Dawson K.S., De Pasquale M., et al. “A Swift Look at SN 2011fe: The Earliest Ultraviolet Observations of a Type Ia Supernova” 2012, ApJ, 753, 22.
Zheng W.; Shen R. F., Sakamoto T., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Panchromatic observations of the textbook GRB 110205A: constraining physical mechanisms of prompt emission and afterglow” 2012, ApJ, 751, 90.
Oates S., Bayless, A., Stritzinger, M., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Multiwavelength observations of the Type IIb supernova 2009mg” 2012, MNRAS, 412, 561.
De Pasquale M., Kuin N., Oates S., et al. “GRB100814A as a member of the growing set of bursts with sudden optical rebrightening”, Proceedings of “Fermi-Swift 2012 GRB conference” 2012, PoS 68.
Oates S., Page M., De Pasquale M. “An intrinsic correlation between GRB optical/UV afterglow brightness and decay rate”, Proceedings of “Fermi-Swift 2012 GRB conference” 2012, PoS 60.
Oates, S., Page, M., De Pasquale, M. “A correlation between intrinsic brightness and average decay rate of Swift UVOT GRB optical/UV light curves” 2012, MNRAS Letters, 426, 86.
Swenson, C., Roming, P., De Pasquale, M., et al. "GRB Flares: UV/Optical Flaring (Paper I)" 2013, ApJ, 774, 2.
De Pasquale M., Schulze S., Oates S., et al. “Physical properties of rapidly-decaying afterglows”
2013, Proc. of “Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 years of GRB afterglows”, Spain. EAS Pub. Series, Vol 61, 217.
Stratta G.; Gendre B; Atteia J.L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The ultra-long GRB 111209A - II. Prompt to afterglow and afterglow properties” 2013, ApJ, 779, 66.
Page M.J., Kuin N.P.M., …., De Pasquale M., et al. “The use and calibration of read-out streaks to increase the dynamic range of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope” 2013, MNRAS, 436, 1684.
Maselli A., Melandri A., Nava L., …, De Pasquale M, et al. “GRB130427A: a Nearby Ordinary Monster” 2014, Science, 343, 48.
de Ugarte Postigo A., Thoene C., Rowlinson A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “The host galaxy and environment of a neutron star merger” 2014, A&A, 563, 62.
M. De Pasquale, N. P. Kuin, S. Oates, et al. “The optical rebrightening of GRB100814A: an interplay of forward and reverse shocks?” 2015, MNRAS, 449, 1024.
Brown P., Kuin P., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Ultraviolet Observations of Super-Chandrasekhar Mass Type Ia Supernova Candidates with Swift UVOT” 2014, ApJ, 787, 29.
S. R. Oates, J. Racusin, M. De Pasquale, et al., “Exploring the behaviour of long gamma-ray bursts with intrinsic afterglow correlations” 2014, Proceedings of Science, Proceedings of Swift: 10 Years of Discovery (SWIFT 10), 94.
Symeonidis M., Oates S. R., De Pasquale M., et al. “Herschel/PACS observations of the host galaxy of GRB 031203” 2014, MNRAS Letters, 443, 124.
P. Brown, M. T. Smitka, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. Swift Ultraviolet Observations of Supernova 2014J in M82: Large Extinction from Interstellar Dust 2015, ApJ, 805, 74.
Kuin, N. P. M.; Landsman, W. ; Breeveld, A. A.; …; De Pasquale, M. “Calibration of the Swift-UVOT ultraviolet and visible grisms” 2015, MNRAS, 449 2514.
M. De Pasquale, S. R. Oates, J. L. Racusin, et al. “GRB 130831A: birth and death of a magnetar at z=0.5” 2015, Proceedings of Science, Proc. of “Swift: 10 Years of Discovery” (Swift 10), 071.
S. R. Oates, J. L. Racusin, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Exploring the canonical behaviour of long gamma-ray bursts using an intrinsic multi-wavelength afterglow correlation.” 2015, MNRAS, 453, 4121.
M. De Pasquale, S. Oates; J. Racusin; et al. “The central engine of GRB 130831A and the energy breakdown of a relativistic explosion” 2016, MNRAS, 455, 1027.
J. L. Racusin, S. Oates, M. De Pasquale, D. Kocevski “A Correlation between the Intrinsic Brightness and Average Decay Rate of Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Afterglow Light Curves” 2016, ApJ, 826, 45.
M. De Pasquale, M. Page, D. Kann, et al. “The 80 Ms follow-up of the X-ray afterglow of GRB 130427A challenges the standard forward shock model” 2016, MNRAS 462, 1111.
D'Aì, A., Evans P. A., Burrows D. N., …, De Pasquale, M., et al. “Evidence for the magnetar nature of 1E 161348-5055 in RCW 103” 2016, MNRAS, 463, 2394.
De Pasquale M.; Page M.; Kann D. A.; et al. “Challenging the Forward Shock Model with the 80 Ms Follow up of the X-ray Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Burst 130427A” 2017, Proc. of “EWASS 2016”, Galaxies, 5, 6.
Oates, S., Racusin, J., De Pasquale M., Kocevski D., Page M., et al. “Exploring the Behaviour of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts with Intrinsic Afterglow Correlations: log L200s - α>200s” 2017, Proc. of “EWASS 2016”, Galaxies, 5, 4.
Roming P. W. A.; Koch T.S.; Oates S.R.; … De Pasquale, M., et al. “A Large Catalog of Homogeneous Ultra-Violet/Optical GRB Afterglows: Temporal and Spectral Evolution” 2017, ApJS, 228, 13.
S. Kim, S. Schulze, … M. De Pasquale, et al. “ALMA and GMRT constraints on the off-axis gamma-ray burst 170817A from the binary neutron star merger GW170817” 2017, ApJ Letters, 850, 21
Abbott B.P., Abbott R., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger”, 2017, ApJL, 848, 12
Evans P., Cenko S.B., Kennea J.A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift and NuSTAR observations of
GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova” 2017, Science, 358, 1565.
Schulze S.; Krühler T.; Leloudas G., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Cosmic evolution and metal aversion in superluminous supernova host galaxies“ 2018, MNRAS 473, 1258
M. De Pasquale, M. Page, D. Kann, et al. “GRB 130427A afterglow: a test for GRB models” 2018, Proceedings of Science, Volume 306, Proc. of “XII Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources Workshop (MULTIF2017)”.
Amati L., O’Brien P., Götz D., …, De Pasquale M., …, et al. “The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances” 2018, AdSpR, 62, 191.
Stratta G., Ciolfi R., Amati L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “THESEUS: a key space mission concept for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics” 2018, AdSpR, 62, 662.
D’Elia V., Campana S., D’Ai A., De Pasquale M., Emery S., et al., “GRB 171205 / SN 2017iuk: a local low-luminosity gamma-ray burst” 2018, A&A, 619, 66.
De Ugarte Postigo A., Thoene C., Bolmer J., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al. “X-Shooter and ALMA spectroscopy of GRB 161023A – A study of metals and molecules in the line of sight towards a luminous GRB” 2018, A&A 620, 119.
Resmi L., Schulze S., Ishwara-Chandra C.-H, …, De Pasquale M., et al. “ Low frequency view of GW 170817/GRB 170817A with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope” 2018, ApJ 867, 57.
Oates S.R., Motta S., Beardmore A. P., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift UVOT observations of the 2015 outburst of V404 Cygni“ 2019, MNRAS, 488, 4843.
In’t Zand J. J. M., Bozzo E., Qu J.L., … De Pasquale M., et al. “Observatory science with eXTP”, 2019, SCPMA 62, 29506
N. P. M. Kuin, K. Wu, S. Oates, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Swift spectra of AT2018cow: A White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Event?” 2019, MNRAS, 487, 2505
M. De Pasquale “The host galaxies of short GRBs as probes of their progenitor properties” Galaxies Special Issue “Observations and Theory of Short GRBs at the Dawn of the Gravitational Wave Era” 2019, Galaxies (Special Issue), 7, 30
S. Emery, M. Page, A. Breeveld, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “The early optical afterglow and non-thermal components of GRB 060218” 2019, MNRAS 484, 5484.
Ashall C.; Mazzali P.A., Pian E., … De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 161219B/SN2016jca: a powerful stellar collapse” 2019, MNRAS, 487, 5824
Page, M. J., Oates, S. R., De Pasquale, M., et al. “A study of gamma-ray burst afterglows as they first come into view of the Swift Ultraviolet and Optical Telescope” 2019, MNRAS, 488, 2855.
Heintz K.E., Bolmer J., Ledoux C., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “New constraints on the physical conditions of the H2 – bearing GRB-host damped Lyman-α absorbers” 2019, A&A 629, 131.
Klingler N. J.; Kennea J. A., Evans P., De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift-XRT Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Second Advanced LIGO/Virgo Observing Run” 2019, ApJS, 245, 15.
MAGIC collaboration, …, De Pasquale M., et al.“Observation of inverse Compton emission from a long γ-ray burst” 2019, Nature, 575, 459.
Melandri, A., Malesani D. B., Izzo L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 171010A/SN 2017htp: a GRB-SN at z = 0.33" 2020, MNRAS 490, 5366.
de Ugarte Postigo, A.; Thöne C. C.; Martín S., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 190114C in the nuclear region of an interacting galaxy. A detailed host analysis using ALMA, the HST, and the VLT” 2020, A&A, 633, 68.
Page K.L.; Evans P.A.; Tohuvavohu A., …, De Pasquale M. et al. “Swift-XRT follow-up of gravitational wave triggers during the third aLIGO/Virgo observing run” 2020, MNRAS, 499, 3459.
The Fermi team, … De Pasquale M., et al. “Fermi and Swift Observations of GRB 190114C: Tracing the Evolution of High-energy Emission from Prompt to Afterglow” 2020, ApJ, 890, 9.
Klingler N.J.; Lien A.; Oates S.R., …, De Pasquale M., et al., “Swift Multi-wavelength follow-up of LVC S200224ca and the implications for Binary Black Hole Mergers” 2021, ApJ, 907, 97.
ENGRAVE team “Observational constraints on the optical and near-infrared emission from the neutron star-black hole binary merger S190814bv” 2020, A&A, 643, 113.
J.-B. Vielfaure, S. D. Vergani, J. Japelj, …, M. De Pasquale, et al. “Lyman continuum leakage in faint star-forming galaxies at redshift z = 3 - 3.5 probed by gamma-ray bursts” 2020, A&A, 614, 30.
Oates S.R., Marshall F.E., Breeveld A.A., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Swift-UVOT follow-up of Gravitational Wave Alerts in the O3 era” 2021, MNRAS, 507, 1296
Tanvir N., Le Floc’h E., Christensen L., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS” 2021, Experimental Astronomy, 52, 219
Ciolfi, R., Stratta, G., Branchesi, M., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al., "Multi-messenger astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030", 2021, Experimental Astronomy, 52, 245
Gupta R., Oates S.R., Pandey S. B., …, De Pasquale M., et al. “GRB 140102A: insight into prompt spectral evolution and early optical afterglow emission” 2021, MNRAS 505, 4086
Melandri, A., Rizzo, L., Pian E., ..., De Pasquale, M., et al. "The supernova of the MAGIC gamma-ray burst GRB 190114", 2022, A&A, 659, 39
Rossi, A., Rothberg, B., Palazzi, E., ..., De Pasquale, M., ... "The peculiar short-duration GRB 200826A and its supernova", 2022, ApJ, 932, 1
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Membro della associazione GRAWITA (GRAvitational Wave Inaf TeAm)
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Associatura all'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
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Referee for Proceedings of Science
(13/07/2017 - )
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mid-Cycle HST proposals reviewer
(01/01/2016 - )
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Reviewer for NASA Post-doctoral Program
(01/10/2012 - )
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Referee for The Astrophysical Journal
(01/01/2006 - )
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Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics
(01/05/2005 - )
20050501
Membro del team della missione Swift, in seguito "Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory".
(01/11/2004 - )
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VLT long program: "HIGH ENERGY COSMOLOGICAL TRANSIENTS IN THE NEW ERA OF SVOM AND EP" as co-I
(01/11/2024 - 30/04/2027)
20241101
As part of the GRAWITA collaboration, co-I of the proposal at the Large Binocular Telescope "Hunting for kilonovae with LBT
(16/09/2025 - 14/07/2026)
20250916
Co-I of the proposal "The properties of compact-object mergers detected by LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA", Very Large Array, 92 hours.
(02/04/2022 - 03/02/2025)
20220402
co-I of the HST Cycle 30 proposal "Compact binary mergers: R-process kilonovae and ultra-relativistic jets"
(01/10/2022 - 30/11/2023)
20221001
HST Ciclo 29 e 30 (2021-23) "Identifying gamma-ray burst at very high redshifts". Co-I come membro STARGATE.
(01/10/2021 - 30/11/2023)
20211001
Co-I of HST Middle Cycle 29 proposal "The afterglow and host of GRB 210905A at z=6.3", 6 orbite
(24/04/2022 - 24/04/2022)
20220424
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, Proposal “Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows”, AOT43, 17.5 hours, as co-I.
(01/04/2021 - 30/09/2021)
20210401
Professore Associato presso il Dipartimento di Astronomia e Scienze dello Spazio della Istanbul University. Contratto rinnovato annualmente.
(01/11/2016 - 16/08/2021)
20161101
Approved Proposal as Principal Investigator: XMM AO-17: “Late X-ray observations to unveil non-Forward Shock components in GRB afterglows”
(01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021)
20180501
Principal Investigator del Proposal XMM-Newton (AO-17) "Late X-ray observations to unveil non-Forward Shock components in GRB afterglows"
(01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021)
20180501
Very Large Telescope (VLT): ”A search of kilonovae in the local Universe”, period P106; 28.5 hours; as Co-I, part of the ENGRAVE consortium
(01/10/2020 - 31/03/2021)
20201001
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, Proposal “Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows”, AOT41, 17.5 hours, as co-I.
(01/04/2020 - 30/09/2020)
20200401
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, “Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows”, AOT40, as co-I, 17.5 hours
(01/10/2019 - 31/03/2020)
20191001
VLT proposal, "ENGRAVE: ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE SOURCES AT THE VERY LARGE TELESCOPE", P104
(01/10/2019 - 31/03/2020)
20191001
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, Proposal “Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows”, AOT39, as co-I, 17.5 hours
(01/04/2019 - 30/09/2019)
20190401
Approved Proposal as co-Investigator: ALMA Cycle 6 «A Precision Test of Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Models »
(01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019)
20181001
HST Cycle 26 “New insights from gravitational waves combined with electromagnetic light“, co-I, as part of the ENGRAVE consortium.
(01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019)
20181001
2019 Istanbul University financial support to attend the “European Week of Astronomy and Space Science 2019” Conference, Lyon, France
(15/07/2019 - 16/07/2019)
20190715
Co-I of the proposal at the Large Binocular Telescope: “Exploring the late-time evolution of gamma ray burst afterglows"
(16/09/2018 - 14/07/2019)
20180916
VLT “One shaft of light that shows the way: the bright optical counterpart of GRB 190114C and its supernova”, 2019; DOLoReS 6 hours. Co-I.
(19/01/2019 - 06/05/2019)
20190119
Australia Telescope Compact Array proposal on EM counterparts of GW sources. Co-I as part of the ENGRAVE consortium. Time: 47 hours.
(01/10/2018 - 31/03/2019)
20181001
Co-I of a Giant Microwave RadioTelescope proposal on electromagnetic observations of GW sources. Time: 8 hours.
(01/10/2018 - 31/03/2019)
20181001
Approved Proposal as co-Investigator: ALMA Cycle 5 « A Precision Test of Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Models »
(01/10/2017 - 30/09/2018)
20171001
Co-I of the proposal at the Large Binocular Telescope: “Exploring the late-time evolution of gamma ray burst afterglows"
(16/09/2017 - 14/07/2018)
20170916
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, proposal "Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows", as Co-I, AOT36, 10 hours.
(01/10/2017 - 31/03/2018)
20171001
Approved Proposal as co-Investigator: ALMA Cycle 4 « A Precision Test of Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Models »
(01/10/2016 - 30/09/2017)
20161001
Approved Proposal as co-Investigator: ALMA Cycle 0 «Probing Obscured Star Formation in GRB Host Galaxies »
(30/09/2011 - 01/01/2013)
20110930
UK Space and Technology Facility Council reviewer to assign time at Gemini and WHT Observatories
(01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012)
20090101
Swift Guest Investigator Program Reviewer.
(01/12/2012 - 08/12/2012)
20121201
Reviewer per il Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Panel del Regno Unito per gestire fondi e grants ad astronomi UK
(01/01/2007 - 31/12/2007)
20070101
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Third Mission (2)
Organizzazione di concerti, spettacoli teatrali, rassegne cinematografiche, eventi sportivi, mostre, esposizioni e altri eventi di pubblica utilità aperti alla comunità (Responsabile scientifico)
- Serata al chiaro di luna
Forte Petrazza, Messina (23/01/2025 - 23/01/2025) 20250123
Dipartimento di Scienze matematiche e informatiche, scienze fisiche e scienze della terra
Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche, biologiche, farmaceutiche e ambientali
Attività di coinvolgimento e interazione con il mondo della scuola (Organizzatore/Organizzatrice)
- Osservazione del cielo
Laboratori del Liceo Scientifico Archimede (18/12/2024 - 27/02/2025) 20241218
Dipartimento di Scienze matematiche e informatiche, scienze fisiche e scienze della terra
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Courses (4)
6 CFU
48 hours
12 CFU
96 hours
6 CFU
48 hours
6 CFU
48 hours
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