Marialuisa Aliotta

Marialuisa Aliotta is a Professor of Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics at The University of Edinburgh, School of Physics and Astronomy. Her research focuses on Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics, specifically the laboratory investigation of nuclear reactions in stars and their evolution. She explores processes that account for the synthesis of chemical elements in both quiescent stars and explosive astrophysical scenarios. Aliotta is a member of the LUNA Collaboration, where she leads the Edinburgh team, and is involved in other key collaborations such as CIRCE and the Trojan Horse Method. She also engages in international radioactive ion beam experiments at facilities like TRIUMF, GANIL, and CERN. Her work includes studies of key nuclear reactions in X-ray bursts and contributions to nuclear physics education and administration.

Prof. Marialuisa Aliotta is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics, Stellar evolution, and Nucleosynthesis. Her research focuses on understanding the processes that govern the formation and evolution of stars, including the synthesis of elements in stellar environments. She investigates nuclear reactions at astrophysical energies, such as proton-capture rates, electron screening effects, and fusion reactions relevant to stellar nucleosynthesis. Her work includes experimental studies of reactions like 19F(p, α)16O and 17O(p, α)14N, which are critical for understanding the production of light elements in stars and the early universe. Aliotta's research also explores the implications of these reactions for the Big Bang nucleosynthesis and the lithium problem.