International science teams

• GRAWITA – GRAvitational Wave Inaf TeAm (2018 – present)
• ENGRAVE – Electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources at the Very Large Telescope (2018 – present)
• THESEUS – Transient High Energy Sources and Early Universe Surveyor (ESA M5 mission, 2014 – present)
• EELT-HIRES – High Resolution Spectrograph at the European Extremely Large Telescope (2012 – present)
• GHostS – GRB Host Studies (2005 – present, PI: S. Savaglio)

Past science teams

• THOR – Turbulence Heating ObserverR (ESA M4 mission, 2015 – 2018)
• XTiDE – X-ray Time Domain Explorer (2014 – 2015)
• GDRE – European Research Group (2009 – 2014, co-PI: S. Savaglio)
• GROND – Gamma-Ray Burst Optical/Near-Infrared Detector  (2006 – 2014)
• ORIGIN Instrument – Concept study (2010 – 2012)
• Xenia Instrument – Concept study (2009 – 2011)
• GRIPS – GRB Investigations with Polarimetry & Spectroscopy (2007 – 2011)
• GDDS – The Gemini Deep Deep Survey (2001 – 2012)
• ROLES – Redshift One LDSS3 Emission line Survey (2006 – 2009)
• GLARE – The Gemini Lyman-α at Reionization Era (2003 – 2004)
• HDF-S – The Hubble Deep Field South (1999 – 2000)
• EIS – The ESO Imaging Survey (1997 – 1998)

Advisory Committees

• Cosmos Award – Jury for the selection of best book in popular science in Physics and Astrophysics (Reggio Calabria 2019 – present)
• AAUG (Astronomy Archives User Group) –  European Space Agency (May 2018 – present)
• Galileo Award President of the Jury for the selection of finalists of best book in popular science – 12th edition (Padua, February 2018)
• Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN) / National Scientific Abilitation – Committee member (Italy, November 2016 – August 2018)
• Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee – Cycle 25, Panel: Galaxies & Intergalactic Medium (June 2017)
• Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee – Cycle 23, Panel: Galaxies (June 2015)
• Subaru Telescope Open Use referee – S15A, Panel: Compact Objects and Supernovae (October 2014)
• Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee – Cycle 22, Panel: Galaxies (May 2014)
• Chair of Cosmology Panel and Observing Programmes Committee member at the European Southern Observatory – P89/P90 (November 2011 – May 2012)
• External Referee for Annalisa De Cia graduation, Centre for Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik (July 2011)
• Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee – Cycle 19, Panel: Active Galaxies and Their Sight Lines (May 2011)
• Chair of the Committee for the Award “Brain circulation”, Bridges to Italy, Los Angeles (USA, 2011)
• European Southern Observatory, Observing Programmes Committee – Periods P85/P87(November 2009 / November 2010), Panel: Cosmology
• Gran Telescopio de Canarias, Mexican Time Allocation, external referee (October 2009 / March 2010)
• External Referee for José María Castro Cerón graduation, Dark Cosmology Centre, University of Copenhagen (July 2008)
• Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee – Cycle 17, Panel: Cosmology (May 2008)
• Gemini Telescope, Canadian Time Allocation, external referee (May 2003)
• Hubble Space Telescope Allocation Committee – Cycle 8, Panel: QSO Absorption Lines (October 1998)

Funding

• CoI PRIN “The new frontier of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics: follow-up of electromagnetic transient counterparts of gravitational wave sources” (2019-2020): 896,000 euros grant
• PI DFG Programme ”A Detailed Study of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows” (2009 – 2013): 184,000 euros grant
• PI European Research Grouping proposal ”Exploring the Dawn of the Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts” (2009-2012): 359,000 euros grant
• PI DFG Priority Programme 1177, “Exploring the Universe using Gamma-Ray Bursts” (2009-2010): 71,600 euros grant
• PI Spitzer, Cycle 3 (2006): 2.2 hours of time with an associated US$ 17,000 NASA grant, used for GHostS programming
• CoI Gemini Observatory (2002 – 2006): awarded 350 hours of telescope time for top ranked projects (equivalent to US$ 2.5M in research funding value)
• CoI Spitzer, Cycle 1 (2004): 12 hours, US$ 16,000 NASA grant
• CoI Hubble Space Telescope, Cycle 13 (2005): 30 orbits and US$ 65,000 in funding. Cycle 12 (2003): 40 orbits, US$ 86,000 in funding for data analysis. 

Conference and seminar organization

• International conference “Plasma Physics and Astrophysics up to 2020 and beyond” in honour of Pierluigi Veltri’s 70th birthday, University of Calabria, 7-8 October 2019
• One day meeting: “Outsider within – Gender and Science“, for the 20th anniversary of the Centre of Women’s Studies “Milly Villa, at University of Calabria, chair: Giovanna Vingelli, 12 December 2017. Among the many guests, Piera Levi-Montalcini, from the Livia-Montalcini Foundation.
• One-day meeting: “Female astrophysicists from Calabria“, attended by 500 high-school students, aimed at promoting the image of female scientists and providing role models for young girls who have interests in STEM career, SOC: A. Greco, S. Perri, S. Savaglio, G. Zimbardo, University of Calabria (Arcavacata, Italy), 29 October 2015
• XXIII International Symposium: “Nuclei in the Cosmos”, SOC: Zs. Fülöp et al., Debrecen (Hungary), July 2014
• GDRE – European Research Group workshop series: “Cosmic SFR, stellar mass, metallicity as traced by GRBs, from the local universe to z = 8”, chair: S. Savaglio, Garching / Bologna /Rome, January 2010 / January 2011 / October 2013
• XXII International Symposium: “Nuclei in the Cosmos”, SOC: M. Lugaro et al., Cairns (Australia), August 2012
• IAU Symposium: “Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts“, SOC: P. Roming et al., Nikko (Japan), March 2012
• Conference: “GRBs as Probes: from the Progenitor’s Environment to the High Redshift Universe“, SOC: S. Campana et al., Como Lake (Italy), May 2011
• GDRE – European Research Group workshop,“Cosmic SFR, stellar mass, metallicity as traced by GRBs, from the local universe to z = 8”, chair: S. Savaglio, Garching (Germany), January 2010 / Rome (Italy) January 2011
• IAU General Assembly 2009 Joint Discussion: “The First Galaxies: Theoretical Predictions and Observational Clues”, SOC: V. Bromm et al., Rio de Janiero (Brazil), August 2009
• IAU Symposium 255: “Low-metallicity star formation: From the first stars to   dwarf galaxies”, SOC: L. Hunt et al., Rapallo (Italy), June 2008
• Workshop at the Ringberg Castle (Tegernsee, Germany), March 2007: “Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: Observations and Physics”, SOC & LOC: H.-T. Janka, M.-A. Aloy, J. Greiner, S. Savaglio & S. Kulkarni
• Workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute (Baltimore), March 2005: “Galactic Flows: The Galaxy/IGM Ecosystem”, SOC & LOC: D. Calzetti, T. Heckman, S. Savaglio & K. Sembach
• Seminar series “Hot Topics in Astrophysics & Physics” at the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), chair: S. Savaglio, 2003-2005