My name is Lorenzo. I am a post-doc at the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), Germany, where I moved after finishing my PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. My research focuses on astrophysical turbulence in galaxy clusters and on plasma physics, using theoretical models and computer simulations.

I have always been fascinated by the world around us, and in my work I am driven by a strong sense of curiosity to understand the book of nature (as Galilei famously said!). I am passionate about applying scientific knowledge to real-world applications, where I can feel that my contribution can have a practical impact.

My recent work develops along two main avenues. First, I study how the properties of the plasma on small scales (in particular electron transport) affect the large-scale behaviour of galaxy clusters. Second, I employ different techniques to investigate how turbulence is driven by cluster mergers and plasma instabilities in large-scale fluid dynamics simulations, and to connect these to observations.