SERGIO CRISTALLO CURRICULUM VITAE

SERGIO CRISTALLO CURRICULUM VITAEFamily name: CRISTALLODate of birth : 07/11/1976Nacionality: ITALIANForename: SERGIOGender: MStatus: marriedPRESENT PROFESIONAL POSITIONInstitution: Osservatorio Astronomico di Teramo – INAFAddress: via Maggini sn, 64100 TERAMOCountry: ITALYAdministrative status: Permanent StaffTelephone: 00390861439703E-mail: CRISTALLO@OA-TERAMO.INAF.ITActivities: Theoretical Research in Computational Stellar Physics; Responsible for didactic and scientific divulgation at Osservatorio Astronomico di Teramo.Field of study (UNESCO codes): 21,2101.10,2101.11,2101.12PRESENT RESEARCH AREALow mass AGB Stars (1

of primary 14 N and of 7 Li. Later on, a deep TDU occurs. Since in the envelope the C/O becomes graterthan 1, the large N abundance favors the formation of CN molecules, thus inducing a further increase ofthe radiative opacities.Our models are available to the community at the web pages of the FRUITY database (www.oateramo.inaf.it/fruity/):a database entirely dedicated to the nucleosynthesis ol AGB stars where yields andpulse by pulse surface (elemental and isotopic) compositions can be downloaded.I’m currently working on Intermediate Mass AGB Stars and rotating AGB stars.ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDBachelor Centre DatePHYSICS UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO 15-07-2000Ph.D. Centre Thesis Supervisor DateCOMPUTATIONALUNIVERSITA’ DI TERAMOProf. O. STRANIERO 05-07-2006ASTROPHYSICSOSS. ASTRON. TERAMOPAST NON SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCEPosition Industry Start date End dateTECHNICIAN Marconi Communications 01/2001 11/2002PAST SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCEPosition R&D Centre Institution Start date End dateFORWARD CONTRACT UNIV. STUDI TORINO DIPARTIM. FISICA 09/2000 12/2000FORWARD CONTRACT UNIV. STUDI TORINO DIPARTIM. FISICA 12/2002 05/2003POST-DOC POSITION OSS. ASTR. TERAMO INAF- TERAMO 06/2006 05/2009Juan de la Cierva(Post-doc)UNIV. GRANADADEP. FIS. TEORICAY DEL COSMOS06/2009 06/2011LANGUAGESLanguage Speaking Reading WritingITALIAN PERFECTLY PERFECTLY PERFECTLYENGLISH GOOD PERFECTLY PERFECTLYSPANISH GOOD PERFECTLY GOODFRENCH SCOLASTIC SCOLASTIC SCOLASTIC2

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTSPROJECT TITLE: A study of relevant nuclear reactions for astrophysics (CICYT/INFN)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 5400 euroLENGHT FROM: 2004 TO: 2005PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Abia C. (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: Nuclesynthesis in giant stars at different metallicities (PRIN- MIUR)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 48400 euroLENGHT FROM: 2004 TO: 2006PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Busso M. (Univ. Perugia); Straniero O. (local research unit investigator)PROJECT TITLE: Probing the nature of Blue Stragglers and millisecond pulsar: two key stellarpopolulations to trace cluster dynamics (PRIN- INAF)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 15000 euroLENGHT FROM: 2005 TO: 2007PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Ferraro F. (Univ. Bologna); Straniero O. (local research unit investigator)PROJECT TITLE: A study of relevant nuclear reactions for astrophysics (CICYT/INFN)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 4850 euroLENGHT FROM: 2006 TO: 2007PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Abia C. (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: Identification of SN Ia progenitors and comprehension of the physical explosivemechanisms (PRIN- MIUR)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 44420 euroLENGHT FROM: 2006 TO: 2008PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Busso M. (Univ. Perugia); Straniero O. (local research unit investigator)PROJECT TITLE: The fluorine production in AGB stars (REF: FPA2008-03908-E/INFN)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 3600 euroLENGHT FROM: 2009 TO: 2010PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Abia C.. (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: Two challenges in modern stellar physics: SN progenitors and AGB stars (REF:AYA2008-04211-C02-02/AYA)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 38500 euro3

LENGHT FROM: 2009 TO: 2012PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dominguez I. (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis (FQM-292)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 2100 euroLENGHT FROM: 2010 TO: 2011PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Abia, C. (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: CICODE-Universidad de Granada: Academic Cooperation with the PalestinianUniversities in GazaFINANCIAL ENTITY: 4800 euroLENGHT FROM: 2010 TO: 2011PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dominguez I. & Artur Schmitt (Univ. Granada)PROJECT TITLE: Theoretical and Observational Analysis of the Late Phases of Stellar Evolution:Missing Physical Processes in AGB stars and Thermonuclear Supernovae (AYA2011-22460)FINANCIAL ENTITY: 116000 euroLENGHT FROM: 2012 TO: 2014PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dominguez I. (Univ. Granada)4

PUBLICATIONSAUTHORS (in order of authorship): Ávila, Janaína N., Lugaro, Maria, Ireland, Trevor R., Gyngard, Frank,Zinner, Ernst, Cristallo, Sergio, and 4 coauthorsTITLE: Tungsten Isotopic Compositions in Stardust SiC Grains from the Murchison Meteorite: Constraintson the s-process in the Hf-Ta-W-Re-Os RegionJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 744, 49. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2012AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S., Piersanti, L., Straniero, O,. and 6 coauthorsTITLE: Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Yields of Low-mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars at DifferentMetallicities. II. The FRUITY DatabaseJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJS, 197, 17. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Bisterzo, S., Gallino, R., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Kaeppeler, F.TITLE: The s-process in low-metallicity stars - II. Interpretation of high-resolution spectroscopicobservations with asymptotic giant branch modelsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MNRAS, 418, 284. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Palmerini, S., Cristallo, S., and 5 coauthorsTITLE: Deep Mixing in Evolved Stars. II. Interpreting Li Abundances in Red Giant Branch and AsymptoticGiant Branch StarsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 741, 26 (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship):, Gyngard, F., Nittler, L. R., Zinner, E., Jose, J., Cristallo, S.TITLE: New Reaction Rates and Implications for Nova Nucleosynthesis and Presolar GrainsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: LPI, 42, 2675 (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., Cunha, K., Cristallo, S., and 5 coauthorsTITLE: The First Fluorine Abundance Determinations in Extragalactic AGB Carbon StarsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ Lett., 737, 8 (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Straniero, O., Zinner, E., Jadhav, M., Piersanti, L.,Cristallo, S., Bisterzo, S.TITLE: Nucleosynthesis origin of PG 1159 stars, Sakurai’s objects and of rare subclass of presolar grains5

JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ASP Conf. Series, 445, 143 (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Palmerini, S., Busso, M., La Cognata, M., Cristallo, S.TITLE: Nucleosynthesis in Non-Convective Mixing of Low-Mass Red Giants: Effects of New ReactionRatesJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ASP Conf. Series, 445, 39 (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Piersanti, L., Gallino, R., Dominguez, I.,Bisterzo, S.TITLE: Evolution and nucleosynthesis of extremely metal-poor AGB starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ASP Conf. Series, 445, 23 (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Dominguez, I., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Piersanti, L., Di Rico, G.,Gallino, R., Abia, C.TITLE: The FRUITY Database: Chemical Features of Low Mass AGB StarsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ASP Conf. Series, 445, 57 (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Palmerini, S., La Cognata, M., Cristallo, S., Busso, M.TITLE: Deep Mixing in Evolved Stars: I. The Effect of Reaction Rate Revisions from C to AlJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 729, 3 (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Mucciarelli, A., Cristallo, S., and 10 coauthorsTITLE: NGC 1866: a milestone for understanding the chemical evolution of stellar populations in the LMCJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MNRAS, 413, 837 (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Bisterzo, S., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.TITLE: The Role of Primary 16 O as a Neutron Poison in AGB stars and Fluorine primary production atHalo MetallicitiesJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MemSaIt, 81, 998. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., De Laverny, P., Cunha, K., Cristallo, S., and 9 coauthors6

TITLE: Is the problem of 19 F abundance in AGB C stars solved?JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MemSaIt, 81, 986. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Bisterzo, S., & Cristallo, S.TITLE: Low metallicity AGB models: H profile in the 13C-pocket and the effect on the s-processJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MemSaIt, 81, 1095. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Busso, M., Palmerini, S., Maiorca, E., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.,Abia, C., Gallino, R., La Cognata, M.TITLE: On the Need for Deep Mixing in AGB Stars of Low MassJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: APJL, 717, 47 (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., Cunha, K., Cristallo, S., and 10 coauthorsTITLE: Fluorine Abundances in Galactic Asymptotic Giant Branch StarsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: APJL, 715, 94. (REFERRED)DATE OF DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Bisterzo, S., Gallino, R., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Kaeppeler, F.TITLE: s-Process in Low Metallicity Stars. I. Theoretical PredictionsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MNRAS 404 1529. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Maguire, K., Di Carlo, E., Smartt, S. J., Pastorello, A.,Tsvetkov, D. Yu., Benetti, S., Spiro, S., Arkharov, A. A., Beccari, G., Botticella, M. T., Cappellaro, E.,Cristallo, S., and 13 coauthorsTITLE: Optical and near infrared coverage of SN 2004et: physical parameters and comparison with othertype IIP supernovaeJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MNRAS 404 981. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2010AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Zamora, O., Abia, C., Plez, B., Domínguez, I., Cristallo, S.TITLE: The chemical composition of carbon stars. The R-type starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 508, 909. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Davis, A. M., Gallino, R., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.7

TITLE: Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars and Their Influence on the Isotopic Compositions of the TransitionElementsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: M&PSA, 72, 5402D. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., de Laverny, P., Recio-Blanco, A., Domínguez, I.,Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.TITLE: Fluorine Abundances in AGB Carbon Stars: New Results?JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: PASA, 26, 351. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Church, R. P., Cristallo, S., Lattanzio, J. C., Stancliffe, R. J.,Straniero, O., Cannon, R. C.TITLE: montage: AGB Nucleosynthesis with Full s-Process CalculationsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: PASA, 26, 217. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Husti, L., Gallino, R., Bisterzo, S., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S.TITLE: Barium Stars: Theoretical InterpretationJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: PASA, 26, 176. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Gallino, R.TITLE: The 13C Pocket in Low-Mass AGB StarsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: PASA, 26, 133. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lederer, M. T., Lebzelter, T., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Hinkle, K. H.,Aringer, B.TITLE: The puzzling dredge-up pattern in NGC 1978JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 502, 913. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Domínguez, I.,Lederer, M. T.TITLE: Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Yields of Low-Mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars at DifferentMetallicitiesJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 696, 797. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 20098

AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., Recio-Blanco, A., de Laverny, P., Cristallo, S.,Domínguez, I., Straniero, O.TITLE: Fluorine in Asymptotic Giant Branch Carbon Stars RevisitedJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 694, 971. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lebzelter, T., Lederer, M. T., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Hinkle, K. H.TITLE: A study of AGB stars in LMC clustersJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: IAUS, 256, 397. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cantiello, M., Cristallo, S., Di Rico, G., Pietrinferni, A., Raimondo, G.TITLE: 52nd Meeting of the Italian Astronomical SocietyJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: MemSaIt, 80, 5. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2009AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lebzelter, T., Lederer, M. T., Cristallo, S., Hinkle, K. H., Straniero, O.,Aringer, B.TITLE: AGB stars of the intermediate-age LMC cluster NGC 1846. II. Dredge up along the AGBJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 486, 511. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2008AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lugaro, M., de Mink, S. E., Izzard, R. G., Campbell, S. W.,Karakas, A. I., Cristallo, S., Pols, O. R., Lattanzio, J. C., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Beers, T. C.TITLE: Fluorine in carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: a binary scenarioJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 484, 27L. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2008AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., de Laverny, P., Wahlin, R., Domínguez, I., Cristallo, S.,Straniero, O.TITLE: Analysis of Two Carbon Stars in the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal GalaxyJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: AIPC, 1001, 205. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2008AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Pignatari, M., Gallino, R., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.TITLE: Abundances of Heavy Elements in PNe and AGB Model PredictionsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: AIPC, 1001, 154. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 20089

AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lebzelter, T., Hinkle, K. H., Lederer, M. T., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.,Nowotny, W., Wood, P.TITLE: Observing Third Dredge Up in NGC 1846JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: AIPC, 1001, 56. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2008AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Lederer, M.T.TITLE: Molecular opacities for low-mass metal-poor AGB stars undergoing the third dredge-upJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 667, 489. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Piersanti, L., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S.TITLE: A method to derive the absolute composition of the Sun, the solar system, and the starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 462, 1051. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Lederer, M.T., Lebzelter, T., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Aringer, B.,Hinkle, K.TITLE: Third Dredge-up in Globular Cluster AGB Stars: Observation Versus TheoryJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: AIPC, 948, 43. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Dominguez, I., Abia, C., Cristallo, S., de Laverny P., Straniero, O.TITLE: AGB Stars: Nucleosynthesis and open problemsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: "Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics IV", Springer, 239. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Husti, L., Gallino, R., Bisterzo, S., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.TITLE: Primary production of light and s elements in very metal-poor Asymptotic Giant Branch stars.JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Mem. S.A.It., 78, 523. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S.TITLE: s-process nucleosynthesis in Low Mass AGB Stars at different metallicities (DissertationSummary)JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: PASP, 118, 1363. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 200610

AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Cristallo, S.TITLE: s process in low-mass asymptotic giant branch starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Nucl. Phys. A, 777, 311. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2006AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Bisterzo, S., Husti, L., Kaeppeler, F., Cristallo, S.,Straniero, O.TITLE: 22 Ne a primary source of neutrons for the s-process and a major neutron poison in very metalpoorasymptotic giant branch starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: : Proceeding of Science, 100. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2006AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Delaude, D., Gallino, R., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O.TITLE: Lead Stars at Low Metallicity: Observation versus TheoryJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ESO Astrophysics Symposia, Springer-Verlag, 126. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2006AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Delaude, D., Husti, L., Cristallo, S., Straniero,O., Ryan, S.TITLE: Predictions of s-process Lead in low-metallicity stars compared with spectroscopic observationsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Nucl. Phys. A, 758, 485. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2005AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Dominguez, I., Abia, C., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Pavlenko, Ya.V.TITLE: First detection of a lithium rich carbon star in the Draco dwarf galaxy: Evidence for a young stellarpopulationJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: A&A, 442, 1045. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2004AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Delaude, D., Gallino, R., Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Husti, L., Ryan,S.TITLE: Lead and s-process elements in stars of various metallicities: AGB predictions compared withobservationJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Mem. S.A.It., 75, 706. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2004AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Straniero, O., Cristallo, S., Gallino, R., Dominguez, I.11

TITLE: Nucleosynthesis in very metal poor AGB starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Mem. S.A.It., 75, 665. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2004AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Abia, C., de Laverny, P., Dominguez, I., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S.,Plez, B.TITLE: First chemical analysis of extragalactic carbon starsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Mem. S.A.It., 75, 607. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2004AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Arnone, E., Cristallo, S., and 10 coauthorsTITLE: Minute steps on the quest of the s-processJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Nucl. Phys. A, 718, 181. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2003AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Gallino, R., Kaeppeler, F., Reifarth, R., Straniero, O., Cristallo, S.,Davis, A.M., Dominguez, I.TITLE: The s-process in meteoritic interstellar grains, a continuos interaction between Nuclear Physicsand AstrophysicsJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: EAEJA, 13716. (NOT REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2003AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Straniero, O., Dominguez, I., Cristallo, S., Gallino, R.TITLE: Low-Mass AGB Stellar Models for 0.003

MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLICATIONSAUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S., Piersanti, L., Straniero, O,. and 6 coauthors TITLE:Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Yields of Low-Mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars at DifferentMetallicities II: the FRUITY databaseJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJS, 197, 17. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2011ABSTRACT: By using updated stellar low-mass stars models, we systematically investigate the nucleosynthesisprocesses occurring in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. In this paper, we present a database dedicated to thenucleosynthesis of AGB stars: FRANEC Repository of Updated Isotopic Tables & Yields (FRUITY). Aninteractive Web-based interface allows users to freely download the full (from H to Bi) isotopic composition, as itchanges after each third dredge-up (TDU) episode and the stellar yields the models produce. A first set of AGBmodels, having masses in the range 1.5

model, we found an interesting overproduction of some radioactive isotopes, like 60 Fe, as a consequence of theanomalous first 13 C pocket. Finally, light elements (C, F, Ne, and Na) are enhanced at any metallicity.AUTHORS (in order of authorship): Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Lederer, M.T.TITLE: Molecular opacities for low-mass metal-poor AGB stars undergoing the third dredge-upJOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: ApJ, 667, 489. (REFERRED)DATE OF PUBLICATION (*): 2007ABSTRACT: The concomitant overabundances of C, N, and s-process elements are commonly ascribed to thecomplex interplay of nucleosynthesis, mixing, and mass loss taking place in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars.At low metallicity, the enhancement of C and/or N can be up to 1000 times larger than the original iron content andsignificantly affects the stellar structure and its evolution. For this reason, the interpretation of the already availableand still growing amount of data concerning C-rich metal-poor stars belonging to our Galaxy as well as to dwarfspheroidal galaxies would require reliable AGB stellar models for low and very low metallicities. In this paper weaddress the question of calculation and use of appropriate opacity coefficients, which take into account the Cenhancement caused by the third dredge-up. A possible N enhancement, caused by the cool bottom process or bythe engulfment of protons into the convective zone generated by a thermal pulse and the subsequent huge thirddredge-up, is also considered. Based on up-to-date stellar models, we illustrate the changes induced by the use ofthese opacity coefficients on the physical and chemical properties expected for these stars.14

STAYS IN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTRESCENTRE: Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics School of Mathematical SciencesPLACE: Melbourne COUNTRY: Australia YEAR: 2005 LENGHT: 3 monthsTOPIC: upgrade of the nuclear network of the Mount Stromlo Stellar ProgramCENTRE: Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsPLACE: Garching COUNTRY: Germany YEAR: 2010 LENGHT: 1 weekTOPIC: Invited seminar and scientific collaboration15

PRESENTATIONS IN CONGRESSES AND WORKSHOPSAUTHORS: Cristallo, S., et al.TITLE: Gaia Rotation measurements for mixing and nucleosynthesisTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: GAIA Italian MeetingPUBLICATION: not plannedMEETING PLACE: Bologna, ItalyYEAR: 2011AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., et al.TITLE: Nucleosynthesis in very low metallicities AGB stars: traces from proton ingestion episodesTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 11th Nuclei in the CosmosPUBLICATION: not submittedMEETING PLACE: Heidelberg, GermanyYEAR: 2010AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Piersanti, L., Gallino, R., Straniero, O., Kappeler, F., Dominguez, I., Mohr, P.TITLE: The long-standing problem of 176Lu/176Hf branching: a new approach with full stellarevolutionary modelsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics IVPUBLICATION: JPCS 202, 2033 (2010) – REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Roma, ItalyYEAR: 2009AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Piersanti, L., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Domínguez, I., Käppeler, F.TITLE: Asymptotic-Giant-Branch Models at Very Low MetallicityTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 10th Torino Workshop on AGB StarsPUBLICATION: PASA, 26, 139 (2009) – REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Torino, ItalyYEAR: 2008AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Domínguez, I., Lederer, M. T.TITLE: Why galaxies care about Asymptotic Giant Branch StarsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 52 nd Meeting of the Italian Astronomical SocietyPUBLICATION: MemSaIt, 80, 157 (2009) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Teramo, Italy16

YEAR: 2008AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Lederer M.T., Dominguez, I.TITLE: Progresses in AGB modellingTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 9th Torino Workshop on AGB StarsPUBLICATION: AIPC, 1001, 3 (2008) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Perugia, ItalyYEAR: 2007AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Lederer M.T.TITLE: Evolution and nucleosynthesis of low-mass metal-poor AGB models with C- and N-enhancedmolecular opacitiesTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: First Stars IIIPUBLICATION: AIPC, 990, 320 (2008) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Santa Fe, NMYEAR: 2007AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R.TITLE: Constraints on AGB Models from s-Process NucleosynthesisTYPE OF PRESENTATION: PosterCONGRESS: Why Galaxies Care about AGB starsPUBLICATION: ASPC, 378, 119 (2007) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Vienna, AustriaYEAR: 2006AUTHORS: Cristallo, S.TITLE: Evolution and nucleosynthesis in low mass Asymptotic Giant Branch stars (AWARDED AS THEBEST COMMUNICATION IN THE SECTION “ASTYRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS”)TYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 55th Annual Meeting of the Italian Physics SocietyPUBLICATION: Nuovo Cimento B, 122, 697 (2007) - REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Pisa, italyYEAR: 2007AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Lederer M.T., Dominguez, I.TITLE: Short-lived isotopes and 23 Na production in low mass AGB StarsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 8th Torino Workshop on AGB StarsPUBLICATION: Mem. S.A.It., 77, 774 (2006) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Granada, SpainYEAR: 200617

AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Dominguez, I.TITLE: Light and heavy elements nucleosynthesis in low mass AGB StarsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 9th Nuclei in the CosmosPUBLICATION: Proceedings of Science, 62 (2006) – REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Ginevra (CERN), SwissYEAR: 2006AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R.TITLE: Constraints on AGB Models from s-Process NucleosynthesisTYPE OF PRESENTATION: PosterCONGRESS: Why galaxies care about AGB starsPUBLICATION: ASP Conference Series, 378, 119 (2007)– NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Vienna, AustriaYEAR: 2006AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Dominguez, I.TITLE: : Synthesis of light elements in Asymptotic Giant Branch starsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: Fifth Italian Nuclear Astrophisics Meeting (GIANTS)PUBLICATION: no planned publicationMEETING PLACE: Teramo, ItalyYEAR: 2005AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Piersanti, L., Dominguez, I.TITLE: : Chemical pollution from AGB StarsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: PosterCONGRESS: From lithium to uranium: Elemental Traces of Early Cosmic Evolution (IAUS 228)PUBLICATION: IAUS, 228, 483 (2005) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Paris, FranceYEAR: 2005AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R.TITLE: : Specific problems of neutron capture nucleosynthesis in AGB starsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: CYCIT-INFN collaboration workshopPUBLICATION: no planned publicationMEETING PLACE: Granada, SpainYEAR: 2004AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R.18

TITLE: : A full network coupled to the evolutionary code: detailed s-process nucleosynthesis in low massAGB StarsTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: 7th Torino Workshop on AGB StarsPUBLICATION: Mem. S.A.It., 75, 676 (2004) – NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Cambridge, UKYEAR: 2004AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Straniero O., Gallino, R.TITLE: S-process nucleosynthesis in low mass AGB stars: do we really need an improved determinationof the 13 C(α,n) 16 O reaction?TYPE OF PRESENTATION: PosterCONGRESS: 8th Nuclei in the CosmosPUBLICATION: Nucl. Phys. A, 758, 509 (2005) – REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Vancouver, CanadaYEAR: 2004AUTHORS: Cristallo, S., Gallino, R., Straniero, O.TITLE: Self-consistent 13 C pocket in low mass AGB stars and related nucleosynthesisTYPE OF PRESENTATION: OralCONGRESS: Stars in Galaxies, IV National Workshop on Stellar Astrophysics and Joint InternationalMeeting on New Perspectives for Observational Astronomy at the Canary IslandsPUBLICATION: Mem. S.A.It., 75, 174 (2004)– NOT REFERREDMEETING PLACE: Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain)YEAR: 200319

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS(in one DIN A4 page only)Awarded for the best oral communication in the “Astronomy and Astrophysics “ Session of the “XCIIINational Meeting of the Italian Physics Society", held in Pisa (Italy) in Semptember 2007.Co-titular of the Master Degree Course in “Galactic chemical evolution” at the Faculty of Science ofGranada Univesity (2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012).Assistant in the Physics I course for the Degree in Geology at the Faculty of Science of GranadaUnivesity (2010-2011).Invited seminar at Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (Garching, Germany) with the title: “s-processdistributions from full evolutionary AGB models” (February 2010).Invited seminar University of Perugia with the title: “Evolution, nucleosynthesis and yields of low massAGB stars at different metallicities:: the FRUITY database.” (July 2011).Editor of the Proceeding of “The 52 th Italian Astronomical Society” meeting held in Teramo (Italy) in May2008.Member of the Local Organizing Committee of "The Origin of the Elements Heavier than Fe" meeting,held in Turin (Italy) in September of 2008.Member of the Local Organizing Committee of “The 52 th Italian Astronomical Society” meeting, held inTeramo (Italy) in May 2008.Member of the Local Organizing Committee of “The fifth Italian Nuclear Astrophisics” meeting, held inTeramo (Italy) in April 2005.20