BENITEZ LLAMBAY ALEJANDRO

Role
Assistant Professor  
Academic disciplines
Astrophysics, Cosmology and Space Science (PHYS-05/A)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY, EARTH- SPACE- AND CLIMATE PHYSICS (02/PHYS-05)
Office phone
Room:
  • U02, Floor: 2, Room: 2009

Biography

Dr Benitez-Llambay is an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan, Italy. His research intersects numerical cosmology, galaxy formation at the smallest scales, and 21 cm radio observations. Before arriving in Milan, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, Argentina, and conducted research at the University of Victoria, Canada, and the Institute for Computational Cosmology in Durham, UK.

He tackles research challenges using advanced computational methods and large-scale cosmological simulations. He also develops high-performance software for creating and analyzing these datasets. 

Additionally, Dr Benitez-Llambay is involved in major international collaborations focused on producing advanced hydrodynamical numerical models of galaxy formation within a cosmological context and exploring cosmological probes at the smallest scales using cutting-edge ground and space-based facilities.

Publications

  • Trayford, J., Schaye, J., Correa, C., Ploeckinger, S., Richings, A., Chaikin, E., et al. (2026). Modelling the evolution and influence of dust in cosmological simulations that include the cold phase of the interstellar medium. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 545(4 (February 2026)) [10.1093/mnras/staf2040]. Detail

  • Chaikin, E., Schaye, J., Schaller, M., Ploeckinger, S., Benítez-Llambay, A., Frenk, C., et al. (2026). The evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function and star formation rates in thecolibresimulations from redshift 17 to 0. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 548(4 (June 2026)) [10.1093/mnras/stag740]. Detail

  • Chaikin, E., Schaye, J., Schaller, M., Ploeckinger, S., Bahé, Y., Benítez-Llambay, A., et al. (2026). colibre: calibrating subgrid feedback in cosmological simulations that include a cold gas phase. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 548(1 (May 2026)) [10.1093/mnras/stag300]. Detail

  • Schaye, J., Chaikin, E., Schaller, M., Ploeckinger, S., Husko, F., Mcgibbon, R., et al. (2026). The COLIBRE project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 548(1 (May 2026)) [10.1093/mnras/stag375]. Detail

  • Huško, F., Lacey, C., Schaye, J., Schaller, M., Chaikin, E., Ploeckinger, S., et al. (2026). A hybrid active galactic nucleus feedback model with spinning black holes, winds and jets. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 547(2), 1-46 [10.1093/mnras/stag324]. Detail

Research projects

Astrophysical constraints to the nature of dark matter at the edge of galaxy formation
Year: 2024
Call: FAQC 2024 - seconda finestra
Grantors: Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA

Awards

Research and teaching assignments

  • Ricercatore/Ricercatrice universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2024 - 2027