Giuseppe Perola#
| Membership Number: | 1431 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1992 - 2007 co-founder of the Science Faculty and the Physics Departement at “Universita’ Roma 3”
- 1980 - 1992 Full Professor in Astronomical and Astrophysical Disciplines at “Universita’ La Sapienza” in Rome, Italy
- 1971 - 1980 Associate Professor of Physics for students in Biology at the Milan University, Italy
- 1968 - 1970 ESRO fellowship at the Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands
- 1965 member of the research group led by Prof. Giuseppe Occhialini and his wife Prof. Connie Dilworth at “Universita’ degli Studi” in Milan, Italy
Fields of Scholarship
- Origin of cosmic rays
- Radiogalaxies and their interaction with the environment
- Physical properties of Active Galactic Nuclei and the growth of Super Massive Black Holes therein
- Science with Space Missions, in particular in the X-Ray band
- Visual art and culture
Honours and Awards
- AAS HEAD 1998 Rossi Prize, shared with the BeppoSAX team and dr. Jan van Paradijs
