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Professor Roberto Maiolino awarded knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy

Professor Roberto Maiolino was yesterday made a knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (cavaliere OSI). The decoration was presented to him by the ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, on behalf of the Italian president, in recognition of his work to promote British-Italian relations in the field of science through his teaching work at universities and his research. Professor Maiolino, a lecturer in experimental astrophysics at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, is the director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, also at Cambridge, and he plays a number of important roles in the field of international scientific collaboration.

Professor Maiolino obtained his degree in physics and his doctorate in research from the University of Florence. In the course of his subsequent work abroad, he has maintained close links with Italy. In addition to holding the post of associate astronomer at the Rome Astronomical Observatory until 2012, he is a member of the Scientific Council coordinated by the Embassy of Italy in London, a body that advises the embassy’s Science Office on its activities and selects recipients for awards and scholarships that are offered to young Italians in the UK.

Professor Maiolino leads a number of important international projects and is the author of 318 publications (in addition to 160 uncited articles). He thus promotes strong collaboration at the highest levels between the Italian, British and international scientific communities.

 

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