Nicolò D'Amico
Nicolò D'Amico | |
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 Nicolò (front centre left) at an ESO signing event | |
| Born | 28 June 1953  Palermo |
| Died | 15 September 2020 (aged 67) Cagliari |
| Academic career | |
| Institutions | |
| Position held | president (National Institute for Astrophysics, 2015–2020), director (Cagliari Observatory), director (Sardinia Radio Telescope) |
Nicolò D'Amico (1953-2020), also known as Nichi D’Amico, was an astronomer and President of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica.
Personal life
[edit]He was born on 28 June 1953 in Palermo. He was married and had a daughter.[1] He died on 15 September 2020 in Cagliari.[2]
Career
[edit]He was a professor of astrophysics at the University of Cagliari, and the director of the Cagliari Observatory and the Sardinia Radio Telescope.[2] He was the president of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica[3] since 16 October 2015, with a second 4-year term confirmed on 30 December 2019.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Addio a Nichi D'amico, papà del Sardinia Radio Telescope". la Repubblica (in Italian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "È morto Nicolò D'Amico, presidente dell'Inaf". Askanews (in Italian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "In Memory of Prof. Nicolò D'Amico". Cherenkov Telescope Array. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.