Nicolò D'Amico
Nicolò (front centre left) at an ESO signing event
Born28 June 1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Palermo Edit this on Wikidata
Died15 September 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 67)
Cagliari Edit this on Wikidata
Academic career
Institutions
Position heldpresident (National Institute for Astrophysics, 2015–2020), director (Cagliari Observatory), director (Sardinia Radio Telescope) Edit this on Wikidata

Nicolò D'Amico (1953-2020), also known as Nichi D’Amico, was an astronomer and President of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica.

Personal life

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

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

  1. ↑ "Addio a Nichi D'amico, papà del Sardinia Radio Telescope". la Repubblica (in Italian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "È morto Nicolò D'Amico, presidente dell'Inaf". Askanews (in Italian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "In Memory of Prof. Nicolò D'Amico". Cherenkov Telescope Array. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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