Stefano Cristiani
Stefano Cristiani, is an Italian astronomer and astrophysicist.Career
Cristiani graduated in Physics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, carrying out his thesis work at the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory. He held a post-doctoral and staff positions at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory, University of Padua, and Trieste Astronomical Observatory.
He has been director of the Trieste Astronomical Observatory from 2005 to 2010 and a member of the Board of
INAF since 2011.
The main areas of his research are: extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, quasars, advanced data analysis methods.Honours
Awards
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979: Enrico Persico award of the Accademia dei Lincei
