University of Padua, Dept. of Astronomy, vicolo Osservatorio 3, 35122 Padova, Italy
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C. Barbieri, born 27/11/1942
Degree in Physics, University of Bologna, June 1985, 110/110 cum laude
Full Professor of Astronomy, University of Padua;
Director:
1985-91 Padua and Asiago Astronomical Observatories;
1990-98 Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (La Palma, Canary Islands);
2008-10 PhD School of Sciences Technologies and Measures for Space, University of Padua
2010-13 Galilean School of Higher Education, University of Padua
Committees:
1985-87 ESA AWG;
1991-94 ESA SSAC and SC Horizon 2000+;
1988-92 STC ESO;
2002-07 Board European School NEON;
since 2004 Board Master in Applied Optics;
Main Projects:
1977-94 ESA FOC on NASA HST;
1980-87 Halley Multicolour Camera on ESA GIOTTO;
PRIN 1998 Collisional, dynamical and physical evolution of bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2001 Search and dynamical and physical studies of NEAs and other minor bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2002 Digitization of photographic archives of the Italian Astronomical Observatories;
PRIN 2006 Astrophysics to the Quantum Limits;
2004-05 ESO contract Quanteye;
2005-06 ESA contract QIPS;
2007-09 Galileo GNSS contract Harrison;
2007-10: Project of Excellence Fondazione Cariparo Quantum Properties of Light and Astronomy;
2009-11: Strategic Program Padua University Quantum Future;
1995 to date: OSIRIS imaging system on ESA Rosetta.
Teaching:
Fundamental Astronomy; Astrophysics of Stars and Planets (for Astronomy);
Elements of Astronomy and Astrophysics (for Aerospace Engineering).
Effects of the Earth’s atmosphere on Astronomical Observations (for the PhD School)
Research (more than 250 papers on refereed journals): Minor Bodies and Diffuse Sodium in the solar system; Telescopes and Instrumentation for ground and space; Quantum Optics for Astronomy. (see publication list)
Books:
Lezioni di Astronomia (Zanichelli) 1999 and revisions;
Fundamentals of Astronomy (Taylor and Francis), 2006
La nascita dell’Astrofisica nel XIX secolo (CLEUP), 2000
Astronomia Perché? Editrice Compositori, 2009
Several chapters in Enc. Treccani and other Encyclopediae
.
Conferences:
European Satellite Astrometry (ESA 1970);
The Three Galileos (1997 Kluwer);
Earth-Moon Relationships (2000 Kluwer);
2nd ESA/COSPAR GALILEO GNSS (ESA publication);
400th Anniversary of the discovery of the Medicean Moons (2010 CUP).
Prizes and Honours:
NASA Group Award for FOC/HST.
Gold Medal of Italian Ministry for Education.
Commendatore of the Italian Republic.
Degree in Physics, University of Bologna, June 1985, 110/110 cum laude
Full Professor of Astronomy, University of Padua;
Director:
1985-91 Padua and Asiago Astronomical Observatories;
1990-98 Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (La Palma, Canary Islands);
2008-10 PhD School of Sciences Technologies and Measures for Space, University of Padua
2010-13 Galilean School of Higher Education, University of Padua
Committees:
1985-87 ESA AWG;
1991-94 ESA SSAC and SC Horizon 2000+;
1988-92 STC ESO;
2002-07 Board European School NEON;
since 2004 Board Master in Applied Optics;
Main Projects:
1977-94 ESA FOC on NASA HST;
1980-87 Halley Multicolour Camera on ESA GIOTTO;
PRIN 1998 Collisional, dynamical and physical evolution of bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2001 Search and dynamical and physical studies of NEAs and other minor bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2002 Digitization of photographic archives of the Italian Astronomical Observatories;
PRIN 2006 Astrophysics to the Quantum Limits;
2004-05 ESO contract Quanteye;
2005-06 ESA contract QIPS;
2007-09 Galileo GNSS contract Harrison;
2007-10: Project of Excellence Fondazione Cariparo Quantum Properties of Light and Astronomy;
2009-11: Strategic Program Padua University Quantum Future;
1995 to date: OSIRIS imaging system on ESA Rosetta.
Teaching:
Fundamental Astronomy; Astrophysics of Stars and Planets (for Astronomy);
Elements of Astronomy and Astrophysics (for Aerospace Engineering).
Effects of the Earth’s atmosphere on Astronomical Observations (for the PhD School)
Research (more than 250 papers on refereed journals): Minor Bodies and Diffuse Sodium in the solar system; Telescopes and Instrumentation for ground and space; Quantum Optics for Astronomy. (see publication list)
Books:
Lezioni di Astronomia (Zanichelli) 1999 and revisions;
Fundamentals of Astronomy (Taylor and Francis), 2006
La nascita dell’Astrofisica nel XIX secolo (CLEUP), 2000
Astronomia Perché? Editrice Compositori, 2009
Several chapters in Enc. Treccani and other Encyclopediae
.
Conferences:
European Satellite Astrometry (ESA 1970);
The Three Galileos (1997 Kluwer);
Earth-Moon Relationships (2000 Kluwer);
2nd ESA/COSPAR GALILEO GNSS (ESA publication);
400th Anniversary of the discovery of the Medicean Moons (2010 CUP).
Prizes and Honours:
NASA Group Award for FOC/HST.
Gold Medal of Italian Ministry for Education.
Commendatore of the Italian Republic.
