Franco Pacini#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 270 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Franco Pacini passed away January 25, 2012.
Positions held
- 1978 - 2001 Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Florence and Director of the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory in Florence
- 1975 - 1987 joined the newly created scientific group of the European Southern Observatory in Geneva
- 1967 to 1973 research associate and visiting professor at Cornell University
Fields of Scholarship
- High energy astrophysics
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Associate Member of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Member of the American Astronomical Society
- 1997 Prize of the Italian Government for Science
- Asteroid 25601 Francopacini is named after Franco Pacini
