Alessandra Buonanno

Italian / American physicist
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Alessandra Buonanno

Summary

Alessandra Buonanno is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Cassino[2]. She was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a physicist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cassino[2], Alessandra Buonanno…
  • Alessandra Buonanno was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alessandra Buonanno held citizenship in Italy[6].
  • Alessandra Buonanno held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Alessandra Buonanno worked as a physicist[4].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's field of work was black hole[8].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's field of work was gravitational wave[9].
  • Alessandra Buonanno was employed by Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics[10].
  • Alessandra Buonanno was employed by University of Maryland[11].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's education included a stint at University of Pisa[12].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's doctoral advisor was Michele Maggiore[13].
  • Alessandra Buonanno received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[14].
  • Alessandra Buonanno received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15].
  • Alessandra Buonanno received the Balzan Prize[16].
  • Alessandra Buonanno received the State Award of Lower Saxony[17].
  • Alessandra Buonanno received the ICTP Dirac Medal[18].
  • Alessandra Buonanno was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[19].
  • Alessandra Buonanno was a member of National Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Alessandra Buonanno was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[21].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's image is recorded as Alessandra Buonanno, director at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics.jpg[22].
  • Alessandra Buonanno is recorded as female[23].
  • Alessandra Buonanno's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Alessandra Buonanno supervised Yan-Bei Chen as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alessandra Buonanno supervised Michele Vallisneri as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alessandra Buonanno supervised Yi Pan as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Alessandra Buonanno's place of birth was Cassino[2]. She was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alessandra Buonanno was educated at University of Pisa[12]. Her doctoral advisor was Michele Maggiore[13].

Career and Affiliations

Alessandra Buonanno's professions included physicist[4]. Fields of work include black hole[8], an astronomical object type[28] and gravitational wave[9]. Employers include Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics[10], a Max Planck Institute[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1995[31], headquartered in Golm[32] and University of Maryland[11], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1858[35], headquartered in College Park[36]. Doctoral students include Yan-Bei Chen[25], an astrophysicist[37], b. 1977[38], awarded the Sofia Kovalevskaya Award[39]; Michele Vallisneri[26], a physicist[40], b. 1973[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[42]; Yi Pan[27], a physicist[43]; and Adrian G. Abac[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[14], a fellowship award[45]; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15], a science award[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1985[48]; Balzan Prize[16], a science award[49], in Switzerland[50], founded in 1961[51]; State Award of Lower Saxony[17], an award[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1978[54]; and ICTP Dirac Medal[18], a physics award[55].

Why It Matters

Alessandra Buonanno ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56]

FAQs

Where was Alessandra Buonanno born?

Alessandra Buonanno was born in Cassino[2].

What did Alessandra Buonanno do for work?

Alessandra Buonanno worked as physicist[4].

Where did Alessandra Buonanno go to school?

Alessandra Buonanno was educated at University of Pisa[12].

What awards did Alessandra Buonanno receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[14], Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15], Balzan Prize[16], and State Award of Lower Saxony[17].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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