Guido Altarelli

Guido Altarelli (July 12, 1941 - September 30, 2015[1]) was an Italian theoretical physicist. He was born in Rome, Italy.[2]

Guido Altarelli
Professor Guido Altarelli.jpg
Born(1941-07-12)July 12, 1941
DiedSeptember 30, 2015(2015-09-30) (aged 74)
NationalityItalian
Known for Altarelli-Parisi equations
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsSapienza University of Rome, University of Roma Tre

He held positions at New York University (1968–69), the Rockefeller University (New York, 1969–70), l' École Normale Supérieure in Paris (76-77, 81) and Boston University (85-86).

Awards

  • Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences[3]
  • 2011 Julius Wess Award for Outstanding Achievements in Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics - The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[4]
  • 2012 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics - The American Physical Society[4]
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize - EPS HEPP Prize, 2015.

References

  1. Forte, Stefano; Ridolfi, Giovanni (2015). "Guido Altarelli (1941 - 2015)". CERN Bulletin. 901 (41 & 42, Mon 05 Oct): 249. Bibcode:2015NuPhB.901..249F. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2015.10.021.
  2. Maiani, Luciano; Martinelli, Guido (19 Oct 2018). "Guido Altarelli". Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Annual Reviews. 68 (1): 1–15. Bibcode:2018ARNPS..68....1M. doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-101917-021029. ISSN 0163-8998. S2CID 217019797.
  3. "Faces and places: Polish institute makes Guido Altarelli honorary professor". CERN Courier. 53 (10): 33. December 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Schaeffer, Anaïs (February 2012). "I can't wait to find out what Nature has in store for us". CERN Bulletin. 06–07.

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