Education
1978, Dec. 18 - Doctor in Astronomy maxima cum laude,
University of Padua (Italy)
Career / Employment
| 2006-... | Research Professor | Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Baltimore, USA |
| 2000-2006 | Principal Research Scientist | Center for Astrophysical Sciences, JHU |
| 1996-2000 | Research Scientist | Center for Astrophysical Sciences, JHU |
| 1993-1996 | Senior Visiting Scientist | Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA |
| 1981-2002 | Tenured Astronomer | Astronomical Observatory of Turin, Italy |
| 1979-1982 | Resident Astronomer | European Space Agency (ESA), IUE Observatory, Vilspa, Spain |
| 1979-1979 | Post-Doctoral fellow | ICTP/SISSA (Trieste, Italy) |
Professional Memberships
International Astronomical Union (I.A.U.);
American Astronomical Society (A.A.S.);
European Astronomical Society (E.A.S.);
Sociedad Española de Astronomía (Spanish
Astronomical Society: Honorary Member)
Summary of Publications List and Invited Talks
(http://dolomiti.pha.jhu.edu/publgoto.html)
I authored over 500
publications (>200 as first author, >20 invited papers and reviews,
>230 refereed articles). H-index = 71 (source: ADS).
Invited review talks and colloquia include venues in the US
(Pasadena, Princeton, Seattle, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rochester,...), Germany, Spain, Russia, Italy and France.
Committees and Panels. Professional Services
I am/have been serving as panel chair or panel member in national and international panels, including panel PE9 (Sciences of the Universe) of the European Research Council (European Commission),
NASA panels
HST, SWIFT, IDEAS, NPP, etc.;
NASA Multimission Archive U.G., NASA Science Mission Directorate Forums "Origins", "Universe", and "SEPOF". I also serve/d as panelist or referee for
other national space agencies and science foundations in Europe, the Americas, including the Russian Science Foundation and the Canadian Science Foundation.
I have served in the O.C. of IAU Comm.42, and I am member of the Working Group on UV astronomy within IAU Division B.
I often referee papers for ApJ, AJ, MNRAS, A&A, J.ASR, ApSS,
and book projects.
I participate/d in scientific organizing committees of international conferences.
I have served in thesis defense committees in Europe, Brazil, and U.S.A,
and directed several dissertation projects of international students. I also serve/d as chair or member in various Department committees.
Scientific Interests
* hot massive stars, mass loss, Milky Way, hot post-AGB objects
* stellar populations, nearby galaxies, star formation and interstellar medium
* UV sky surveys (see http://dolomiti.pha.jhu.edu/uvsky)
* space-borne and ground-based instrumentation (past: IUE, FUSE, GALEX; current: design of new space missions and ground-based instruments)