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May 9, 20241 min read
Prof. Franco Pierno joins the ISSNAF Scientific Council
Warmest congratulations! Franco Pierno, born in Canada and educated in Europe, received his Laurea in the History of the Italian Language...
May 1, 20241 min read
Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, joins the ISSNAF Scientific Council
Warmest congratulations to Dr. Alessandra Ferrajoli on joining the ISSNAF Scientific Council! Dr. Ferrajoli is an academic...
May 1, 20242 min read
Prof. Filippo Menczer joins the ISSNAF Scientific Council
Our warmest congratulations to prof. Filippo Menczer on joining the ISSNAF Scientific Council! Filippo Menczer is a university...
Apr 30, 20241 min read
ASI & CAIF provide scholarships to Italian students for space research in USA
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Cultural Association of Italians at Fermilab (CAIF, an ISSNAF Chapter) have partnered to provide a...
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Congratulations to Alessandro Ratti on joining the ISSNAF Board
Alessandro Ratti is well known in the ISSNAF community in the San Francisco Bay Area as a tireless supporter of ISSNAF. He was...
Mar 16, 20241 min read
Announcing the ISSNAF PND Chapter
Welcome to the ISSNAF Chapter of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware (PND)! The PND chapter is a vibrant community of Italian...
Mar 10, 20241 min read
ISSNAF Story: Interview with Prof. Paola Arlotta
Dr. Paola Arlotta is Professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University, and chair of HSCRB. Paola talks about her...
Mar 10, 20242 min read
Congratulations to Prof. Elisa Bertino on joining the ISSNAF Board
Prof. Elisa Bertino has been an invaluable supporter of ISSNAF for many years. As a member of the Scientific Council, Prof. Bertino has...
Feb 24, 20241 min read
Cinzia Zuffada: dalla Nasa al volontariato per ISSNAF
Cinzia Zuffada, ISSNAF president, talks about her professional journey from Deputy Chief Scientist at NASA/JPL to being a volunteer for...
Feb 23, 20249 min read
2023 Year in Review
Here are the highlights of a successful year! 2023 Annual Event As in previous years, the 2023 ISSNAF Annual Event was held at the...
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Prof. Paola Arlotta and Prof. Elisa Bertino have been awarded the Premio Internazionale Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia 2024
In the framework of the 2024 Week of Women and Girls in Science the Embassy of Italy hosts the First Edition of the Premio Internazionale...
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Congratulations to Filippo Gianferrari, ex-equo winner of the 2023 Young Investigator RnB4Culture Award!
Dr. Filippo Gianferrari is the ex-equo winner of the 2023 Young Investigator RnB4Culture Award for innovation in the study of the Italian...
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Mille grazie to RnB4Culture for sponsoring the Young Investigator Rnb4Culture Award!
RnB4Culture is an Italian company providing "tech for culture's sake" (see RnB4Culture). The company established the YOUNG INVESTIGATOR...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Congratulations to Eugenio Morelli, the winner of the 2023 Young Investigator Paola Campese Award!
Hear Dr. Eugenio Morelli, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the winner of the 2023 Young Investigator Paola Campese Award, talk about his...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
The Campese Family has sponsored the Young Investigator Paola Campese Award since 2011! Thank you!
We are grateful to USC Emeritus Professor Vito Campese and his family for sponsoring the YI Paola Campese Award to recognize researchers...
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Congratulations to Giulia Guidi, the winner of the 2023 Young Investigator Mario Gerla Award!
Dr. Giulia Guidi talks about her research on“Scalable and Diverse Data Analytics - through High-Performance Abstraction”. Giulia is...
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Warmest thank you to the Gerla Family for sponsoring the Young Investigator Mario Gerla Award!
Established by the Gerla family in 2019, the ISSNAF YOUNG INVESTIGATOR MARIO GERLA AWARD is in memory of Dr. Mario Gerla, pioneer in...
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Chiara Trovatello is the recipient of the 2023 ISSNAF YI INFN Bruno Touschek Award! Bravissima!
Hear Dr. Chiara Trovatello, the winner of the 2023 ISSNAF YI INFN Bruno Touschek Award, speak about her research on ultracompact...
Dec 6, 20231 min read
We are grateful to INFN for sponsoring the ISSNAF YI Bruno Touschek Award!
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) has established the ISSNAF Young Investigator Bruno Touschek Award in 2022. It honors the...
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Congratulations to Francesca Garretti, the winner of 2023 YI ISSNAF Embassy of Italy Award!
Hear Francesca Garretti, PhD., winner of 2023 YI ISSNAF Embassy of Italy Award, describe her research on”investigating the impact of...
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