Paolo Natoli

Full Professor

Paolo Natoli is full professor at the University of Ferrara where he founded the local cosmology group in 2011. He was previously a researcher at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and, earlier on, a visiting scholar at UC Santa Barbara. He got a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Rome in 2000. Paolo’s main field of expertise is the cosmic microwave background radiation, with a preference for phenomenology and data analysis. He has contributed to several pioneering experiments of the field, including ESA’s Planck, for which he has co-led one of its core cosmology projects. His current main project is LiteBIRD a JAXA satellite to study primordial inflation. He currently serves as chair of the LiteBIRD European Steering Committee. Paolo has co-authored more than 200 refereed publications: his brief CV can be found here. Besides research, he teaches cosmology for master degree students and special relativity for undergraduates and enjoys doing outreach.

Contacts::

E-mail: paolo.natoli@unife.it

Office: 410 Blocco C

Phone: +39 0532 974244

Office hours: By appointment only

Personal webpage: http://docente.unife.it/paolo.natoli