Roberto Maiolino

Roberto Maiolino

Roberto Maiolino is Professor of Experimental Astrophysics at the Department of Physics (Cavendish Laboratory) and at the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Professor at University College London.

He studies the formation galaxies and black holes using some of the largest ground-based and space telescopes. He has been playing a leading role in several projects, including the James Webb Space Telescope, the MOONS spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope, and the ANDES spectrograph for the Extremely Large Telescope.


Note: this is Roberto Maiolino's academic webpage, if you are looking for his novel Stars and Waves, please visit its dedicated website: www.starsandwaves.net

Science highlights

Roberto Maiolino has published over 570 papers on peer reviewed journals spanning a broad range of topics in multiple areas related to the formation and evolution of galaxies and black holes. The following are some of his research highlights:

Academic Appointments

2024- Blaauw Honorary Professor at the University of Groningen

2021- Royal Society Research Professor

2019 - present: Honorary Professor at University College London

2016 - 2021: Director, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge

2012 - present: Professor in Experimental Astrophysics, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge

2006 - 2012 Senior Astronomer, Astronomical Observatory of Rome

2003 - 2006: Senior Astronomer, Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 

1997 - 2003: Astronomer, Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (Firenze, Italy)

1995 - 1997: Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (Garching, Germany)

Awards & Honors

(extract - please see full list in the extended CV)

2024: Blaauw Honorary Professorship at the University of Groningen

2022: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

2019:  Honorary Professor at University College London

2018:  Knighted by the Italian President in the Order of the Star of Italy

Projects

Roberto Maiolino has had a leading role in multiple cutting-edge projects. The following is a short summary (please visit his CV for a more comprehensive list):

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Kavli Institute fo Cosmology
Kavli Institute for Cosmology
Department of Physics
Cavendish Laboratory