Alberto Vecchio

Alberto Vecchio
Born
Mantua, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Professor of Physics and Astronomy
AwardsBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, 2016
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Milano
Academic advisorsBruno Bertotti
Academic work
DisciplineTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham
Notable studentsChiara Mingarelli
Main interestsgravitational waves



Alberto Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto ˈvɛkkjo]) is a physicist, a professor at the University of Birmingham in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and the Director of the Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy. He was a contributor in the upgrade of LIGO to Advanced LIGO which resulted in the discovery of gravitational waves in February 2016.

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