Fabiola Gianotti | |
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| Born | 29 October 1960 Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
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| Fields | Particle physics |
Fabiola Gianotti (Italian: [faˈbiːola dʒaˈnɔtti]; born 29 October 1960) is an Italian experimental particle physicist who is the current and first woman Director-General at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland.[4][5] Her first mandate began on 1 January 2016 and ran for a period of five years. At its 195th Session in 2019, the CERN Council selected Gianotti for a second term as Director-General. Her second five-year term began on 1 January 2021 and goes on until 2025. This is the first time in CERN's history that a Director-General has been appointed for a full second term.[6]
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- ^ "Pontecorvo Prize for 2019".
- ^ "ATLAS - "The physics dream", Fabiola Gianotti, Oct 2008 (UMich Web Lecture Archive Project)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Fabiola Gianotti signs her contract as CERN's new Director-General". CERN Bulletin. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Castelvecchi, Davide (2014). "Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director: Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti will take the reins at the European physics powerhouse in 2016". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2014.16287. S2CID 124442791.
- ^ "CERN Council appoints Fabiola Gianotti for second term of office as CERN Director General". CERN. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.