Alberto Vecchio

Alberto Vecchio
Born
Mantua, Italy
CitizenshipItalian
Alma materUniversity of Pavia (Laurea)
University of Milan (PhD)
Known forGravitational-wave parameter estimation, LISA science, Advanced LIGO
AwardsSpecial Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016)
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Scientific career
FieldsGravitational-wave astronomy, astrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham
Doctoral advisorBruno Bertotti
Doctoral studentsChiara Mingarelli
Websitewww.sr.bham.ac.uk/~av/

Alberto Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto ˈvɛkkjo]) is an Italian astrophysicist and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Birmingham, where he is the founding Director of the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy. His research spans gravitational-wave astronomy across the frequency spectrum, including ground-based laser interferometry with LIGO and Virgo, pulsar timing arrays, and the future space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). He is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration team that made the first direct detection of gravitational waves in September 2015.

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