Giovanni Fazio

Giovanni G. Fazio
Born1933 or 1934
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died (aged 92)
Education
  • BS (Physics) and BA (Chemistry) degrees from St. Mary's University, Texas, in 1954
  • Ph.D. (Physics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959
Alma materSt. Mary's University, Texas
Known forinfrared instruments, including the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope
Awards
  • Six NASA Group Achievement Awards
  • Tsiolkovsky Medal (1998)
  • UNICO National Marconi Science Medal (2005)
  • NASA Public Service Medal
  • Royal Society of London/COSPAR Massey Award (Gold Medal) (2008)
  • Smithsonian Institution Secretary’s Distinguished Research Lecture Award (2009)
  • Muhlman Award (2010)
  • Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (2015)
  • SPIE George W. Goddard Award in Space and Airborne Optics (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, astrophysics
InstitutionsCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Websitewww.cfa.harvard.edu/~gfazio/

Giovanni Fazio (1933 or 1934 – February 12, 2026) was an American physicist at Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. He was an astrophysicist who has initiated and participated in multiple observation programs.

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