Personal Informations
| Name: | Giampaolo |
| First Name: | Piotto |
| e-mail: | piotto@pd.astro.it |
| Place of birth: | Cittadella |
| Date of birth: | September 10th,1962 |
| Address: | Via degli Alpini, 9. I-35013 Cittadella |
| Office: | Vicolo Dell'Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova |
| Phone (office): | I+049-829-3435 |
| Civil Status: | Married with Pamela Palazzi, two sons (Pierfrancesco and Raffaele) |
Education
| July 1981 - | Liceo Scientifico Diploma (High School), highest grade |
| March 1986 - | Laurea in Astronomy at the University of Padova |
| Thesis title: The Galactic Globular Cluster M30. | |
| Supervisors: Prof. L. Rosino, Prof. M. Capaccioli, Prof. S. Ortolani | |
| Summa cum laude | |
| November 1989 - | Dottorato di Ricerca in Astronomy |
| Thesis Title: Globular Cluster Luminosity Function Morphology | |
| Supervisor: Prof. M. Capaccioli |
Languages
Present Position
Associate Professor, Astronomy Department, University of Padova
Employment history
| Jun. 1987 - Sep. 1988 | Associate Researcher at the Astronomy Department, |
| University of California, Berkeley | |
| Feb. 1990 - Nov. 1990 | Associate Researcher at the Scientific Division of the |
| European Southern Observatory, Garching | |
| Feb. 1990 - Nov. 1998 | University Researcher at the Astronomy Department |
| University of Padova | |
| Sep. 1994 - Feb. 1995 | Associate Researcher at the Astronomy Department, |
| University of California, Berkeley | |