Background
Righini, Giancarlo Cesare was born on May 15, 1944 in Firenzuola, Tuscany, Italy. Son of Louis and Leda Fiorenza (Conti) Righini.
Righini, Giancarlo Cesare was born on May 15, 1944 in Firenzuola, Tuscany, Italy. Son of Louis and Leda Fiorenza (Conti) Righini.
Diploma, Liceo Classico Dante, Florence, Italy, 1962. Laurea in Physics, University Firenze, Florence, 1967.
Research fellow University Florence, 1968—1970. Researcher National Research Council-National Research Council, 1972—1988. Senior researcher National Research Council-Iroe, 1988—1991.
Research director National Research Council-Institute Applied Physics, 1992—2006, since 2009. Director National Research Council-National Department Materials & Devices, Rome, 2006—2009. President Italian Commission for Optics, Rome, 1996—2004.
Director National Research Council - Quantum Electronics & Plasma Physics Group, Rome, 1983—1996. Head The International Federation of Automatic Control Optoelectronics & Photonics Department, Florence, Italy, 1999—2006. Member board Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, Bologna, Italy, 2002—2007, Centro Studi e Museo Enrico Fermi, Rome, since 2005.
Technology officer Italian Army, 1970-1971, Rome.
Fellow: European Optical Society (member board 2009), International Society for Optical Engineering-Intrnational Society Optical Engineering (board directors 2005-2007), Optical Society America, European Optical Society (secretary general 1992-1996), Italian Society Optics & Photonics (co-founder 1991). Member: Intrnational Commission Optics (vice president 1999—2005), Intrnational Union Pure & Applied Physics 1996-1999.
Married Marta Cappellini, September 21,1972. 1 child, Nicoletta.