Background
Margaritondo, Giorgio was born on August 24, 1946 in Rome. Arrived in Switzerland, 1990. Son of Giuseppe and Maria Luisa Margaritondo.
Margaritondo, Giorgio was born on August 24, 1946 in Rome. Arrived in Switzerland, 1990. Son of Giuseppe and Maria Luisa Margaritondo.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Rome, 1969. Staff scientist Italian National.
Staff scientist Italian National Research Council, Rome, 1971-1978. Resident visitor Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1975-1977. From assistant professor to professor physics University Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1990, associate director Synchrotron Radiation Center, 1984-1990.
Professor physics Swiss Federal Polytechnic, Lausanne, 1990-1996, director Institute Applied Physics, 1990-1996, 2000, head department physics, since 2000. Visiting professor physics Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1990. Science director Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy, 1995-1998.
Coordinator European Round Table for Synchrotron Radiation, since 1997.
Served to Second lieutenant Italian Army, 1972-1973.Romnes Foundation fellow, 1983, McMinn Foundation fellow, 1994. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
European Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, Swiss Physical Society, Italian Physical Society.
Married Marina Savalli, September 1, 1971. Children: Laura, Francesca.