Background
Pettini was born in Rome but studied for a Bachelor of Science in physics then a Doctor of Philosophy in astrophysics at University College London.
Pettini was born in Rome but studied for a Bachelor of Science in physics then a Doctor of Philosophy in astrophysics at University College London.
University College London.
He has worked in the United Kingdom ever since, apart from four years at the Anglo-Australian Observatory in Epping, New South Wales from 1987 to 1991, and has British citizenship. His early research obtained observational evidence that verified a prediction that our galaxy is surrounded by a halo of hot ionised gas. In May 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Royal Society.