Background
Bernacca, Pier Luigi was born on January 2, 1940 in Cascina, Italy. Son of Egizio and Giorgina (Cipolli) Bernacca.
Bernacca, Pier Luigi was born on January 2, 1940 in Cascina, Italy. Son of Egizio and Giorgina (Cipolli) Bernacca.
Degree in physics, University Padua, Italy, 1964.
Research assistant University Padua, 1965-1968, professor space physics, 1983—2010. Astronomer Astronomical Observatory Padua, 1969-1982. Research fellow ESRO National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1971—1972.
Visiting scientist Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1975. Director astrophysics research unit National Research Council Padua University, 1975—1978, 1981—1985. Consultant definition FOC instrument National Aeronautics and Space Administration Hubble Space Telescope European Space Agency, 1976, consultant utilization international space station for astronomy, 1988—1993.
Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Working Group for small attached payloads to Space Station Freedom, 1988. Science delegate Italian Delaware European Space Agency, Paris, 1979—1981, member Hipparcos science team, 1988—1997. Applied Science International project scientist Italian Participation Data Analysis Hipparcos Satellite European Consortium FAST, 1981—1997.
Founder, director Space Research Center, Padua, 1991—1993. Study leader phase-A consolidation and bridging Phase A/B study Ultraviolet telescope international space station Italian Space Agency, 1998—2002. Director Doctor of Philosophy school space science and technical University Padua, 2002—2004, director Doctor of Philosophy school space measures, science and technical, 2005—2007.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Royal Astronomical Society (United Kingdom).
Married Loredana Pia Del-Piero, September 14, 1968. Children: Michela, Federico.