Prof. Mauro D'Onofrio

Mauro D’Onofrio took his Laurea degree in Astronomy at the University of Padova in June 1987. Later on, he got the title of Magister Philosophie at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste in 1989. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1991 at the same school. He is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Padova University. Since 2017 he qualifies as a full professor. He has been invited to speak at several international meetings. In his career, he has published more than 120 refereed papers in international astronomical journals. He is the author of several books with the Springer editor. He was a professor of Didactic Astronomy and Fundamental Astronomy at the SISS school from 1999 to 2009. He has been a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Padova for the Laurea degree in Astronomy since 1992. At present, he is a professor of Applied Optics for the LT and Interferometry and Astrophysics for the LM. He is well-known in the astronomical community for his works on the non-homology of early-type galaxies. He has successfully worked on the extra-galactic novae, Globular Clusters, the Cepheid stars, and the interferometry of the cataclysmic variables. He is an expert in the calibration and setup of astronomical instruments, data reduction, and data analysis. He is an Associate Editor for the Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science journal. He works as a referee for many astronomical journals (ApJ, AJ, MNRAS, A&A, etc.).