Armando Francesco Borghesani, born in Verona (Italy) on March 22, 1956. Laurea in Fisica on March 29, 1979, with grade 110/110 issued by the University of Padua. Activity: May 1980–November 1981: Junior researcher at ST Microelectronics, Milan, Italy. November 1981–July 1983 researcher at EniRicerche (ENI Group) (Milan, Italy). September 1983–October 1992: Assistant Professor in Physics of Matter at the University of Padua. Since 1992: Associate professor of Experimental Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy “Galileo Galilei”, Università degli Studi, Padua, Italy. Scientific interests: experimental low-temperature physics, charge transport in dielectric gases and liquids, excimer infrared spectroscopy in gases at high density, microwave generation by nonlinear crystals excited by laser pulses, fundamental studies in thermal emission by hot bodies. Hobbies: playing classic music on piano and church organ, open waters swimming, motorbike touring.