The Apulian scientist, originally from Bari, Antonia Gambacorta He was honored by NASA with the prestigious award “Nasa Goddard 2023 for Outstanding Science” for the science section for his research on the greenhouse effect and gases.
The prize to Antonia Gambacorta
An illustrious citizen and a great professional who carries the name of Italy high in the world, we are talking about Dr. Gambacorta, who grew up in the Libertà district of Bari, studied at the Chess scientific high school before graduating from theUniversity of Bari.
After graduating from the University of Bari in physics, she moved to the USA where she began her brilliant career as a researcher, physicist and scientist. During her career, the scientist has made important discoveries in climatology at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
A few days ago he received the prestigious award “NASA Goddard 2023 for Outstanding Science" to greenbelt, In United States. This award, named after the pioneer of rocketry Robert H. Goddard, celebrates outstanding achievements in the science and in space research.
The path of study and work
the newly awarded doctor grew up in the Libertà district of Bari, studied at the Chess scientific high school before graduating from theUniversity of Bari. Antonia holds an MS in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Maryland, as well as a Ph.D.
Prior to joining 2020 as a research physicist in the Climate and Radiation Laboratory at Goddard Space Flight Center, she served as the SNPP and JPSS Hyperspectral Processing System Lead Scientist for NOAA/NESDIS/STELLA.
The research of the Bari scientist
In particular, she has been involved in research in the field of infrared and microwave sensing techniques as well as inverse methods for the recovery of temperature and atmospheric constituents and climatic feedback on greenhouse gases.
A pride for Puglia and for the whole of Italy for this scholar who also brings prestige to Italian women engaged in science and awarded internationally.
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