Milla Baldo-Ceolin
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Massimilla “Milla” Baldo-Ceolin | |
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| Born | Massimilla Baldo-Ceolin August 12, 1924 Legnago, Italy |
| Died | November 25, 2011 (aged 87) |
| Cause of death | Acute illness |
| Occupation | Particle Physicist |
Italian particle physicist Massimilla “Milla” Baldo-Ceolin was born 12 August 1924, Legnago, Italy, to the owner of a small mechanical workshop.[1][2] She died on 25 November 2011.[3][4]
She graduated from the University of Padua in 1952, and became a Professor of Physics at the same University in 1958. In 1963, she became the first female to have a professorship (Chair of Physics Department) at the University of Padua. From 1998 until her death in 2011, she was a Professor Emeritus at the same university.[5][6]
Career
Throughout her career Milla received the following awards:[7]
- Awarded the Feltrinelli Prize by the Accademia dei Lincei
- Gold Medal for Education and Arts
- Gold Medal for Science
- Enrico Fermi Prize of the Italian Physical Society
References
- ^ "Obituary". CERN Courier. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Milla Baldo Ceolin, la signora dei neutrini | Scienza in Rete". Scienzainrete.it. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Obituary". CERN Courier. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Milla Baldo Ceolin (1924-2011) - CERN Document Server". Cds.cern.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "CWP at physics.UCLA.edu // Milla Baldo-Ceolin". Cwp.library.ucla.edu. 1992-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Padova Loses Milla". Science20.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Milla Baldo Ceolin (1924-2011) - CERN Document Server". Cds.cern.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-06.