!!!Giovanni F. Bignami
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Giovanni F. Bignami passed away May 24, 2017.
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__Positions Held__
*since 2011 President INAF
*since 1997 Full Professor of Astronomy, University of Pavia, since 2005 at IUSS, Pavia
*since 2010 President, COSPAR (world-wide Committee on Space Research)
*2009 - 2011 President, Scientific Council, “Groupment d’Interet Scientifique P2I”, Paris
*2008 - 2009 President, Italian Space Agency, Rome
*2003 - 2006 Director of the Centre d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, CNRS, Toulouse, France
*1997 - 2002 Director of Science, Italian Space Agency, Rome
*1990 - 1996 Full Professor of General Physics, University of Cassino
*1989 Visiting Professor at the Université de Paris VII
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__Honours and Awards__
*1993 	Bruno Rossi prize of the HEAD, American Astronomical Society (with J. Halpern)
*2000 	Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite de la République Française
*2002 	Royal Society/COSPAR Massey Award (with J. Paul)
*2004	Astronomy Prize, Italian Culture Ministry (prize given every four years)
*2006	Premio “Lacchini”  (for the furthering of Astronomical Culture in Italy) 
*2006          Officier de la Légion d’Honneur de la République Française
*2007	“San Valentino d’Oro” for excellence in Science, Regione Umbria, Italy  
*2010       “Blaise Pascal Medal” for Astrophysics, European Academy of Sciences
*2010       “Von Karman Award” International Academy of Astronautics
*2012         Premio APE (Milan, Italy), for excellence in Science
*2013         Professor “Honoris Causa”, State University, Moscow 
*2013         Premio “Vittorio de Sica per le Scienze”, Roma
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[Curriculum Vitae |User/Bignami_Giovanni/CV]
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[Publication list|User/Bignami_Giovanni/Publications]
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[Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Bignami_Giovanni/Highlight]
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