Donald B. Dingwell#
Professor Donald B. Dingwell MAE, President of the Academia Europaea, has been elected to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
, Italy’s national academy. Prof. Dingwell has worked for decades on a scientific understanding of volcanism in Italy, home of Europe’s greatest volcanic hazards and risks. He will be inducted into the Academy and present a lecture in November. Prof. Dingwell was elected as member of the Earth and Cosmic Sciences Section of Academia Europaea in 2007.
About Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei#
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (National Academy of the Linceans) is the oldest scientific academy in the world, founded in Rome in 1603 by Federico Cesi. Located in the historic Palazzo Corsini, it serves as the prestigious national academy of sciences for Italy. In 1611, Galileo Galilei joined the academy and became its most famous early member, receiving crucial financial and intellectual support for his revolutionary publications.
Today, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei operates as an independent cultural institution and high-level advisory body to the President of Italy. It is divided into two main classes: Physical, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, and Moral, Historical, and Philological Sciences.
