Professor Giacomo de Angelis, from INFN Legnaro National Laboratories, Italy, will be visiting IFIC as a Severo Ochoa Distinguished Visitor from 4 July to 2 August 2026.

Giacomo de Angelis is a Senior Associate at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Italy, where he leads research in experimental nuclear physics. His scientific activity focuses on the study of nuclear structure, in particular, the properties of exotic nuclei far from stability, investigated through advanced gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques.

His research is primarily focused on the structure of atomic nuclei and nuclear astrophysics, with particular emphasis on exotic neutron-rich systems. He has significantly contributed to the understanding of complex nuclear phenomena, such as shape coexistence, collective excitations, and the evolution of nuclear structure in neutron-rich nuclei. A major part of his work has been devoted to the development and exploitation of large, high-resolution germanium detector arrays.

He has played a leading role in the design, construction, and scientific exploitation of major international detection systems, including EUROBALL and AGATA, the latter of which represents a new generation of position-sensitive gamma-ray tracking arrays. These instruments have opened new perspectives in nuclear spectroscopy, enabling precise measurements of nuclear properties under extreme conditions of angular momentum, deformation, and isospin.

His activity has also been central to advancing experimental approaches based on multi-nucleon transfer and deep-inelastic reactions, enabling access to neutron-rich nuclei that cannot be produced with traditional methods. Through these techniques, his work has contributed to the discovery and characterisation of new structural phenomena in weakly bound and highly correlated nuclear systems.

He has conducted and led experiments at major international facilities, including CERN, GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, GANIL, and RIKEN, using both stable and radioactive ion beams to explore nuclei far from stability. He is also among the proponents of the SPES project at LNL, a next-generation radioactive-ion-beam facility with important implications for nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics, where he served as Scientific Director for several years.

He has served as Research Director at INFN, coordinating nuclear structure research activities, and for over 15 years as Director of the Research Division at the Legnaro National Laboratories. He has held numerous international positions as a visiting professor and member of scientific advisory committees.

His scientific achievements have been internationally recognised. He is the recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his contributions to nuclear structure physics. In addition, he has been awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, acknowledging his impact on the field and his role in fostering international scientific collaboration.

He has authored more than 500 publications in international journals and has contributed extensively to the coordination of large collaborative research programs in nuclear physics.

It is also worth noting that Prof. de Angelis is a member of the IFIC’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

On July 7 at 12:00 (Europe/Madrid), he will deliver a talk at the IFIC Seminar room titled 'Exciting Nuclei: Hidden Symmetries, Stellar Archaeology, and Climate Change (The AGATA Experimental Campaign)'.

His office at IFIC will be located at B-3-3.

More information about the seminar is available on Indico.