Massimiliano Razzano
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Masaharu Hirayama
Max and I worked on software development for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for the purpose of providing a comprehensive set of software tools for pulsar researches to the high-energy astrophysics community. He started working for the Fermi collaboration as a Ph.D. candidate to study gamma-ray pulsars, and quickly acquired essential knowledge and skills to develop software for the Fermi collaboration. He eventually developed and completed a Monte Carlo simulator of gamma-ray emissions from pulsars, which became a critical part of the software toolkit to study expected data quality, feasibility of data analysis for pulsar science, and validation of the data analysis tools for the Fermi space observatory. He asked excellent questions to understand definitions and conventions shared among the collaboration, and tailored his simulator to those requirements. His reports and requests are detailed and concrete. All of those indicate not only he is a team player who accommodates the needs of others, but also he is a solid scientist who enjoys challenges. It is no wonder that he became one of the key players for pulsar research in the Fermi collaboration.
Masaharu Hirayama
Max and I worked on software development for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for the purpose of providing a comprehensive set of software tools for pulsar researches to the high-energy astrophysics community. He started working for the Fermi collaboration as a Ph.D. candidate to study gamma-ray pulsars, and quickly acquired essential knowledge and skills to develop software for the Fermi collaboration. He eventually developed and completed a Monte Carlo simulator of gamma-ray emissions from pulsars, which became a critical part of the software toolkit to study expected data quality, feasibility of data analysis for pulsar science, and validation of the data analysis tools for the Fermi space observatory. He asked excellent questions to understand definitions and conventions shared among the collaboration, and tailored his simulator to those requirements. His reports and requests are detailed and concrete. All of those indicate not only he is a team player who accommodates the needs of others, but also he is a solid scientist who enjoys challenges. It is no wonder that he became one of the key players for pulsar research in the Fermi collaboration.
Masaharu Hirayama
Max and I worked on software development for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for the purpose of providing a comprehensive set of software tools for pulsar researches to the high-energy astrophysics community. He started working for the Fermi collaboration as a Ph.D. candidate to study gamma-ray pulsars, and quickly acquired essential knowledge and skills to develop software for the Fermi collaboration. He eventually developed and completed a Monte Carlo simulator of gamma-ray emissions from pulsars, which became a critical part of the software toolkit to study expected data quality, feasibility of data analysis for pulsar science, and validation of the data analysis tools for the Fermi space observatory. He asked excellent questions to understand definitions and conventions shared among the collaboration, and tailored his simulator to those requirements. His reports and requests are detailed and concrete. All of those indicate not only he is a team player who accommodates the needs of others, but also he is a solid scientist who enjoys challenges. It is no wonder that he became one of the key players for pulsar research in the Fermi collaboration.
Masaharu Hirayama
Max and I worked on software development for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for the purpose of providing a comprehensive set of software tools for pulsar researches to the high-energy astrophysics community. He started working for the Fermi collaboration as a Ph.D. candidate to study gamma-ray pulsars, and quickly acquired essential knowledge and skills to develop software for the Fermi collaboration. He eventually developed and completed a Monte Carlo simulator of gamma-ray emissions from pulsars, which became a critical part of the software toolkit to study expected data quality, feasibility of data analysis for pulsar science, and validation of the data analysis tools for the Fermi space observatory. He asked excellent questions to understand definitions and conventions shared among the collaboration, and tailored his simulator to those requirements. His reports and requests are detailed and concrete. All of those indicate not only he is a team player who accommodates the needs of others, but also he is a solid scientist who enjoys challenges. It is no wonder that he became one of the key players for pulsar research in the Fermi collaboration.
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Journalist Member of UGIS
UGIS - Unione Giornalisti Scientifici ItalianiJan, 2012- Oct, 2024 -
Journalist
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti (Elenco pubblicisti del Piemonte)Apr, 2010- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Università di Pisa
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Professor
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Jun 2019 - Present
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Senior fixed-term Researcher (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato di tipo b)
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Jun 2016 - May 2019
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Junior fixed-trm Researcher (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato di tipo a)
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Jun 2013 - May 2016
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La Repubblica
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Newspaper Publishing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Freelance Science Writer
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Apr 2011 - Present
Write news stories, interviews and multimedia galleries on different scientific fields, including astronomy, physics, technology and the environment. Write news stories, interviews and multimedia galleries on different scientific fields, including astronomy, physics, technology and the environment.
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Freelance Science Writer
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Mar 2010 - Present
Write science news on physics, technology and astronomy. Write science news on physics, technology and astronomy.
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Freelance Science Writer
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Aug 2006 - Present
Write science news and featured articles about astrophysics, space science and amateur astronomy Write science news and featured articles about astrophysics, space science and amateur astronomy
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Freelance Science Writer
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Oct 1994 - Present
Write science news and featured articles about astrophysics, space science and amateur astronomy Write science news and featured articles about astrophysics, space science and amateur astronomy
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Freelance Science Writer
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Jul 2010 - Feb 2016
News and stories about neuroscience, psychology and techology applied to medicine and biology. News and stories about neuroscience, psychology and techology applied to medicine and biology.
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral fellow
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Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
Postdoctoral researcher at the Instrument Science Operation Center (ISOC) of the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mission. Postdoctoral researcher at the Instrument Science Operation Center (ISOC) of the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mission.
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Università di Pisa
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
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Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Visiting Research Associate
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Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Specialist
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Jul 2011 - Sep 2012
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Cairo Editore
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Italy
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Freelance Science Writer at Airone
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May 2010 - May 2012
News and stories about various field of scientific research, including physics, astronomy and computer science. Interviews to scientists. News and stories about various field of scientific research, including physics, astronomy and computer science. Interviews to scientists.
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Galileo servizi editoriali srl
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Italy
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Science Writer at Galileo
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Dec 2009 - Dec 2011
- Writing news and stories on science and technology (mainly Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, and the Environment); - Samples of my news for Galileo at http://www.galileonet.it/search?q=razzano - Writing news and stories on science and technology (mainly Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, and the Environment); - Samples of my news for Galileo at http://www.galileonet.it/search?q=razzano
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Specialist
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Research on data analysis in high-energy Astrophysics Research on data analysis in high-energy Astrophysics
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INFN
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics
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Dec 2007 - Sep 2010
Postdoc fellowship at INFN/Pisa on high-energy astrophysics
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Public outreach collaborator
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May 2005 - Jul 2010
- Design and prepare written material (flyers and posters) - Give seminars to the high school students- Prepare materials and science exhibits
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Science writer and PO
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Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
writing press releases for events and science-based publicity material. writing press releases for events and science-based publicity material.
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Università di Pisa
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research fellow in Physics
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Feb 2007 - Oct 2007
Research on X-ray instrumentation for space physics.
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Graduate student
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Jan 2004 - Jun 2007
Work in data analysis and instrumentation for High-Energy Astrophysics. Simulation of gamma-ray sources, in particular pulsars (Ref Razzano et al., 2009, Astroparticle Physics, 1, 32)
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Freelance Science Writer
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Jan 2006 - Jun 2006
Write science news about astronomy and astrophysics. Write science news about astronomy and astrophysics.
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Fermilab
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer student
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Aug 2002 - Sep 2002
"Summer student" grant for research at the CDF experiment at Fermilab "Summer student" grant for research at the CDF experiment at Fermilab
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Media content manager
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Jan 2001 - Jun 2002
Design and manage a section of the website devoted to the public events organized by amateur astronomers in Italy Design and manage a section of the website devoted to the public events organized by amateur astronomers in Italy
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Education
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2003 - 2007
University of Pisa
Ph.D., Physics/Astrophysics -
2009 - 2009
University of Ferrara
postdoctoral specialistic degree, Science Communication and Journalism -
2007 - 2008
S.S.I.S. Toscana
Specialistic degree for teaching in the High School, Physics and Mathematics -
2003 - 2003
University of Pisa
MSc (Laurea Specialistica), Physics -
1998 - 2003
University of Pisa
BSc (Laurea Triennale), Physics
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