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Fulvio Melia

Fulvio Melia

Professor (Physics & Applied Math-GIDP) and Professor, Astronomy
Phone: 
(520) 621-9651
Office: 
PAS 447
Email: 
fmelia@arizona.edu
Personal website: 
http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~melia
Areas of Interest: 
Physics, Astronomy, Applied Math

Professor Melia works on a broad range of topics, from the acceleration
and propagation of particles in diffuse, turbulent media, the physics
of black holes and other compact objects, to the evolution of quasars and
foundational principles in cosmology.

Professional Affiliations and Awards: 
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award 1988
  • Alfred P. Sloan Fellow 1989
  • Sir Thomas Lyle Distinguished Fellow (Australia) 1998
  • Miegunyah Distinguished Fellow (Australia) 1999
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society 2002
  • Erskine Distinguished Fellow (New Zealand) 2007
  • The John Woodruff Simpson Visiting Chair (Amherst College) 2010
  • The Walter Stibbs Visiting Chair for Distinguished Foreign Faculty (Australia) 2013
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