Sunny Vagnozzi
Sunny Vagnozzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Awards | Buchalter Prize (2021) SIGRAV Prize (2023) Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2025) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Sc. University of Trento M.Sc. University of Melbourne Ph.D. Stockholm University |
| Katherine Freese, Lars Bergström | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Trento |
Sunny Vagnozzi is an Italian cosmologist. He is an associate professor at the University of Trento.[1][2]
Vagnozzi is known for his contributions at the interface of cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics, with a primary focus on determining the fundamental nature of dark matter and dark energy. He has been awarded the Buchalter Cosmology Prize for his work on dark energy,[3] is the recipient of the 2023 SIGRAV Prize,[4] and has been included in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list in 2025.[5] Additionally, he is an editor of the journal Physics of the Dark Universe.[6]
Education
Vagnozzi earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Trento in 2012, followed by a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Melbourne in 2014. Later in 2019, he completed a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Stockholm University.[7]
Career
Following his PhD, Vagnozzi joined the Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge as a Newton-Kavli Fellow.[8] In 2022, he returned to the University of Trento, where he has served as assistant professor until 2025, when he received tenure and was promoted to associate professor.[1]
Awards and honors
- 2021 – Alfredo di Braccio Prize, Accademia dei Lincei
- 2022 – Buchalter Cosmology Prize (third prize)[3]
- 2022 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
- 2023 – SIGRAV Prize[4]
- 2025 – Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher[5]
Personal life
Vagnozzi is first cousin of tennis coach and former tennis player Simone Vagnozzi.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 "Sunny Vagnozzi - University of Trento". unitn.it.
- ↑ "Sunny Vagnozzi - Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
- 1 2 "The Buchalter Cosmology Prize". www.buchaltercosmologyprize.org.
- 1 2 "Amaldi Medals and SIGRAV prizes 2023". www.sigrav.org.
- 1 2 "Highly Cited Researchers 2025". clarivate.com.
- ↑ "Editorial Board - Physics of the Dark Universe". www.sciencedirect.com.
- ↑ "Sunny Vagnozzi - iNSPIRE HEP". inspirehep.net.
- ↑ "The Kavli Institute Fellowships". www.kicc.cam.ac.uk. 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Meet our scientists: Sunny Vagnozzi". cosmoversetensions.eu.
- ↑ "Tennis e Rosetanità. Alfonso Vagnozzi: il padre di Simone, coach di Jannik Sinner, è di Roseto degli Abruzzi!". roseto.com.