Daniele Macuglia

Daniele Macuglia (born February 22, 1984) is an Italian physicist and historian of science. He is currently a research fellow at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago.[1]

Daniele Macuglia
Born22 February 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 36)
Tolmezzo, Udine, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Pavia
University of Chicago

Born in Tolmezzo, Italy, Macuglia earned his PhD in history and philosophy of science from the University of Chicago in 2016. He completed summa cum laude graduate training in physics at the University of Pavia.[2] An alumnus of the Institute for Advanced Studies of Pavia, he worked in Chicago under American physicist Leo P. Kadanoff.

Macuglia occasionally collaborates with Italian TV personality Francesco Bellissimo to promote Italian culinary history and safeguard lost recipes, especially exploring the time of Leonardo da Vinci. The two have organized a variety of lectures and public events in Asia and the US, with support from the cultural offices of various Italian consulates and embassies.[3][4][5]

Awards

Macuglia has been awarded First Prize at the Italian National Olympiads for Young Scientists, as well as a Special Prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists.[6]

References
  1. "Molecular Dynamics". University of Chicago.
  2. "Daniele Macuglia - Un Fisico friulano a Chicago". Giovanifvg.it.
  3. "世界イタリア料理週間：講演会「ルネッサンスの料理 天才たちの食べ物」". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy (in Japanese).
  4. "Italian Food Culture at the Time of Raphael". University of Illinois at Chicago.
  5. "Italian Food Culture in the Time of Raphael, a Zoom Webinar by Daniele Macuglia & Francesco Bellissimo". Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
  6. "European Union Contest for Young Scientists Country factsheet 2015 Italy" (PDF). European Commission.
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