Italy shines in Mumbai with three bronze medals – Media INAF

Excellent result for the Italian team at its first participation in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad – which this year took place in India – with a Senior and Master team: yesterday on the podium were Riccardo Brunetta (Pordenone) and Andrea Cusimano (Rome) for the “Master” category and Francesco Leccese (Lecce) for the “Senior” category – Article by our PhD student Benedetta Dalla Barba who, together with Marco Citossi from INAF Trieste, were the team leaders who accompanied the boys of the Italian team for eleven days in Mumbai – Leggi la storia su: Media INAF – Read also on: Leggi la storia anche sul sito ufficiale dei Campionati Italiani di Astronomia: XVIII International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Italian team on stage at the opening ceremony, accompanied by their team leaders. From left: Riccardo Brunetta, Francesco Leccese, Andrea Cusimano, Ilenia Trunfio, Gabriele Lambertini, and team leaders Marco Citossi (INAF-Trieste) and Benedetta Dalla Barba (our PhD student). Credits: Marco Citossi/INAF
The Italian team on stage at the opening ceremony, accompanied by their team leaders. From left: Riccardo Brunetta, Francesco Leccese, Andrea Cusimano, Ilenia Trunfio, Gabriele Lambertini, and team leaders Marco Citossi (INAF-Trieste) and Benedetta Dalla Barba (our PhD student). Credits: Marco Citossi/INAF