Dr. Giovanna Tinetti

Biography

Giovanna Tinetti is a Professor of Astrophysics and Vice Dean (Research) at King's College London. She is the Principal Investigator for the European Space Agency’s Ariel space telescope mission, which aims to conduct a comprehensive survey of exoplanets in a wide variety of environments, set to launch in 2029. A co-founder and co-director of the London Centre for Space Exochemistry Data and Blue Skies Space Ltd, she is dedicated to developing a new class of satellites to provide high-quality data for the global scientific community. With a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Turin, Professor Tinetti has had a distinguished career, including positions at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Institute of Astrophysics in Paris. She joined UCL in 2007 as a Royal Society University Research Fellow and later progressed to Professor of Astrophysics, leading the Astrophysics Group. She has authored or co-authored over 300 research publications and has delivered 350 talks, seminars, and public lectures internationally. Her work focuses on extrasolar planets and combines expertise in molecular spectroscopy, atmospheric science, and advanced data science techniques to analyze exoplanetary data.

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