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Giorgio Margaritondo

Giorgio Margaritondo is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Giorgio Margaritondo rather than just read about it. In short: Giorgio Margaritondo (born (1946-08-24)August 24, 1946 in Rome, Italy) is a Swiss and American physicist and an emeritus professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He is known for his pioneering work in the use and dissemination of synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers.

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Reference excerpt

Giorgio Margaritondo (born (1946-08-24)August 24, 1946 in Rome, Italy) is a Swiss and American physicist and an emeritus professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He is known for his pioneering work in the use and dissemination of synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers. He is currently affiliated to the Laboratory for Quantum Magnestism and leads the laboratory for Science History at EPFL.

Career Margaritondo graduated with a diploma (Laurea) in physics from the University of Rome in 1969. After being employed by the Italian National Research Council in Rome until 1975, he moved to the Bell Laboratories in the United States. In 1978, he was appointed Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was named Associate Director for research of the Synchrotron Radiation Center. In 1990, he was named Full Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he directed the Institute of Applied Physics and the Physics Department. He was subsequently named Dean of EPFL's School of Basic Sciences in 2001, and Provost in 2004. In 2010 he became Dean of Continuing Education at EPFL, until he retired in 2016. He currently serves as the President of the Scientific and Technological Committee of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT). Margaritondo has authored more than 1000 peer-reviewed scientific publications and is the author of several books.

Research Margaritondo has been one of the pioneers in the use of synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers. He has developed and applied several of the basic techniques in this domain, including microscopy, spectroscopy (photoemission, stimulated desorption), coherent imaging. He developed original ways to present synchrotron radiation to a broad audience.

Distinctions Margaritondo was awarded with numerous prizes and rewards, such as the John Yarwood Memorial Medal of the British Vacuum Council in 1995 and the Romnes Award in 1983. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Vacuum Society and Fellow and Chartered Physicist of the Institute of Physics. He has been an honorary Faculty member at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Giorgio Margaritondo

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Giorgio Margaritondo claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Giorgio Margaritondo before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Giorgio Margaritondo ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Giorgio Margaritondo

In research: Giorgio Margaritondo appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Giorgio Margaritondo in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Giorgio Margaritondo is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, Academic staff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, American physicists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Giorgio Margaritondo outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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