Giorgio Parisi Scientist

Giorgio Parisi (born August 4, 1948) is an Italian theoretical physicist. He is best known for his works concerning statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and various aspects of physics, mathematics and philosophy of science.Giorgio Parisi's research focused mainly on disordered systems, in particular on spin glass modelling. He also found many applications of spin glass theory to optimization theory, Biology and Immunology. Giorgio Parisi has been awarded several honors; the Boltzmann Medal and the Dirac Medal. He is one of the two Italian physicists to be member of the American National Academy of Sciences.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 04, 1948
Birth place	Italy , Rome
Nationality	Italians
Residence	Italy , Rome
Education	Sapienza University of Rome
Known for	Complexity Quantum field theory Statistical mechanics Spin glass