Ugo Fano Scientist

Ugo Fano ForMemRS (July 28, 1912 – February 13, 2001) was an Italian American physicist, notable for contributions to theoretical physics.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 28, 1912
Birth place	Turin
Nationality	United States
Date of death	February 13, 2001
Place of death	Chicago
Education	University of Turin
Known for	Fano resonance Feshbach–Fano partitioning Fano factor Fano noise Lu%E2%80%93Fano plot

academic advisor	Enrico Fermi Werner Heisenberg
awards	Enrico Fermi Award
doctoral advisor	Enrico Persico
doctoral student	Gerald Gabrielse
Field of study	Physicist Biophysics
influenced by	Giulio Racah Salvador Luria Emilio G. Segrè