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About Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) mainly covers astronomy, physics, and technology stories. He has a PhD in Astrophysics and an MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London and a BSc in Physics & Astrophysics from Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza". He is also the co-creator and co-host of IFLScience’s podcast The Big Questions. He is committed to fighting inequity in STEM and is the chair and founder of Pride in STEM the largest UK charity dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ People in STEM. He’s an avid science communicator producing videos and podcasts under the moniker The Astroholic.

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