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About Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Space & Physics Editor

About the Author

Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) is an astrophysicist and communicator, passionate about science but also art, history, reading, cooking, and travelling. Alfredo mainly covers astronomy, physics, and technology stories but you’ll see his words pop up across all the categories as well appearing in IFLScience's videos. 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. His first book, Invisible Rainbows, is out in May 2026, published by Wilton Square Books.

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ACADEMIC HISTORY

Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"  , BSc Physics And Astrophysics  , 2007

Imperial College London  , MSc Quantum Fields & Fundamental Forces  , 2009

Imperial College London , PhD in Astrophysics , 2014

TIME AT IFLSCIENCE

2015 - PRESENT

6,564 PUBLISHED ARTICLES

LOCATION

London

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

SpaceAstronomy  Physics  Quantum Mechanics  Health
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