Astroparticle Physics, Dall-E 3 (2023)


I am a Professor of Theoretical Astroparticle Physics at the Center of Excellence in Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics of the U. of Amsterdam, GRAPPA (Gravitation, AstroParticle Physics Amsterdam), where I lead a research team investigating topics at the interface between particle physics and cosmology.

I am currently on sabbatical, visiting the Dept. of Physics at Columbia University in New York, and the Italian Academy of Advanced Studies in America.

From June 2019 to January 2024, I was the founding director of the European Consortium for Astroparticle Physics (EuCAPT). Before then, from 2012 to 2019 I was the founding spokesperson of GRAPPA.

Besides scientific research and teaching, I am active in science outreach. In addition to writing popular science books, and giving public lectures, I’m involved in various initiatives to advocate the importance of scientific culture.

In 2018, I launched the Cosmos Prize Initiative, as a platform to celebrate the union of science, culture, and education, with the aim to promote scientific culture, and to inspire awe, curiosity, and a lifelong fascination with the universe. The initiative has involved thousands of high-school students in Italy, the Netherlands, and France.


Contact information: Institute for Theoretical Physics

University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904

Postbus 94485, 1090 GL Amsterdam, NL

Email: g.bertone at uva.nl