Italy Hub
Europlanet Committee Funding Scheme Call – 2026
February 12, 2026

Europlanet Committee Funding Scheme Call – 2026 Europlanet has opened a call for funding proposals of up to 5000 € to support the activities of its members. Proposals should be submitted by […]

Italy Hub
In Memory of Riccardo Pozzobon
September 8, 2025

In Memory of Riccardo Pozzobon We are devastated by the news that Riccardo Pozzobon was involved in a tragic accident while on a research trip to the Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, […]

The CSES satellite, with a single solar panel, is shown at the top of the image, orbiting the Earth below. Behind the satellite, there is a green auroral glow in the upper atmosphere of the Earth.
Italy Hub
Chinese-Italian Satellite Launched to Explore Potential to Detect Earthquake Precursors
June 16, 2025

Chinese-Italian Satellite Launched to Explore Potential to Detect Earthquake Precursors from Space News from the Europlanet Italy Hub A Chinese-Italian satellite has been launched that will search for signatures in […]

Italy Hub
Meet the New Board Members of the Europlanet Society
November 12, 2023

Meet the New Board Members of the Europlanet Society The results of the elections of the Europlanet Society Executive Board were announced at the Europlanet General Assembly on Friday, 10 […]

Italy Hub
2023 Farinella Prize Awarded to Federica Spoto and Diego Turrini
October 2, 2023

2023 Farinella Prize Awarded to Federica Spoto and Diego Turrini Europlanet Society Press Release Dr Federica Spoto, of the Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Dr Diego Turrini, […]

The Europlanet Italy Regional Hub

The Europlanet Italy Regional Hub was established in October 2018 to promote planetary science and related fields for the benefit of the Italian and European community within Europlanet.

Italian Hub Committees Outreach
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Italy is a partner of Europlanet, collaborating with many different activities and also hosting the Italy Regional Hub of Europlanet.

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Italy participates as a beneficiary of the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) project (here the Italian webpage related to the project) with different institutions:
INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica)
Universita Degli Studi Gabriele D’annunzio di Chieti-Pescara
Università di Bologna
University of Padova

Members of the Committee of the Italy Hub:

  • Chair: Stavro Ivanovski (INAF- OATS)
  • Vice Chair: Alice Lucchetti (INAF-OAPD)
  • Advisor: Maria Cristina De Sanctis (INAF-IAPS)
  • Industry Officer: Vacant
  • Outreach Officers: Livia Giacomini (INAF) and Federica Duras (INAF)
  • Diversity Officer: Vacant
  • Early Career Officer: Giovanni Munaretto (INAF-OAPD)
Contact the Italian Hub
Italy Hub News
Europlanet Committee Funding Scheme Call – 2026
— February 12, 2026

Europlanet Committee Funding Scheme Call – 2026 Europlanet has opened a call for funding proposals of up to 5000 € to support the activities of its members. Proposals should be submitted by […]

READ MORE
In Memory of Riccardo Pozzobon
— September 8, 2025

In Memory of Riccardo Pozzobon We are devastated by the news that Riccardo Pozzobon was involved in a tragic accident while on a research trip to the Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, […]

READ MORE
Chinese-Italian Satellite Launched to Explore Potential to Detect Earthquake Precursors
— June 16, 2025

Chinese-Italian Satellite Launched to Explore Potential to Detect Earthquake Precursors from Space News from the Europlanet Italy Hub A Chinese-Italian satellite has been launched that will search for signatures in […]

READ MORE
Meet the New Board Members of the Europlanet Society
— November 12, 2023

Meet the New Board Members of the Europlanet Society The results of the elections of the Europlanet Society Executive Board were announced at the Europlanet General Assembly on Friday, 10 […]

READ MORE
2023 Farinella Prize Awarded to Federica Spoto and Diego Turrini
— October 2, 2023

2023 Farinella Prize Awarded to Federica Spoto and Diego Turrini Europlanet Society Press Release Dr Federica Spoto, of the Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Dr Diego Turrini, […]

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EPEC Profiles – Giacomo Nodjoumi
— June 5, 2023

EPEC Profiles – Giacomo Nodjoumi In this series from the EPEC Communication Working Group, we meet members of the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) community and find out more about their experiences […]

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Rocks from Space and Planetary Defence – Europlanet Workshop Series
— February 2, 2023

Rocks from Space and Planetary Defence – Europlanet Workshop Series – Europlanet Workshop Series Third workshop Registration is now open for the workshop ‘Rocks from Space and Planetary Defence’, which […]

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Welcome to New Chairs of Regional Hubs
— November 15, 2022

Welcome to New Chairs of Regional Hubs Some of the Europlanet Society Regional Hubs have new Chairs, who were announced at EPSC2022! We look forward to working with them and […]

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Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis – Europlanet WorkshopSeries
— September 2, 2022

Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis – Europlanet WorkshopSeries Second workshop Registration is now open for the workshop ‘Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis’, which will take place from 13-16 […]

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Outreach and Public Engagement after Covid Session at EAS 2022
— August 10, 2022

Outreach and Public Engagement after Covid Session at EAS 2022 The impact of Covid-19 led to a dramatic change in the landscape of public engagement, which overnight transformed from “hands on” […]

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Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.
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