Prof. Dr. Cuniberti, a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Italian Studies, has been elected as a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences (Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze, known as the "dei XL")

Professor Gianaurelio Cuniberti is an elected foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences, also known as the Accademia dei XL, which is one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions. Founded in 1782, the Academy has a history spanning over 240 years and brings together leading figures from various scientific disciplines. Its historic members include some of the most prominent figures in German science and pioneers of modern technological development, such as Albert Einstein, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Alexander von Humboldt, Hermann von Helmholtz, Gustav Kirchhoff, Justus von Liebig, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, Robert Koch and Werner von Siemens. These figures are joined by others who have also had a profound impact on the history of international science, including Benjamin Franklin, Alessandro Volta, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Louis Pasteur and Charles Darwin, as well as Nobel laureates Enrico Fermi, Guglielmo Marconi, Giulio Natta and Rita Levi-Montalcini. In 2025, Professor Cuniberti was awarded the XL Medal for Physical and Natural Sciences, one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious scientific honours. Established by Royal Decree in 1866, the medal represents one of the first official scientific awards of unified Italy and is awarded for contributions of particular significance to advancing knowledge and for scientific achievements of international importance. In 2026, Professor Cuniberti was also elected a foreign member of the Academy, in a category traditionally limited to 25 scientists of recognised international standing. Through this election, he joins a scientific tradition that, through figures such as Einstein, Gauss, Humboldt, Helmholtz, Kirchhoff and Siemens, helped lay the foundations of modern physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering. Both awards recognise the international value of his contributions to nanotechnology and materials science, particularly at the intersection of fundamental physical research and technological innovation, as well as his commitment to strengthening scientific collaboration between Italy and Germany.

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