simonacerrato

User profile

Simona

Cerrato

Europe

Area of expertise, interest, main activities...: 

science communication, social inclusion, childhood, education

About you (please use English): 

I graduated in Physics, specializing in Cosmic Physics, and I have a Master’s degree in Science Communication. Since 1989 I have been involved with communication of science, establishing an extended network of scientists, research institutions, universities and communicators all over the world. I have been working at Sissa Medialab since 2005 participating in various projects at an international level: institutional outreach activities, European projects on science and society, museum and exhibition design, as well as training courses for various audiences (scientists, museum explainers, science journalists, teachers, etc.), websites and magazines, science and mathematics school texts, scientific expeditions, documentary films. I have written eight books related to my activities as science communicator and have won various prizes (Pirelli Internetional Award, Premio Andersen, White Ravens, Frascati Scienza, Sissa Medal). My commitment to society extends to my life outside of work where I participate in volunteer activities related to empowering women in Nepal, often communicating with the world through my photos and writings.

Scientific discipline: 

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Interdisciplinary, Other discipline

Stakeholder group: 

Science stakeholders, Teachers, educators, learners, Scientists & Researcher, Publishers, editors, Journals, Opinion formers, media, Policy stakeholders, Education & training policy makers, Gender equality stakeholders, Women scientists’ organizations, Gender equality practitioners & advisers

Contact details

Spoken languages: 

English

German

Italian

City: 

Trieste

Street: 

Via Bonomea 265

ZIP: 

34136

Phone: 

+390403787642

Social networks: 

https://www.facebook.com/simona.cerrato.92

https://plus.google.com/u/0/112772120240497239687

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Would you like to form part of the GenPORT Gender Expert database?: 

Yes

Area of Gender Expertise: 

Gender in transport planning

Gender research

Innovation and diversity (e.g. gender)

Country coverage: 

no specific country

Skills and track record: 

1) I organise the program SISSA FOR SCHOOLS (https://www.facebook.com/groups/160652174292204/) the public engagement program of the Internationa School for Advanced Studies (www.sissa.it, Trieste, Italy) which among other things, promote gender equality in science. 2) I participate in volunteer activities related to empowering women in Nepal (http://apeirononlus.it) 3) I attended the course Linguaggio, identità di genere e lingua italiana (Language, gender identity and Italian langauge) by Giuliana Giusti (Università di Venezia Ca' Foscari, 2015 4) I edited a series of books Donne nella scienza (Women in science, Editorial Scienza, Trieste italy) and wrote some books: simona Cerrato, La forza nell’atomo. La vera vita di Lise Meitner, Editoriale Scienza, Trieste 2004 Simona Cerrato, Radioattività in famiglia. La vera vita di Marie e Irène Curie, Editoriale Scienza, Trieste 2004 Simona Cerrato, Margherita Hack, L’universo di Margherita, Editoriale Scienza, Trieste 2006 5) I wrote a theater piece, Il fuoco del radio on the life of Marie Curie, Irene Curie and Lise Meitner