Isabella Maria Gioia

I have had many passions in my life, the main one was Astrophysics. I graduated in Physics and specialized in Astrophysics. I studied various celestial objects, mainly galaxies, their emission mechanisms, the clusters of galaxies that make up the building blocks of the Universe, and the origin of the Universe itself. I grew up at the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna using the radio telescope of Medicina. I then worked at X-ray wavelength analyzing the data taken by satellites for scientific missions. I followed my passion by observing the skies at various telescopes around the world from the peaks of the Andes in Chile to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i (the 4000m high White Mountain). I explored celestial objects through the large radio telescope in New Mexico (Very Large Array), and also visited the now destroyed radio telescope of Arecibo in Puerto Rico.

My other passions? Photography and travel. The latter two are clearly linked, I have visited over 100 countries in the world and have taken thousands of photos. Over the course of decades and across oceans, I have gone from camera rolls to digital and over time I have refined my techniques. While the traveler in me was stopped as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the inner photographer took her place. In the last few months I have focused my lens on the beautiful city that I have called home all these years: Bologna. I leave this site as a legacy to the lovers of life! To those like me who can't stop at nothing, because they are driven by a spirit of exploration continuously supported by their curiosity.

I have had many passions in my life, the main one being astrophysics. I graduated in Physics and specialized in astrophysics and I studied various celestial objects, mainly galaxies, their emission mechanisms, the clusters of galaxies that constitute the building blocks of the Universe, and the origin of the Universe itself. I grew up at the Institute of Radioastronomy in Bologna using the Medicina radio telescope. I then worked at wavelength X analyzing data taken from satellites for scientific missions. I followed my passion by observing the skies at various telescopes around the world from the peaks of the Andes in Chile to the top of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i (the White Mountain more than 4000 meters high). I explored celestial objects through the very large radio telescope in New Mexico (Very Large Array), and also visited the now destroyed Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico.

My other passions? Photography and travel. The last two are clearly related, I have visited more than 100 countries in the world and have taken thousands of photos. Over decades and across oceans I moved from film to digital and over time I refined my techniques. While the traveler in me has been put on hold as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the photographer within has taken her place. In recent months I have focused my lens on the beautiful city that I have called home all these years: Bologna. I leave this site as a legacy to life enthusiasts! To those like me who can't stop at anything, because they are supported by a spirit of exploration continually supported by their curiosity.