Anna Consortini

Consortini studied at Liceo Classico, then earned a master's degree in physics at the University of Florence (20 February 1959, 105/110) and a PhD in Electromagnetic Waves (Rome 1968).{{Cite web|url=https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2015-0-A-2b2a3a2b3530-1.html|title=Anna Consortini|last=|first=|date=|website=Università degli Studi di Firenze|language=it|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}

From 1959 to 1983 Consortini worked as researcher at the "Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche" (IROE) of the National Research Council in Italy (CNR) which is now called IFAC-CNR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/about_osa/newsroom/news_releases/2018/anna_consortini_recognized_with_the_optical_societ/|title=Anna Consortini Recognized with The Optical Society 2018 Robert E. Hopkins Leadership Award|last=|first=|date=14 June 2018|website=OSA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} Consortini was director of the group of theoretical and experimental research on atmospheric propagation. She also established the Computer Center of the Institute and was the Center Director until 1978. In 1983, Consortini became associate professor in general physics at the University of Florence until her retirement.

Consortini is the author of Trends in Optics.{{Cite book|url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/trends-in-optics/consortini/978-0-12-186030-1|title=Trends in Optics - 1st Edition|website=www.elsevier.com|date=5 August 1996 |isbn=978-0-12-186030-1 |access-date=2019-09-24 |last1=Consortini |first1=Anna |publisher=Academic Press }}

Consortini has received the following academic honours:

• President of the International Commission for Optics (1993-1996).{{Cite web|url=https://www.primapagina.sif.it/article/738/the-international-commission-for-optics-ico-70-years-from-the-fi|title=The International Commission for Optics: 70 years from the first official meeting|last=Righini|first=G.C.|date=28 February 2018|website=Societa Italiana di Fisica Prima Pagina|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}
• Fellow of the OSA and 2018 recipient of the Robert E. Hopkins Leadership Award
• Fellow of the Institute of Physics{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Meredith|last2=Apter|first2=Kari|last3=Gass|first3=Jeanette|date=2018-06-01|title=2018 OSA Awards and Medals|journal=Optics and Photonics News|language=en|volume=29|issue=6|pages=41|doi=10.1364/OPN.29.6.000041|issn=1047-6938|bibcode=2018OptPN..29...41S}}
• Fellow of the European Optical Society{{Cite web|url=https://www.europeanoptics.org/pages/awards/eos-fellows.html|title=EOS fellows|last=|first=|date=|website=European Optical Society|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}
• Fellow of SPIE{{Cite web|url=https://spie.org/profile/Anna.Consortini-6132?SSO=1|title=Professor Anna Consortini|last=|first=|date=|website=SPIE|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-24}}
• Emeritus member of the Italian Society of Optics and Photonics (SIOF).
• Member of EPS and the Società Italiana di Fisica, Italian Physical Society.

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