Paolo Grigolini and 50 Years of Statistical Physics

Bruce J. West was the Chief Scientist of Mathematics in the US Army Research Laboratory (ARO), 1999-2021 (retired 7/1/21); Professor of Physics at the University of North Texas, 1989-99; Physics Department Chair, University of North Texas, 1989-92, and has held various other positions including Director of the La Jolla Institute, 1979-89. He received the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award in 2012, as well as the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award in 2017. He was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1992, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012. He has published over 450 referred articles in various scientific publications and 21 books, garnering a total h-factor of 75.

Simone Bianco was a research staff member and manager of the Department of Functional Genomics and Cellular Engineering at the IBM Almaden Research Center. He has contributed significantly to the design of antivirals, antimicrobials, immunotherapies and industrial yeast strains, and holds several patents in synthetic biology. He is a recipient of IBM’s Outstanding Research Achievement Award, and is a honorary visiting lecturer for SIAM.