Jorge Eduardo Fernandez Invitti completed his studies at the Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics of the State University of Córdoba, Argentina, earning a Licentiate Degree in Physics (1977) and a Ph.D. in Physics (1985). He later received recognition for his Licentiate Degree, earning the equivalent Italian degree "Laurea in Physics" at the University of Bologna (1991).
He began his academic career in Argentina in 1985 as a research staff member at CONICET and an Adjunct Professor of Physics at the State University of Córdoba, Argentina. In 1987, he moved to the University of Bologna in Italy for a postdoctoral position. He became an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Measurements and Instrumentation in 1994 and an Associate Professor of Nuclear Reactor Physics in 2001. In 2012, he received national recognition for his full professorship in Nuclear Reactor Physics. From 2016 to 2022, he served as Head of the Buenos Aires Campus of the University of Bologna (Centro de Altos Estudios de la Universidad de Bologna). After his retirement in 2023, he was appointed Professor Alma Mater.
Professor Fernandez is the President of the International Radiation Physics Society (IRPS). He is an Affiliated Researcher at the Italian Interuniversity Consortium on the Structure of Matter (CNISM, CNR) and an Associate Researcher at the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN). His teaching activities have included lectures in MSc and PhD courses on applied nuclear technologies, as well as supervision of MSc and PhD theses. He currently teaches "Transport of Particles and Radiation" at the University of Bologna.
His main research interests include X-ray interactions, X- and Gamma-ray photon transport, multiple scattering of photons, polarization effects, detailed descriptions of the X-ray spectrum, detailed descriptions of the detector response function, and spectrum unfolding from detector influence. Jorge has published approximately 130 articles in scientific journals, many of which were invited contributions. He has also edited two topical books: Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (Bononia University Press, Bologna, 1999) and Radiation Physics for Preservation of the Cultural Heritage (Clueb, Bologna, 2002).
Additionally, Professor Fernandez is an editor of X-Ray Spectrometry (John Wiley & Sons) and serves as Associate Editor for Radiation Physics and Chemistry (Elsevier) and Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (Springer). He has been a Guest Editor for Special Issues in several journals:
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes (Elsevier)
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods A (Elsevier)
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods B (Elsevier)
- Radiation Physics and Chemistry (Elsevier)
- Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (Springer)
- X-Ray Spectrometry (John Wiley)
He also serves as a referee for various scientific journals in his areas of expertise.
Jorge has chaired or co-chaired several international conferences, some co-organized with IRPS, including:
- 1998: European Conference on Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDXRS-98), Bologna
- 2002: International Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA-5), Bologna
- 2006: ISRP-10 and Workshop on "Use of Monte Carlo Techniques for Design and Analysis of Radiation Detectors", Coimbra
- 2014: European Conference on X-Ray Spectrometry (EXRS-2014), Bologna
- 2017: International Forum on Advances in Radiation Physics (FORUM-BA 2017), Buenos Aires
- 2019: Forum Italia-Argentina 2019: Nuclear and Digital Technologies for Cultural Heritage and Applied Physics, Buenos Aires
- 2023: 11th International Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA-11), Bologna
Jorge is a member of the International Advisory Committee of the European Conferences on X-Ray Spectrometry (EXRS) and the Red de Científicos Argentinos en Italia (RCAI).
