1. Carlo Montemagno was an American engineer and expert in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering, focusing on futuristic technologies to create interdisciplinary solutions for the grand challenges in health, energy and the environment.
11 Facts About Carlo Montemagno
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Carlo Montemagno has been considered one of the pioneers of bionanotechnology and molecular nanotechnology.
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Carlo Montemagno died in office while serving as the chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Carlo Montemagno served as the director of the biomaterials program for the Canadian Research Council's National Institute for Nanotechnology as well as a strategic research chair in intelligent nanosystems for the National Research Council.
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Carlo Montemagno served in the US Navy Civil Engineer Corps for nine years, leaving with the rank of lieutenant.
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Carlo Montemagno was a Fellow for the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, the American Academy for Nanomedicine and the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts.
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Carlo Montemagno was born in 1956 to Gasper Patrick and Jacqueline Ann Montemagno in Bronx, NY.
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Carlo Montemagno married Pamela Ann LaCava in 1976, and they remained married until his death.
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Carlo Montemagno was an avid reader and collector of books and an aerobatic and commercial pilot.
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Carlo Montemagno enjoyed dog sports, falconry, ice climbing, science fiction, war movies and disco.
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Carlo Montemagno died in 2018 in St Louis due to complications arising from cancer.