Awards

• American Competitiveness and Innovation (ACI) fellowship 2008-2010, nominated (without Gilbert knowing about it) by the NSF program officer David Brant, and awarded by the NSF-Division of Materials Research
• George and Pamela Hamel Faculty Fellow, UW-Madison, 2008-2012.
• Vilas Associate Award, UW-Madison, 2006-2007.
• H. I. Romnes Award, UW-Madison, 2002.
• Cavaliere della Repubblica (Knight of the Italian Republic), appointed by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 2000.
• Gert Rempfer "New Millennium Guiding Light Award" 2000.
• "TOYP" Award (The Outstanding Young Persons of the world) of the Junior Chamber International, Award for Scientific and Technological Development, selected among the winning candidates of 116 countries worldwide, 1997.
• "TOYP Italia" (The Outstanding Young Persons of the world) of the Junior Chamber Italiana, Award for Scientific Development, 1997.