Virginia Benzi

Virginia Benzi
Born
Virginia Chiara Benzi

(1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 30)
Acqui Terme, Piedmont, Italy
EducationUniversity of Genoa (M.Sc., 2023)
Occupations
Known forScience communication and promoting STEM education among women

Virginia Benzi (born 6 September 1996) known online as Quantum Girl is an Italian YouTuber and physics popularizer.

Biography

A native of Acqui Terme, Piedmont, she attended a liceo artistico and enrolled in an academy of Fine Arts before pursuing a master's degree in Fundamental interaction, which she obtained in 2023 at the University of Genoa.

Her YouTube channel deals with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics She revealed that her goal was to draw girls closer to STEM subjects, a field, she says, that is dominated by men. Having started YouTubing as a pastime, this activity ended up being a full-time job. In 2024, she took part in a project with the Presidency of the Italian Republic to realize a video promoting the development of scientific research; she also met President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale. She was reached out to by Italian state-television Rai for a physics divulgation program called Generazione Q, aired on Rai Play. She became ambassador of the Generazione STEM project.

In 2024, she was included by Forbes Italia in the list of the best 100 under-30 personalities of the year. In the same year, she won the TikTok award as the best Italian Education creator of the year 2024.

References

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  9. ↑ Tortora, Stella (2026-03-07). "Intervista a Virginia Benzi: "Vi spiego come mi sono appassionata alla fisica"". FocusJunior.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-07.
  10. ↑ Forbes.it (2024-03-08). "Chi sono gli under 30 di Forbes Italia per il 2024". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-07.
  11. ↑ De Lillis, Federica (14 November 2024). "TikTok Awards 2024, tutti i vincitori". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Sky Italia. Retrieved 7 September 2026.