Claudio Mazzoleni
Back-country skiing in the Sierra Nevada 2009
Professor
Physics Department and Atmospheric Science Program
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
e-mail: cmazzoleni@mtu.edu
phone: (906) 487 - 1226
Education
Laurea in Physics - University of Trento, Italy (1995)
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences - Desert Research Institute - University of Nevada Reno, USA (2003)
Research Experiences
Laboratory Technical Supervisor - Silicon Photonics Group, Trento, Italy (Until 1999)
Postdoc - Desert Research Institute, Nevada, Reno (2003-2005)
Director's postdoc - Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico (2005-2008)
Assistant professor - Physics Department, Michigan Technological University, Michigan (2008-2013)
Associate professor - Physics Department, Michigan Technological University, Michigan (2013-2018)
Professor - Physics Department, Michigan Technological University, Michigan (2018-present)
Research Interests
Aerosol optical properties and effects on climate
Aerosol-cloud interactions
Ice nucleation
Optics
Teaching (2008 - present)
Theoretical Mechanics I for senior undergraduate students
Theoretical Mechanics II for senior undergraduate students
Electricity and Magnetism I for senior undergraduate students
Electricity and Magnetism II for senior undergraduate students
Qualitative Methods in Physics
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Sciences
Senior colloquium
Special topics
See also the "Teaching" tab
Additional Interests
Hiking
Skiing (cross-country, downhill, back-country)
Climbing
Biking (road biking and mountain biking)
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