Brief CV
DEGREES
2017. National Scientific Habilitation in Theoretical Physics and Condensed Matter Theorethical Physics for the role of Associate and Full Professor, from the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research
2013. National Scientific Habilitation in Mathematical Physics for the role of Associate Professor, from the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research.
May 2008. Ph.D in Physics from the University of North Texas. Title of the Dissertation: “Microscopic Foundations of Thermodynamics and Generalized Statistical Ensembles”. Supervisor Prof. D. H. Kobe.
Jun 2001. Laurea in Fisica with concentration in theoretical physics, from the University of Pisa. Title of the Thesis: “Sulla fondazione termodinamica e dinamica dell’equilibrio non-canonico” (On the dynamic and thermodynamic foundations of non-canonical equilibrium). Supervisor: Prof. P. Grigolini.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
April 2020 – Senior Researcher (permanent) Institute for Nano Science, National Research Council, Pisa, IT
Oct 2017– March 2020 Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence, IT
Apr 2017–Sep 2017 Fellow Senior at the Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, IT
Mar 2014– Mar 2017. Marie Curie Fellow at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, IT
Sep 2008–Feb 2014. Research Fellow in the Physics Institute of the University of Augsburg, DE
Aug 2007–May 2008. Teaching Assistant in the Physics Department of the University of North Texas, USA
Jun 2007–Jul 2007. Adjunct Faculty in the Physics Department of the University of North Texas, USA
Sep 2006–May 2007. Teaching Assistant in the Physics Department of the University of North Texas, USA
Feb 2004–Jul 2006. Research Assistant in the CRIM Lab (Center of Research in Micro and nano Engineering) of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, IT
Jan 2002–May 2003. Teaching Assistant in the Physics Department of the University of North Texas, USA
AWARDS
"Robert S. Hyer Recognition for excellence in Research". Texas section of APS (2008).
"CeNS publication award 2009". Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München
Outstanding APS referee
Outstanding IOP referee
SCIENTIFIC VISITS
Jun/Jul 2018. KITP, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Jan 2017. Low Temperature Laboratory. Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland (Group of Prof. Pekola)
Sep 2016. Low Temperature Laboratory. Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland (Group of Prof. Pekola)
Jul 2014. Low Temperature Laboratory. Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland (Group of Prof. Pekola)
Dec 2013. Scuola Normale Superiore. Pisa, Italy (Group of Prof. Fazio)
Sep 2013. Low Temperature Laboratory. Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland (Group of Prof. Pekola)
