Santo Prontera was born in Lecce, Italy, in 1963. He received the Laurea (Master) degree in Electronic Engineering from “La Sapienza” University of Rome, with a thesis on "experimental investigations on the electromagnetic properties of dielectric materials and metamaterials", where he is currently a Ph.D. student in Electromagnetics. His main research interests are in electromagnetic scattering problems, antenna analysis, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), use of GprMax software to simulate GPR scenarios, waveguide system into dielectric spectroscopy for investigations and characterization of materials permittivity.

List of Publications:

• S. Chicarella, V. Ferrara, P. D’Atanasio, F. Frezza, L. Pajewski, S. Pavoncello, S. Prontera, N. Tedeschi, A. Zambotti, “Analyses and Measures of GPR Signal with Superimposed Noise”, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Proc. 2014 EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembly, 27 April - 2 May 2014, Wien, Austria, Vol. 16, EGU2014-5387-2.

• E. Piuzzi, G. Cannazza, A. Cataldo, S. Chicarella, E. De Benedetto, F. Frezza, S. Pisa, S. Prontera, F. Timpani, “Progetto e caratterizzazione di un sistema in guida d’onda per misure di permettività complessa di sostanze granulari a 2.45 GHz”, XXXI Congresso Nazionale GMEE (Gruppo Misure Elettriche ed Elettroniche), 11-13 September 2014, Ancona, Italy.

• E. Piuzzi, G. Cannazza, A. Cataldo, S. Chicarella, E. De Benedetto, F. Frezza, S. Pisa, S. Prontera e F. Timpani, “Design and Characterization of a Measurement System for Dielectric Spectroscopy Investigations on Granular Materials in the 2.45 GHz ISM Band”, Proc. I2MTC 2015, 11-14 May 2015, Pisa, Italy.

• E. Piuzzi, G. Cannazza, A. Cataldo, S. Chicarella, E. De Benedetto, F. Frezza, S. Pisa, S. Prontera and F. Timpani, “Measurement System for Evaluating Dielectric Permittivity of Granular Materials in the 1.7-2.6 GHz Band”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement.

• F. Tosti, M. Ambrosanio, E. Battaglia, L. Bianchini Ciampoli, L. De Carlo, L. Matera S. Prontera, and M. Sileo, “GPR Activities in Italy: a Review”, EGU2015-10875-2, 2015 EGU General Assembly 2015.

• F. Frezza, A. Benedetto, L. Pajewski, F. Tosti, M. Ambrosanio, E. Battaglia, L. Bianchini Ciampoli, L. De Carlo, L. Matera, S. Prontera, M. Sileo, G. Manacorda, A. Massa, “GPR activities in Italy”, included in the book “GPR activities in COST Countries”, Aracne, May 2015, Rome, Italy, ISBN 978-88-548-8491-5.