Research

Current projects:

  • Space Tweezers: The project is funded by ASI and managed by INAF and aims at research activities, based on optical tweezers, to trap and characterize spectroscopically extraterrestrial particles and their analogs.

  • ActiveMatter: The Active Matter ITN network focuses on experimental, theoretical, and computational aspects of active matter. It coordinated by Giovanni Volpe.

  • CNR-Tubitak: This is a bilateral project for collaboration activities on active matter with the group of Luca Biancofiore at Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey).

Past projects:

  • MERLIN-Microplastique (2017-2019): "Title". Project funded by IFREMER...

  • CNR-CAS (2016-2019): "Optical Manipulation and characterization of nonspherical nanoparticles". Bilateral project with Pavel Zemanek at ISI-CAS in Brno (Czech Republik).

  • COST Action 1302 (2013-2017): "NanoSpectroscopy", chaired by Monika Fleischer.

  • COST Action 1205 (2013-2016): "Advances in Optofluidics: Integration of Optical Control and Photonics with Microfluidics", chaired by Gabriella Cipparrone.

  • Social NANO (2013-2015): "Social Innovation cluster by a cross-disciplinary nanotechnology platform environmental monitoring and healthcare", coordinated by Luana Persano.

  • PANREX (2012-2015): "Packaging basato su nanomateriali per ricevitori ed exciter compatti per applicazioni radar con antenna a scansione elettronica del fascio" coordinated by ....

  • NANOANTENNA (2009-2013): "Development of a high sensitive and specific nano-biochemo-sensor based on surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopy through effective optical nanoantenna" coordinated by Marc Lamy de la Chapelle.

  • Royal Society-UCL (2010-2012): "Photonic force microscopy with nanostructures". Collaboration with the group of Phil H. Jones at UCL (UK).

  • Royal Society-Cambridge (2009-2010): "Optical Trapping of Carbon Nanotubes". Collaboration with the group of Andrea C. Ferrari at Cambridge (UK).

  • British Council-Cambridge (2008): "The interactions of light and nanostructures for applications in sensors: Microrheology by Optical Manipulation of Carbon Nanotubes". Collaboration with the group of Andrea C. Ferrari at Cambridge (UK).

  • CNR Curiosity Driven (2008-2009): "Study and manipulation of colloidal systems by multiple optical tweezers".

  • Royal Society-UCL (2006-2008): "Microstirring of Complex Ionic Liquids with Optical Tweezers". Collaboration with the group of Phil H. Jones at UCL (UK).

  • FIRB (2003-2004): "Manipulation at the nanometer scale by laser cooling technology" coordinated by Ennio Arimondo.

  • NANOCOLD (2002-2005): "Nanodeposition of ordered structures by cold atoms technology" coordinated by Ennio Arimondo.