Gaspare VARVARO

Researcher @  CNR-ISM

Co-Leader of the nM2-Lab group |Leader of the Research Line Functional Magnetic Thin Films and Heterostructures

email: gaspare.varvaro@ism.cnr.it | Ph: (+39) 0690672651

Gaspare VARVARO (PhD in Material Science, 2007, University “La Sapienza” of Roma, Italy) has been working as researcher at the Institute of Structure of Matter of the National Research Center (CNR – ISM), Italy, since 2009, where he directs the Nanostructured Magnetic Material Laboratory (nM2-Lab, www.nm2lab.com). His research activity spans from the fabrication to the characterization of magnetic and magneto-transport properties of nanostructured materials including single-phase magnetic materials, magnetic composites and hybrid/multifunctional systems (thin film multilayers, nanoparticles, and nano-patterned systems) for fundamental studies and applications (energy and environment, technologies for sensors/actuators, biomedicine and information storage) with a recent attention devoted to responsible and sustainable materials, processes and devices. His research activity was witnessed by more than 85 papers, 1 book, 4 book chapters, and 1 patent. GV is co-author around 200 oral presentations to national and international conference and 20 Invited talks personally given to National/International Conferences/Workshops and International Institutions (h-index: 25/23 G-Scholar/Scopus). He has been visiting scientist in many international laboratories (Un. Augsburg, IKBFU, CONICET, Un. Delaware) and has actively participated in 23 funded national and international research projects (1 as PI, 5 as Unit PI, 2 as Work Package Leader), being personally responsible for approximately 1 million euros..GV is currently CNR – ISM Unit Leader of i) EU ERAMIN 3 project “Recycling End of Life permanent magnets by innovative sintering and 3D printing” (2022 - 2024), ii) IT ICO FALCK Foundation project “Circular economy of rare-earth permanent magnets” (2023 – 2025), iii) IT-PRIN project “Understanding and controlling magnetic inertia: towards terahertz spin-based technologies” (2022 – 25) and iii) IT E-RIHS.it-Lazio infrastructure project (2019 – 23); CNR Unit leader of FP3 “Digital transition in the decarbonization process and in waste recycling processes” of Roma Technopole IT-PNRR Innovation Ecosystems (2022 – 25). He regularly serves as referee for international journals and as independent expert evaluator for International Projects. He is also involved in education and dissemination activities by training of PhD, master, and high-school students and in the organization of scientific events targeted to the large public and research professionals in magnetism and material science.

Last Update: 01.06.24

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2010 - To Date


2023 – 2025

IT MUR PRIN 2022 PNRR 

Hybrid ferrite nanocomposites for novel rare-earth free permanent magnets  (HyPerMag)

Coordinator: C. De Julián Fernández (CNR - IMEM) | Total/Unit Budget: ~ 300 k€ / ~55 k€

Role: Team Member


2023 – 2025

IT – Fondazione ICO FALCK / Fondazione Politecnico di Milano  

"Circular economy of rare-earth permanent magnets"  (ReCREATE)

Coordinator: G. Dotelli (Pol. Milano) | Total/Unit Budget: ~265 k€ / ~150 k€

Role: CNR-ISM Unit Principal Investigator


2022 – 2025

IT PNRR Innovation Ecosystems

"Roma Technopole"

nM2-Lab Budget: ~140 k€

Role: CNR Unit Leader for FP3 "Digital transition in the decarbonization process and in waste recycling processes" and member of SPOKE 2 “Technology transfer, new entrepreneurship, business incubation and acceleration”


2022 – 2025 

IT PRIN MUR 2020

“Understanding and controlling magnetic inertia: towards terahertz spin-based technologies” (MAGNUT) 

Coordinator: S. Bonetti (Un. Ca’ Foscari) | Total/Unit Budget: ~505 k€ / ~155 k€

Role: CNR-ISM Unit Principal Investigator


2022 – 2024 

EU ERAMIN 3

“Recycling End of Life permanent magnets by innovative sintering and 3D printing” (RENDERING 3D)

Coordinator: F. Canepa (Un. Genova) | Total/Unit Budget: ~810 k€ / ~210 k€

Role: CNR-ISM Unit Principal Investigator


2022 – 2024 

IT PON "Ricerca e Innovazione" 2014-2020

1 PhD Scholarship on green topic

Budget: ~70 k€

Role: PhD Supervisor


2020 – 2023

IT – MISE PON I&C 2014-2020

Autonomous and flexible manufacturing and augmented reality techniques for processes automation (ARPA)

Coordinator: P. Larizza (MASMEC) | Total/Unit Budget: ~5000 k€ / ~60 k€

Role: Work-package co-leader “Studio di nano-compositi innovativi per la realizzazione di componenti mediante tecnica di stampa 3D”

 

2019 – 2023

IT – POR FESR Lazio 2014-2020

E-RIHS.it LAZIO

Coordinator: C. Milani (CNR), nM2-Lab/CNR Unit PI: G. Varvaro 

Total/Unit Budget: ~3000 k€ / ~750 k€

 

2019 – 2021

EU – EIT KIC Raw Materials (Educational Project)

Historical Mining – tracing and learning from ancient materials and mining technologies (MINEHERITAGE). 

Coordinator: J. P. Veiga (Un. NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal) |Total/Unit Budget: ~600 k€ / ~90 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2018 – 2019

IT – MIUR (Educational Project)

Dalla ricerca alla Scuola... e ritorno - Metodo, linguaggio e approccio scientifico per una scuola di qualità

Coordinator: A. Torregiani (CNR-ISOF, Italy) |Total/Unit Budget: ~100 k€ / ~20 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2018 – 2019

IT – Collaboration Agreement with Un. Firenze

Nanoparticelle magnetiche per applicazioni catalitiche

Coordinators: D. Peddis (CNR-ISM, Italy) – A. Caneschi (Un. Firenze, Italy) |Total/Unit Budget: ~40 k€ / ~20 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2018 – 2019

Bilateral Project CNR (Italy) – Romanian Academy of Science (Romania)

Advanced ferrofluid for theranostic application

Coordinators: D. Peddis (CNR-ISM, Italy) – L. Vekas (Romanian Academy, Romania) | Total/Unit Budget: 30 k€ / 15 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2018 – 2019

EU – EIT KIC Raw Materials

Magnetometry Network” (Mag-Net-NoI)

Coordinator: T. Hauet (Université de Lorraine, France) | Unit Budget: ~15 k€

Website: http://www.magnetometry.eu/

Role: Team Member

 

2017 – 2021

EU – H2020 FET Proactive

Magnetic nanoparticle based liquid energy materials for thermoelectric device Applications (MAGENTA)

Coordinator: S. Nakamae (CEA, France) | Total/Unit Budget: ~5000 / ~725 k€

Role: Work-package leader (“Magnetic nanoparticles based liquid energy materials for thermoelectric device applications”) and member of the Steering Committee

 

2015

IT – CNR Short Term Mobility Program

Fabrication and magnetic characterization of arrays of perpendicular spin valves in the sub-50 nm regime

Role: Principal Investigator

 

2013 – 2014

Bilateral Project CNR (Italy) – CONICET (Argentina)

Synthesis of bimagnetic core-shell nanoparticles and study of the exchange coupling between ferri and antiferrimagnetic and perovskitic phases to tune magnetic anisotropy and coercivity

Coordinators: E. Agostinelli (CNR-ISM, Italy) – R. Zysler (CONICET, Argentina) | Unit Budget: 8 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2013 – 2016

IT – Progetti Premiali DM 949/RIC 2012

Materiali e dispositivi magnetici e superconduttivi per sensoristica e ICT

Coordinator: C. Carbone (CNR) | Total/Unit Budget: ~290 k€ / ~30 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2012 – 2015

EU – FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES – Marie Curie Action

Magnetic nanoparticles and thin films for spintronic applications and high performance permanent magnets (NANOMAG)

Coordinator: : G. Papavasiliou (NCSR-Demokritos, Greece) | Total/Unit Budget: ~500 / ~40 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2010 – 2012

IT – MIUR PRIN

Stabilità termica di nanostrutture magnetiche planari (2D) exchange-spring con accoppiamento di scambio perpendicolare e laterale

Coordinator: M. Solzi (Un. Parma) | Total/Unit Budget: ~130 k€ / ~70 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2009 – 2010

MAE Progetto di Grande Rilevanza CNR (Italy) – CONICET (Argentina)

Nanostructured magnetic materials for high density magnetic recording

Coordinators: D. Fiorani (CNR-ISM, Italy) – R. Zysler (CONICET, Argentina) | Unit Budget: ~50 k€

Role: Team Member


2008 – 2011

EU – FP7 ICT

Terabit magnetic storage technologies (TERAMAGSTOR)

Coordinator: D. Niarchos (NCSR-Demokritos, Greece) | Total/Unit Budget: ~3500 / ~435 k€

Role: Team Member


MOST RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE PERIOD 2000 – 2010


2008 – 2011

EU – FP6 STREP

Self-Organised Complex-Spin Magnetic Nanostructures" (NANOSPIN)

Coordinator: C. Binns (Leicester Un., UK) | Total/Unit Budget: ~1800 / ~265 k€

Role: Team Member

 

2002 – 2005

EU – FP5 GROWTH

Self-assembled nanoparticles and Nanostructured array for high density magneto-recording (HIDEMAR)

Coordinator: D. Fiorani & E. Agostinelli (CNR) | Total/Unit Budget: ~1800 / ~285 k€

Winner of a Renè Descartes Prize for “Excellence in Collaborative Research in Europe” (2005) sector Engineering.

Role: Team Member