Teaching Activity and detailed CV
- EDUCATION
13/02/2015 PhD in Physics: School of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy. PhD Supervisor: Prof. Claudio Goletti
29/09/2011 Master in Science and Technology of Materials: School of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
21/05/2009 Bachelor in Materials Science: School of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- CURRENT POSITION
1/11/2021 – present Assistant professor, tenure track (Italian Temporary Researcher type B - law art. 24 comma 3-a L. 240/10) Department of Industrial Engineer (DIEF), UNIFI
- PREVIOUS POSITIONS
01/07/21 – 31/10/21 Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” (DICUS), UNIFI, Italy
01/12/19 – 30/06/21 Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, DIEF, UNIFI
01/12/18 – 30/11/19 Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, (Individual grant fellowship) DIEF, UNIFI
01/07/16 – 30/11/18 Postdoctoral Researcher, DICUS, UNIFI
01/04/15 – 30/06/16 Postdoc. Res., Institute of Solid State Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
- FELLOWSHIPS
01/12/18 – 30/11/19 Individual Project grant: “MAGgnetic sensitive photo-chemical REactions at Surfaces (MagRES)”, Department of Industrial Engineering, UNIFI
12/11/18 -19/11/18 Short-term scientific mission (STSM) fellowship for Beamtime participation, European Cooperation in Science&Technology (COST), Synchrotron Soleil, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
01/11/11 – 31/10/14 3-years Grant for PhD student position funded by Italian Ministry of Scientific Research and Education (MIUR) - First classified for PhD School of Physics Department of Physics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
2020 – 2021 3 Bachelor Students: C. Batistoni, E. Cioppi, E. Landini, DICUS, UNIFI
2018 – present 1 PhD Student: A.L. Sorrentino DIEF, UNIFI
2017 – 2018 1 Master Student: A.L. Sorrentino, DICUS, UNIFI
- TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2021 – present Teacher of the course “Chemistry” (81h) – Course for BS students in Biomedical Engineering, DIEF, UNIFI
2020 and 2021 Seminar (6h) “Superconductors principles and applications” in the Course “Solid State Material Chemistry” for MS students in Advanced Molecular Science, DICUS, UNIFI
2019 – 2020 Tutor of the “Chemistry” course (40h) – Course for BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, DIEF, UNIFI
2020 Assistant lecturer (20h) in the Chemistry II course for BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, DIEF, UNIFI.
2018 Course: “Characterization techniques of surfaces for industrial applications” (4h), Doctoral School in Industrial Engineering, DIEF, UNIFI
2017 – 2018 Course of “Materials technology” (8h) – Course for students at “Istruzione e Formazione Tecnica Superiore” post-graduate school, ASEV Spa (Regione Toscana), Italy
2017 – 2018 Course: “Scanning probe microscopies, eyes and hands of nanotechnology” (4h) – Doctoral School in Chemical Sciences, DICUS, UNIFI
2011 – 2013 Tutor of “Laboratory Practice of Experimental Physics” course (90h) – Course for BS students in Material Science, Department of Physics, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2021 7th Italian Conference on Magnetism, Italy (organizing committee)
2020 Joint European Magnetic Symposia, JEMS 2020, Portugal (organizing committee)
2019 European Conference on Molecular Magnetism (ECMM 2019), Italy (organizing committee)
- INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2021 – present Member of Industrial Engineering Department Board, UNIFI
2021 – present CETECS laboratory representative for UNIFI at Italian Association for Magnetism (AIMagn)
2021 Member of the board of trustees for Chemistry Master Degree, UNIFI
2020 – 2021 Member of the examination boards for courses: Solid State and Material Chemistry for MS in Advanced Molecular Sciences, DICUS, UNIFI; Chemistry, Materials technology, Chemistry I, Chemistry II, for BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chemistry for BS in Biomedical Engineering. DIEF, UNIFI
2016 – present Member of the examination board for “Advanced application of nanomaterials” course. Chemistry Department, DICUS, UNIFI
- REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2020 – present Member of “Magnetochemistry” Editorial Board, SCIE indexed journal, IF: 2.193
2017 – present Reviewer for Communications Physics, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Magnetochemistry, Molecules, The European Physical Journal Plus, Electroanalysis, Molecules.
- MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2021 – present Member of the Italian Association for Magnetism (AIMagn)
2019 – present Member of the National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology
2018 – present Member of the Italian Chemical Society, SCI, Inorganic Chemistry division
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
21/09/21 – 24/09/21 NanoInnovation 2021, Rome (IT)
29/08/21 – 02/09/21 4th International Baltic Conference on Magnetism (IBCM 2021), Svetlogorsk, (RU)
10/06/21 – 11/06/21 7th International Conference on Molecule based Magnets (ICMM 2021), Manchester (UK)
23/05/21 – 28/05/21 14th European School of Molecular Nanoscience (ESMolNa) 2021, Benidorm (ES)
15/09/19 – 18/09/19 7th European Conference of Molecular Magnetism (ECMM2019), Florence (IT)
05/04/17 – 07/04/17 12th Conference of the Italian Vacuum Association (AIV XXIII) Conference, Florence (IT)
AWARDS
2021 NEST Award for Nanoscience 2020, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
2021 Magnetochemistry 2021 Travel Awards, IBCM 2021, Svetlogorsk, Russian Federation
2021 Molecular Magnetism Rising Stars Talk at Symposium, ICMM 17th, Manchester, UK
2019 Best Poster award, IBS Conference on Quantum Nanoscience 2019, Korea
2019 Starting career Talk Grant, COST action, ECMM 2019, Italy
2018 Early Career Investigator Award, COST action, ECMolS conference 2018, Spain
Successful applications for supported research at large scale facilities
2022 Probing the magnetic bistability properties of organometallic compounds deposited on surfaces (project 20211206). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (PI)
2021 Tuning the interaction of Single Molecule Magnets with superconductors by organic templating layers (project 20201244). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (PI)
2021 Study of the Single Molecule Magnets spin dynamics on type II superconductors (project 20191797). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (PI)
2021 XMCD investigation of a monolayer of enantiopure Dy-based chiral Single Molecule Magnets (project 20190719). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (co-PI)
2019 Coupling polynuclear Single Molecule Magnet-based submonolayers with a ferromagnetic substrate (project 20181606). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (co-PI)
2019 Proximity effects in Single Molecule Magnets on the superconducting Pb (111) surface (project 20180698). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (co-PI)
2018 Magnetism of Fe4 Single Molecule Magnets assembled on titanium oxide ultrathin films (project 20171542). Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. (co-PI)
- MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
Jaisa Fernandes Soares: synthesis of organometallic compounds, University Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Andrea Cornia: synthesis of SMMs, Department of Chemistry, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Fabrice Pointillart: synthesis of Dy-based SMMs, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
Giorgio Contini and Marco Di Giovanntonio: surface polymerisation, ISM-CNR, Italy
Aldo Di Carlo: TiO2 materials for solar cells, Center for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy (CHOSE), Italy
Andreas Heinrich and Fabio Donati: ESR-STM and ULT-STS experiments, IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Sebastian Loth: IETS-STM experiments, Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum Technologies, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Luigi Malavolti: IETS-STM experiments, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
Edwige Otero and Philippe Ohresser: ULT XAS and XMCD investigations, Synchrotron SOLEIL, France
Philippe Sainctavit: ULT XAS and XMCD investigations, CNRS-Université Sorbonne, Paris, France
Marco Affronte: Nb superconductivity, Department of Physics, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Ulrike Diebold: inverstigation of TiO2 single crystals, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Klaus Wandelt: investigation of solid/liquid interfaces, University of Bonn, Germany
Andrea Atrei: growth of TiO2 ultrathin films, University of Siena, Italy
- OUTREACHING ACTIVITIES
2014 Participation to the television broadcasting and member of the scientific editorial staff for Raieducational “NAUTILUS”, RAI Radioteleviosione italiana, Roma (Italy)
2014-2015 Scientific divulgation in cultural exhibitions “NUMERI, tutto quello che conta da zero ad infinito”, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Roma (Italy)
2020 Highlights in journals: Physics word – Condensed matter; Superconductor week, Unifi Magazine,
27/11/21 Weekend della conoscenza, Accademia Giovani per la Scienza, divulgative scientific seminar for undergraduated students, Pistoia (Italy).