Flavio CapotondiEDUCATION09/2010 and 06-07/2009 : Visiting scientist at “FLASH” free electron laser facility DESY Hamburg. 11-12/2008 : Visiting scientist at “Laboratoire de Transport Electronique Quantique et Supraconductivité” CEA Grenoble. 2005 : PhD in Physics at Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Italy. Defending the thesis: “Structural and transport studies of InGaAs/InAlAs quantum wells”. Advisor: Prof. Lucia Sorba. 2002 – 2004 : PhD student at Modena and Reggio Emilia University. Research activity: Structural and electronic transport properties in low dimensionality systems confined in InGaAs/InAlAs quantum well grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs substrates. 2000 : Degree in Physics achieved at University of Trieste (Italy). Graduation thesis in geophysics; title “Extended seismic sources in laterally heterogeneous an-elastic media”. Advisors: Prof. G.F. Panza and Dr. F. Romanelli; final score: 110/110 cum laude. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES01/2012 to date : First beamline scientist of the DiProI beamline. 04/2008 to 12/2011 : Beamline scientist at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.P.c.A. for the construction commissioning and development of the new experimental station for diffraction imaging and scattering experiments using the FERMI free electron laser. 05/2008 to 12/2009 : Occasional consultant for Schaefer South-East Europe s.r.l. Customer consultant for the installation, maintenance and defining measurement procedures for the characterization of hard materials used in automotive and decorative protective coating. 05/2007 to 04/2008 : Post-Doc associated researcher at TASC-INFM laboratory of Trieste, Italy. R&D activity for electrical characterizations of MBE grown GaAs nanowires, and nanolithographic defined quantum dot at cryogenic temperature. 01/2006 to 04/2007 : Post-Doc associated researcher at Modena and Reggio Emilia University. R&D activity for growth and characterizations of hard and ultra hard thin films by magnetron sputtering for mechanical application, such as dry lubricate automotive components, corrosion resistance, and dyes. 02/2005 to 12/2005 : collaboration with APE Research s.r.l. R&D activity for the development of scanning probe microscopes (AFM and STM). 04/2001 to 03/2002 : collaboration with TASC-INFM laboratory of Trieste, Italy. R&D activity for growth and characterization of thin films using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition. TECHNICAL SKILLS
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SCIENTIFIC PUBBLICATIONS AND INVITED TALKSAuthor and co-author of more than 50 papers on peer-reviewed journals, 1 book chapter, over 10 invited talks and lectures at International Congresses, Conferences, Symposiums, Workshops, Universities and Research Centers. H-index - 14. The most recent publications appear at https://www.elettra.trieste.it/lightsources/fermi/fermi-beamlines/diproi/diproi-publications/all.html OTHER ACTIVITIESMember of the SoftiMAX beamline scientific & technical advisory group of MAX IV. (Lund, Sweden) |