Biography

RESEARCH POSITIONS Since 2003: CNR researcher, S3 center, Modena 2001-2003: post doc position at Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia 1999-2000: INFM post doc position EDUCATION Jan. 1999: PhD in Physics, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia July 1995: Degree in Physics, Università di Modena VISITING PERIODS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS: 1994-1995: CNR- IMAI, Montelibretti, Roma (1 year) 1996-1997: ALOISA beamline, Elettra, Trieste (1 year) 1999:”A.F. Ioffe Institute”, S. Petersburg, Russia (4 weeks) 2007: “AGH University”, Krakow, Poland (1 week) SUPERVISION Co-supervisor of 9 MSc students and of 3 PhD students. Supervisor of 3 PhD students.

Research Intrest

fundamental understanding of the properties of oxides in the form of ultrathin films and nanostructures for application in catalysis, energy and biomedicine, interaction between metal nanoparticles and oxides, nanostructured materials for magnetic recording and spintronics.