University Education and Positions Held
- August 2000 Joined the Faculty of Georgetown University.
- 1997-2000 Assistant Research Scientist at the Center
for Superconductivity, University of Maryland.
- 1995-1997 Post doctoral Research Associate at the Center
for Superconductivity Research, University
of Maryland.
- 1995 Ph. D. in Physics at the Technical
University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. Thesis Title: Fluxon dynamics in single and stacked
Josephson junctions, Prof. J. Mygind and
Prof. G. Costabile advisors.
- 1991 Laurea in Fisica (equivalent of M. S. in Physics) at the
University of Salerno, Italy. Thesis Title: Interaction
between Josephson junctions and resonators. Prof. G. Costabile and Prof. J. Mygind,
advisors.
Awards and Honors
- 9/2004 2003 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists
and Engineers (PECASE) for
the project ‘Superconductor/carbon-nanotube
junctions and interfaces’ funded by the National Science Foundation.
- 11/2001 Research Innovation Award from Research Corporation for
the project ‘Liquid, solid and superconducting mercury/carbon-nanotube junctions’.
- 6/1995 – 5/1996 Fellowship
from NATO-CNR, Advanced Fellowships Programme,
for research at the Center for Superconductivity Research, Department of
Physics, University of Maryland, USA.
- 12/1994-3/1995 Fellowship
‘Fondazione Angelo Della Riccia’,
for research at the Physics Department of the Technical University of
Denmark.