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.