2024

9 january 2024

The 3-years projects "Normating colour-centre-based quantum sensing technology towards industrial application and standards" (NoQTeS) is selected for funding by the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET). The project is supported within the "Normative" scheme of the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) with a planned budget of 1.2 M€ (local coordinator: Federico Picollo).

2023

22 december 2023

The 2-years research project "Superconduttività a Temperatura e Pressione Ambiente " (SaTePA) is selected for funding by the CRT foundation, under the the coordination of Marco Truccato The project also relies on a contribution by the Italian National Metrological Institute (INRiM) and on the use of the ion implanter at the Physics Dept. of UniTo.

29 november 2023

The 2 years project "Au-functionalized nanodiamonds as simultaneous ROS quantum sensors and Radiosensitizing Agents" (AURORA) coordinated by Pietro Apra' is selected for funding in the framework of the "INFN - Young Researchers Grant" scheme, with a budget of 136 keuro.

10 november 2023

The 2-years research project "Opto-mechanical effects in spin-defects for quantum technologies" is funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Research in the framework of the PRIN 2022 PNRR call. The project will involve the work of the University of Torino (local coordinator: Jacopo Forneris), and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (PI: Marco Govoni) with a total budget of 230 keuro.

24 november 2023

Our group is involved in the organization of "Arte e' Scienza: Una, nessuna, centomila: le discipline dell'archeometria". During the round table, at the Egyptian Museum on November 24th, h. 17.30, the figure of Debora Angelici, our unforgettable colleague devoted to cultural heritage studies, will be celebrated

29-30 september 2023

On the 29th and 30th of September, our group participated in the activities organized by the University in the framework of the European Researchers' Night. Thanks to talks and stand demonstrations, the general public was able to discover how physical techniques can be used to study ancient and artistic materials from our Cultural Heritage.

11-19 september 2023

Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the "Quantum2023" conference ("From Foundations of Quantum Mechanics to Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology & Sensing"), held at the Physics Department of the University of Torino. The conference includes a broad spectrum of contributions on diamond-based quantum technologies from internationally recognized speakers.

12 july 2023

Dr. Luisa VIGORELLI successfully defended her PhD thesis in Metrology (Politecnico di Torino) XXXV Cycle, entitled "Dimensional measurements with X-ray Computed Tomography and application to Cultural Heritage", Supervisor: Prof. A. Re, co-Supervisor: Prof. Sabrina Grassini, Examiners: Prof. Guido Perrone (PoliTo), Prof. Daniela Di Martino (Milano-Bicocca University), Prof. Roberto Sacchi (UniTo), Prof. Carlo Trigona (Catania University), Prof. Jean-Marc Tulliani (PoliTo)

Dr. Leandro SOTTILI successfully defended his PhD thesis in Technology Driven Sciences: Technologies for Cultural Heritage (T4C), XXXV Cycle, entitled "Design and development of a benchtop X-Ray based instrument and its heritage science applications" Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Re Examiners: Prof. Roberto Giustetto (UniTo), Prof. Anna Galli (Milano-Bicocca University), Prof. Luciano Ramello (Piemonte Orientale University)

21 june 2023

It is with great sorrow and infinite sadness that we have to announce Dr. Debora Angelici's untimely passing. Debora was a conservation scientist who provided a great contribution to our group during the past years of activity, working for the research development and diffusion of archaeometry and diagnostics of Cultural Heritage materials. She has been actively engaged in the organization of congresses and seminars, such as the X AIAr National Congress held in Torino in 2018, and was co-founder of TecnArt s.r.l., a spin-off of University of Torino specifically dedicated to the scientific study of Cultural Heritage. Her colleagues, but also friends, remember her as tireless and pragmatic, always precise and fully involved in her work, looking for new ways to find solutions and to get answers and results, but also inclined to a joke or a laugh to lighten the hard commitments. She will leave a great and unfillable void. The whole Solid State Physics group cling together with the family and little Tommaso, who will always find in our work the memory of Debora's strength and warm smile

11-13 june 2023

Our research group is organizing the NIS colloquium ITACA
Ion-beam Techniques Applied to Cultural heritage and Advanced materials which will be held at the Physics Department of the University of Torino. The workshop includes a broad spectrum of contributions on application of ion beams techniques from internationally recognized speakers.

07-09 june 2023

Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the INFN-CSN4&CSN5 Workshop on Quantum Technologies, held at the "ToExpo" premises of the University of Torino. The workshop aims at facilitating the synergies and collaboration between experimental and theoretical researchers on quantum science and technology.

19 may 2023

Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the NIS Colloquium "Electron spin for quantum technologies: from molecules to devices" organized within the NIS inter-departmental centre. The workshop will bring together national and international researchers working on spin-based quantum technologies, from different perspectives ranging from chemistry to physics and materials science.

18 may 2023

Our group is accepted as a partner of the 4-year coordinated research project “Sub-cellular imaging and irradiation using accelerator-based techniques” (SCRP F11024 ) organized by International Atomic Energy Agencyis. The project involves 11 member states and aims to develop novel accelerator-based techniques for sub-cellular imaging and biological cell irradiation techniques.

4 May 2023
Alessandro Re has been re-elected in the executive board of AIAr, the Italian Archaeometric Society . AIAr is the main Italian association of scholars and researchers working in the field of scientific applications to Cultural Heritage.
may 2023

The 1-year research project "Sensors Produced Across an International Network" (SPAIN) is selected for funding by the Universtity of Torino within the framework of "Grant for Internationalization", under the the coordination of Federico Picollo. The project is in collaboration with Prof. Maria Dolores Ynsa of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

8 march 2023

Paolo Olivero delivers with Dr. Marco Genovese the seminar "Quantum information and quantum entanglement" at the Academy of Sciences of Torino, in the framework of the "Where is Science heading to?".

13 january 2023

Sofia Sturari thesis entitled "Controlled hydrogenation and oxidation of nanodiamonds: study of the interaction with water" has been assessed as the best Material Science master thesis for the academic year 2019-2020 and Sofia has been awarded the silver medal of the University of Torino.

2022

4 november 2022

On 4th November 2022 the event "Un Pomeriggio Brillante" took place. The donors who contributed to the crowdfunding campaign "Fai Brillare la Ricerca" were involved by our research group in the presentation of our activities and in an interactive visit to the laboratories. Besides the rewarding purpose of the event, it has been a great pleasure to open our research to the external world.

7 october 2022

BeArchaeo Project: Inauguration of the exposition in Izumo (Japan). Ribbon Cutting Cerimony (Prof Baricco for the BeArchaeo project), the delegation of the Solid State Physics Group of UniTo at the inauguration (A. Lo Giudice , A. Re and M. Margalini).

4 october 2022

On 4 October 2022, Dr. Fabio SCAFFIDI MUTA successfully defended his PhD thesis in Chemical and Material Science, XXXIV Cycle, entitled "Use of polarized light for the assessment of new generation display" Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Vittone, co-Supervisor: Dr. Nello Li Pira (CRF)

Examiners: Prof. Marco Truccato (UniTo), Dr. Boeffel Christine (Fraunhofer Inst.), Prof. Prof. Rafailov Edik (Aston Inst. Photonics Tech.)
16 September 2022

Marta Magalini has been awarded at the 18th International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications (ICNMTA 2022) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) for the presentation of the poster entitled "Micro-PIXE analysis for the provenance investigation of ancient pottery from Locri Epizephiri (Italy)"

13-16 June 2022

The "Best Non-Commercial Oral Presentation" Award at the 6th Dimensional X-ray Tomography Conference (dXCT2022) held at the Manchester University (UK), 13-16 June 2022 has been attributed to Luisa Vigorelli for her contribution entitled "X-ray CT analysis and 3D replica of historical wind instruments: dimensional measurements and reproducibility assessment".

1 June 2022

On 1st June 2022, Dr. Sviatoslav Ditalia Tchernij joined the Physics Department as fixed-term contract researcher (Ricercatore a tempo determinato di tipo A).

The signature of the contract at the secretary of the Physics Department.
25 May 2022

On 25 May 2022, Dr. Pietro APRA' successfully defended his PhD thesis in Physics XXXIV Cycle, entitled "Tailoring the optical, structural and surface properties of artificial diamond for biomedical applications" Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Vittone, co-Supervisor: Dr. Federico Picollo

Examiners: Dr. Federico Picollo (UniTo), Prof. Romana Schirhagl (Groningen University), Dr. Simonentta Pazzaglia (ENEA)
May 2022

Members of our research group (Pietro Aprà and Federico Picollo) erve as guest editor for the special issue of Biosensors journal (IF 5.5) entitled: "Diamond Technology for Biosensing and Quantum Sensing". This special issue aims to collect state-of-the-art contributions regarding the use of diamonds in the bio-sensing and in quantum technology fields. The deadline for the contribution submission is 28/02/2023: please contact the guest editors for further information.

24-26 May 2022

Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the online workshop "Quantum Lectures 2022 (ad memoriam or Carlo Novero)" organized by the Quantum Optics research group of the National Institute of Metrologic Research. The workshop will consist of a short series of keynote lectures given by distinguished researchers in the Quantum Foundations, Information and Metrology & Sensing fields.

28 March 2022

In the framework of the "World Quantum Day" and the "Italian Quantum Weeks" initatives, our group co-organizes a "Quantum Night" in Torino. The vent will take place at RKH Studio (via Carlo Allioni 3, Torino) from 8:00pm, and it will include a divulgative scientific talk with Paolo Olivero, refreshments and a DJ set. The attendance is limited: please book at this link.

22 February 2022

The "Fai Brillare la Ricerca" ("Make Research Shine") project is successfully funded within the "Funds TOgether" crowdfunding program of the University of Torino (promoters: P. Aprà and F. Picollo), with a budget of 15'820 € (i.e. 316% of the original request).

22 February 2022

The 2 years project "advanced ion iRradiatiOn strategies for the engineering of qUantum-liGht Emitters in solid-state" (ROUGE) coordinated by Sviatoslav Ditalia Tchernij is selected for funding in the framework of the "INFN - Young Researchers Grant" scheme, with a budget of 125 k€.

4 February 2022

The 1-year pilot experiment “GeVIonQ - GeV color centers by Ion implantation for Quantum applications”, co-proposed by Damiano Giubertoni (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) and Jacopo Forneris has been selected by the Q@TN Center, Quantum Science and Technology Center in Trento. The experiment will involve a partnership between researchers at the University of Torino, INFN Torino and the Fondazione Bruno Kessler.

29 January 2022

Members of our group contributed to the success of the event "Arte e(') Scienza 2021", organized by AIAr (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria) and held at Centro Conservazione e Restauro "La Venaria Reale". Over 50 participants had the possibility to visit the restoration and scientific laboratories of the CCR, where the conservation scientists shared their expertise on scientific methods applied to the study, conservation and valorization of Cultural Heritage.

20 January 2022

The 2-years projects
1) “Deterministic fabrication of Fock state sources” coordinated by Jacopo Forneris with a budget of 100 k€,
2) "High-flux density X-ray technologies" coordinated by Marco Truccato with a budget of 58 k€,
have been selected for funding by the University of Torino, in the framework of the call "Finanziamento ex-post di progetti di ricerca di Ateneo - Anno 2020" , supported by the "Compagnia di San Paolo" foundation.

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January 2022
The "Silver Medail" prize for the best master thesis in Physics has been awarded to Andrea Alessio for his thesis entitled "SFabrication of stacks of intrinsic Josephson junctions from Bi-2212 microcrystals" (tutor: M. Truccato).

2021

12 December 2021

Our "Fai Brillare la Ricerca" ("Make Research Shine") project is selected within the "Funds TOgether" crowdfunding program of the University of Torino. For more information on the project and how to support it with a donation, please see this video and visit this link.

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01 November 2021

Our group contributes to Festival della Scienza 2021 with the event "Una TAC per mappare le opere d'arte". Alessandro Re and Laura Guidorzi, together with colleagues Alessandra Patera (INFN) and Chiara Ricci (CCR "La Venaria Reale"), will present an overview of the applications of Computed Tomography (CT) to cultural heritage, from the state of the art to future perspectives."

04-07May 2021
Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the online training workshop "IAEA Training Workshop on Ion beam Driven Materials Engineering: New Roles for Accelerators in Quantum Technologies" organized by the International Agency for Atomic Energy. This training workshop is one of the outputs of the IAEA F11020 Coordinated Research Project "Ion beam induced spatio-temporal structural evolution of materials: Accelerators for a new technology era" in which the group is actively involved.
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30 March 2021

On 30 March 2021, Dr. Laura GUIDORZI successfully defended her PhD thesis in Chemical and Material Science XXXIII Cycle, entitled
"Physico-chemical characterization of diopside in lapis lazuli: a study from luminescence activators and quenchers to material provenance investigations"
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Lo Giudice, co-Supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Re

Examiners: Prof. Lara Maritan (UniPd), Prof. Lorenzo Giuntini (UniFi), Prof. Ettore Vittone
17 March 2021

On 17 March 2021, Dr. Simone BALESTRA has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Chemical and Material Science XXXIII Cycle, entitled
"Study of the mechanical acoustic properties of brake pads"
Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Vittone, co-Supervisor: Dr. Agusti Sin (ITT)

Examiners: Prof. Paolo Colombo (UniPd), Prof. Francesco Andreatta (UniUd), Prof. Alessandro Lo Giudice.
15 February 2021
The Tech4Culture PhD students of our group contributed to the Frida scientific dissemination portal of the University of Torino in the framework of the reading proposal "In quel paese che ti somiglia tanto" In each contribution the PhD students write about his/her research project:
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7 January 2021
The 3-years projects "Quantum Sensors for Metrology Based on Single-Atom-Like Device Technology" (QADeT), "Single- and entangled photon sources for quantum metrology" (SEQUME) and "Pushing bOundaries of nano-dimensional metrology by Light" (POLight) are selected for funding by the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET). The former project is supported within the "Industrial" scheme of the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) with a planned budget of 1.8 M€ (local coordinator: Jacopo Forneris), while the latter two projects are supported within the "Fundamental" EMPIR scheme with planned budgets of (respectively) 1.8 M€ (local coordinator: Federico Picollo) and 1.7 M€ (local coordinator: Paolo Olivero). The SEQUME project also funds the Torino Section of INFN.
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2020

27 November 2020
Our group participates in the European Researchers' Night (Sharper)! Alessandro Re and Alessandro Lo Giudice are part of the 4D GRAPH-X, a INFN-CSN5 grant for young researchers leaded by Alessandra Patera. The project is presented in the event La vita è piena di contrasti: nei raggi X ci sono quelli...di fase" : disover how to realize a phase-contrast imaging instrument based on a conventional X-ray tube.
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25 November 2020
The 2-years research project "Intelligent fabrication of QUANTum devices in DIAmond by Laser and Ion Irradiation (QuantDia)" is funded by the National Ministry for Education, University and Research in the framework of the FISR 2019 call. With a total budget of 1 M€, our research group will collaborate with the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Council on the development of advanced ion- and laser-beam based techniques for the creation of innovative quantum sensors in artificial diamond.
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24 October 2020
The Best Conference Presentation Award at the 2020 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (22-24 October 2020, virtual conference) has been attributed to Luisa Vigorelli for her contribution entitled "Upgrade of the x-ray imaging set-up at CCR "La Venaria Reale": the case study of an Egyptian wooden statuette"
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12 October 2020
Master graduate Giulia Peroni is awarded the "Anna Piccotti" prize for the 2019 by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Turin section, for her Master's Degree thesis "Applications of artificial diamond-based biosensors for radiobiological experiments" (tutor: F. Picollo).
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1 October 2020
The 4-years research project "Training on LASer fabrication and ION implantation of DEFects as quantum emitters (LasIonDef)" starts with the support of the European Research Council in the framework of the "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks" program. The project has a total budget of 3.2 M€ and will train 13 Early Stage Researchers on ion implantation and femtosecond laser writing to fabricate quantum-photonic and bio-sensing devices.
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14 September / 09 October 2020
In the framework of the Next-Land project , Alessandro Lo Giudice, Alessandro Re, Giusi Sorrentino and Luisa Vigorelli together with the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and Museo d'Arte Orientale (MAO), organized the laboratory "Nulla e' come sembra nemmeno i colori", to introduce STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to middle school students.
22 September 2020
The research project - QUANTEP - QUANtum Technologies Experimental Platform - has been selected for funding by the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in the framework of a selected Call on Quantum Technologies. QUANTEP will involve the work of the INFN Sections of Torino, Roma Tor Vergata, Legnaro, Milano, Perugia, Pisa, Pavia, and Salerno. The project will have a duration of 3 years and a planned budget of 1 Meuro.
7 September 2020
The 2-years research project "Study of the bio-physical effects at cellular level induced by X-ray radiation" (BiophysiX) is selected for funding by the CRT foundation with a planned budget of 45 k€, under the the coordination of Federico Picollo
24 September 2020
The 3-years project "RESOLVE - high dose-rate and spatially resolved X-Ray EffectS On LiVing cElls" coordinated by Federico Picollo is selected by the he Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) for funding with a budget of 160 keuro.
24 July 2020
Alessandro Re has been elected in the executive board of AIAr, the Italian Archaeometric Society . AIAr is the main Italian association of scholars and researchers working in the field of scientific applications to Cultural Heritage.
21 May 2020
Paolo Olivero contributes to the Frida scientific dissemination portal of the University of Torino with a joint interview entitled "When God plays dice - The intrinsic indetermination of matter". The interview is part of a series of scientific conversations entitled "Uncertain steps, possible futures", that aims at helping the general public to grasp from different points of view the concept of uncertainty, in light of the current covid-19 contingency.
19 May 2020
Our group's contribution to European project "SIQUST" (in particular, articles "Single-photon emitters in lead-implanted single-crystal diamond", "Quantum nanophotonics with group IV defects in diamond" and "Quantum micro-nano devices fabricated in diamond by femtosecond laser and ion irradiation") is highlighted on the project's webpage.
5 May 2020
PhD graduate and post-doctoral fellow Sviatoslav Ditalia Tchernij is awarded the "Resmini" prize by the 5th Commission of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics for his PhD dissertation "Use of energetic ion beams for the engineering and control of quantum-optical emitters and sensors in artificial diamond" (tutor: P. Olivero, co-tutor: J. Forneris).
INFN PREMIA GIOVANI FISICI PER LE MIGLIORI TESI DI DOTTORATO
20 January 2020

Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the workshop "Quantum Technologies within INFN: status and perspectives", held at the University of Padova. The goal of the meeting is to explore possible collaborations within INFN groups and among INFN and other communities, to enable advancements in knowledge in the field of quantum technologies.
17 January 2020
The "Silver Medail" prize for the best master thesis in Physics has been awarded to Pietro Apra' for his thesis entitled "Sviluppo e caratterizzazione di nanodiamanti fotoluminescenti per applicazioni nel drug delivery" (tutor: F. Picollo).
Pietro Aprà

2019

9 October 2019
27 September 2019
On Friday September 27th, we will participate in the Researchers' Night!
We look forward to meet you at the Egyptian Museum from 6.30 pm to midnight with the activity:
Beyond Archaeology - The sciences team up to study (and tell) the proto-history of Japan.
The activities related to the study of the megalithic tomb (Kofun) of Tobiotsuka in Japan will be presented, discovering 3D models, talking to geophysicists and dating experts and participating in curious riddles.
23 September 2019
Our rector (Prof. G. Ajani) and the ITT Italia Chief Innovation Officer (Ing. L.Martinotto) have signed the agreement for the launch of a new Joint Lab between the University of Torino and ITT Italia has.
The collaboration is aimed to study and develop new braking systems and our group is involved in tribological studies of brake pads.
Simone Balestra, Federico Bosia and Gianluca Costigliola are the main actors in this collaboration.
18 September 2019
P. Olivero delivers an invited report entitled "Applied nuclear science for new-generation single-photon sources: towards safer global communication with quantum cryptography" at the 63rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in the framework of the side event "Building Quantum Technology with Ion Beam Accelerators". More information can be found at this IAEA press release or in this brochure of the event.
28-29 June 2019
F. Picollo actively collaborates to the organization of the NIS Colloquium "Ion Channels in Cell Physiology and Disease - New perspectives and biosensor-based approach". The workshop features a broad perspective on innovative cellular biosensors, including diamond-based devices.
12 June 2019
Our article "Quantum micro-nano devices fabricated in diamond by femtosecond laser and ion irradiation" is reported on the back cover of vol. 2 issue 5-6 of the journal "Advanced Quantum Technologies".
29 May 2019
P. Olivero participates to the divulgative event "From the spooky world of quanta to quantum technologies: towards quantum metrology" organized by the Academy of Sciences of Torino in conjunction with the "Quantum2019" conference.
26 May - 01 June 2019
Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the "Quantum2019" conference ("From Foundations of Quantum Mechanics to Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology & Sensing"), which will be held from the 26th of May to the 1st of June 2019 at the "Cavallerizza Reale" complex of the University of Torino. In particular, the conference will include a broad spectrum of contributions on diamond-based quantum technologies from internationally recognized speakers.
20-22 May 2019
In the best pubs of Torino - Pint of Science 2019 @ Torino, with selected talks on the following topics: "Atoms to Galaxies", "Beautiful Mind" and "Tech Me Out" (featuring a talk on diamond-based quantum sensors by Jacopo Forneris).
1 - 3 April 2019
Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the "Ion Beams for Future Technologies 2019" workshop, which will be held at the "Dubrovnik International University Center (HR). The workshop is aimed discuss new applications of focused ion beams or single ion irradiation, which could play a crucial role in emerging future technologies. It is expected that the workshop could result in new collaborations and new project proposals, including those within the scope of European Union research funding possibilities.
15 February 2019

On 15 February 2019, Dr. Valentina BONINO has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Chemical and Material Science on Physics XXXI Cycle, entitled
"Effects of the interaction between electromagnetic field, superconducting and oxide materials"
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Truccato

Examiners: Dr. Gerardina CARBONE (Lund Univ.), Dr. Gema MARTINEZ CRIADO (Mater. Sc. Inst. of Madrid), Prof. Ettore VITTONE.
01 February 2019
With great sadness we announce the passing of Prof Carlo Lamberti, associate professor at the Department of Physics.
Prof. Lamberti worked in several fields of material science, in particular on Surface Science and Catalysis, played a key role in our research line on semiconducting materials. He has contributed enormously for the development of techniques based on synchrotron radiation and/or neutron beams for the characterization and functionalization of advanced materials.
The Carlo sudden death has left a deep emptiness in our group and in all the scientific and academic community, both for the loss of an outstanding scientist, of a dedicated teacher, and of a highly esteemed and friendly colleague.
16 January 2019

On 16 January 2019, Dr. Sviatoslav DITALIA has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Phyiscs on Physics XXXI Cycle, entitled
"Use of energetic ion beams for the engineering and control of quantum-optical emitters and sensors in artificial diamond"
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Olivero, co-Supervisor: Dr. Jacopo Forneris

Examiners: Prof. Roberta Ramponi (CNR), Dr. Marco Truccato, Prof. Mario Agio (Univ. Siegen).
07 January 2019
Our research on diamond-based single-photon emitters is highlighted on the UNITO News portal of the University of Torino.

2018

20 December 2018
The 2-years project "Finanziamento ex-post di progetti di ricerca di Ateneo - Anno 2018" coordinated by Paolo Olivero is selected by the University of Torino for funding with a budget of 54.04 keuro, supported by the "Compagnia di San Paolo" foundation.
19 December 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Solid State Physics Group
03 December 2018
The article "Single-photon emitters in lead-implanted single-crystal diamond" by S. Ditalia Tchernij et al. is reported on the cover of vol. 5 no. 12 of the journal "ACS Photonics".
3 December 2018
20 November 2018
Dr. Paolo Olivero has been appointed Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the Physics Department of the University of Torino
7 November 2018
26 October 2018
17 October 2018
1-5 October 2018
22 June 2018
The award of the best oral communication "PhD Student" and "post-doc" at the "XVIIIth International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry", 19-22 giugno 2018, Brest (Francia) has been attributed to Laura Guidorzi for her contribution entitled "Combined IonoLuminescence and PIXE micro-analyses of natural diopside for activators and quenchers identification"
23 February 2018
The communication "Diamond-based multi-electrode arrays for monitoring dopaminergic neurons activity" (G. Tomagra, A. Battiato, E. Bernardi, E. Carbone, P. Olivero, A. Pasquarelli, V. Carabelli, F. Picollo) is awarded as the best oral presentation at the 4th National Congress on Sensors (21-23 February 2018, Catania).
20 February 2018

On 20 February 2018, Dr. Federico Beccaria has successfully defended his PhD thesis on Chemical and Material Sciences XXX Cycle, entitled
"Chemical Vapour Deposition on Graphene on Cobalt Thin Film"
Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Vittone
co-Supervisor: Dr. Giampiero Amato
Examiners: Prof. Fabrizio Giorgis (PoliTo), Prof. Antonio Di Bartolomeo (PoliTo).

14-17 February 2018
9 January 2018
The 3-years projects "Beyond Classical Optical Metrology" (BeCOMe) and " Single‐photon sources as new quantum standards" (SIQUST) are selected for funding with planned budgets of respectively 1.7 M€ and 1.8 M€ by the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) of the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET). The projects are locally coordinated at UniTo by Paolo Olivero. The SIQUST project also funds the Torino Section of INFN.

2017

1 December 2017
Dr. Federico Picollo has been appointed Fixed-term contract researcher (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato di tipo A) at the Physics Department of the University of Torino
22 November 2017

23 October 2017

On 23 October 2017, Dr. Lucas Brely successfully defended his PhD thesis in "Complex Systems for Life Sciences" XXIX Cycle, entitled "Numerical modelling of fracture and delamination phenomena in heterogeneous and hierarchical media"
Supervisor: Federico Bosia, Nicola Pugno, Michele Caselle

28 September 2017

The Ministries of Science at Torino at the G7 meeting held in Torino on 27-28 september 2017, visited the Centro Conservazione e Restauro (CCR)) “La Venaria Reale”, where the physics for cultural heritage component of the solid state physics group of the Physics Department of University of Turin, has contributed to design, realize and install the “Digital Radiography (DR) and X-ray computed tomography (CT) on artworks of large dimensions”. In the Photo, Alessandro Re with Valeria Fedeli, the italian minister of Education, University and Research, and GianMaria Ajani, Rector of the University of Torino and Marco Nervo of the CCR is presenting the facility.
13 September 2017

The article "Photo-physical properties of He-related color centers in diamond" is selected as an APL Editor's Pick. It was highlighted on the journal homepage the week of Sep 13 2017
28 July 2017
The 18-months project "New Micro-Radiobiology Devices for aeroSpace (MiRaDS)" starts under the coordination of Paolo Olivero with a budget of 55,000 € funded by the CRT Foundation.
14 July 2017


Opening of the Solid State Physics Laboratory
CLEAN ROOM

15-17 May 2017
Pint of Science 2017 @ Torino, with a talk of Alessandro Re "Alla Scoperta di Antiche Civiltà impiegando le tecniche della Fisica Nucleare".

07-03 May 2017
The Solid State Physics Group participates to the organization of the conference "From Foundations of Quantum Mechanics to Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology & Sensing" (Quantum2017), which will be held at the Rectorate of the University of Torino. The purpose of Quantum2017 is to favour the exchange of ideas and discussion on last results among leading physicists working in the interconnected fields of Quantum Metrology - Sensing & Imaging, Quantum Information and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, in particular in the framework of quantum optics.
06-07 April 2017
03 March 2017
Interview of Ettore Vittone on the outcomes of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project "Utilization of Ion Accelerators for Studying and Modelling of Radiation Induced Defects in Semiconductors and Insulators" appears in the News of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) web site.
01 March 2017

On 01 March 2017, Dr. Mattia Gentile has successfully defended his PhD thesis on Chemical and Material Sciences XXIX Cycle, entitled
"Metallization process development and laser annealing process control for high power silicon devices."
Supervisor: Prof. Ettore Vittone
Examiners: Prof. Andrea Irace (UniNa), Prof. Carlo Ricciardi (PoliTo).

03 January 2017
A report on the Research Platform of the University of Torino (Frida) summarizes the main outcomes of the "Advanced Diamond-based Nano technologies" (A.Di.N-Tech.) project funded from 2013 to 2015 in the framework of the "University Research Projects - Junior PI Grants" program and coordinated by P. Olivero.

2016

23 December 2016
Dr. Alessandro Re has been appointed Fixed-term contract researcher (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato di tipo A) at the Physics Department of the University of Torino
16 December 2016
3 December 2016
1 December 2016
Dr. Alessandro Lo Giudice has been appointed Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the Physics Department of the University of Torino
30 September 2016
The two-years project "Diamond based detector for in vitro cellular radiobiology (DIACELL)" starts under the coordination of Federico Picollo and Paolo Olivero with a budget of 80,000 € funded by the 5th National Commission of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN).
24 August 2016
Recent study by group members on mechanical metamaterials as seismic shields is highlighted in La Stampa/Origami, Latest Science Web News, phys.org and ScienceDaily websites, and on spider-web inspired metamaterials on phys.org.
03 August 2016
The "Sergio Panizza" prize, devoted to young researchers with distinguished contributions in Optoelectronics and Photonics will be awarded to Dr. Jacopo Forneris for "his experimental innovative contributions to optoelectronics and photonics based on diamond".
Dr. Jacopo Forneris has been awarded at the 102° Congress of the Italian Physics Society in Padova, next september 26th, 2016.
23-27 May 2016
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Meeting
"Ion Beam-Induced Spatio-Temporal Structural Evolution of Matter: Towards New Quantum Technologies"
23-25 May 2016
Pint of Science 2016 @ Torino, with selected talks on the following topics: "Atoms to Galaxies", "Beautiful Mind" and "Tech Me Out" (featuring a talk by Federico Picollo)

01 Jan 2016
The two-years project "Electrically controlled diamond-based single-photon sources" starts under the coordination of Jacopo Forneris with a budget of 120,000 € funded by the 5th National Commission of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics.

2015

21-25 settembre 2015
Dr. Jacopo Corsi has been awarded a Travel Grant by the International Numismatic Council to attend the XV International Numismatic Congress in Taormina (September, 21-25). Dr. Corsi will show, in two presentations, results from his PhD research and from the project "Ancient silver coinages between the Po and Rhone rivers".
21-25 settembre 2015
Museo del Mare, Napoli
"Indagini Scientifiche in campo Archeologico; dal campionamento in situ al laboratorio"
Il Workshop si pone come obiettivo quello di fornire ai partecipanti gli strumenti necessari per poter valutare, a seconda delle diverse problematiche che possono presentarsi nell’ambito di un sito archeologico (e non solo), quali sono le tecniche di datazione più adatte, le metodologie che meglio si prestano a caratterizzare i diversi materiali costituenti i reperti e le problematiche legate alla loro conservazione, nonché gli studi per risalire a preziose informazioni per ricostruire gli stili di vita delle antiche civiltà.
9 giugno 2015
Aula Magna del Rettorato, via G. Verdi 17, h. 14.15
"Venti anni del Corso di Laurea in Scienza dei Materiali all’Università di Torino"
27 April 2015
Among the awards conferred by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Quirinale Palace in Rome, during the Italian Quality Day and the Leonardo Prizes Awarding Ceremony 2014, the Linda Cena” 2014 graduation award, founded by Bracco Foundation, has been assigned to Dr. Novella Coviello for her thesis entitled: “X-ray Computed Tomography: an image processing technique for the study of Cultural Heritage” (supervisor: Alessandro Re, co-supervisor: S. De Blasi - CCR "La Venaria Reale")
10 April 2015
PhD graduate and former post-doc Daniele Gatto Monticone is awarded the "Resmini" prize by the 5th Commission of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics for his PhD dissertation "Creation and characterization of luminescent centres in diamond for applications as single photon emitters" (Supervisor: E. Vittone, tutors: P. Olivero, G. Amato, M. Genovese).
20 March 2015

On 20 march 2015, at the AIAr (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria) conference in Palermo, Alessandro Re was awarded of the "Salvatore Improta prize 2014" dedicated to young researchers active in Archaeometry.

17 Febbraio 2015

Il 17 Febbraio 2015, la Dott.ssa Debora Angelici ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienze della Terra dal titolo
Aula Ruffini, Earth Science Department, Via Valperga Caluso 35 - Torino, Petrographic and minero-chemical characterisation of lapis lazuli: a provenance study of rocks and artefacts from Cultural Heritages
Tutor: Prof. Alessandro Borghi
Co-Tutors: Dr. Alessandro Lo Giudice - Dr. Gloria Vaggelli

10 Febbraio 2015

Il 10 Febbraio 2015, il dott. Alessandro Pagliero ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienze Chimiche e dei Materiali dal titolo
"Interaction of BSCCO High Temperature Superconductor with Electromagnetic Radiation at Different Frequencies"
Supervisor: prof. Marco Truccato

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26 Gennaio 2015

Il 26 Gennaio 2015, il dott. Jacopo Corsi ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienze Chimiche e dei Materiali dal titolo
"Multi-technique study of coins circulating in northern Italy between 4th and 1st century B.C."
Supervisor: prof. Alessandro Lo Giudice


2014

12-13 Dicembre 2014

Arte è Scienza

Palazzo Madama - Museo Civico di Arte Antica
ORGANIZZATORI: Alessandro Re, Silvia Allegretti, Alessandro Lo Giudice, Jacopo Corsi, Debora Angelici, Fulvio Fantino

Ottobre/Novembre 2014

Gli investigatori dell'arte e dell'archeologia

Aula Magna, Palazzo del Rettorato
Università degli Studi di Torino - Via Verdi, 8
MODERATORI: Alessandro Re, Silvia Allegretti, Debora Angelici e Jacopo Corsi


Cicli di incontri, realizzato dalla Fondazione Fondo Ricerca e Talenti, con esperti che raccontano come svelare i segreti della storia e degli artisti

16 September 2014

2nd workshop "Diamond & New Technologies"

Technological Applications of Artificial Diamond

July 2014
In the framework of the Galileo program, the Università Italo-Francese approved a research project submitted by Jacopo Corsi and Alessandro Lo Giudice in collaboration with the Université d'Orleans and several Italian museums. The funded project entitled "Ancient silver coinages between the Po and Rhone rivers " deals with the characterization of ancient silver coins circulating during Iron age between the two sides of the Alps. Iron age coins from northern Italy have already been analysed by the Solid State Physics Group at the ISIS spallation source (UK), where the Communication and Media Department published an article about this research.

7-11 July 2014
ICNMTA

14th International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications (ICNMTA2014)

19 febbraio 2014
La serie di incontri dal titolo: "Gli investigatori dell’arte e dell’archeologia: un’indagine per svelare i segreti della storia e degli artisti", proposta da Alessandro Re (coordinatore), Debora Angelici e Jacopo Corsi , è stata selezionata fra i vincitori del bando della Fondazione Fondo Ricerca e Talenti. Il finanziamento erogato permetterà di ospitare 12 studiosi di fama nazionale, organizzando presso il rettorato degli incontri di tipo scientifico/divulgativo.

10 Febbraio 2014
Il Dott. Danele Gatto Monticone ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienze Chimiche e dei Materiali dal titolo
"Creation and characterization of luminescent centres in diamond for applications as single photon emitters"
Tutor: prof. Ettore Vittone, Co-tutor: dott. Paolo Olivero, Giampiero Amato, Marco Genovese

31 gennaio 2014
Alessandro Re e Fulvio Fantino del gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido e dello spin-off TecnArt, ha partecipato ad una missione scientifica in Myanmar nell'ambito di una collaborazione internazionale Italia-Myanmar riguardante i beni culturali iniziata nel 2011. Tra agli obiettivi della missione, quello di instaurare rapporti fra docenti e studenti delle due nazioni per completare un centro per la datazione mediante termoluminescenza a Yangon. Tale centro verrà utilizzato per datare materiale da siti archeologici quali Sri-Ksetra.
3 Gennaio 2014
Il 03/01/2014 ha avuto inizio il progetto biennale "DiNaMo (Diamond Nano Fabrication), Development of ion beam nanofabrication techniques in diamond for applications in bio-sensing", coordinato da Federico Picollo e finanziato con un budget di 140,000 € dalla 5a Commissione Scientifica Nazionale dell' Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare nell'ambito del programma "Progetti per giovani ricercatori". Il progetto è volto allo sviluppo di tecniche innovative di nanofabbricazione nel diamante artificiale mediante fasci di ioni per applicazioni nella biosensoristica.

2013

4 Novembre 2013
Intevista al Dr. Alessandro Re all'interno di un servizio televisivo di Euronews, sezione FUTURIS (latest news about the leading scientific & technological research projects in Europe, Unlocking the secrets of research, science & technology, all as video on demand) nell'ambito del progetto Europeo CHARISMA sui beni culturali. Il filmato è disponibile qui (Art Detectives team up). .

6-8 Novembre 2013

Seminario di Formazione

Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale, Via XX Settembre, 18, Venaria Reale (Torino)

"Prospettive nel campo dell'archeometria e della diagnostica sui beni culturali"

1 October 2013
Tuesday, October 1st, h. 09.30
aula Principi d'Acaja, (piano terra) Rettorato, via Po 21, Torino

NIS colloquium
"Superconducting micro and nanostructures: growth, properties and applications"

23 September 2013
Al Dott. Giacomo Argentero è stato conferito il premio "Luigi Giulotto" destinato ad un giovane laureato in Fisica presso una Università italiana dopo il 1o Gennaio 2010, discutendo una tesi su un argomento di Struttura della Materia, con la seguente motivazione: "Per i risultati innovativi e di grande interesse ottenuti nello studio delle superfici di magnetite mediante microscopia ad effetto tunnel, in particolare sull'adsorbimento di particelle in tali sistemi". Il premio verrà consegnato il 23 settembre durante l'Inaugurazione del 99° Congresso Nazionale della SoCietà Italiana di Fisica a Trieste".

05 September 2013, h. 11.30
Intevista al Dott. Paolo Olivero su Radiotre Scienza, quotidiano scientifico di Radio3, sullo sviluppo del computer quantistico. La registrazione dell'intervista è disponibile qui.

September 2013
"Ecco il computer che non ha più bit": un contributo del Dott. Paolo Olivero ad un articolo pubblicato il 03.09.2013 sulla rivista WIRED.

15 July 2013
Monday, July 15th, h. 09.30
NIS-Centro per l'Innovazione dell'Università di Torino, via G. Quarello 15, Torino

IBATO6 - NIS Colloquium
Advanced Applications in Scanning Probe Microscopy

29 June 2013

Jacopo Forneris submitting the paper "A Monte Carlo software for the 1-dimensional simulation of IBIC experiments" has been awarded with the Elsevier "Young Researcher for Best Manuscript" prize at the 2013 IBA Conference.

27 Giugno 2013

Giovedì 27 giugno 2013 alle ore 11.00, presso l'Aula Magna del Rettorato dell'Università di Torino, si è tenuta la Cerimonia di consegna dei premi per le migliori tesi di laurea dell'A.A. 2010/2011 per le Facoltà Scientifiche. La commissione giudicatrica ha attribuito tale riconoscimento al Dott. Luca Croin per la tesi dal titolo "Deposizione di grafene su larga area su substrati di rame", svolta presso il Quatum Research Laboratory dell'INRiM (co-rel. G. Amato, rel. E. Vittone).

18-19 Aprile 2013

Il gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido rappresenterà il Dipartimento di Fisica all'evento " DNA Italia: incontrare la filiera della cultura" il 18 e 19 aprile 2013 presso Lingotto Fiere, a Torino. Il gruppo parteciperà sia con la presenza nello stand allestito dall'Università, sia con un contributo orale nella sessione di presentazione dei progetti di ricerca dei dipartimenti.

7 Marzo 2013

il 7 marzo 2013, i Dott. Jacopo Forneris e Marco Piazzi hanno difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Fisica dal titolo
Jacopo Forneris: "Theory and applications of the Ion Beam Induced Charge (IBIC) technique"
Marco Piazzi: "Chemical Vapour Deposition as a possible route for large-scale production of graphene ", co-relatore Dott. Giampiero Amato

22 January , 2013

il 22 Gennaio 2013, il Dott. Alfio Battiato ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali e dei Nanosistemi dal titolo
"Study and Characterization of Nanostructured Anti Bacterial LAyers (NABLA project)"

17 January , 2013

il 17 Gennaio 2013, la commissione per l'assegnazione del Prmio Improta 2012 per giovani ricercatori nel campo dell'Archeometria, indetto dall'Associazione Italiana di Archeometria ha assegnato al Dott. Alessandro Re una menzione di merito "per l'alta specializzazione raggiunta nel settore archeometrico"

2012


30 Novembre 2012

Friday, November 30th, h. 14.00
Aula Magna, Dipartimento di Fisica, via P. Giuria 1, Torino

IBATO5 - NIS Colloquium
Nanostructured Antibacterial Coatings

16 Ottobre 2012

SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY

A NIS colloquium on spectroscopic ellipsometry, with:
Tutorials on fundamental principles and experimental procedures of the technique
Practical demonstration session with state of the art instrumentation at NIS
Case studies of ellipsometric characterization of advanced materials and devices

10 Ottobre 2012

La comunicazione del Dr. Federico Picollo al Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica di Napoli dal titolo "Amperometric detection of quantal catecholamine secretion from individual cells by an ion beam microfabricated single crystalline diamond biosensor." è stata segnalata dal Comitato Scientifico del Congresso come la prima migliore comunicazione della Sezione 4b - Biofisica e fisica medica.

26 Giugno 2012

Nasce TecnArt

ll 26 Giugno 2012 è stato fondato lo spin-off accademico TecnArt SRL. Lo spin-off, nato direttamente dalla linea di ricerca dedicata ai beni culturali del gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido, si prefigge di affrontare con un approccio multidisciplinare lo studio dei beni culturali, grazie a collaborazioni con altri Dipartimenti dell’Università di Torino. Il fine è dunque soddisfare al meglio le esigenze di Musei, Soprintendenze, Istituti di ricerca, Antiquari, Case d’asta e di tutti i soggetti interessati alla diagnostica applicata all’arte.

TecnArt is born

On June the 26th, 2012, the academic spin off TecnArt SRL has been founded. The mission of TecnArt, directly born from the research line devoted to the cultural heritage of the Solid State Physics group, is to approach the study of cultural heritage in a multidisciplinary way, through the cooperation with other Departments of the University of Turin. So, the goal is to fulfill the needs of museums, ministries, research institutes, Antiques, Auction houses and all other subjects interested in diagnostics applied to art.

20 Gennaio 2012

Federico Picollo ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienze dei Materiali dal titolo
"Single crystal diamond micro-fabrication by means of ion beams"

2011


20 Dicembre 2011

IBATO4 - LA FISICA DELLO STATO SOLIDO A TORINO,
40 ANNI MA NON LI DIMOSTRA
In onore dei primi 70 anni del Prof. Claudio Manfredotti
Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 December, h. 14.30
Sala Franzinetti, Comprensorio di Fisica, Via Pietro Giuria 1, Torino


Il workshop di due giorni si tiene in onore del prof. Claudio Manfredotti, in occasione dei suoi 70 anni.
Gli interventi di alcuni dei ricercatori che hanno interagito e collaborato con lui nel corso della sua lunga carriera consentiranno di ripercorrere 40 anni di Fisica dello Stato Solido all'Università di Torino.
Il programma del workshop può essere scaricato da qui.



14 Novembre 2011

"DIAMOND & NEW TECHNOLOGIES" WORKSHOP
Monday, November 14th, h. 9.30
Sala "G. Wataghin", Istituto di Fisica, Via P. Giuria 1, Torino


Il workshop sarà un'occasione per discutere risultati recenti riguardanti l'impiantazione ionica in diamante artificiale.
I contributi di diversi gruppi di ricerca impegnati su questa tematica copriranno gli aspetti principali dell'interazione di fasci ionici con il diamante: dallo studio degli effetti di questa interazione - la modificazione del diamante su scala micrometrica, e la sua caratterizzazione successiva - alle possibili e potenziali applicazioni tecnologiche del diamante sintetico in questo ambito.
Il programma del workshop, completo degli abstract dei contributi, può essere scaricato qui.



2 Novembre 2011

Nuova pubblicazione sul Journal of Materials Chemistry, derivante dalla collaborazione di Ettore Vittone e Alfio Battiato con i ricercatori delle divisioni di Termodinamica ed Elettromagnetismo dell'INRIM e della Fondazione Bruno Kessler di Trento, riguardante la sintesi e la caratterizzazione XPS, Raman, ottica e di trasporto elettronico di grafene funzionalizzato con Fluoro:
M. Bruna, B. Massessi, C. Cassiago, A. Battiato, E. Vittone, G. Speranza, S. Borini, Synthesis and properties of monolayer graphene oxyfluoride DOI: 10.1039/c1jm13729h



26 Settembre 2011

Il 21 settembre 2011 il Ministero dell'Istruzione, Università e Ricerca ha reso noti i progetti vincitori del bando "FIRB – Futuro in Ricerca 2010". Il progetto "Sviluppo di tecniche di microfabbricazione del diamante per applicazioni nella bio-sensoristica e nella fotonica", coordinato dal dott. Paolo Olivero del Gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido, è risultato tra i vincitori con massima valutazione (75/75).
Il progetto - quadriennale - mira a sviluppare tecniche litografiche basate sull'utilizzo di fasci ionici per la microfabbricazione di bio-sensori cellulari e emettitori di singolo fotone in diamante. Lo svolgimento del progetto prevede la collaborazione tra le unità operative "Università di Torino" (coordinata dal dott. Olivero) e "Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica" (coordinata dal dott. Ivo Pietro Degiovanni), per un budget complessivo di 1,064,000 €.


Giugno 2011

La Dott.ssa Valeria Moi, dopo aver conseguito la Laurea Specialistica in Scienze dei Materiali nel dicembre 2010 discutendo la tesi "Sviluppo di tecniche di rimozione selettiva per la microfabbricazione del diamante" svolta presso il gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido, è risultata vincitrice della borsa di studio dell'Accademia delle Scienze di Torino intitolata alla memoria della Prof.ssa Angiola Agostinelli Gili, con il progetto di ricerca "Sviluppo di tecniche di fabbricazione di dispositivi microfluidici in diamante artificiale" (supervisore: Prof. E. Vittone). La borsa è conferita annualmente ad una neolaureata magistrale della Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali dell'Università di Torino.

31 Marzo 2011

Alessandro Re ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Fisica
"Ion and electron microscopy for the characterization of materials of archaeological, historical and artistic interest: determination of the provenance of lapis lazuli used for glyptic"

14 Gennaio 2011

Marco De La Pierre ha difeso con successo la tesi di dottorato in Scienza dei Materiali dal titolo
"Ab initio quantum mechanical simulation as a complementary tool for the characterization of diamond, olivines and garnets"

12 Gennaio 2011
Un recente articolo pubblicato su Physics Review Letters, derivante da una collaborazione tra i membri del nostro gruppo di ricerca Paolo Olivero e Federico Bosia e altri ricercatori del CNR, INFN e dell'Università di Firenze, dal titolo Evidence of Light Guiding in Ion-Implanted Diamond è stato l'oggetto di un articolo sull'edizione di oggi di Tuttoscienze, il supplemento settimanale del quotidiano La Stampa dedicato alla scienza. Il link all'articolo è qui.


2010

30 Marzo 2010
NIS colloquium

IBATO3
A COLLOQUIUM ON PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO
MATERIAL SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Torino, March 30th, 2010

14 Gennaio 2010

Hanno conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca in Scienza dei Materiali:

Oksana Budnyk, difendendo con successo la tesi dal titolo: "Investigation of diamond as a platform for biointerfaces and biosensors"

Silvia Calusi, difendendo con successo la tesi dal titolo: "Set up and applications of microanalysis techniques on materials of technological and cultural heritage interest by using external microbeams of few MeV energy ions"

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, difendendo con successo la tesi dal titolo: "Synthesis, Characterization and Growth mechanism study of high Tc- superconducting whiskers"

2009


28 Settembre 2009

Lunedì 28 settembre 2009, Alessandro Re, dottorando nel gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido, in occasione del XCV Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, riceverà il Premio per giovani laureati intitolato alla memoria del Prof. Carlo Castagnoli. Il premio è indirizzato a neolaureati in Fisica che si siano particolarmente distinti nel loro lavoro di Tesi di Laurea e nel Curriculum di studi, e consiste in un premio di 1000 euro. Alessandro si è laureato presso l'Università di Torino nel luglio 2007 con la votazione di "110/110 Lode e Menzione Onorevole", presentando la Tesi intitolata "Caratterizzazione e datazione di materiali di interesse archeologico per mezzo di misure di termoluminescenza e radioattività ambientale: messa a punto della strumentazione e primi risultati", relatore il Dr. Alessandro Lo Giudice, e sta proseguendo nel corso del triennio di Dottorato l'attività nel campo della fisica applicata ai beni culturali.

2008


22 Dicembre 2008
NIS colloquium

IBATO2
Material Analysis and
Modification by Ion Beams

Torino, December 22th, 2008

Novembre 2008

Elisabetta Colombo ha conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca in Scienza dei Materiali difendendo con successo la tesi dal titolo:
"Development of Ion Beam Analysis techniques for material characterization".

Luglio 2008

Nell'ambito della conferenza internazionale ICNMTA2008, il Premio Zeiss per la migliore immagine ottenuta per modificazione di materiali da fasci ionici focalizzati è stato assegnato al gruppo del Ruder Boskovic Institute e al gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido.

23 Giugno 2008
NIS colloquium
Classical and new approaches
to thin film photovoltaics
Torino, June 23th, 2008
Maggio 2008

Paolo Olivero ha vinto un "Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei-Compagnia di San Paolo Grant" nel campo delle nanotecnologie.

2007


Novembre 2007

Micaela Castellino ha conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca in Fisica difendendo la tesi dal titolo:
"Study and characterization of diamond surface for biosensoring applications".

Giugno 2007

Yiuri Garino ha vinto una borsa post-doc presso il National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba (J) Optical Sensor Group, Namiki site.

2006


Dicembre 2006

NIS colloquium
IBATO1
Microanalysis and micromodification of materials by ion beams
Torino, 19-20 December, 2006


Novembre 2006

Yiuri Garino e Roberto Cossio hanno conseguito il titolo di dottori di ricerca in Fisica difendendo le seguenti tesi:
Yiuri Garino: "Characterization and device properties of single crystal and polycrystalline diamond"
Roberto Cossio: "Low temperature cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of wide band-gap materials".


2004


Dicembre 2004
NIS colloquium
Scanning Probe Microscopy and Nanotechnology
Torino, 13-14 December, 2004
Giugno 2004

Selezione per il conferimento di 1 assegno di ricerca (sel. n. A02.022/VII/) per laureati in FISICA, CHIMICA o SCIENZA DEI MATERIALI. TITOLO DELLA RICERCA: APPLICAZIONI DI TECNICHE SPETTROSCOPICHE E MICROSCOPICHE PER LA CARATTERIZZAZIONE DI MATERIALI SEMICONDUTTORI E DI SUPERFICI NANOSTRUTTURATE.
Scadenza: 10.07.2004 ; Bando e moduli;

Maggio 2004

Concorso per borsa di studio COREP

Febbraio 2004

Sono disponibili tesi di ricerca presso l'Olivetti InkJet di Arnad (Ao).

Il dott. Paolo Olivero ha vinto una borsa post-doc presso il "Centre for Quantum Computer Technology" dell'Università di Melbourne (Australia).

Gennaio 2004

Floriana Fasolo e Paolo Olivero hanno conseguito il titolo di dottori di ricerca in Fisica difendendo le seguenti tesi:
Floriana Fasolo: "Design, simulation and characterisation of a neutron detector based on silicon carbide"
Paolo Olivero: "Study of electronic and optic properties of wide bandgap materials (diamond and silicon carbide) by means of nuclear and x-ray microprobes and VIS spectroscopic techniques".

2003


Novembre 2003

Il giorno Venerdì 28 Novembre 2003, alle ore 14.30, si terrà presso l'aula Avogadro (3o piano edificio nuovo) la presentazione dell'attività di ricerca e sviluppo della Olivetti I-Jet S.p.A. di Arnad (Ao). Durante questo seminario, verranno presentate alcune proposte di stage e tesi.

Settembre 2003

Il gruppo di fisica dello stato solido ha organizzato in collaborazione con l'ambasciata italiana in Svezia ed il centro Italiano di Cultura a Stoccolma un workshop sulle applicazioni del diamante CVD.

NIS colloquium
1st workshop on CVD diamond applications
Stoccolma, 19-20 September, 2003


Aprile 2003

Chiara Paolini ha conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca in Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali difendendo la tesi: "Microscopic and nanoscopic study of the electronic properties of diamond bulk and surface".

2002


Dicembre 2002


WORKSHOP ON
Scanning Probe Nanotechnology
Torino, 16-17 December, 2002


2001


Settembre 2001

Giovedì 27 settembre Paolo Olivero, dottorando nel gruppo di Fisica dello Stato Solido, ha ricevuto il Premio Galluzzi per la Fisica, bandito dall'Università di Roma 3 per l'Anno Accademico 2000/2001. Il premio, intitolato alla memoria del Professore Fabrizio Galluzzi, bandito per le Università di tutta Italia, è indirizzato a due neolaureati, rispettivamente in Fisica ed in Ingegneria, che si siano particolarmente distinti nel loro lavoro di Tesi di Laurea e nel Curriculum di studi, e consiste in un premio di £ 4.000.000. Paolo si è laureato presso l'Università di Torino il 27 ottobre 2000 con la votazione di "110/110 Lode e Menzione Onorevole", presentando la Tesi intitolata "Spettroscopia Fotoacustica su Film di Carbonio Amorfo", relatore il Professor Claudio Manfredotti, in collaborazione con i professori F. Fizzotti ed E. Vittone del Gruppo e con il Politecnico di Torino, e sta proseguendo nel corso del triennio di Dottorato questo lavoro di ricerca.