Profile
Biography
Biography
[2019] NEUTRON SCIENCE AND FACILITIES
A Strategic Review and Future Vision for Neutron Science in Italy, Report of the Advisopry Panel
[2018] Ha proposto e fa parte del team che sta realizzato la Infrastruttura di Ricerca ISIS@MACH, primo HUB della Infrastruttura Globale ISIS Pulse neutron and muon facility (UK), con sede nel Campus di Roma Tor Vergata (ANNEX 1)
Current Position
Carla Andreani is an experimental physicist working in the field of disordered system, quantum fluid and instrumentation, methods and technologies for neutron scattering using the eV and MeV energy with applications to automotive, aerospace, ICT and cultural heritage. CA realized over 90 experimental campaigns at neutron and synchrotron radiation facilities, a large number of which performed at the ISIS Spallation Neutro (Annex I). She authored more than 360 publications; contributed to the design and construction of the PRISMA, TOSCA, eVs and VESUVIO beamlines and pioneered and contributed to the development of Deep Inelastic Neutron Scattering (DINS) technique at eV neutron energy on VESUVIO and e.VERDI beamlines at ISIS. In 2006 she proposed the use of the high energy neutron spectrum from the spallation sources to mimic the cosmic ray flux responsible for single event upsets in electronic chips and pioneered the accelerated atmospheric neutron testing at ISIS [C. Andreani et al.Applied Physics Letters, 92, 114101 (2008). This work paved the way to the design of a novel beam-line at ISIS, the Chipir instrument at ISIS Target station 2. She is currently a member of the Chipir experimental team at the ISIS neutron facility. She delivered over one hundred seminars and colloquia and served in the organization of national and international conference/workshop/schools and as a member of national and international scientific advisory committees.
Full Professor, Chair of Applied Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Positions
[from 2015] Full Professor in Applied Physics
[2007-2015] Full Professor in Condensed Matter, Physics Dept, University of Rome Tor Vergata
[2012] Visiting Professor at the Compact Pulsed Hadron Source (CPHS), Tsinghua Univ. (Beijing, China)
[2010] Visiting Professor at Sun Yat-Sen Univ. and Shandong Univ., Inst. of Crystal Materials (China)
[1998-2007] Associate Professor in Condensed Matter, Physics Dept, University of Rome Tor Vergata
[1985-1998] Researcher at Physics Dept, University of Rome Tor Vergata
[1984-1988] Visiting Scientist at the ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, (UK), CNR bursary
[1983-1984] Researcher, serving as Material Scientist, at ENEA Research Centre, Casaccia (I),
[1984] Visiting Scientist at IPNS, Intense Pulsed Neutron Source, Argonne National Lab (IL, USA)
[1981-1983] Visiting Scientist, LINAC Harwell, A.E.R.E. Harwell (Oxfordshire, UK), CNR Bursary
[1980-1981] Post Doc Fellow, Fondazione Bordoni, Italy
Degree
[1977] Laurea in Physics cum Laude (honours)
Prizes and Awards
[2016] 100 Italian Excellence Award 2016
[2016] Occhialini Medal and Prize 2016 (IOP-SIF) – Citation: “For her outstanding contributions to novel experimental techniques and methods in neutron spectroscopy and her tireless commitment to fostering the British- Italian collaboration in neutron science“.
[2011] Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK) – Citation: “In recognition of personal contribution to the advancement of physics as a discipline and a profession”
Membership of professional societies
- Italian Physical Society (SIF)
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- European Physical Society (EPS)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- School of Neutron Scattering “Francesco Paolo Ricci“ (SoNS)
- Sociedad Española de Tecnicas Neutronicas (SETN)
Services in national and international panels and advisory committees
1) Founder and Director of the Italian Centre (Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Instrumentation), Interdepartmental Centre of University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) [2013-present]
2) Member of the Governing Board of the Research Institute “Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi” (Italy) [2015-present]
3) Member of the “Neutron Technology Advice Committee (NTAC) of the Chinese Spallation Neutron Source, Dongguan, Guangdong (China), nominated by Chinese Academy of Science [2015-present].
4) Co-Director of International ERICE School “Neutron Science and Instrumentation”, together with I. S. Anderson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US) and R. Caciuffo (Institute for Transuranium Elements Karlsruhe, DE) [2015-present]
5) Rector Delegate for Network and Research Infrastructures, University Tor Vergata (Italy) [2013-present]
6) Partner of SVILUPPO CULTURA s.r.l., spin off, Ministry of Research and Innovation (Italy) [2010-2014]
7) Member of Governing Board of the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) [2005-2008]
8) Chairperson of the Access Panel FAP 5, to peer review all beamtime proposals at the ISIS Neutron Source Facility Rutherford Laboratory (Oxfordshire-UK) [2015-present]
9) Member of the Program Committee of UCANS – Union of Union for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (UCANS), http://www.ucans.org [2012-present]
10) Member of the Committee for Neutron Spect. and Synch. Radiation of (CNR) [2013-2015]
11) Delegate of CNR president in the Committee of the Ministry of Research “Italian Roadmap for Research Infrastructure” and Chairperson of thematic groups: 1) Science and Humanities, 2) Energy, 2) Material Science and Analytical Facilities, 3) Physical Science and Astronomy [2009-2011]
12) Delegate of CNR president for the ESS project (European Spallation Source) [2011]
13) Chairperson of Scientific and Technical Committee COIRICH www.coirich.it [2011-2015]
14) Delegate of CNR president and coordinator of the workshop ESS Italy (www.ess-italia.it), kick off for the preparatory phase di ESS (European Spallation Source) in Italy [2011]
15) Chairperson of the “ Panel for the Physical Science” of CNR [2009-2010]
16) Member of the ‘International Advisory Board” of ESS Bilbao [2008-2010]
17) Member and Scientific Secretary of Advisory Scientific Committee for Physical Science of CNR [1994-1998]
18) Spokesperson for CNR within the international agreement CNR-STFC (Science Technology Facility Council), to coordinate the Italian neutron scattering program at ISIS (UK) [1985-present]
19) Member of the Committee for Neutron Spectroscopy of CNR [1994-2013]
20) Delegate of CNR president of the Interministerial Board ‘Tavolo di Concertazione MIBAC-MIUR” [2010-2111]
21) Member of the Novel Instrumentation Think Tank, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (USA) [2005-2007]
22) Delegate of CNR president within the Round Table on Neutron Sources (NMI3) (FP3-FP7) [1994-2012]
23) Member of the NEUTRON SOURCES WORKING GROUP (OECD MEGASCIENCE FORUM) [1996-1999]
24) Member of the International Ph.D. school “Materials for Health, Environment and Energy” [2010 to present]
25) [1999-2014] Director of the Journal NOTIZIARIO NEUTRONI E LUCE DI SINCROTRONE”, biannual publications of CNR, ISSN: 1592-7822m
26) Scientific Coordinator of national research projects: CNR-PANAREA II [2014-2020], CNR-FANES [2015-2017], CNR-ECHIR [2015-2017], CNR-STRASS [2013-2015], CNR-PANAREA I [2008-2014], Spin off SVILUPPO CULTURA [2011-2014], PRIN [2000-2004], PRIN [2000-2002]
27) Scientific Coordinator of international research projects: META [2011-2014], ANCIENT CHARM (FP6) [2005-2009], e.VERDI (FP5) [2001-2006], MAPS (FP5 Marie Curie Training Site) [2002-2006], [2000-2004] TECHNI, (FP5 TMR- Network), [2000-2003] The Microscopic Structure and Dynamics of Supercritical Aqueous Fluids – (FP5 TMR- Network), VESUVIO [1998-2002] (FP4 TMR Access to Large Scale Facility), “Deep Inelastic Neutron Scattering”-(FP1 – TMR Contract N. ST2J-0314-C [1989-1990].
28) Member of international reviewing panels of national and international academic and research institutions (public and private): Nordic Societal Security Programme http://www.nordforsk.org/en [2016]; Swedish Research Council [2014]; ANVUR (Italy) [2012]; Facility Access Panel FAP 5, ISIS Neutron Source Facility, UK) [2011-today]; Ministry of Research (Italy) for PRIN projects [2011-today]; EPSRC, UK [2008-today], ESS Bilbao (E) [2010-2011]; Member Advisory Panel for Region Lombardy (Italy) [2010]; Review Committee Spallation Neutron Source, (ORNL) [2008- 2011]; Georgia Nat. Science Foundation (Georgia) [2012], National Science Foundation (US) [2010], New Eurasia Foundation (Russia) [2011], Facility Access Panel FAP 5, ISIS Neutron Source, UK [2008-2011]; Ministry of Research (Italy) for Panel Physical Sciences (CIVR) [2002-2009]; Facility Access Panel FAP 5, ISIS Neutron Source, UK [2006- 2008]; Science Advisory Board di Neutron Research Laboratory (NRL) Studsvik Sweden [2000-2002]
29) Reviewer for international Journals: American Chemical Society: Journal of Physical Chemistry, American Physical Society: Physical Review e Physical Review Letters, Journal of Chemical Physics, Institute of Physics, ISRN Condensed Matter Physics., Meas. Sci. Technology, Europhysics Letters, Molecular Physics, Nature, Nature Materials, etc.
30) Member of several committees for the selection of research and professors in Academic and research Institutions in Italy.
31) Member of several National and International Academies/Societies: American Chem. Society (ACS), European Phys. Society, Inst. of Physics (IOP), Società Italiana di Fisica (SIF), School of Neutron Scattering “Francesco Paolo Ricci”, SoNS Sociedad Española de Tecnicas Neutronica (SETN), IOP Neutron Scattering Group (UK).
Editorial board
[2010 to present] Member Editorial Board di ISRN Condensed Matter Physics
Research
CA group leader
SWING (Science and Innovation WIth Neutrons Group)
1 Associate Professor, 1 researcher, 2 Post Doc, 3 PhD students,
Research in brief:
- Study of the structure and dynamics of quantum systems, hydrogen bonded molecular fluids and solids, disordered systems.
- Design and development of neutron scattering instrumentation at the eV and MeV energies, related techniques and methods
Since 1981 CA has been working on the design and construction of neutron instrumentation and techniques tailored to expand the understanding of interatomic and intermolecular interactions in fluids and hydrogen bonded systems. She worked at the industrial applications of neutron science for the study of residual stress in materials at Harwell Linac (UK) [A. J. Allen, et al. Advances in Physics 34, 445 (1985)]. In the period 1985-2007 she designed and developed instrumentation, techniques and methods at ISIS neutron facility (UK): for example she designed and realized the PRISMA, TOSCA, eVs and VESUVIO beamlines and pioneered and contributed to the development of the neutron spectroscopy at the Deep Inelastic Neutron Scattering (DINS) technique on eVs and VESUVIO bemalines. In 2006 she proposed the use of the high energy neutron spectrum from the spallation sources to mimic the cosmic ray flux responsible for single event upsets in electronic chips and pioneered the accelerated atmospheric neutron testing at ISIS [C. Andreani et al. Applied Physics Letters, 92, 114101 (2008). Such tests mimic the real disruptions and failure, the so-called ‘single event effects’ experienced by electronics, and allow industry to develop strategies, designs and methods to mitigate their effects. This work paved the way to the design of a novel beam-line at ISIS, the Chipir instrument at ISIS Target station 2. She is currently a member of the Chipir experimental team at the ISIS neutron facility. The major breakthroughs achieved during her career are summarized as follow:
- pioneering industrial applications of neutron scattering through the determination of residual stress in materials;
- exploiting electron volt spectroscopy, DINS techniques, related methods and technologies to enable neutron scattering measurements to reach attosecond time scales;
- promoting and contributing to exploiting the use of gamma detectors in eV neutron spectroscopy at ISIS pulsed neutron source;
- pioneering the use of MeV energy neutron at the spallation neutron sources for rapid testing of effects of high energy neutrons on electronic devices and contributed to the design and construction of ChiPIR at ISIS;
- pioneering the use of neutrons to explore Cultural Heritage.
Front Left: Claudia Scatigno, Alexandra Parmentier, Dalila Onorati, Carla Andreani, Giulia Festa, M. Cristina Morone, Roberto Senesi, Kun Tian, Pierfrancesco Ulpiani
April 2018
Front Left : Roberto Senesi, Valerio Scacco, Pierfrancesco Ulpiani, Alex Di Giulio, Alexandra Parmentier, Matteo Nardini, Claudia Scatigno , Stefano Dianetti, Dalila Onorati, Sara Miceli, Carla Andreani, Pamela Masciopinto, Giulia Festa
May 2017
From left: Giovanni Romanelli, Laura Arcidiacono, Federico Masi, Kun Tian, Alexandra Parmentier, Carla Andreani, Roberto Senesi, Giulia Festa, Sara Miceli
December 2016
SWING GROUP
[Science and Innovation with neutron probe]
STAFF
- Carla Andreani, Full Professor
- Giulia Festa, Researcher
- Alexandra Parmentier, Post Doc
- Roberto Senesi, Associated Professor
RESEARCH:
NUCLEAR QUANTUM DYNAMIC AT SUB-FEMTOSECOND
- Atomic and Molecular quantum system
– Atomic and Molecular quantum systems
– D2O
– Water
Neutron instrumentation for culturale heritage and chip irradiation
Instrumentation developed in collaboration with CNR and ISIS (UK)
Publications
Publicazioni –> Link University Rome Tor Vergata DATA BASE
Pubblicazioni Carla Andreani_31_1_2021
Autrice di NEUTRON SCIENCE AND FACILITIES
A Strategic Review and Future Vision for Neutron Science in Italy
Report of the Advisopry Panel
Teaching
Teaching – link to Didattica Web
CA is member of the PhD in Materials for Health, Environment and Energy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata
CA is director of the Erice School in “Neutron Science and Instrumentation”.
Teaching Material
Andreani, G. Festa, A. Lapi, A. Miceli, R. Senesi (2015). Problemi di fisica generale. TexMat editore
Andreani, G. Festa, A. Lapi, R. Senesi (2010). Quesiti e soluzioni di fisica generale. ROMA: Exòrma Edizioni, ISBN: 978-88-95688-51-0