Biography

Birthplace: Salerno, Italy

Birthdate: 03/10/1976

Citizenship: ITA/USA

E-mail: alexandra.parmentier@uniroma2.it
alexandra.parmentier@roma2.infn.it

Current position: Postdoc fellow at the NAST Center, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Didactic Manager of the level-II Master in Radiation Protection, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” & Campus Bio-medico University of Rome, Italy

Research Activity

My expertise in neutron scattering ranges from spin-echo (NSE), through quasi-elastic (QENS) and inelastic (INS), up to deep-inelastic (DINS) timescales. Broadband dielectric relaxometry (BDR) and high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) complete the picture. Special focus on dynamic, structural, and energetic characterization of soft matter systems â especially condensed phases of bulk and confined water.
Currently in charge of a full-energy-peak (FEP) efficiency calibration of an n-type coaxial HPGe detector used for quantitative (n, gamma) spectroscopy on Cultural Heritage multicomponent manufacts and quantitative estimates of the absolute gamma background at various beamlines located at ISIS neutron source. The task includes the experimental part, together with the reconfiguration of the IT resources available in the SWING lab (re-design of a medium-size Linux-based parallel CPU cluster) in order to implement complementary Monte Carlo simulations of the FEP efficiency by Geant4 code.
Currently completing a specialized training in Radiation Protection, which is preparatory to the national examination as a 1st-grade Qualified Expert in ionizing radiation.

Front Left: Claudia Scatigno, Alexandra Parmentier, Dalila Onorati, Carla Andreani, Giulia Festa, M. Cristina Morone, Roberto Senesi, Kun Tian, Pierfrancesco Ulpiani

Selected Publications

[2018] A. Parmentier, L. Arcidiacono, R. Senesi, G. Romanelli, C. Andreani, and G. Festa, Absolute efficiency calibration of a coaxial HPGe detector for quantitative PGAA and T-PGAA, J. Phys. Conf. Ser., accepted.

[2018] A. Parmentier, C. Andreani, G. Romanelli, J.J. Shephard, C.G. Salzmann, and R. Senesi, Hydrogen mean force and anharmonicity in polycrystalline and amorphous ice, Front. Phys. 13(1), 136101. doi:10.1007/s11467-017-0724-4

[2017 ] A. Conti, M. Palombo, A. Parmentier, G. Poggi, P. Baglioni, and F. De Luca, Two-phases Water Model in Paper Cellulose Network, Cellulose, 1-9. doi:10.1007/s10570-017-1338-2

[2017] G. Briganti, G. Rogati, A. Parmentier, M. Maccarini, and F. De Luca, Neutron Scattering Observation of Quasi-free Rotations of Water Confined in Carbon Nanotubes, Sci. Rep. 7, 45021. doi:10.1038/srep45021

[2015] A. Parmentier, J.J. Shephard, G. Romanelli, R. Senesi, C.G. Salzmann, and C. Andreani, Evolution of Hydrogen Dynamics in Amorphous Ice with Density, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2038-2042. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00711

[2014] C. Andreani et al., Discussion: Nuclear Quantum Dynamics – Protons and Beyond, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 571(1), 012004. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/571/1/012004

[2014] C. Andreani et al., Discussion: Measurement and Instrumentation, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 571(1), 012010. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/571/1/012010

[2014] M. Ceriotti et al., Discussion: Theoretical Horizons and Calculation, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 571(1), 012013. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/571/1/012013

[2012] C. Cametti, F. De Luca, and A. Parmentier, “Radiowave Dielectric Investigation of Water Confined in Channels of Carbon Nanotubes”, J. Chem. Phys. 137(9), 094908. doi: 10.1063/1.4749571