PhD in MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

email: giovanni.romanelli@uniroma2.it
phone: 00390672594522
building: Dipartimento di Fisica, Macroarea di Scienze M.M. F.F. N.N.
room: D0:08

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Experimental physicist in applied physics and condensed-matter physics, with a background in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics. Research interests include: the measurement of neutron cross sections with applications to medical physics, radiation protection and engineering; the development of instrumentation for epithermal neutron spectroscopy with applications to cultural heritage; the adsorption and the catalysis of molecular hydrogen in porous materials to be used in green transports; and the study of the single-particle dynamics and nuclear quantum effects in disordered and hydrogen-bonded systems.

WORKEXPERIENCE

- Researcher (RTDb) at the Physics Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata– Researcher within the scientific area of Applied Physics (FIS/07) at the Physics Department and within the NAST Center (2021– present).
- Member of the Doctorate School in Materials for Sustainable Development (2023– present).
- Member of the Teaching Committee of the Master in Physical Agents and Radiation Protection (2022– present).
- Member of the Scientific-Technological Committee of the IaD School (2023– present).
- Researchers’ Representative at the Executive Board (Giunta di Dipartimento) of the Physics Department (2022– present).
- Visiting Scientist at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom) in the framework of collaboration on neutron spectroscopy and applications. (22 Nov 2021– 31 Dec 2024)

- Researcher and Instrument Scientist (7 Sep 2015– 20 Nov 2021) at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom)

- Beamline scientist within the Molecular Spectroscopy Group (2014– 2021)
- Secretary of the UK-ESS Project Board, the board coordinating the UK contribution to the European Spallation Source (2019– 2021)
- Secretary of the Molecular Spectroscopy User Group Liaison Team, the board coordinating the activities of the Molecular Spectroscopy Group at ISIS with the needs of the User Community of reference (2015– 2019)

- Research Associate (Sep 2012– Sep 2015) at the NAST Center, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) Research Associate in the activities related to Neutron Imaging on Cultural Heritage materials (2012–2014)and on the development of techniques for electron-volt neutron spectroscopy with applications across the chemical and physical sciences (2014– 2015), within the PANAREA project, at the NAST Centre and Physics Department.

EDUCATION

- Ph.D. degree in Physics (27 May 2011; ISCED 8), University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) Thesis Title: “On the quantum contributions to phase transitions in water probed by inelastic neutron scattering”. Supervisors: Prof. C. Andreani and Prof. R. Senesi. The work of thesis focused on the study of the nuclear dynamics of hydrogen in several phases of light and heavy water, investigated by inelastic and deep-inelastic neutron scattering.


The complete list of scientific peer-reviewed publications can be found here:
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54684802600
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-4647

Additional information at the page:
https://www.fisica.uniroma2.it/elenco-telefonico/gromanelli/