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Anna MASTROBERARDINO - Professori Associati

Anna MASTROBERARDINO

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Fisica sperimentale delle interazioni fondamentali e applicazioni (PHYS-01/A)

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National Scientific Habilitation for Associate Professor in Experimental Physics of Fundamental Interactions in 2012. Since 2007 Research Associate at the Physics Department, Calabria University. PhD in Physics in 2001. Degree in Physics in 1998. Member of the ZEUS collaboration (DESY, Hamburg) since 1997 and the ATLAS collaboration (LHC, CERN, Geneva) since 2007. Research interests in - diffractive scattering in electron-proton reactions - search of new physics with long-lived particles in ATLAS - study and characterization of 3D silicon pixel sensors - study and development of novel neutron detectors. Since 2012 Local Coordinator of the HYDE experiment, in collaboration with the Trento and Padova units, aimed at the realization of hybrid neutron detectors obtained by pouring polysiloxane scintillators into 3D silicon detector cavities. Since 2013 Local coordinator of the INFN Group V Call ACTIVE, Atlas and Cms Towards InnoVative pixEls, an R&D initiative for the future pixel technology development for the LHC upgrades. Expertise in Monte Carlo simulation, high-energy physics data analysis, detector test and development, Geant4 simulation for neutron detectors. Co-author of more than 470 journal articles. ISI H-index 49
WORK EXPERIENCE Present - Associate Professor in Experimental Physics of Fundamental Interactions (Discipline 02/A1) MIUR - Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, (Italy) Nov 2007–Present - Research Associate - Scientific disciplinary sector FIS/01 - Experimental Physics University of Calabria - Physics Department, Rende (Italy) 2003–2006 - Research Fellow University of Calabria - Physics Department Research field: Experimental Physics Nov 2002–Apr 2003 - Visiting Scientist Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg (Germany) Research subject: diffractive processes in electron-proton collisions Mar 2001–Oct 2001 - Pre-doctoral Visiting Fellow Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY. Research subject: electron-proton diffractive data analysis and new silicon detector developments Aug 2000 - Pre-doctoral Visiting Fellow National Institute for Subatomic Physics NIKHEF, Amsterdam (Netherlands) Research subject: The ZEUS MicroVertex Low-Voltage power supply CANopen application - Scientific contact: Ing. Henk Boterenbrood EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1998–2001 - Ph.D. Degree in Physics - Calabria University - Physics Department, (Italy) Thesis title: "Azimuthal Asymmetries in Diffractive Deep Inelastic Scattering and the Low Voltage System of the ZEUS Microvertex Detector" Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Giancarlo Susinno May 1998 - M.S. Degree in Physics - 110/110 cum laude University of Calabria - Physics Department, (Italy) Jul 1997–Sep 1997 - Summer Student Scholarship Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY 1989 - Diploma di maturità scientifica - Full grade (60/60) Liceo Scientico Statale "E. Fermi", Cosenza (Italy) PROJECTS ▪ 2014-Present - Member of the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) Institute Board, CERN ▪ 2014-Present - Local Coordinator for the INFN Gruppo Collegato di Cosenza (GC-CS) of the ATLAS Pixel R&D for HL-LHC ▪ 2014 Coordinator of a research program "POR Calabria FSE 2007/2013 Obiettivo Formativo M2" funded by EU and Regione Calabria to support the activity of high-potential young researchers in the world-leading research centers. Title of the project: Hybrid neutron detectors development. Host institution: CERN ▪ 2013 - Local Coordinator of the Call "ACTIVE: Atlas and CmsTowards InnoVative pixEls", financed by the INFN Scientific Committee 5 (CSN5, Technological and inter-disciplinary research) ▪ 2012-2014 - Local Coordinator of the CSN5project "HYDE:Hybrid Detectors for neutrons ▪ 2010-2011 - Local coordinator of the MIUR project PRIN Sensori:"Development of new solid-state position-sensitive particle detectors", Scientific Coordinator Prof. Carlo Del Papa (Udine University) - partially funded by University of Calabria after passing the first peer evaluation stage and not financed by the Italian MIUR INSTITUTIONAL ROLES ▪ June 2015 - Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the Workshop "Search for Dark Matter at the LHC with the Atlas experiment", University of Calabria ▪ 2014 - Italian Ministry of University & Research - Referee for SIR (Scientific Independence of young Researchers) ▪ 2014-Present - Local contact person of the INFN National Committee for Technology Transfer and External Funding ▪ 2014-Present - Committee member of the SIACE Doctoral School in Earth, Energy and Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Calabria ▪ 2014-Present - Member of the SIACE Doctoral School Committee on Internazionalization ▪ June 2014 - Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the first INFN-LNF School "Laser, Synchrotron Radiation and Particle Beam Test Facilities at LNF", Frascati (Italy) ▪ 2013 - Member of the Selection Committee for a INFN postdoc research grant funded by EU and Regione Calabria ▪ 2008-2013 Committee member of the Archimede Doctoral School in Communication, Science and Technology, University of Calabria ▪ 2012-Member of the Admission Committee to the Archimede Doctoral School, Discipline "Physics and Quantum Technologies" HONOURS AND AWARDS ▪ 2015 - Co-author of 2 papers within the Atlas collaboration listed as Hot Papers (top 0.1% cited work in the field within two years of their publication) by ISI Web of Science ▪ 2015 - Co-author of 22 papers, within the Atlas collaboration, and 1 paper, within the ZEUS collaboration, listed as Highly Cited Papers (top 1% cited work in the field within ten years of their publication) by ISI Web of Science ▪ 2011 - Co-author of the paper "Test beam results of 3D silicon pixel sensors for the ATLAS upgrade", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, volume 638, Issue 1, pag. 33- 40 (2011), within the Atlas-3D Collaboration, listed as the 8th "hottest 25 article download" in the field ▪ 2010 - Included in the VIA-Academy list (H-index > 30) as a "Very Young Top Italian Scientist" ▪ 2003 Grant "Giovani Ricercatori", University of Calabria. Title of the project: "Photon diffractive dissociation at large momentum transfer at HERA" ▪ 1999 - Soroptimist International Award for the best high-school student in the Province of Cosenza (Italy) PRESENTATIONS March 2005 - "Diffractive Photoproduction of Dijets at ZEUS", invited talk on behalf of the ZEUS and H1 Collaborations, HERA and the LHC, CERN/DESY Workshop 2004/2005, DESY May 2004 - "Diffraction at HERA", invited talk on behalf of the ZEUS and H1 Collaborations, Hadron Structure and QCD: from low to high energies, St. Petersburg (Russia) September 2003 - "Diffrazione ad HERA", talk on behalf of the ZEUS and H1 Collaborations, LXXXIX Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Parma (Italy) April 2003 - "Inclusive Diffraction at HERA", talk on behalf of the ZEUS and H1 Collaborations, Photon 2003: International Conference on the Structure and Interactions of the Photon, Frascati (Italy) October 1998 - "The proton fragmentation: DIFFVM", invited talk, Monte Carlo Generators for HERA Physics, DESY SUPERVISION ACTIVITY Bachelor's degree in Physics, University of Calabria: - Sviluppo di rivelatori ibridi di neutroni, A. De Donato, A.A. 2014-2015 - Sviluppo di rivelatori ibridi di neutroni, F. Napoli, A.A. 2013-2014 - Biosensori cellulari, G. Richichi, A.A. 2011-2012 - Algoritmi cellulari neurali per la diagnostica medica, V. Parise, A.A. 2011-2012 - Dosimetria con fascio elettronico per radioterapia, M. D’Amico, A.A. 2011-2012 Master's degree in Physics, University of Calabria - Radiotherapy treatment with Radium 223, E. Napoli, A.A. 2014-15 - 3D silicon detectors for the Atlas Tracker upgrade, G. Greco, A.A. 2014-2015 Master's degree in Electronic Engineering, University of Calabria - Characterization and testing of irradiated FE-I4 read-out chips and double sided 3D silicon sensors for the ATLAS-IBL upgrade, R. Mendicino, A.A. 2010-2011 Postdoctoral research grant, University of Calabria - The online monitoring software of the IBL pixel system, D. Salvatore, 2013-2014 Technical task supervision, DESY - The Funnel distributed system for Monte Carlo simulation, A.G. Molina, 2007 TEACHING ACTIVITY 2012/13 - Present - Advanced Laboratory of Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics - Master Degree in Physics, University of Calabria 2012/13 - Medical Physics - Bachelor Degree in Physics 2008/09 - Present - Physics Methods of Medical Diagnostic - Bachelor Degree in Physics Teaching assistant for the following courses: 2010/11 - 2011/12 - Unification of Fundamental Forces - Master Degree in Physics 2009/10 - Mechanics with Laboratory - Bachelor Degree in Physics 2009/10 - Physics - Master Degree in Biology 2003/04 to 2008/09 - The Experimental Method: An Introduction - Master Degree, Faculty of Science 2008/09 - Mechanics and Thermodynamics with Laboratory - Master Degree in Physics and Material Sciences 2006/07 - Electricity and Magnetism - Bachelor Degree in Physics 2006/07 - Nuclei and Particles - Bachelor Degree in Physics 2006/07 - Inelastic Scattering - Master Degree in Physics 2003/04 - Natural Radiation Sources - Professional Master's Programme FERDOS (dosimetry and radioprotection) 2003/04 - The interaction of Matter and Radiation - Professional Master's Programme FERDOS 2002/03 - 2004/05 - Advanced Physics - Master Degree in Physics 2002/03 - Laboratory of Elementary Particles - Master Degree in Physics OUTREACH AND INTERNATIONALIZATION Since 2008, she supports and participates to the Calabria University activities for high-school students to experience the wonder and excitement of science through hands-on exhibits and programs that stimulate curiosity, encourage exploration and foster lifelong learning. Notably: - "International Master Classes – hands on Physics" - - "Progetto Lauree Scientifiche" - "Unical ti presento Campus" SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY 1997 - 2013: electron-proton interactions at HERA (ZEUS Experiment) The ZEUS collaboration was made by 450 physicists from 53 Universities and research Institutes. During this period she was resident for 3 years in Hamburg, where the DESY laboratory operates. Selection of research activity: ▪ Responsible of the Monte Carlo generator DIFFVM ([1], Internal Notes 7, 8) which simulates diffractive processes in electron-proton scattering since 1998. Diffvm was one of the two gold standards for modeling the diffractive dissociation of the proton. ▪ Responsible of the Data Quality Monitoring for the ZEUS Diffractive Group (Internal Note5) for the years 1999-2000 ▪ Responsible of the Low Voltage (LV) system of the ZEUS Micro-Vertex Detector([2], Internal Note 4), since 2001. She implemented a high-level communication protocol and device profile specification, CANopen, based on the CAN (Controller Area Network) protocol and developed for embedded networking applications, such as in-vehicle networks, to simulate the LV supply system. This work was partly carried out at the "National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics" NIKHEF, in Amsterdam ▪ Funnel Operator from 2003 to 2004.The ZEUS Monte Carlo production facility Funnel, distributed among 16 different sites all over the world and with a central control at DESY, was considered a pioneer of the GRID computing ▪ Measurement of ρo vector-meson photo production with diffractive dissociation of the proton (Internal Note 6) ▪ Measurement of photon-diffractive dissociation ([3]) in photo production and DeepInelastic Scattering ▪ Measurement of diffractive photo production of dijets([4],of which she was the editor) ▪ Contribution to the measurement of diffractive dissociation of the proton ([5], [6] the most relevant) and parton densities ([7]) in several analysis 2008 - Present: proton proton interactions at the LHC (ATLAS experiment) The ATLAS Collaboration is made by roughly 3000 physicists from 174 Universities and Research Institutes. Over the next decade the Large Hadron Collider at CERN will undergo a series of upgrades, increasing both the energy and the luminosity, culminating in the Phase-II upgrade that will deliver an unprecedented instantaneous luminosity of 5×1034 cm−2 s−1 at an energy of 14 TeV. Since 2008 she contributed to new detector developments and data analysis. She is presently member of the ATLAS Inner Tracker Institute Board and responsible of the INFN-GCCS activities for the ATLAS experiment upgrades. Detector Development and Operations: study and development of a new generation of micro- machined sensors, the 3D silicon sensors, developed by Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Trento, Italy), with electrodes etched inside the silicon bulk rather than on the wafer’s surface. This peculiar geometrical structure makes such sensors extremely radiation hard and interesting candidates for the highly exposed Pixel Detector levels in the LHC upgrades. The Atlas Forward Physics (AFP) project, which she co-promoted ([14]), was approved in 2015 and plans to install 3D silicon pixel detectors about 210 m away from the interaction point and very close to the beamline (2-3 mm). 3D silicon sensors populate 25% of the total sensing area of the Insertable B-Layer (IBL), a fourth pixel layer added to the present ATLAS Pixel Detector at CERN, during the long shut down of the LHC in 2013, to improve the primary vertex reconstruction for the phase I runs. The IBL also serves as a technological advance towards the upgrade of the Pixel Detector in high luminosity runs. In 2013 she was local coordinator of the INFN CSN5 call ACTIVE, an ATLAS/CMS joint proposal for R&D activities on several core technologies for future pixel detectors. The aim was to push the technology another step forward, to fulfil the requirements of the two main experiments in the LHC phase-II upgrade (High Luminosity LHC, HL-LHC). Part of the proposal plan was redirected into the “ATLAS Pixel R&D for HL-LHC”, one of the most challenging and intensive R&D programmes aiming to meet the challenges of a 5-fold increase in collision rate foreseen for the phase II, of which she is local coordinator. Data analysis: searches for Dark Matter with the Atlas Detector, through measurements of invisible Higgs decays to long-lived neutral particles, using as benchmark the Hydden Valley model. Selection of research activity: ▪ Search for pair-produced long-lived neutral particles decaying in the Atlas calorimeter in proton- proton collisions at √s= 8 TeV ([8]) ▪ Data taking and analysis from test beams performed at CERN for irradiated 3D silicon prototypes ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]) ▪ Within IBL collaboration, local Scientific Responsibility of a grant for the development of the pixel system online monitoring software ▪ Within ITk project, local Scientific Responsibility of Simulation (layout and sensor technologies optimization) and Mechanics (ITk structures envelopes design and construction) 2013 - 2014: hybrid detectors for neutrons (HYDE experiment) The HYDE project was financed by INFN CSN5 for the years 2012-2014 and involved the groups of Legnaro, Trento and Cosenza. The aim of this experiment was the development of an hybrid compact neutron detector, by coupling a 3D silicon detector with a recently produced polysiloxane based scintillator, deposited into the 3D detector cavities. This system combines the detection of neutron reaction products, by means of the 3D sensor system, with the detection of the light produced by the polysiloxanic scintillator by means of a photodetector. Research activity: she was responsible of the Geant4 simulation of the detector response to thermal and fast neutrons. PUBLICATIONS Since 1998, she is author or co-author of 1150 papers on peer-reviewed International Journals (ISI Web of knowledge). - total number of citations 53097 - average citations per paper 46.17 - h-index 108 CITATIONS Most relevant publications in reverse chronological order: 1. The ATLAS Collaboration;"Search for pair-produced long-lived neutral particles decaying in the Atlas hadronic calorimeter in pp collisions at √s= 8 TeV"Physics Letters B 743:15-34,February 2015 2. The ATLAS Collaboration; "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC” - Physics Letters B 716: 1-29, September 2012 (Impact Factor IF 6.019 - position 7/78 in "Physics" - quartile Q1 - citations 2357) 3. Grenier P. et al.; "Test beam results of 3D silicon pixel sensors for the ATLAS upgrade" - Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research A 638: 33-40, May 2011 (IF 1.316, position 9/33 in "Nuclear Science and Technology" - Q2, citations 16) 4. Hansson P. et al; ŗD silicon pixel sensors: Recent test beam results" - Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research A 628: 216-220, February 2011 (IF 1.316, position 9/33 in "Nuclear Science and Technology" - Q2, citations 8) 5. The ZEUS Collaboration; "A QCD analysis of ZEUS diffractive data" - Nuclear Physics B 831:1-25, May 2010 (IF 3.946, position 8/27 in "Physics" - Q2, citations 32) 6. The ZEUS Collaboration; "Diffractive photoproduction of dijets in ep collisions at HERA" - The European Physical Journal C 55: 177-191, May 2008 (IF 5.436, position 5/27 in "Physics" - Q1, citations 26) 7. Polini A. et al.; "The design and performance of the ZEUS micro vertex detector" - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 581: 656-686, November 2007 (IF 1.316, position 9/33 in "Nuclear Science and Technology" - Q2, citations 41) 8. The ZEUS Collaboration; "Study of deep inelastic inclusive and diffractive scattering with the ZEUS forward plug calorimeter" - Nuclear Physics B 713: 3-80, May 2005 (IF 3.946, position 8/27 in "Physics" - Q2, citations 90) 9. Albrow M. G. et al.; "FP420: An R&D proposal to investigate the feasibility of installing proton tagging detectors in the 420-m region at LHC" - CERN-LHCC-2005- 025, June 2005 10. The ZEUS Collaboration; "Dissociation of virtual photons in events with a leading proton at HERA" - The European Physical Journal C 38: 43-67, December 2004 (IF 5.436, position 5/27 in "Physics" - Q1, citations 77) 11. The ZEUS Collaboration; "Measurement of proton-dissociative diffractive photoproduction of vector mesons at large momentum transfer at HERA" - The European Physical Journal C 26: 389- 409, January 2003 (IF 5.436, position 5/27 in "Physics" - Q1, citations 49) 12. Mastroberardino A. List B.; "DIFFVM: A Monte Carlo generator for diffractive processes in ep scattering" - DESY- PROC-1999-0202: 396-404, December 1999
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