Email: maria.allegrini@unipi.it
Profilo
Ruolo:
Docente Esterno
Education
University of Reading (UK), PhD Physics, July 1973
University of Pisa (IT), Laurea Physics, March 1969
Positions
Present status: associated member Physics Department, University of Pisa and affiliated researcher Institute of Nanosciences NANO-CNR Pisa
01.11.2000-31.10.2016 Full Professor of Physics, University of Pisa, retired 01.11.2016
01.12.2012-31.10.2016 Seconded National Expert, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Brussels
01.1.1994-31.10.2000 Full Professor of Quantum Optics, University of Messina
01.11.1988-31.10.1994 Associate Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Pisa
01.01.1972-31.10.1988 CNR Researcher/Senior Researcher, Atomic and Molecular Physics Institute, Pisa
Research activity
Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics: high-resolution laser spectroscopy of atoms (energy pooling collisions, avalanche ionization) and small molecules; ultra-precise measurement of the Rydberg constant; optical control of the internal degrees of freedom of ultracold molecules; development of multiple gyrolasers to measure underground the consequences of the rotation of the Earth relative to the absolute space of Newton, (frame dragging and gravito-magnetism effects of general relativity).
Condensed Matter Physics/Nanophysics: pulsed laser ablation, light emitting materials and devices, micro-cavities and nanostructures, photoluminescence, carbon nanotubes, ferroelectric materials and phenomena, scanning probe microscopy (AFM, SNOM with particular contrast mechanisms), nanolithography through laser cooled atom beams, near-field nanowriting, nano-optics, nano-photonics, nano-plasmonics, quantum technologies.
Publications
Over 330 articles in peer-reviewed journals, about 300 contributions (including invited talks) to international conferences, 3 textbooks, 2 patents (ISI-WoS h=35, >4800 citations). Invited seminar speaker by prestigious institutions in various countries.
Awards
2012 Fellow of the American Physical Society (FIP), USA
2009 Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, BE
2004 Professor Honoris causa, St. Petersburg University, Russia
2001 Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK
2000 Professor Qualification, France
1987 NATO Senior Fellow
1977 NATO Junior Fellow
1976 Canada Council Fellow
1971 Italian Physical Society "Young Physicist" Prize
Research Experience Abroad
Canada: Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics Ottawa
Denmark: Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen
France: Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton Orsay
Germany: Max Planck Institut für Quantenoptik Gärching, Ulm University, Ludwig-Maximilian
University München
Japan: Kyoto University, Yokohama City University
USA: Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Lehigh University,
JILA-Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Boulder (CO), NIST-National
Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg (MD)
Organization, management & evaluation activities
Ab imis set up of a research laboratory Scanning Probe Microscopies in Messina and NanoLab in Pisa
Responsibility of national and European research projects plus bilateral exchange programs with Austria, Brazil, France, Japan, Russia, South Korea, USA
Chairperson/member of Scientific/Organizing Committees of International Conferences and Schools
Member of various boards/executive committees/scientific councils in Italy, France, Europe, USA
Expert evaluator for several funding agencies in Europe, Middle East,USA, European Commission, International Science Foundation
Chairperson/member of international scientific committees evaluating university departments and/or research public organizations
Referee for several scientific international journals
External examiner of PhD thesis defense committees in various countries.
University of Reading (UK), PhD Physics, July 1973
University of Pisa (IT), Laurea Physics, March 1969
Positions
Present status: associated member Physics Department, University of Pisa and affiliated researcher Institute of Nanosciences NANO-CNR Pisa
01.11.2000-31.10.2016 Full Professor of Physics, University of Pisa, retired 01.11.2016
01.12.2012-31.10.2016 Seconded National Expert, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Brussels
01.1.1994-31.10.2000 Full Professor of Quantum Optics, University of Messina
01.11.1988-31.10.1994 Associate Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Pisa
01.01.1972-31.10.1988 CNR Researcher/Senior Researcher, Atomic and Molecular Physics Institute, Pisa
Research activity
Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics: high-resolution laser spectroscopy of atoms (energy pooling collisions, avalanche ionization) and small molecules; ultra-precise measurement of the Rydberg constant; optical control of the internal degrees of freedom of ultracold molecules; development of multiple gyrolasers to measure underground the consequences of the rotation of the Earth relative to the absolute space of Newton, (frame dragging and gravito-magnetism effects of general relativity).
Condensed Matter Physics/Nanophysics: pulsed laser ablation, light emitting materials and devices, micro-cavities and nanostructures, photoluminescence, carbon nanotubes, ferroelectric materials and phenomena, scanning probe microscopy (AFM, SNOM with particular contrast mechanisms), nanolithography through laser cooled atom beams, near-field nanowriting, nano-optics, nano-photonics, nano-plasmonics, quantum technologies.
Publications
Over 330 articles in peer-reviewed journals, about 300 contributions (including invited talks) to international conferences, 3 textbooks, 2 patents (ISI-WoS h=35, >4800 citations). Invited seminar speaker by prestigious institutions in various countries.
Awards
2012 Fellow of the American Physical Society (FIP), USA
2009 Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, BE
2004 Professor Honoris causa, St. Petersburg University, Russia
2001 Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK
2000 Professor Qualification, France
1987 NATO Senior Fellow
1977 NATO Junior Fellow
1976 Canada Council Fellow
1971 Italian Physical Society "Young Physicist" Prize
Research Experience Abroad
Canada: Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics Ottawa
Denmark: Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen
France: Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton Orsay
Germany: Max Planck Institut für Quantenoptik Gärching, Ulm University, Ludwig-Maximilian
University München
Japan: Kyoto University, Yokohama City University
USA: Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Lehigh University,
JILA-Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Boulder (CO), NIST-National
Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg (MD)
Organization, management & evaluation activities
Ab imis set up of a research laboratory Scanning Probe Microscopies in Messina and NanoLab in Pisa
Responsibility of national and European research projects plus bilateral exchange programs with Austria, Brazil, France, Japan, Russia, South Korea, USA
Chairperson/member of Scientific/Organizing Committees of International Conferences and Schools
Member of various boards/executive committees/scientific councils in Italy, France, Europe, USA
Expert evaluator for several funding agencies in Europe, Middle East,USA, European Commission, International Science Foundation
Chairperson/member of international scientific committees evaluating university departments and/or research public organizations
Referee for several scientific international journals
External examiner of PhD thesis defense committees in various countries.
Didattica
Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli/insegnamenti
- Laboratorio 2 A (Modulo dell'insegnamento Laboratorio 2 Cod. 033BB) per Laurea in Fisica