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5 \newcommand{\utn}{Universit\`{a} degli Studi di Trento}
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7 \name{Daniele Nicolodi}
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8 \address{%
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9 Department of Physics - University of Trento \\
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10 Via Sommarive 14 Povo \\
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11 38123 Trento Italy}
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12 \info{%
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13 Phone: & 00 39 0461 283816 \\
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14 & 00 39 347 9586081 \\
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15 Email: & \mailto{nicolodi@science.unitn.it}}
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17 \bibliography{publications}
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18
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19 \begin{document}
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20 \maketitle
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21
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22 \section{Education}
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23 \begin{description}
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24 \item[2011 \enspace Ph.D. in Physics] \utn, Trento, Italy. Degree
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25 obtained with grade Excellent -- highest honours. Dissertation:
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26 <<Femto Newton level testing of free fall on ground>>. Supervisor:
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27 William Joseph Weber.
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28 \item[2007 \enspace Master Degree in Physics] Laurea Magistrale, \utn,
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29 Trento, Italy. Degree obtained with grade 110/110 cum laude -- highest
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30 honours. Thesis: <<Toward a third generation torsion pendulum for
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31 the femto-Newton level testing of free fall in the laboratory>>.
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32 \item[2004 \enspace Bachelor Degree in Applied Physics] Laurea, \utn, Trento,
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33 Italy. Degree obtained with grade 110/110. Thesis:
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34 <<Calibration system for the scintillators employed in the CRESST-II
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35 dark matter research experiment>>.
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36 \end{description}
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37
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38 \section{Relevant work experiences}
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39 \begin{description}
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40 \item[November 2007 - present] Research Assistant. Experimental
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41 Gravitation Laboratory, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
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42 \item[February 2010 - October 2011] Assistant Lecturer for the course
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43 <<Fisica 1>> -- Newtonian physics for 1st year students -- at the
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44 Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
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45 \item[February 2009 - October 2009] Assistant Lecturer for the course
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46 <<Laboratorio di Fisica 1>> -- introductory physics laboratory for
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47 1st year Physics students -- at the Faculty of Science, University
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48 of Trento, Trento, Italy.
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49 \item[1999 - 2007] Freelance in the Information Technology field with
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50 particular, but not limited to, experience in the design,
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51 development and integration of custom GNU-Linux solutions, design
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52 and development of desktop and web-based applications, network
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53 protocol analysis and implementation.
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54 \end{description}
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55
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56 \section{Current research activity and interests}
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57 \begin{dottedlist}
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58 High precision metrology \and High sensitivity torsion pendulums
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59 \and Sources of force noise on geodesic reference macroscopic test
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60 masses \and Dissipation mechanisms in mechanical experiments \and
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61 Optical interferometry
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62 \end{dottedlist}
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63
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64 \noindent
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65 My research focuses on the limits for achieving near perfect free-fall
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66 of macroscopic test masses for the observation of gravitational
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67 waves. In particular my work concerns exploiting the femto-Newton
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68 level sensitivity of a torsion pendulum for the on-ground measurement
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69 of small force disturbances on the test masses of the Laser
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70 Interferometer Space Antenna -- LISA -- space low-frequency
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71 gravitational wave detector, including the development of data
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72 analysis routines for the extraction of stochastic and coherent small
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73 force signals. Concurrently my work also aims at improving the
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74 sensitivity of the torsion pendulum apparatus itself, pushing the
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75 current limits for small force metrology. Currently my efforts are
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76 directed mainly toward the realization of a low noise torsion pendulum
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77 angular position read-out based on an heterodyne wavefront-sensing
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78 interferometer with nanoradian sensitivity. I collaborate to the
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79 development of the LTPDA Matlab Toolbox for the LISA Pathfinder data
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80 analysis, with particular attention to the relational database data
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81 storage component.
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82
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83 \section{Skills and competences}
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84
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85 I have experience in designing and analyzing experiments and
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86 measurement techniques, with the particular attention to detail and
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87 sources of uncertainty required in high precision measurements. I have
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88 experience with the design, setup and operation of precise mechanical
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89 apparatuses, low noise electronics, high precision optical systems,
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90 data acquisition hardware and software, computer controlled
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91 experiments, and high vacuum systems, as well as with the development
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92 of data analysis methods and numerical simulations.
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93
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94 I'm fluent programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Perl, Matlab, and
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95 LabView, with specific experience in scientific computing and data
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96 analysis. I have experience in real-time data acquisition and
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97 processing, and I have knowledge of the basic techniques for real-time
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98 programming. I master and routinely take advantage of version control
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99 systems. I'm passionate about Free Software and I contribute to
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100 several Free Software projects. I have experience in system
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101 administration of GNU-Linux systems and I'm comfortable working in
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102 Unix and Microsoft Windows computing environments. I have good
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103 knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting system.
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104
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105 \section{Other relevant experiences}
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106 \begin{description}
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107 \item[October 4th - 8th 2010]
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108 Advanced Scientific Programming in Python Autumn School, Trento, Italy.
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109 \item[May 5th - 9th 2008]
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110 3rd VESF School on Gravitational Waves Summer School, Virgo, Cascina, Italy.
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111 \item[August 2005 - July 2006]
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112 Erasmus student at the Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden.
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113 \item[April 2005 - June 2005]
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114 Visiting student at the Physics department of the
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115 T\"{u}binghen Universit\"{a}t, T\"{u}binghen, Germany.
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116 \end{description}
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117
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118 %\section{Languages}
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119 %\begin{description}[style=sameline]
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120 %\item[Italian:]
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121 % mother tongue.
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122 %\item[English:]
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123 % good spoken and written.
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124 %\end{description}
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125
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126 % publications
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127 \printbibliography[heading=bibnumbered,title=Publications]
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128
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129 \section{Conference contributions}
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130
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131 \newcommand{\litem}[1]{\item{\it #1.}}
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132 \begin{enumerate}
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133 \litem{Brownian force noise from residual gas damping and the
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134 sensitivity of advanced gravitational wave observatories} Talk.
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135 9th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Cardiff, Wales, UK,
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136 July 10-15, \textbf{2011}.
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137
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138 \litem{Femto-Newton level testing of free-fall on-ground} Solicited
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139 talk. 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bremen, Germany, July 18-25,
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140 \textbf{2010}.
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141
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142 \litem{Experimental investigation of GRS force disturbance sources}
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143 Talk. 8th LISA Symposium, Stanford University, California USA, June
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144 28 - July 2, \textbf{2010}.
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145
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146 \litem{Improving torsion pendulum force sensitivity with LISA
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147 Pathfinder like interferometric angular read-out} Poster. 8th LISA
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148 Symposium, Stanford University, California USA, June 28 - July 02,
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149 \textbf{2010}.
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150
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151 \litem{Increased Brownian force noise from molecular impacts in a
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152 constrained volume} Talk. From Quantum to Cosmos 4 - Q2C4, Bremen,
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153 Germany, September 21-24, \textbf{2009}.
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154
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155 \litem{Gas damping in the LISA noise budget} Poster. 8th Edoardo
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156 Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, New York, USA, June 21-26,
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157 \textbf{2009}.
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158
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159 \litem{An improved torsion pendulum for on-ground verification of the
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160 LISA gravitational reference sensor} Poster. 7th LISA Symposium,
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161 Barcelona, June 16-20, \textbf{2008}.
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162
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163 \litem{Characterization of the LISA gravitational reference sensor with
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164 an upgraded torsion pendulum} Poster. 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference
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165 on Gravitational Waves, Sydney, Australia, July 8-14, \textbf{2007}.
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166 \end{enumerate}
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167
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168 \vfill
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169 \centering\footnotesize Last updated: \today.
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170
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171 \end{document}
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