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author | Daniele Nicolodi <daniele@grinta.net> |
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date | Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:28:08 +0100 |
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\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{cv} % \usepackage{parskip} \newcommand{\utn}{Universit\`{a} degli Studi di Trento} \name{Daniele Nicolodi} \address{% National Institute of Standards and Technology \\ 325 Broadway \\ Boulder, CO 80305, USA} \info{% Phone: & +1 303 497 6801 \\ & +1 720 416 7395 \\ Email: & \mailto{daniele.nicolodi@nist.gov}} \bibliography{publications} % \DeclareBibliographyCategory{selected} % \addtocategory{selected}{natcomms-2016,metrologia-2016,natphot-2015,natphot-2014,prl-2009} % \printbibliography[heading=bibnumbered,category=selected,title={Selected publications}] \begin{document} \maketitle \section{Education} \begin{description} \item[2011 \enspace Ph.D. in Physics] \utn, Trento, Italy. Degree obtained with grade Excellent -- highest honours. Dissertation: <<Femto Newton level testing of free-fall on ground>>. Supervisor: William Joseph Weber. \item[2007 \enspace Master Degree in Physics] Laurea Magistrale, \utn, Trento, Italy. Degree obtained with grade 110/110 cum laude -- highest honours. Thesis: <<Toward a third generation torsion pendulum for the femto-Newton level testing of free fall in the laboratory>>. \item[2004 \enspace Bachelor Degree in Applied Physics] Laurea, \utn, Trento, Italy. Degree obtained with grade 110/110. Thesis: <<Calibration system for the scintillators employed in the CRESST-II dark matter research experiment>>. \end{description} \section{Relevant work experiences} \begin{description} \item[February 2016 - present] Post-doc fellow. Optical Frequency Measurements Group, Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA. \item[May 2012 - December 2015] Post-doc fellow. Optical Frequency Metrology Group, SYRTE -- Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France. \item[November 2007 - April 2012] Research Assistant. Experimental Gravitation Laboratory, University of Trento, Trento, Italy. \item[February 2010 - October 2011] Assistant Lecturer for the course <<Fisica 1>> -- Newtonian physics for 1st year students -- at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy. \item[February 2009 - October 2009] Assistant Lecturer for the course <<Laboratorio di Fisica 1>> -- introductory physics laboratory for 1st year Physics students -- at the Faculty of Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy. \item[1999 - 2007] Freelance in the Information Technology field with particular, but not limited to, experience in the design, development and integration of custom GNU-Linux solutions, design and development of desktop and web-based applications, network protocol analysis and implementation. \end{description} \section{Current research activity and interests} \begin{dottedlist} frequency metrology \and ultra-stable lasers \and optical lattice clocks \and optical frequency combs \and low phase-noise photonic microwave generation \and laser frequency stabilization \and phase noise characterization \and optical frequency transfer \end{dottedlist} \noindent I contribute to the NIST Yb optical lattice clock experiments. I am developing a cryogenic high-finesse optical cavity for the stabilization of the optical clock interrogation laser. I am designing a high-finesse multi-color optical cavity for the stabilization of the other lasers involved in the experiment. At SYRTE, I realized fiber-based optical frequency combs systems for optical frequency stability transfer across the optical spectrum and to the microwave domain with unprecedented frequency stability. I participated in the development of a digital phasemeter used for phase noise characterization with unprecedented sensitivity via cross-spectrum analysis. I was responsible for the operation of the optical frequency combs involved in local optical and microwave clock comparisons, and well as in the long distance clock comparisons through optical fiber network. I collaborated in the setup of the frequency metrology chain involved in those experiments. \section{Previous research activity} \begin{dottedlist} force metrology \and torsion pendulums \and macroscopic free-falling test masses \and gravitational waves \and mechanical dissipation \and optical interferometers \end{dottedlist} \noindent My previous research activity focused on the study of the limits for achieving near perfect free-fall of macroscopic test masses for the observation of gravitational waves. I conducted on-ground measurement of small force disturbances acting on the free-falling test masses of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna space low-frequency gravitational wave detector -- LISA -- and its precursor mission LISA Pathfinder, exploiting the femto-Newton level sensitivity of a torsion pendulum. I performed the experimental activity, I developed data analysis routines, I designed and implemented upgrades to the torsion pendulum system, improving its sensitivity, pushing the limits of small force metrology. I lead the initial development of a low-noise torsion pendulum angular position read-out based on an heterodyne wavefront-sensing interferometer with nanoradian sensitivity. I collaborated to the development of the LTPDA Matlab Toolbox. \section{Skills and competences} I have experience with the redaction of research project and grant applications, I have successfully participated in international collaborations, and I have co-supervised master and PhD students. I developed experiments that realized unprecedented performances. I developed and analyzed several measurement systems, modelling and optimizing their performances. I designed innovative measurement techniques. I have extensive working experience with optical frequency combs, ultra-stable lasers, high-finesse optical cavities, free-space and fiber optical systems, very low noise audio-frequency, radio-frequency, and microwave electronics, software-defined radios, ultra-high vacuum systems, precision mechanics, data acquisition hardware and software, computer controlled experiments. I developed data analysis methods and numerical simulations. I am proficient programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Perl, Matlab, and LabView, with specific experience in scientific computing and data analysis. I have designed and realized real-time data acquisition and processing, and I have knowledge of real-time programming techniques. I master and routinely take advantage of modern software development techniques and version control systems. I'm passionate about Free Software and I contribute to several Free Software projects. I have experience in system administration of GNU-Linux systems and I'm comfortable working in Unix, Mac~OS~X, and Microsoft Windows computing environments. I have good knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting system. \section{Other relevant experiences} \begin{description} \item[October 4th - 8th 2010] Advanced Scientific Programming in Python Autumn School, Trento, Italy. \item[May 5th - 9th 2008] 3rd VESF School on Gravitational Waves Summer School, Virgo, Cascina, Italy. \item[August 2005 - July 2006] Erasmus student at the Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden. \item[April 2005 - June 2005] Visiting student at the Physics department of the T\"{u}binghen Universit\"{a}t, T\"{u}binghen, Germany. \end{description} %\section{Languages} %\begin{description}[style=sameline] %\item[Italian:] % mother tongue. %\item[English:] % good spoken and written. %\end{description} % publications \section{Publications} I published 24 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, such as Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters. I collected 318 citations, and my H index is 14 -- Web of Science, January 4, 2017. I gave 1 invited and 6 more talks at international conferences. \printbibliography[heading=none] \section{Conference contributions} \newcommand{\litem}[1]{\item{\it #1.}} \begin{enumerate} \litem{Ultra-low phase noise frequency-comb-based microwave generation and characterization} Talk. IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. May 9-12, \textbf{2016}. \litem{Phase noise measurements} Lecture. 2015 ITN-FACT Workshop, LNE-SYRTE-Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France. September 8-10, \textbf{2015}. \litem{Software in physics experiments} Lecture. 2015 ITN-FACT Workshop, LNE-SYRTE-Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France. September 8-10, \textbf{2015}. \litem{Automatic control of amplitude-to-phase conversion in photo-detection of femto-second pulses for low phase-noise microwave generation} Poster. IFCS-EFTF Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA. April 12-16, \textbf{2015}. \litem{Optical and microwave frequency synthesis with optical frequency combs} Invited seminar. Sao Paulo University, Sao Carlos, Brazil. September 2, \textbf{2014}. \litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. CPEM 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 24-29, \textbf{2014}. \litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. French-Russian-German Laser Symposium 2013, Besançon, France. November 4-7, \textbf{2013}. \litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. Joint UFFC, EFTF and PFM Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic. July 21-25, \textbf{2013}. \litem{Brownian force noise from residual gas damping and the sensitivity of advanced gravitational wave observatories} Talk. 9th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Cardiff, Wales, UK. July 10-15, \textbf{2011}. \litem{Femto-Newton level testing of free-fall on-ground} Solicited talk. 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Bremen, Germany. July 18-25, \textbf{2010}. \litem{Experimental investigation of GRS force disturbance sources} Talk. 8th LISA Symposium, Stanford University, California, USA. June 28 - July 2, \textbf{2010}. \litem{Improving torsion pendulum force sensitivity with LISA Pathfinder like interferometric angular read-out} Poster. 8th LISA Symposium, Stanford University, California, USA. June 28 - July 02, \textbf{2010}. \litem{Increased Brownian force noise from molecular impacts in a constrained volume} Talk. From Quantum to Cosmos 4 - Q2C4, Bremen, Germany. September 21-24, \textbf{2009}. \litem{Gas damping in the LISA noise budget} Poster. 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, New York, USA. June 21-26, \textbf{2009}. \litem{An improved torsion pendulum for on-ground verification of the LISA gravitational reference sensor} Poster. 7th LISA Symposium, Barcelona, Spain. June 16-20, \textbf{2008}. \litem{Characterization of the LISA gravitational reference sensor with an upgraded torsion pendulum} Poster. 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Sydney, Australia. July 8-14, \textbf{2007}. \end{enumerate} \vfill \centering\fontsize{9}{12}\sf Updated \today. \end{document}