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Hire Dr. Vincenzo P.

Italy

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Highly-motivated Physicist (MSc and PhD, both cum laude) with deep knowledge of optics and microscopy for life and material sciences and hands-on experience in design and operation of advanced scientific equipment. Extensive know-how in hardware/software development matured in a commercial environment. Key expertise areas include: - Optics, microscopy, sensor design - Team and facility management - Software development in LabVIEW, C, C++ - Analogue/Digital electronics development - Physics modelling - Data analysis with OriginPro, Mathematica - Clean-room operation, UV lithography - Cryogenic-temperature device testing

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Condensed Matter Physics
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Semiconductors
• ☆ Electronics Engineering
• ☆ Physics
• ☆ Optics

Services

• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Technologist

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

August 2015 - Present

Founder and product manager

Compass s.r.l.

January 1997 - Present

Team Leader

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

August 2011 - July 2016

Education

Diploma

Scuola Normale Superiore

November 1991 - October 2005

PhD in Physics

Scuola Normale Superiore

January 1997 - December 1999

MSc in Physics

Università di Pisa

November 1991 - October 1996

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mishra, N., Miseikis, V., Convertino, D., Gemmi, M., Piazza, V., Coletti, C.(2016). Rapid and catalyst-free van der Waals epitaxy of graphene on hexagonal boron nitride . Carbon. 96. p. 497-502.

(2016). RP-CARS reveals molecular spatial order anomalies in myelin of an animal model of Krabbe disease . Journal of Biophotonics.

Canta, A., Chiorazzi, A., Carozzi, V.A., Meregalli, C., Oggioni, N., Bossi, M., Rodriguez-Menendez, V., Avezza, F., Crippa, L., Lombardi, R., et al.(2016). Age-related changes in the function and structure of the peripheral sensory pathway in mice . Neurobiology of Aging. 45. p. 136-148.

Piazza, V., Piazza, V., De Vito, G., Farrokhtakin, E., Ciofani, G., Mattoli, V.(2016). Femtosecond-laser-pulse characterization and optimization for CARS Microscopy . PLoS ONE. 11. (5).

Serrano-Ruiz, M., Caporali, M., Ienco, A., Piazza, V., Heun, S., Peruzzini, M.(2016). The Role of Water in the Preparation and Stabilization of High-Quality Phosphorene Flakes . Advanced Materials Interfaces. 3. (3).

(2015). Bilayer-induced asymmetric quantum Hall effect in epitaxial graphene . Semiconductor Science and Technology. 30. (5). p. 1-6.

Vannozzi, L., Ricotti, L., Filippeschi, C., Sartini, S., Coviello, V., Piazza, V., Pingue, P., La Motta, C., Dario, P., Menciassi, A.(2015). Nanostructured ultra-thin patches for ultrasound-modulated delivery of anti-restenotic drug . International Journal of Nanomedicine. 11. p. 69-92.

De Simoni, G., Signore, G., Agostini, M., Beltram, F., Piazza, V.(2015). A surface-acoustic-wave-based cantilever bio-sensor . Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 68. p. 570-576.

(2015). Biodegradable hollow silica nanospheres containing gold nanoparticle arrays . Chemical Communications. 51. (49). p. 9939-9941.

(2015). Design and optimization of lipid-modified poly(amidoamine) dendrimer coated iron oxide nanoparticles as probes for biomedical applications . Nanoscale. 7. (16). p. 7307-7317.

Orrù, M., Piazza, V., Rubini, S., Roddaro, S.(2015). Rectification and photoconduction mapping of axial metal-semiconductor interfaces embedded in GaAs nanowires . Physical Review Applied. 4. (4).

(2015). Recurrent ETNK1 mutations in atypical chronic myeloid leukemia . Blood. 125. (3). p. 499-503.

(2015). Aptamer-mediated codelivery of doxorubicin and NF-κB decoy enhances chemosensitivity of pancreatic tumor cells . Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids. 4. (4).

(2015). A large-field polarisation-resolved laser scanning microscope: Applications to CARS imaging . Journal of Microscopy. 260. (2). p. 194-199.

Travagliati, M., Travagliati, M., Nardi, D., Giannetti, C., Gusev, V., Pingue, P., Piazza, V., Ferrini, G., Banfi, F.(2015). Interface nano-confined acoustic waves in polymeric surface phononic crystals . Applied Physics Letters. 106. (2).

(2015). Increasing the active surface of titanium islands on graphene by nitrogen sputtering . Applied Physics Letters. 106. (8).

(2015). Rapid CVD growth of millimetre-sized single crystal graphene using a cold-wall reactor . 2D Materials. 2. (1).

(2015). Barium titanate nanoparticles and hypergravity stimulation improve differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts . International Journal of Nanomedicine. 10. p. 433-445.

(2015). Two-Photon Lithography of 3D Nanocomposite Piezoelectric Scaffolds for Cell Stimulation . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 7. (46). p. 25574-25579.

(2014). Probing short-range protein Brownian motion in the cytoplasm of living cells . Nature Communications. 5.

(2014). Large thermal biasing of individual gated nanostructures . Nano Research. 7. (4). p. 1-9.

Ciofani, G., Del Turco, S., Rocca, A., De Vito, G., Cappello, V., Yamaguchi, M., Li, X., Mazzolai, B., Basta, G., Gemmi, M., et al.(2014). Cytocompatibility evaluation of gum Arabic-coated ultra-pure boron nitride nanotubes on human cells . Nanomedicine. 9. (6). p. 773-788.

(2014). RP-CARS: Label-free optical readout of the myelin intrinsic healthiness . Optics Express. 22. (11). p. 13733-13743.

(2014). Gold nanoshell/polysaccharide nanofilm for controlled laser-assisted tissue thermal ablation . ACS Nano. 8. (6). p. 5552-5563.

(2013). Barium titanate core -gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments . International Journal of Nanomedicine. 8. p. 2319-2331.

(2013). Barium titanate core--gold shell nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatments . International journal of nanomedicine. 8. p. 2319-31.

(2013). Revealing the atomic structure of the buffer layer between SiC(0 0 0 1) and epitaxial graphene . Carbon. 51. (1). p. 249-254.

Goler, S., Coletti, C., Tozzini, V., Piazza, V., Mashoff, T., Beltram, F., Pellegrini, V., Heun, S.(2013). Influence of graphene curvature on hydrogen adsorption: Toward hydrogen storage devices . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117. (22). p. 11506-11513.

Piazza, Vincenzo, Goler, Sarah, Coletti, Camilla, Pingue, Pasqualantonio, Colangelo, Francesco, Pellegrini, Vittorio, Emtsev, Konstantin V., Forti, Stiven, Starke, Ulrich, Beltram, Fabio, et al.(2013). Revealing the atomic structure of the buffer layer between SiC(0001) and epitaxial graphene . Carbon. 51. p. 249-254.

Shalit, A., Lucchetta, D.E., Piazza, V., Simoni, F., Bizzarri, R., Castagna, R.(2012). Polarization-dependent laser-light structured directionality with polymer composite materials . Materials Letters. 81. p. 232-234.

Piazza, Vincenzo, FarrokhTakin, Elmira, Ciofani, Gianni, Gemmi, Mauro, Mazzolai, Barbara, Mattoli, Virgilio(2012). Synthesis and characterization of new barium titanate core-gold shell nanoparticles . Colloids and Surfaces a-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 415. p. 247-254.

(2012). Synthesis and characterization of new barium titanate core-gold shell nanoparticles . Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 415. p. 247-254.

(2012). Polarization-dependent laser-light structured directionality with polymer composite materials . Materials Letters. 81. p. 232-234.

Travagliati, M., Travagliati, M., Simoni, G.D., Lazzarini, C.M., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Cecchini, M.(2012). Interaction-free, automatic, on-chip fluid routing by surface acoustic waves . Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology. 12. (15). p. 2621-2624.

(2012). Interaction-free, automatic, on-chip fluid routing by surface acoustic waves . Lab on a Chip. 12. (15). p. 2621-2624.

(2012). Rotating-polarization CARS microscopy: combining chemical and molecular orientation sensitivity. Optics Express. 20. (28). p. 29369-29377.

Goler, S., Piazza, V., Roddaro, S., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F., Pingue, P.(2011). Self-assembly and electron-beam-induced direct etching of suspended graphene nanostructures . Journal of Applied Physics. 110. (6).

Piazza, Vincenzo, De Simoni, Giorgio, De Simoni, Giorgio, Mahler, Lukas, Tredicucci, Alessandro, Nicoll, Christine A., Beere, Harvey E., Ritchie, David A., Beltram, Fabio(2011). Lasing in planar semiconductor diodes . Applied Physics Letters. 99. (26).

Piazza, Vincenzo, Goler, Sarah, Goler, Sarah, Roddaro, Stefano, Pellegrini, Vittorio, Beltram, Fabio, Pingue, Pasqualantonio(2011). Self-assembly and electron-beam-induced direct etching of suspended graphene nanostructures . Journal of Applied Physics. 110. (6).

Lunghi, T., De Simoni, G., Piazza, V., Nicoll, C.A., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A., Beltram, F.(2011). Anti-bunched photons from a lateral light-emitting diode . Applied Physics Letters. 99. (13).

De Simoni, G., Mahler, L., Piazza, V., Tredicucci, A., Nicoll, C.A., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A., Beltram, F.(2011). Lasing in planar semiconductor diodes . Applied Physics Letters. 99. (26).

Piazza, Vincenzo, Roddaro, Stefano, Strambini, Elia, Romeo, Lorenzo, Nilsson, Kristian, Samuelson, Lars, Beltram, Fabio(2010). Charge pumping in InAs nanowires by surface acoustic waves . Semiconductor Science and Technology. 25. (2).

(2010). Coherent detection of electron dephasing . Physical Review Letters. 104. (17).

(2010). Conductance and valley splitting in etched Si/SiGe one-dimensional nanostructures . Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 81. (19).

(2010). Delocalized-localized transition in a semiconductor two-dimensional honeycomb lattice . Applied Physics Letters. 97. (13).

(2010). Cantilever deflection measurement and actuation by an interdigitated transducer . Applied Physics Letters. 96. (17).

Strambini, E., Strambini, E., Piazza, V., Pingue, P., Biasiol, G., Sorba, L., Beltram, F.(2010). Cantilever deflection measurement and actuation by an interdigitated transducer . Applied Physics Letters. 96. (17).

Roddaro, S., Roddaro, S., Strambini, E., Romeo, L., Piazza, V., Nilsson, K., Samuelson, L., Beltram, F.(2010). Charge pumping in InAs nanowires by surface acoustic waves . Semiconductor Science and Technology. 25. (2).

Frucci, G., Di Gaspare, L., Evangelisti, F., Giovine, E., Notargiacomo, A., Piazza, V., Beltram, F.(2010). Conductance and valley splitting in etched Si/SiGe one-dimensional nanostructures . Physical Review B. 81. (19).

(2009). THz differential near-field scanning optical microscopy for biological applications . 2009 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & 11th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/EQEC). p. 1 pp..

(2009). Impact of classical forces and decoherence in multiterminal Aharonov-Bohm networks . Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 79. (19).

Degl'Innocenti, R., Degl'Innocenti, R., Montinaro, M., Xu, J., Piazza, V., Pingue, P., Tredicucci, A., Beltram, F., Beere, H. E., Ritchie, D. A.(2009). Differential Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy with THz quantum cascade laser sources. Optics Express. 17. (26). p. 23785-23792.

(2009). Acoustoelectric luminescence from a field-effect n-i-p lateral junction . Applied Physics Letters. 94. (12).

(2009). Acoustoelectric luminescence from a field-effect n-i-p lateral junction . Applied Physics Letters. 94. (12).

Strambini, E., Piazza, V., Biasiol, G., Sorba, L., Beltram, F.(2009). Impact of classical forces and decoherence in multiterminal Aharonov-Bohm networks . Physical Review B. 79. (19).

Roddaro, S., Pingue, P., Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F.(2007). The optical visibility of graphene: Interference colors of ultrathin graphite on SiO2 . Nano Letters. 7. (9). p. 2707-2710.

Roddaro, S., Pingue, P., Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F.(2007). The optical visibility of graphene: Interference colors of ultrathin graphite on SiO2 . Nano Letters. 7. (9). p. 2707-2710.

(2007). Acoustic charge transport in a n-i-n three terminal device . AIP Conference Proceedings. 893. p. 691-2.

(2006). Demonstration of an electrostatic-shielded cantilever . Applied Physics Letters. 88. (4). p. 1-3.

Cecchini, M., Cecchini, M., De Simoni, G., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A.(2006). Acoustic charge transport in a n-i-n three terminal device . Applied Physics Letters. 88. (21).

(2006). Acoustic charge transport in a n-i-n three terminal device . Applied Physics Letters. 88. (21).

Pingue, P, Piazza, V, Baschieri, P, Ascoli, C, Menozzi, C, Alessandrini, A, Facci, P(2006). Demonstration of an electrostatic-shielded cantilever . Applied Physics Letters. 88. (4).

(2005). Low field magnetotransport in strained Si/SiGe cavities . Physical Review B. 71. (24).

(2005). Coulomb blockade directional coupler . Applied Physics Letters. 86. (5). p. 1-3.

Cecchini, M., Cecchini, M., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Gevaux, D.G., Ward, M.B., Shields, A.J., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A.(2005). Surface acoustic wave-induced electroluminescence intensity oscillation in planar light-emitting devices . Applied Physics Letters. 86. (24). p. 1-3.

(2005). Coulomb blockade directional coupler . Applied Physics Letters. 86. (5).

(2005). Low field magnetotransport in strained Si SiGe cavities . Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 71. (24).

Cecchini, M, Cecchini, M, De Simoni, G, Piazza, V, Beltram, F, Beere, HE, Ritchie, DA(2004). Surface acoustic wave-driven planar light-emitting device . Applied Physics Letters. 85. (15). p. 3020-3022.

Cecchini, M., Cecchini, M., De Simoni, G., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A.(2004). Surface acoustic wave-driven planar light-emitting device . Applied Physics Letters. 85. (15). p. 3020-3022.

(2003). Analysis of shot-noise suppression in disordered quantum wires . Physica E-Low-Dimensional Systems & Nanostructures. 19. (1-2). p. 107-111.

(2003). High-performance planar light-emitting diodes . Applied Physics Letters. 82. (4). p. 636-638.

(2003). Analysis of shot-noise suppression in disordered quantum wires . Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 19. (1-2). p. 107-111.

(2003). High-performance planar light-emitting diodes . Applied Physics Letters. 82. (4). p. 636-638.

Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F., Wegscheider, W., Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F., Wegscheider, W.(2003). Metastable phase in the quantum Hall ferromagnet . Solid State Communications. 127. (2). p. 163-168.

Piazza, V, Pellegrini, V, Beltram, F, Wegscheider, W(2003). Metastable phase in the quantum Hall ferromagnet . Solid State Communications. 127. (2). p. 163-168.

Roddaro, S, Piazza, V, Beltram, F, Wegscheider, W, Liang, CT, Pepper, M(2002). Magnetotransport in variable-coupling one-dimensional ballistic constrictions . Journal of Applied Physics. 92. (9). p. 5304-5309.

Roddaro, S., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Wegscheider, W., Liang, C.-T., Pepper, M.(2002). Magnetotransport in variable-coupling one-dimensional ballistic constrictions . Journal of Applied Physics. 92. (9). p. 5304-5309.

(2000). Conduction-band offset of single InAs monolayers on GaAs . Applied Physics Letters. 76. (9). p. 1146-1148.

Colombelli, R., Colombelli, R., Piazza, V., Badolato, A., Lazzarino, M., Beltram, F., Schoenfeld, W., Petroff, P.(2000). Conduction-band offset of single InAs monolayers on GaAs . Applied Physics Letters. 76. (9). p. 1146-1148.

Piazza, V, Piazza, V, Piazza, V, Beltram, F, Wegscheider, W, Liang, CT, Pepper, M(2000). Large transconductance oscillations in a single-well vertical Aharonov-Bohm interferometer. Physical Review B. 62. (16). p. 10630-10632.

Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F., Wegscheider, W., Bichler, M., Jungwirth, T., MacDonald, A.H.(2000). Hysteresis and first-order phase transition in the two-dimensional electron gas . Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 6. (1). p. 108-111.

Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Wegscheider, W., Liang, C.-T., Pepper, M.(2000). Large transconductance oscillations in a single-well vertical Aharonov-Bohm interferometer . Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 62. (16).

Piazza, V, Pellegrini, V, Beltram, F, Wegscheider, W, Bichler, M, Jungwirth, T, MacDonald, AH(2000). Hysteresis and first-order phase transition in the two-dimensional electron gas . Physica E. 6. (1-4). p. 108-111.

Cinelli, R.A.G., Piazza, V., De Franceschi, S., Lazzarino, M., Beltram, F., Sivco, D.L., Cho, A.Y.(1999). Direct resonant interband tunneling into exciton states in multiquantum well structures . Superlattices and Microstructures. 25. (1-2). p. 439-444.

Piazza, V., Pellegrini, V., Beltram, F., Wegschelder, W., Jungwirth, T., MacDonald, A.H.(1999). First-order phase transitions in a quantum Hall ferromagnet . Nature. 402. (6762). p. 638-641.

Cinelli, RAG, Piazza, V, de Franceschi, S, Lazzarino, M, Beltram, F, Sivco, DL, Cho, AY(1999). Direct resonant interband tunneling into exciton states in multiquantum well structures . Superlattices and Microstructures. 25. (1-2). p. 439-444.

Piazza, V, Pellegrini, V, Beltram, F, Wegscheider, W, Jungwirth, T, MacDonald, AH(1999). First-order phase transitions in a quantum Hall ferromagnet . Nature. 402. (6762). p. 638-641.

Sirtori, C., Sirtori, C., Barbieri, S., Kruck, P., Piazza, V., Beck, M., Faist, J., Oesterle, U., Collot, P., Nagle, J.(1999). Influence of DX centers on the performance of unipolar semiconductor lasers based on GaAs-Al<inf>x</inf>Ga<inf>1-x</inf>As . IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 11. (9). p. 1090-1092.

(1999). Influence of DX centers on the performance of unipolar semiconductor lasers based on GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs . Ieee Photonics Technology Letters. 11. (9). p. 1090-1092.

Piazza, V, Piazza, V, Casarini, P, De Franceschi, S, Lazzarino, M, Beltram, F, Jacoboni, C, Bosacchi, A, Franchi, S(1998). Self-consistent electron-mobility calculation in a modulation-doped two-dimensional electron gas . Physical Review B. 57. (16). p. 10017-10020.

(1998). Hole-assisted Zener magnetotunneling in heterostructures . Applied Physics Letters. 73. (24). p. 3553-3555.

Piazza, V., Casarini, P., De Franceschi, S., Lazzarino, M., Beltram, F., Jacoboni, C., Bosacchi, A., Franchi, S.(1998). Self-consistent electron-mobility calculation in a modulation-doped two-dimensional electron gas . Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 57. (16). p. 10017-10020.

Cinelli, RAG, Piazza, V, De Franceschi, S, Lazzarino, M, Beltram, F, Sivco, DL, Cho, AY(1998). Hole-assisted Zener magnetotunneling in heterostructures . Applied Physics Letters. 73. (24). p. 3553-3555.

BOOK

Piazza, V., Gemmi, M.(2016). Optical properties of boron nitride nanotubes: Potential exploitation in nanomedicine . Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine. p. 139-147.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Marino, A., Rocca, A., Rocca, V., Moscato, S., De Vito, G., Piazza, V., Mazzolai, B., Mattoli, V., Ngo-Anh, J., Ciofani, G.(2014). Hypergravity enhances nanoparticle up-take by stem cells: Implications in biomedicine . Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. 1. p. 269-272.

Degl&#39;innocenti, R., Montinaro, M., Piazza, V., Pingue, P., Tredicucci, A., Beltram, F.(2009). THz differential near-field scanning optical microscopy for biological applications . CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009 - European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference.

Cecchini, M., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Ward, M., Shields, A., Beere, H., Cecchini, M., Piazza, V., Beltram, F., Ward, M., et al.(2005). Surface acoustic wave-induced electroluminescence intensity oscillation in planar light-emitting devices . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings. 869. p. 83-88.

(2004). Ballistic transport in strained-Si cavities: Experiment and theory . 2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology. p. 92-94.