Fabio Avino

Nationality: Italian

EPFL SB SPC-BPP
PPB 314 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
1015 Lausanne

Education

PhD in Physics

| Turbulence at the boundary of toroidal plasmas with open and closed magnetic flux surfaces

2011 – 2015 EPFL

Master in Physics

| Rifrattometria su Plasmi di Interesse Termonucleare

2008 – 2010 La Sapienza

Bachelor in Physics

| Fluorescenza X portatile per l'analisi dei beni culturali

2005 – 2008 La Sapienza

Professionals experiences

Physicist - Senior Fellow

Scientist

2026

Journal Articles

Bactericidal Effect of Nanopulse Generated Plasma on <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Spores at Different Humidity Levels

M. AnnaF. AvinoL. IbbaF. IvoS. Vladimír

Plasma Processes and Polymers

2026

DOI : 10.1002/ppap.70110

2025

Journal Articles

Organic wastewater decontamination by cold plasmas – Improving bacteria inactivation by post-plasma treatment

A. LavrikovaF. AvinoR. AgusI. Furno

Journal of Water Process Engineering

2025

DOI : 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108618

Investigating the effects of plasma-activated water on E. coli with the novel application of single-cell impedance flow cytometry

B. MyersR. AgusB. BouharrakF. AvinoI. Furno

Scientific Reports

2025

DOI : 10.1038/s41598-025-09069-w

Plasma-activated water retains antimicrobial properties against <i>Escherichia coli</i> after 72 h of storage

R. AgusL. PipozF. AvinoA. LavrikovaB. Myers  et al.

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION

2025

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ad9950

Flow cytometry study of Escherichia coli treated with plasma-activated water: confirming the absence of the viable but non-culturable state in bacteria

R. AgusF. AvinoA. LavrikovaB. MyersI. Furno

Frontiers in Microbiology

2025

DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1592471

2024

Journal Articles

Implementing water recirculation in a novel portable plasma-activated water reactor enhances antimicrobial effect against Escherichia coli

R. AgusF. AvinoL. IbbaB. G. MyersL. Zampieri  et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal

2024

DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2024.149915

In-Situ FTIR and Laser Induced Fluorescence RONS Characterization of Atmospheric Pressure Nanosecond-Pulsed Surface DBD Plasma for Indirect Treatments of E. Coli

L. IbbaR. AgusF. AvinoI. FurnoP. F. Ambrico

Plasma Chemistry And Plasma Processing

2024

DOI : 10.1007/s11090-023-10442-8

3-prnted devces for optmzed generaton of cold atmospherc plasma to mprove decontamnaton of surfaces from respratory pathogens

A. BouaziziK. ObrováE. VaňkováA. MachkováJ. Khun  et al.

International Journal of Bioprinting

2024

DOI : 10.36922/ijb.3679

2023

Journal Articles

Surface DBD degradation in humid air, and a hybrid surface-volume DBD for robust plasma operation at high humidity

F. AvinoA. A. HowlingM. Von AllmenA. WaskowL. Ibba  et al.

Journal Of Physics D-Applied Physics

2023

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6463/acd2e4

2022

Journal Articles

Enhanced radio-frequency performance of niobium films on copper substrates deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering

M. ArzeoF. AvinoS. PfeifferG. RosazM. Taborelli  et al.

Superconductor Science & Technology

2022

DOI : 10.1088/1361-6668/ac5646

Reviews

Entering the plasma agriculture field: An attempt to standardize protocols for plasma treatment of seeds

A. WaskowF. AvinoA. HowlingI. Furno

Plasma Processes And Polymers

2022

DOI : 10.1002/ppap.202100152

2020

Journal Articles

Slip Ring Test Assembly With Increased Breakdown Voltage Limit for High-Voltage Bus Satellites

F. AvinoB. GaffinetD. BommottetA. HowlingI. Furno

Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine

2020

DOI : 10.1109/MAES.2020.2993388

2019

Journal Articles

Gas breakdown mitigation in satellite slip rings

F. AvinoP. J. L. MartensA. A. HowlingI. Furno

Aerospace Science and Technology

2019

DOI : 10.1016/j.ast.2018.12.010

Reviews

FCC Physics Opportunities: Future Circular Collider Conceptual Design Report Volume 1

A. AbadaM. AbbresciaS. S. AbdusSalamI. AbdyukhanovJ. A. Fernandez  et al.

The European Physical Journal C

2019

DOI : 10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6904-3

2016

Journal Articles

Dual Langmuir-probe array for 3D plasma studies in TORPEX

M. Baquero-RuizF. AvinoO. ChellaiA. FasoliI. Furno  et al.

Review of Scientific Instruments

2016

DOI : 10.1063/1.4968024

Conference Papers

3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array

M. Baquero RuizF. AvinoO. ChellaiA. FasoliI. Furno  et al.

2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics , Leuven, Belgium , July 4-8, 2016.

2015

Theses

Turbulence at the boundary of toroidal plasmas with open and closed magnetic flux surfaces

F. Avino

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6734.

2014

Conference Papers

Plasma turbulence studies in TORPEX basic plasma pyhsics device: from concentric flux surfaces to single null X-points

F. AvinoA. D. BovetA. FasoliI. FurnoP. Ricci

2014. 41st European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics , Berlin, Germany , 23-27 June, 2014.

Basic investigations of turbulence and interactions with plasma and suprathermal ions in the TORPEX device with open and closed field lines

I. FurnoF. AvinoA. BovetA. FasoliK. Gustafson  et al.

2014. 25th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2014) , Saint Petersburg, Russia , 13 -18 October 2014.

Talks

Non-diffusive suprathermal ion transport associated with blobs in TORPEX plasmas

A. D. BovetF. AvinoA. FasoliI. FurnoK. Gustafson  et al.

56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics Volume 59, Number 15, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 27–31, 2014.

Student Projects

Simulation of linear turbulences adding an equilibrium electric field with poloidal profile

G. Wuilloud

2014

Advisor(s) : P. RicciF. Avino

2013

Talks

Study of plasma fluctuations in new closed flux-surface configurations of the TORPEX experiment

F. AvinoA. FasoliI. FurnoS. JollietJ. Loizu  et al.

Joint Annual Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society and Swiss Physical Society, JKU Linz, Austria, September 5, 2013.

Experimental and numerical studies of suprathermal ion transport

A. BovetF. AvinoA. FasoliI. FurnoK. Gustafson  et al.

40th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, July 1-5, 2013.

The validation project on the TORPEX basic plasma physics experiment

P. RicciF. AvinoA. FasoliI. FurnoS. Jolliet  et al.

Workshop on Exploratory Topics in Plasma and Fusion Research (EPR2013), Forth Worth, Texas, USA, February 12-15, 2013.

Transport regimes for fast ions in TORPEX toroidal magnetized plasmas

I. FurnoF. AvinoA. BovetA. FasoliP. Ricci  et al.

13th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems, Beijing, China, Septembe 17-20, 2013.

Verification & Validation: application to the TORPEX basic plasma physics experiment

P. RicciF. AvinoA. BovetA. FasoliI. Furno  et al.

15th European Fusion Theory Conference, Oxford, UK, September 23-26, 2013.

2012

Conference Papers

Basic Investigations of Electrostatic Turbulence and its Interaction with Plasma and Suprathermal Ions in a Simple Magnetized Toroidal Plasma

A. FasoliF. AvinoA. BovetI. FurnoK. Gustafson  et al.

2012. IAEA , San Diego, USA , 2012.

Posters

A comprehensive study of electrostatic turbulence and transport in the laboratory basic plasma physics device TORPEX

I. FurnoA. FasoliF. AvinoA. BovetK. Gustafson  et al.

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, April 22-27, 2012.

First results on the plasma fluctuations of the TORPEX device in the new magnetic field configurations

F. AvinoA. D. BovetA. FasoliI. FurnoJ. Loizu  et al.

PhD Event in Fusion Science and Engineering, Pont-à-Mousson, France, 22-25 October, 2012.

Review and perspectives of electrostatic turbulence and transport studies in the basic plasma physics device TORPEX

F. AvinoA. BovetA. FasoliI. FurnoK. Gustafson  et al.

54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Providence, Rhode Island, USA`, October 29–November 2, 2012.

First fluctuation measurements in the new confined plasma configuration of the TORPEX device

F. AvinoA. D. BovetA. FasoliI. FurnoJ. Loizu  et al.

17th Joint EU-US Transport Task Force Meeting in combination with the 4th EFDA Transport Topical Group Meeting, Padova (Italy), September 3 - 6, 2012.

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Yuri Asnis

Courses

General physics : electromagnetism

PHYS-114

The course covers the concepts of electromagnetism, with the support of experiments. The covered topics include electrostatics, electric current and circuits, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.