Fabio Avino
Nationality: Italian
EPFL SB SPC-BPP
PPB 314 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 86 60
Office: PPH 373
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Education
PhD in Physics
| Turbulence at the boundary of toroidal plasmas with open and closed magnetic flux surfaces2011 – 2015 EPFL
Master in Physics
| Rifrattometria su Plasmi di Interesse Termonucleare2008 – 2010 La Sapienza
Bachelor in Physics
| Fluorescenza X portatile per l'analisi dei beni culturali2005 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine
2020
DOI : 10.1109/MAES.2020.2993388
2019
Journal Articles
Gas breakdown mitigation in satellite slip rings
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
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
Review of Scientific Instruments
2016
DOI : 10.1063/1.4968024
Conference Papers
3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array
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
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
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
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
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
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2013
Talks
Study of plasma fluctuations in new closed flux-surface configurations of the TORPEX experiment
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
40th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, July 1-5, 2013.The validation project on the TORPEX basic plasma physics experiment
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
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
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
2012. IAEA , San Diego, USA , 2012.Posters
A comprehensive study of electrostatic turbulence and transport in the laboratory basic plasma physics device TORPEX
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
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
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
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
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.