Short CV

Born in Genova (Italy). Married with two children. Speaks italian, english, french.
Workplaces:
1996-present: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1994-1996: Organization Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire(CERN),Geneva,Switzerland.
1993-1995: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL, USA.
Education:
2000: PhD, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
1994: Laurea in Physics, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
1988: Diploma in Electronics, ITIS G. Giorgi, Genova, Italy

Research

Methods and microdevices for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron spin resonance (ESR), ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy and imaging on subnanoliter samples:
- Inductive detection of NMR, ESR, and FMR with single-chip integrated detectors. Applications to micro-imaging and micro-spectroscopy on subnanoliter samples.
- X-ray detection of FMR (XFMR).
- Mechanical detection of NMR with microcantilevers (MRFM).
- Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) based detection of ESR (STM-ESR).

PhD Students Topics

Present PhD students:
Nergiz Sahin: Single-chip ESR detectors: limit of detection, applications, and exotic phenomena.
Matthieu Ruegg: RF controlled biodegradable implantable capsules (co-supervision with Juergen Brugger, EPFL).
Anthony Jean Beaumont: ESR and FMR magnetometry for CERN magnets (co-supervision with Marco Buzio, CERN).
Anton Malovichko: Cantilever-based detection of bacteria activity (co-supervision with Giovanni Dietler, EPFL).

Past PhD students:
Alessandro V. Matheoud: ESR spectroscopy from 500 MHz to 500 GHz.
Marco Grisi: Single-chip integrated electronics for NMR spectroscopy and magnetometry.
Enrica Montinaro: Microfabrication technologies for NMR, ESR and FMR on subnanoliter samples (co-supervision with Juergen Brugger, EPFL).
Mario Chavarria: Detection limits in chemical analysis by FAIMS (co-supervision with Juergen Brugger, EPFL).
Gabriele Gualco: Cryogenic single chip ESR detectors
Jens Anders: Integrated RF electronics for MRI.
Marc Lany: Single charge detectors in CMOS technology.
Tolga Yalcin: Integrated microwave electronics for ESR.
Malika Bouterfas: Microdevices for ESR on small samples.
Scharazede Mouaziz: Cantilevers and Hall devices for MRFM (co-supervision with Juergen Brugger, EPFL).

Teaching Details

Present courses:
Bachelor Course: General Physics III, 2016-present (160 students)
Bachelor Course: Sensors, 2005-present (160 students, shared with Prof. Ph. Renaud)
Master Course: Nanotechnology, 2012-present (30 students, shared with Prof. J. Brugger)
Doctoral School Course: Magnetic microsensors, 2003-present (15 students)

Past courses:
Doctoral School Course: Integrating sensors with electronics, 2006-2010 (15 students, shared with Prof. Popovic and Dr. P. Kejik)

Diploma and semester projects:
55 projects (1998-present)

Research Funding

CTI-Agence pour la promotion de l'innovation
Swiss National Science Foundation
European Union
(total contribution of about 3.2 MCHF from 2001 to 2014).