CURRICULUM VITAE
MICAELA CASTELLINO
Personal Details
Name
Castellino Micaela
E-mail [email protected]Birth date and place April 23rd 1979 , Turin, Italy
Work Experience
17th May – 11th June 2010 Role Principals Activities December 2009 - nowadays Role Principals Activities December 2007 – December „09 Role Principals ActivitiesAdvanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford (UK)
Visiting Research Fellow
I have worked under the supervision of Prof. Ravi Silva at the ATI Institute and in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences in order to characterize carbon based materials (carbon films and nanotubes) with several techniques (TEM/EELS, AFM, SEM, XPS and Raman spectroscopy).
Polytechnic of Turin, Physics Department Fellowships for junior researchers – Basic Science
“Charge transport measurements in advanced materials: novel superconductors and nanostructured semiconductors for light harvesting” (Art. 51, comma 6 legge 449/97 – Regione Piemonte)
Polytechnic of Turin, Physics Department Researcher (Grant holder)
Study and characterization of Carbon Nanotubes thermal and electrical properties in order to improve innovative SiC structures device efficiency, using carbon
nanotubes as direct interconnect layer. January 2007 University of Turin
“ MIUR Scientific Degree Project, Solid State Physics” Role Seminar Speaker
Principals Activities I held a seminar for High School students about material science investigations, and in particular about my principal analysis technique, that is XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy).
December 2006 University of Turin
Stage for the “Concourse-Course” called from University of Turin (“Decreto Dirigenziale n. 224 del 27 dicembre 2005”)
Role Tutor in the Solid State Physic Laboratory for the participants
Principals Activities Laboratory activity to teach how to use and upkeep pumping system and high and ultra high vacuum (UHV) chambers. Some exemplification about thin metallic film deposition and subsequent XPS analysis.
March 2006 University of Turin
“ MIUR Scientific Degree Project, Solid State Physics” Role Seminar Speaker
Principals Activities I held a seminar for High School students about material science investigations, and in particular about my principal analysis technique, that is XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy).
December 19th, 2005 FCS Department of the ITC-irst Institute in Povo, Trento, Italy
Role Seminar Speaker
Principals Activities At the end of a two months internship in the ITC labs, I held a seminar about my PhD research argument: “Diamond Surface Characterization and Functionalization for the building of nano-biosensors”
September 2005 University of Turin Role Laboratory assistant
Principals Activities Preparation and assistance during the Solid State Physics Laboratory lessons for the Material Science students (Prof. Ettore Vittone)
Education
November 29th 2007
PhD in Experimental Physics at the University of Turin
Title “Study and characterization of diamond surface for biosensoring applications”
Argument and objective
November – December 2005
Implementation and characterization of an XPS instrument, located in the Solid State Physics Laboratory, in the University of Turin.
Diamond Surface Characterization and Functionalization for the building of nano – biosensors for the DIBIOREX Project of the NIS (Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces) Center in the University of Turin.
Training internship to learn how to perform XPS measurements and analysis at the FCS Department of the ITC-irst Institute (now Bruno Kessler Foundation) in Povo, Trento, Italy, with the supervision of Dott. Mariano Anderle and Dott. Lia Vanzetti.
September 1998 – September „04
Educational qualification Master’s Degree in Nuclear Physics, with final mark 103/110.
Argument and skills “Calibration of pixels camera of the fluorescence detectors in the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina”
Nuclear, SubNuclear and Astroparticle Physics. Cosmic rays detection.
C++ language programming.
Institution University of Turin
September 1993 – September 1998 Educational qualification Institution
International Conference
July 10-16, 2011 December 15-17, 2010 June 29 - July 4, 2008
Scientific High School Diploma, with final mark 52/60.
Scientific High School “Marie Curie”, Pinerolo , Turin, Italy.
“NT11”: International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Cambridge (UK)
I presented two posters:
1) “Electrical and Thermal Conductivity in an Epoxy Resin-Carbon-Based Materials Composite”
2) “Electrical Properties of CNT-Based Polymeric Matrix NanoComposites” “International Conference on Carbon Nanotechnology: Potential and Challenges ” IIT Kanpur (India)
I held a seminar as invited speaker about “Carbon coatings for medical applications”
“NT08”: Ninth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Montpellier (France)
I presented a poster: “Electrical characteristics of thick layers of MWCNTs”
September 09-14, 2007
“D Carbon Nanotubes, and Nitrides, Berlin (Germany). IAMOND 2007”: 18th European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, I presented two posters:
1) Surface characterization of UV irradiated nanocrystalline diamond 2) Cellular viability on CVD diamond surfaces
September 03-09, 2006 “DIAMOND 2006”: 17th European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials,
Carbon Nanotubes, and Nitrides, Estoril (Portugal).
I presented a poster: “Diamond surface conductivity after exposure to molecular hydrogen”
July 18 - 23, 2004 THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ULTRA HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS – AUGER
MEETING“ , SCHOOL OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (UK) I held a seminar about “Fluorescence Detector Calibration in The Pierre Auger Observatory, in Argentina”
Posters
1.
“Thermal properties of MWCNTs and SWCNTs”
- S. Musso, S. Bianco, M.
Pavese, M. Giorcelli, M. Castellino, E. Campagnoli , G. Ruscica and A.
Tagliaferro.
Hasselt Diamond Workshop 2008, Hasselt, Belgium
2.
“Study of the electrical characteristics of the CNT/SiC interface”
–
M. Castellino, S. Bianco, D. Perrone, S. Musso, M. Giorcelli, G. Digregorio, G.
Maccioni,
S. Ferrero, L. Scaltrito, A. Tagliaferro.
Diamond 2008, Sitgens, Spain
3.
“
A new procedure for the evaluation of defects activation energy in
carbon nanotubes annealing treatments”
- S. Bianco, M. Rovere, S. Musso,
M. Giorcelli, M. Castellino, D. Garetto, A. Tagliaferro.
Diamond 2008, Sitgens, Spain
4.
“Thermal properties of MWCNTs and SWCNTs”
- M. Castellino, M. Pavese,
S. Bianco, S. Musso, M. Giorcelli, G. Digregorio and A. Tagliaferro
Diamond 2008, Sitgens, Spain
5.
“Electrical characteristics of CNTs/Si heterojunction”
- M. Castellino, S.
Bianco, M. Quaglio, G. Maccioni, S. Ferrero and A. Tagliaferro.
IEEE 2009, Genova, Italy
Publications
1.
CASTELLINO M., M. TORTELLO, S. BIANCO, S. MUSSO, M.
GIORCELLI, M. PAVESE, R. S. GONNELLI, A. TAGLIAFERRO.
Thermal and electronic properties of macroscopic MWCNTs blocks
.
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY,
10, 3828-3833 (2010)
2.
CASTELLINO M., S. BIANCO, D. PERRONE, S. MUSSO, M.
GIORCELLI, G. MACCIONI, S. FERRERO, L. SCALTRITO, A.
TAGLIAFERRO (2009).
Study of the Electrical Characteristics of the
CNT/SiC Interface
. MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM, vol. 615; p.
231-234, ISSN: 0255-5476
3.
S. MUSSO, CASTELLINO M., M. GIORCELLI, S. BIANCO, G.
DIGREGORIO, A. TAGLIAFERRO.
Growth, properties and
application of thick self-standing MWCNT blocks
. In: N. AL; W.
AHMED;A. OECHSNER. Carbon based Nanomaterials. Trans Tech
Publications (TTP) inc
4.
S. BIANCO, M. GIORCELLI, S. MUSSO, CASTELLINO M., F.
AGRESTI, A. KHANDELWAL, S. LO, RUSSO, M. KUMAR, Y.
ANDO AND A. TAGLIAFERRO.
Hydrogen adsorption in several
types of Carbon Nanotubes
. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND
NANOTECHNOLOGY, 10, 3860-3866 (2010)
5.
G. Speranza, S. Torrengo, L. Minati, M. Filippi, CASTELLINO M., Cl.
Manfredotti, Ch. Manfredotti, M. Dipalo, A. Pasquarelli, E. Kohn,
Hayssam El-Hajj, E. Vittone (2008).
Characterization of UV irradiated
vol. 17; p. 1194-1198, ISSN: 0925-9635
6.
C. Manfredotti, F. Fizzotti, A. Lo Giudice, C. Manfredotti,
CASTELLINO M., P. Bonino, E. Vittone (2008).
A comprehensive
study on hydrogenated diamond surfaces as obtained by using
molecular hydrogen
. DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, vol.
17; p. 1154-1158, ISSN: 0925-9635
7.
F. FIZZOTTI, A. LO GIUDICE, CH. MANFREDOTTI, C.
MANFREDOTTI, CASTELLINO M., E. VITTONE (2007).
Diamond
surface conductivity after exposure to molecular hydrogen
. DIAMOND
AND RELATED MATERIALS, vol. 16; p. 836-839, ISSN: 0925-9635
Mother tongue Other languages Italian English
Comprehension Speaking Writing
Self-evaluation Listening Reading Oral interaction Oral Communication
European level
C1 Advanced C1 Advanced C1 Advanced C1 Advanced C1 Advanced
Social skills and abilities Good communication ability, developed during my education training and my didactics activity.
I have a flair for teamwork to solve technical and scientific problems.
Organizational skills and abilities
Good projects organization and management, developed during my town councilor position, from June 2004 to June 2009, in the Airasca City Hall; with assignments in the Culture, International Solidarity and Gender Equality departments.
Technical skills and abilities Good knowledge of electronic instrumentation. Good knowledge of ionizing radiation detectors.
Good knowledge of vacuum instrumentation (pumps and vacuum gauges).
Computer skills and abilities Good knowledge of computer operating systems: Unix, Linux and Windows. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
Good knowledge of Microcal Origin analysis software.
Good knowledge of programming languages as C++ , HTML and LATEX.
