Roberta
Citro
Department of Physics, University of Salerno
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132
I-84084 Fisciano (Sa)-Italy
Phone: +39 089969187
Fax: +39 089969658
e-mail:citro@sa.infn.it
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Faculty member (Researcher)-- Department of Physics, University of Salerno (IT) 2001-Present
Marie Curie Fellow--Laboratoire LPMMC-CNRS,
Grenoble (FR) 2007-2008
INFM Postdoc Fellow--Department of Physics, University of Salerno 1999-2001
Fulbright Postdoc
Fellow--Department of Physics, Rutgers University (New
Jersey) 1998-1999
EDUCATION
PhD in Physics --Department
of Physics, University of Salerno 1994-1997
Laurea Degree in Physics--Department of Physics,
University of Salerno 1993
RESEARCH
INTERESTS:
Strongly
correlated electron systems: high-temperature superconductors, low-dimensional
systems, Luttinger
liquids, spin-ladder systems, ultracold bosonic and fermionc atoms, mesoscopic systems, quantum phase transitions, quantum
transport
HONORS:
SIF (Società Italiana di Fisica) award 1998
Angelo Della Riccia Fellowship 1998
Fulbright Fellowship 1999
Marie Curie Fellowship 2007
OTHER Member
of the Laboratory Spin-CNR, Salerno (Italy)
PROFESSIONAL Guest
Editor of The European Physical Journal B and Special Topics
ACTIVITIES Referee of Phys. Rev. Lett., Phys. Rev. B and A, New Journal of Physics, Physics
Letters A
.Member of
PhD Collegium, Department of Physics, University of
Salerno
SYNERGETIC ACTIVITIES
·
Organizer,
BEC2012 “Theory of Quantum Gases and
Quantum Coherence”, Lyon (France) 5-8th June 2012.
·
Organizer,
BEC2010 “Theory of Quantum Gases and
Quantum Coherence”, Nice (France) 2-5th June 2010.
·
Organizer,
BEC08Grenoble “Theory of Quantum Gases
and Quantum Coherence”, Grenoble (France) 2-6th June 2008.
·
Organizer,
International Conference “Highlights in
Condensed Matter Physics”, Castello di Arechi (Salerno), 9-11th May (2003);
·
Organizer,
National Congress of Superconductivity (SATT XI), Lloyd’s Baia
Hotel di Vietri sul Mare (Sa)- 19-22th March (2002) ;
·
Scientist
in charge of the project: “Quantum transport and coherence in low-dimensional
systems”- FARB (ex 60%), University of Salerno (from 2008).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF
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“Macroscopic
quantum effects and quantum transport properties in mesostructures”,
granted by the Regione Campania (for 65.000€, 2003)
·
“Spin
transport properties in mesoscopic etherostructures”, granted by Regione
Campania (for 10.200€, 2005)
·
“Quantum
Phase Transitions in dipolar atomic gases in low-dimensions” granted by CNISM
(for 2.500€, 2006)
·
“Quantum
transport and coherence in low-dimensional systems”- FARB, granted by
University of Salerno (2008-2009).
·
“Transport
Properties and Coherence in Nanostructures”-FARB, granted by University of
Salerno (2011).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
·
(undergraduate)
Optics and Acoustics
·
(undergraduate)
Didactics experiences (Science Formation Faculty)
·
(undergraduate)
General Physics
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(undergraduate)
Scattering Theory
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(undergraduate)
Mechanical Statistics
·
(undergraduate)
Solid State Physics (II)
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(undergraduate)
Physics of many body systems
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(graduate)
Quantum Liquids
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(graduate)
Quantum Transport in mesoscopic systems
RECENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
·
“Non-equilibrium
phenomena and quantization of particle transport in cold atoms system in
one-dimension”, Workshop “Dissipation quantique et transport
hors d’èquilibres”, at CTPG Grenoble (France), 8 october 2007
·
“Stirring
of a one-dimensional interacting Bose gas” Miniworkshop
on Strong correlations in materials and atom in traps, ICTP, Trieste 7 August, 2008.
·
“Quantum
stirring in a one dimensional Bose gas as a probe for superfluidity”
(invited), International Conference on Low-Temperature Physics LT25, Amsterdam
8-13 August, 2008.
·
“Anomalous
phonon softening in cuprates due to charge-density
wave instability” (invited), General Conference of the Condensed Matter
Division CMD22, Roma 25-29 August, 2008.
·
“Quantum
Pumping and Coherence Effects in Quantum Dots”, International Conference “Nanoscience and Engineering in Superconductivity”, Anacapri (Na), 3-6 June 2009.
·
“Phase Diagram and Momentum Distribution of an
Interacting Bose Gas in a Bichromatic Lattice”, Conferenza Internazionale
“Emerging Trends in Advanced Correlated Materials” (invited), Capri 6-8 Ottobre 2010 (http://www.etacm2010.org/en/program-overview.php)
·
“Effects of interactions and disorder on an
Interacting Bose Gas in a Bichromatic Lattice”,
Workshop “Correlations,
Fluctuations and Disorder” (invited), Grenoble (Fr), 13-15 Dicembre
2010 (http://mesoimage.grenoble.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article118)
·
Oral “Quantum simulations of Fermi gases in
double well optical lattice”, Workshop DMD Atom based Nanotecnology,
Arcetri (Firenze), 19 gennaio
2011 (http://www.ino.it/home/francesco.minardi/download/talksDMD/06-Citro.pdf)
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Seminar “Adiabatic
Quantum Pumping in Etherostructures”,
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, 10 Marzo 2011 (http://www.sns.it/it/scienze/menunews/seminari/)
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Invited
oral “Phonon anomaly and spectral kinks
in cuprates: Interplay between charge lattice
interaction and strong electron correlations”, Conferenza
Internazionale STRIPES 11 Quantum Phenomena in
complex matter and quantum physics of living matter, Roma “La Sapienza” 10-16 Luglio 2011.
·
Seminar
“Phonon anomaly and spectral kinks in cuprates: Interplay between charge lattice interaction and
strong electron correlations”, Max Plank Institute of Stuttgart, 5 Ottobre 2011.
·
Conference “Spintronics and its applications in modern electronics”, Master
in Scienza dei Materiali, University Hernandez, Elche
(Alicante)-Spain-4 Aprile 2012;
·
Oral
“All electrical spin current generation
in topological insulators”-Capri Spring School on Transport in
Nanostructures 12-15 Aprile, 2012.
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Seminar
“Electrically controlled spin and charge transport in topological insulators”, all’IFW di Dresda
(Germania), 10/09/2012;
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Communication
at XCVIII Congresso Nazionale
SIF, Phonon anomaly and spectral kinks in
cuprates, Napoli, 19 settembre
2012
·
Oral
“Magnetoresistance and spin-transfer torque in
hybrid superconductor/ferromagnet structures” alla Conferenza Internazionale MAMA-Hybrids - Multifunctional Hybrids And Organics, Ischia, 23/10/2012.
·
Seminar,
“Out of equilibrium phenomena of one-dimensional Bose gases: The quantum
stirring and the quantum pumping” al Dipartimento di Fisica, Università
di Harvard, 18/04/2013