BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

NAME: BARBARA PACI

BORN: 5/8/1969

ACTUAL POSITION

Researcher ISM-CNR (Italian National Research Council)

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Research activity (57 JCR publications) and supervising graduates and undergraduates students.
- responsible of the CNR-RSTL research unit on the" Study of material and devices for the application of the Kyoto protocol" (2005- 2007).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

09/05/98: Ph.D in Physics at the University of Bologna.
19/07/1994: University degree in Physics, Summa cum laude (full marks) , University of Bologna
1988:Scientific High School degree, 60/60 (full marks)

POST DOCTORAL EXPERIENCES

2002-2003 Post doc position at ISM-CNR, Rome
2001-2001 Post doc position at ISMN CNR, Bologna
1998-200 Post doc position at the Laboratoire d´Electronique, de Tecnologie et d´Instrumentation (LETI,CEA, Saclay, France)
1997-1998 Post doc position of the National Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM) at the Laboratoire Léon Brillouin neutron facility (CEA, Saclay, France)

MAJIOR RECENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

1. In situ X-ray techniques for the study of organic devices (solar cells and gas sensors) by time resolved structural, morphological and electrical characterization

2. In situ structural investigations for the study of polymeric membrane fuel cells, in the framework of the NUME project (Italian project for polymeric fuel cells development).

3. X-ray techniques (diffraction and Reflectometry) for the characterization of materials and devices for technological application: magnetic nanostructured films, superconductive films, SAW (Surface Acoustic Waves) devices , amorphous metallic alloys, magnetic semiconductors etc

4. Research & Development activity in the framework of the SPARC and SPARX projects for the construction of the Italian Free Electron Laser.

5. Optical spectroscopy (pump & probe) of organic molecules and nanostructured materials for organic devices (O-LEDs, organic PV cells, optical limiting devices, etc).

6. Neutron scattering and diffraction : structure and dynamics of supramolecular complexes

Reviewer for the following journals:

- The Journal of Physical Chemistry
- Sensors and Actuators B
-Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells