Braccini Valeria

Senior Researcher

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EDUCATION:

  • 2003, PhD in Physics at the University of Genova
  • 1999, ‘Degree (Laurea, 4 years curriculum) magna cum laude in Physics at the University of Genova

SHORT BIO:

Valeria Braccini is currently Senior Researcher at the SPIN Institute of CNR, unit of Genoa. She received her degree in Physics in 1999 and obtained her PhD in Physics in 2003 from the University of Genoa in the group of Prof. Antonio Sergio Siri, discussing a thesis on “Superconducting behaviour of bulk MgB2: dependence of critical temperature, irreversibility line and upper critical field on the normal state properties”. In 2002, during her PhD, she joined the Applied Superconductivity Center - University of Wisconsin, Madison led by Prof. David Larbalestier, where she worked on the characterization of MgB2 bulk and thin films as Research Intern and, after the completion of her PhD, as Research Associate. Since 2003 she collaborated with the University of Genoa and the Artificial and Innovative Materials Laboratory of the National Institute for the Physics of Matter. Between 2010 and 2011 she spent one year as Visiting Scientist at the Applied Superconductivity Center, NHMFL, Tallahassee, FL.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Superconducting materials for applications in high fields; Magnesium Diboride in thin films and Wires/Tapes form; REBCO Coated Conductors; Fe-based Superconductors; Superconducting Thin Films deposited through Pulsed Laser Ablation; Pinning in Superconductors; Transport properties and Critical current measurements on Superocnductors also in very high magnetic fields

COORDINATION Of NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

  • PI of the project NaMaSCale "From the Nano to the Macro SCale: a deep investigation of Grain Boundaries in High-Tc SuperConducting Wires" PRIN 2022TZ8R7C (2023 - 2025)
  • CNR responsible of the Project 4 of the Joint Research Center Fusion “Development of superconductivity: materials and production processes, in particular for high Tc materials" within the Joint Reseacrh Agreement between Eni SpA and CNR (2019 - 2024)
  • Responsible for CNR-SPIN Unit of the project HIBiSCUS "High performance-low cost Iron BaSed Coated condUctorS for high field magnets" PRIN 201785KWLE (2019 - 2023)
  • Work Unit “Development of IBS conductors” in the Addendum FCC-GOV-CC-0086, EDMS 1750320 / KE 3507 to the Memorandum of Understanding for the FCC study with CERN (2017 – 2019)
  • AD003.029 “Superconduttori a base di Ferro depositati su substrati metallici” (2016 – 2018)
  • AD001.097 / Progetto Premiale anno 2012 - Tecnologie integrate ed ecosostenibili per la produzione, l'accumulo e l'utilizzo dell'energia (2014 – 2016)

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION TASKS

  • Member of the Materials Program Committee of the Applied Superconductivity Conference ASC 2024 (Salt Lake City, Oct 2024), ASC 2020 (Virtual, Oct 2020) and ASC 2018 (Seattle, WA, USA, Oct 2018)
  • Chair of the Materials sub-committee, on the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) for the 16th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity EUCAS2023 (Bologna, Sep 2023)
  • Chair of the Symposium QT11 — Superconducting Materials and Applications of 2022 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 2022)
  • Chair and Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of the 1st International workshop on “Iron-based Superconductors: advances towards applications” (Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Feb 2020)
  • ember of the Organizing Committee of SuperFox2020, 5th Conference on Superconductivity and Functional Oxides (Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Feb 2020)
  • Member of the “Wires Tapes and Conductors” Program Committee of the 12th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity EUCAS 2015 (Lyon, F, Sep 2015)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee of the 11th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity EUCAS 2013 (Genova, Sep 2013)

OTHER ASSIGNEMENTS

  • Since 2023: elected Member of ESAS (European Society for Applied Superconductivity) Board
  • Since 2022: Responsible of the Research Area "SUPERCONDUCTORS AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT" within CNR-SPIN
  • Since 2016: Member of the Italy Chapter of the IEEE CSC Council on Superconductivity
  • 2016 – 2020: Member of the CNR-SPIN Executive Board
  • Since 2021: Member of the Editorial Board for Smart Materials for the journal Materials
  • 2019 – 2021: Member of the Advisory Board of Supercond. Sci. Technol.
  • Guest Editor of the Focus Issue “Iron-Based Superconductors 2020: Advances Towards Applications” in Supercond. Sci. Technol.
  • Technical Editor of Vol 32 Issue 4 (2022), Vol 28 Issue 4 (2018), Vol 24 Issue 3 (2014), Vol 23 Issue 3 (2013) of IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.
  • Referee for Institute of Physics (IOP), American Institute of Physics (AIP), Elsevier and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) journals

HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TASKS

  • Contract for teaching the “Superconductivity” Course (cod. 61865, SSD FIS/03, 6 CFU), Master in Physics of UniGe, for the Academic Years 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/2020
  • Holder of the teaching course “Applied Superconductivity” for the PhD School in Physics at UniGe, Academic Year 2016/17
  • Supervisor of 1 POhD Thesis in Physics, 3 PhD Thesis in Material Science, 1 Master Thesis in Physics, 1 Master Thesis in Material Science, 1 Degree Thesis in Material Science
  • External Examiner of a PhD Thesis in Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment

APPOINTMENTS

  • January 2023 - present: Senior Researcher at CNR – SPIN, Genova, I.
  • February 2010-December 2022, Researcher at CNR – SPIN, Genova, I.
  • March 2010 – March 2011, Visiting Scientist / Researcher at ASC, NHMFL, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
  • May 2005 – January 2010, Research Scientist (fixed-term) at CNR – INFM LAMIA, Genova, I on ‘Development of MgB2 supercondutors for high-field applications’ in the framework of the EU-FP6 STRP “HIPERMAG” ‘Nano- and micro-scale engineering of higher-performance MgB2 composite superconductors for macro-scale applications’.
  • February 2004 – April 2005, Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Genova, I for research activity on: “Synthesis and properties of magnesium diboride superconducting samples”.
  • July 2003 – January 2004, Post-doctoral Fellow as Research Associate at ASC - University of Wisconsin, Madison-WI (USA).
  • April 2003 – July 2003, Research Grant at INFM, Genova, I for research activity on: “Preparation of pure and doped MgB2”.
  • March 2002 – March 2003, Research Intern at ASC – University of Wisconsin, Madison-WI (USA).
  • January 2000 – January 2003, PhD Studentship at Univeristy of Genova, I.
  • October 1999 – December 1999, Fellowship at INFM, Genova, I for research activity on: “Preparation and characterization of (Ba,Ca)CuO2 superlattices”.

Maternity leaves:

Valeria Braccini was in maternity for the birth of her three children in the periods May - October 2007, November 2008 - September 2009; April – December 2014.

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