L'Aquila, November 4st 2015

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Sincerely, Dr. Alessandro Stroppa 

 Personal details Surname: StroppaName: AlessandroGender: MaleDate of birth: 14th July 1976Birth place: Pescara (PE), ItalyMarital status: married, 1 kid (Sara).Military status: Discharged (Dispensa L.I.S.A.A.C. for scientific merit)Affiliation: CNR-SPIN 67010 L'Aquila, Italy Present occupation: Permanent staff at CNRPersonal Web page: http://www.alessandrostroppa.com/Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-7702-2010

Contact data Office: Dip. Scienze Chimiche e Fisiche,

University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio I-67100, L'Aquila, Italy

Room: 1109E-mail: alessandro.stroppa@spin.cnr.itPhone: 0039-0862-433759

Education

2 Nov 2012 – today Permanent staff at CNR-SPIN (L'Aquila)

2 Nov 2010 – 31 Oct 2012 Fixed-term Researcher at CNR-SPIN (L’Aquila).

1 Jan 2010 – 31 Oct 2010 Fixed-term Researcher at Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia (CNISM), Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi

dell’ Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, I-67010 Coppito (L'Aquila), Italy

01 Oct 2008 - 31 Dec 2009 Temporary Research Associate (Assegnista di Ricerca) at CNR -INFM c/o CASTI Regional Laboratory, (AQ),within the BISMUTH project (Dr. Silvia Picozzi)

3 Apr 2006 – 30 Sett. 2008 Post-doc researcher at Institute of Material Physics

University of Vienna , Sensengasse 8/12 A-1090 Vienna, Austria and Center for Computational Material Science (CMS),Vienna, Austria (Prof. G. Kresse)

1 Jan 2006 – 31 March 2006 University of Trieste, Department of Theoretical Physics, Italy , fellowship with research project:

“Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of semiconductor based systems” , (Prof. M. Peressi)

1 Jan 2003 – 31 Dec 2005 Ph.D. student at University of Trieste, Department of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

Research topics: “Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of semiconductor based systems”

(Prof. Maria Peressi )

Nov 2002 A.S. won Ph.D. Position at University of Rome,“La Sapienza”,Department of Physics, Roma, Italy: “Statistical Mechanics of Complex System” [declined]

Sep 2002 A.S. won Ph.D. Position at University of L'Aquila,

Department of Physics, L'Aquila, [declined].

1 Aug 2002 – 30 Sept 2002 University of L Aquila, Department of Physics, Italy fellowship with work project:

“Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of magnetic semiconductor”

6 Nov 1995 – 19 June 2002 University of L Aquila, Department of Physics Degree Dottore in Physics, 110/110 cum laude Thesis title: “Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of magnetic semiconductor” Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra Continenza

Advisor: Dr. Silvia Picozzi. Sept 1990 - July 1995 High-school diploma in sciences (57/60), at “Liceo

Scientifico G. Galilei”, Pescara, Italy

Fellowships

2 Nov 2012- today Permanent staff at CNR-SPIN

2 Nov 2010 – 31 Oct 2012 Fixed-term Researcher (CNR-SPIN).(Bando CNR-SPIN 001-2010-AQ, G.U. n. 66 del 20/08/2010)

1 Jan 2010 – 31 Oct 2010 Fixed-term Researcher (CNISM) (Bando CNISM n. 39 del 05/10/2009).

1 Oct 2008 – 31 Dec 2009 Temporary Research Associate -CNR-INFM-CASTI.

(Bando INFM-CNR AR 22/2008 del 18.06.2008 ) 3 Apr 2006 – 30 Sett. 2008 Post-Doc researcher at Institute of Material Physics-

University of Vienna

Jan 2003 - Dec 2005 University of Trieste, Department of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy: Fellowship for “Modelling and Simulation

in Materials Science Engineering” Ph.D. position (accepted )

Awards, Fellowships and Grants* Key note Speaker (SPSSM-5, Qingdao, China, June 22nd to 27th 2014).* Appointment as Visiting Research Scholar (North Carolina State University, Dep. Chemistry, USA);* National Scientific Abilitation as Associate Professor: Theoretical Condensed Matter, 02/B2 - II Fascia (Tornata 2012)* Research Highlight talk at FEMS EUROMAT 2013, Sevilla, September 8.13 2013;* “Idoneità ” di ricercatore per : 1) Bando CNR N. 364.13 2) Bando CNR N. 364.98 3) Bando CNR N. 364.93 4) Bando CNR N. 364.96a Terzo-livello professionale ricercatore (“Qualified” as reasercher) ;

*“Best 2008 NJP Collection”: the article A Stroppa and G Kresse 2008 New J. Phys. 10 063020 has been selected by the editors of New Journal of Physics for inclusion in the exclusive ‘Best of 2008’ collection. Articles in this collection have been nominated on the basis of a range of criteria including referee endorsement, novelty, scientific impact and broad appeal. *Sept 26-Oct 1 2005: 2nd best oral presentation in Condensed Matter Physics XCI Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Fisica , Catania, Italy.

*Sept 26-30 2011: 1st best oral presentation in Condensed Matter Physics XCVII Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Fisica , L'Aquila, Italy. Awarded prize: 500 Euro

Research ActivityHis scientific field of interest is mainly based on solid-state physics and material science. He has a great experience with Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods for the study of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties using all-electrons as well as pseudopotential approaches implemented in numerical codes as FLAPW, ESPRESSO, VASP, ABINIT. The research activity of A.S. focuses on: dilute magnetic semiconductors, semiconductor heterostructures, magnetooptical properties, non-collinear magnetism, heterogeneous catalysis, beyond DFT methods such as hybrid-functional and GW; multiferroics, organic ferroelectrics, metal-organic framework, non-linear optics (Second Harmonic Generation).

Research Projects Approved

1. “Magnetic information storage in antiferromagnet spintronic devices (MAGISTER) Rif. 2013-0726”, 97 Keuro, PI: Matteo Cantoni (Politecnico di Milano) e Alessandro Stroppa (CNR-SPIN).

2.SEED project within the CNR-Italy:”Metal-Organic Frameworks: new routes to multiferroicity and

magnetoelectricity. A joint theoretical and experimental study ”, in collaboration (experimental part) with Dr. D. Paparo (CNR-SPIN-Napoli). Budget: 3500 euro.

3. ''Electric control of magnetization in multiferroic metal-organic frameworks'', P. Jain(PI), A. Stroppa, A.K. Cheetham, and H. W. Kroto (Experimental proposal )-Accepted at Los Alamos National Lab .

4. ''Hard Resonant X-ray Diffraction investigation on multiferroic MOFs'', C. Mazzoli (PI), C. Vecchini, G. Chiringhelli, A. Stroppa, M. Sanchez Andujar, J.M. Pérez, P. Barone, S. (Proposal Ref: MT8350)

Bilater Agreements

1. Density Functional Theory calculations for lanthanide complexes, Joint Project (2014-2016) with Romanian Academy of Science. PI: A. Stroppa and F. Cimpoesu. (11.4 Keuro)2. Density Functional Study of multifunctional materials- Joint Project (2014-2015) with Fudan University (China)

Short Term Mobility programs 1. Leibniz Institute IFW Dresden (Germany), Prof. J. van den Brink 13.7.2014-3.8.2014. (CNR N.26336 del 3.4.2014).

HPC Grants

Principal investigator for:

1.Standard HPC Grant 2011 at Consorzio Caspur (Roma-Italy) “Ab-initio study of new multiferroic materials”, Total CPU time: 100.000 SPTE (Single Processor Time Equivalent)

2.Standard HPC Grant 2010 at Consorzio Caspur (Roma-Italy) “Ab-initio study of multiferroic compounds by DFT and hybrid DFT/HF methods”, Total CPU time: 90.000 SPTE

3.ISCRA Grant (third Call for Proposals CLASS A, at CINECA Supercomputing Center) “Magneto-Electric Metal-Organic-Frameworks”, Total CPU time: 1.200.000 SPTE . NOTE:the largest grant of 3rd call among all the applicants (http://hpc-iscra.cineca.it/)

4. Extension of the previous ISCRA Grant to 6.000.000 SPTE on the new and powerful supercomputer (TOP 10 worldwide, 2012), FERMI Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at Cineca: “Magneto-Electric Metal-Organic-Frameworks”. 5. Fifth call PRACE call, “MEMOIR- Multiferroic and magnetoElectric Metal OrganIc framewoRks”, 15.000.000 SPTE.

Talks@conferences

1.Sept, 6-10, 2015, San Sebastian (Spain), “First Principle Approach to M-nitronyl nitroxide (M=Co,Mn) spin helices.2.July, 7-10, 2014, ROCAM 2015, Bucharest, “Highly tunable ferroelectric polarization and its interplay with spin-orbit coupling in tin iodide perovskites”, Invited.3.July, 7-10, 2014, ROCAM 2015, Bucharest, “Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Metal-Organic Frameworks”4.July 2-4, 2015, IBWAP 2015, Constanta, Romania, “Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Metal-Organic Frameworks”5.Oct 24-29, 2014, IUMRS-ICYRAM2014, Haikou, China, “Highly tunable ferroelectric polarization and its interplay with spin-orbit coupling in tin iodide perovskites”, Invited.6. June 29-July 3rd,2014, MISM, Moscow, Russia, “Multiferroic MOFs”, Invited. (Trip Cancelled)7. June, 22nd-27th ,2014, SPSSM-5, Qingdao, China.” Ferroelectricity and magnetism in MOFs” Key Note speaker. Invited 8. May 28th 2013, Symposium on Coordination Networks and Molecular Nano Magnets ”Multiferroic metal-organic frameworks”, Université Paris Sud, Invited by Prof. T. Mallah; 9. March 10 - 15 2013, DPG Conference, “ Ferroelectricity in organic and hybrid organic-inorganic compounds”, Regensburg-Germany.-Invited.10. October 22-24 2012, “MAMA hybrids: Multifunctional hybrids and organics”, ”Multiferroicity and Magnetoelectricity in a Metal-Organic Framework ”, Ischia (Naples), Italy;11. October 2-4 2012, “Functional Molecules on Surfaces: New Building Blocks for Nano-Spintronics”, ”Polar and Magneto-Electric Properties of Anti-Ferrodistortive Ordered Jahn-Teller Distortions in a metal-organic multiferroic ”,Bonn, Germany; 12. September 20-21 2012, “Advances in Structure-Property Correlations, the Gate for Special Properties at Molecular and Nano-Scale Levels”, ”Interplay between hydrogen bondings, ferroelectricity and magnetism in multiferroic and magnetoelectric metal-organic frameworks ” (invited) , Bucharest, Romania; 13. August 26-31 2012, “XXIst International Symposium on the Jahn-Teller Effect”, ”Polar and Magneto-Electric Properties of Anti-Ferrodistortive Ordered Jahn-Teller Distortions in a metal-organic multiferroic ” (invited) ,Tsukuba, Japan; 14. April 23-25 2012, “New routes to single phase multiferroics”,” Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic framework” (invited), Wilhelm und Else Heraeus- Seminar, Physik-Zentrum Bad Honnef, Germany;15. March 23 2012, Electronic Ferroelectricity – ELF2012, “New routes to multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity”, Salerno, Italy.16. March 25 - 30 2012, DPG Conference, “Guest molecules in ABX3 metal-organic frameworks: multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity”, Berlin-Germany.17. Sept 26-30, 2011 “SIF Conference: Italian Physical Society”, “Interplay between ferroelectricity and orbital ordering and electric control of magnetization in a metal-organic framework, L'Aquila, Italy.18. Sept 12-16, 2010 “Psi-k Conference 2010”, “Hybrid functionals applied to multiferroics”, Berlin (Germany) ; 19. June 7, 2010 “Universities meet industries in L’Aquila (Material science)”, University of L’Aquila “Hybrid functionals applied to functional materials”,(invited) 20. May 26-28, 2010 ‘Theory of Magnetoelectrics: Fundamentals and Applications”, CECAM-HQ-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland “Hybrid functional study of proper and improper multiferroics” (invited)21. Sept 27-30, 2009 Joint Conference on Advanced Materials, FNMA09-IMIM09, Sulmona-L’Aquila,

Italy “Hybrid functional study of prototypical multiferroics”, 22. July 26-31 2009 International Conference on Magnetism ICM09 Karlsruhe, Germany “Hybrid functional study of prototypical multiferroics”, 23. Dec 12-15 2007 6th International Workshop NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’ Bildungszentrum St. Magdalena,A-4040 Linz, Schatzweg 177 “CO dissociation on modified Rh steps”, 24. Apr 25-27 2007 NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’ Barbiano (BZ), Italy “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study”, 25. Sept 4-8 2006 2006 E-MRS Fall Meeting Warsaw, Poland “Non-collinear Instability of Ferromagnetic Mn5 Ge3 compound”, 26. March 13-17 2006 APS March Meeting 2006 , Baltimore (Maryland), USA “Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped GaAs(110) surface”, 27. Sept 26-Oct 1 2005 XCI Congresso Nazionale Societ` Italiana di Fisica a Catania, Italy “Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of (110) cross-sectional surface of Mn delta-doped GaAs.”, 28. Sept 17-21 2005 Psi-K 2005 Conference, Schwäbish Gmund, Germany “Structural, electronic and̈ magnetic properties of Mn doped GaAs(110) surface”, 29. May 24-28 2004 European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2004 Spring Conference, Strasbourg, France “Stability, electronic and structural properties of defected ZnSe/GaAs(001) heterostructures”,

Seminar Talks

1. Sept, 14th 2015, “Multifunctional hybrid organic-inorganic materials”, Universidad del Pais Vasco (Bilbao, Spain). 2. May, 6th 2015, “Ferroelectricity and magnetism in hybrid organic-inorganic compounds”, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy of Science (Invited by Dr. F. Cimpoesu).3. October 27th,2013, “Ferroelectricity and magnetism in hybrid organic-inorganic compounds” Cambridge University (UK), invited by Prof. A.K. Cheetham. 4. June .19th , 2014, Fudan University, “Ferroelectricity and magnetism in hybrid-inorganic compounds”,invited by Prof. Hua Wu.5. ”Multiferroic metal-organic frameworks”, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, USA), 7.5.2013, invitation by Dr. P. Jain;6. ”Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic frameworks”, Cornell University (Ithaca, USA), 2.5.2013, invitation by Prof. C.J. Fennie;7. ”Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic frameworks”, Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA), 28.4.2013, invitation by Prof. J.M. Rondinelli;8. ”Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic frameworks”, Argonne National Laboratory (USA), 19.4.2013, invitation by Prof. S. W. Hla;9. ”Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic frameworks”, North Carolina State University (USA), 16.4.2013, invitation by Prof. M. Whangbo (Distinguished Prof. Of Chemistry);10.”Multiferroic MOFs”, Nov 23,2012, Institute of Nanoscience, Paris, France,invitation by Dr. S. Stankic. 11. ”Multiferroic MOFs”, Nov.22,2012, Université d'Artois, invitated by Prof. R. Desfeux. 12.”Multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in a metal-organic frameworks”, The University of Tokyo, Department of Chemical System Engineering, upon invitation of Prof. Koichi Yamashita (3.9.2012)13. ”Hybrid Functionals in a nutshell: theory and applications”, The University of Tokyo, Department of Chemical System Engineering, upon invitation of Prof. Koichi Yamashita (3.9.2012)14. ”Hybrid Functionals in a nutshell: theory and applications” at Department of Physics and Astronomy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ

08854-8019 USA upon invitation of Prof. D. Vanderbilt (4 February 2011); 15.”Hybrid Functionals in a nutshell: theory and applications” at University of Cologne, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Dep. of Physics, upon invitation of Dr. Hua Wu (14.7.2010); 16. “Hybrid functionals applied to functional materials”, at Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Pas Vasco, Apartado Postal 644, Bilbao, (Spain), upon invitation of Prof. J.M. Pérez-Mato. (7.7.2010); 17. “Hybrid functionals applied to functional materials”, at “Universities meet industries in L’Aquila (Material science)”, (Workshop), upon invitation by M. Aschi, Department of Chemistry and Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of L’Aquila, (7.6.2010); 18. ”Hybrid Functionals in a nutshell: theory and applications” at Computational Materials Theory Group- Trinity College Dublin- School of Physics-Dublin (Ireland) upon invitation by Dr. C. Ederer (19.5.2010-23.5.2010); 19. ”Hybrid Functionals in a nutshell: theory and applications” at Institute of Solid State Research (IFF)-Ger many upon invitation by Prof. S. Bluegel (1.3.2010- 6.3.2010);

Book ChaptersA. Stroppa et al. “Computational approach to organic ferroelectrics”, in “Research Horizons of Nanosystems”, (Taylor&Francis group),Editor: Prof. Mihai V. Putz, Invited

Posters 1.A. Stroppa et al. “Ferroelectric control of magnetocrystalline anisotropy in Mn2Au/BaTiO3

interface”,Sept., 6-10 2015, San Sebastian, Spain.2.A.Stroppa et al. “Highly tunable ferroelectric polarization and its interplay with spin-orbit coupling in perovskite halides”, Sept., 6-10 2015, San Sebastian, Spain.3.A. Stroppa et al, “Ferroelectricity and Magnetism in hybrid organic-inorganic compounds”, Sept., 6-10 2015, San Sebastian, Spain.4.M. Cantoni, A. Stroppa, D. Petti, C. Rinaldi, L. Baldati, “Magnetic Information Storage in AFM spintronic devices”, Oct 24-29, 2014, IUMRS-ICYRAM2014, Haikou, China,5. M. Cantoni, A. Stroppa, D. Petti, C. Rinaldi, L. Baldati, “Magnetic Information Storage in AFM spintronic devices”, 22.-27.06.2014, 5th International Symposium on Structure-Property Relationships in Solid State Materials, Qingdao, China6. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid improper ferroelectricity and magnetoelectricity in a Multiferroic Metal-Organic Framework”, May 20-23 2013, “Mama Trend”, Sorrento (Italy).

7. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Ab–initio study of organic multiferroics”, Sept 12-16 2010, “Psi-k Conference 2010”, Berlin (Germany).

8. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, Sept 12-16 2010, “Psi-k Conference 2010”, Berlin (Germany).

9. A. Stroppa and G. Kresse, “The shortcomings of semi-local and hybrid functionals: what we can learn from surface science studies”, Sept 12-16 2010, “Psi-k Conference 2010”, Berlin (Germany).

10. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, March 25-27, 2009 FOXE:Functional Oxides for Electronics Villa Angelina, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento (NA)

11. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, Sept 27-30, 2009, Joint

Conference on Advanced Materials, FNMA09-IMIM09, Sulmona-L’Aquila, Italy

12. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, Sept 7-11,2009, “European School for Multiferroics 2009” Groningen, The Netherlands

13. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, June 10-11 2010, “SPIN Kick-off Meeting”, Genova, Italy ;

14. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, June 28-July 3 2010, “Summer School on Computational Materials Sciences”, Miramar Palace, San Sebastian, Spain

15. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, July 26-31 July 2019, “Simulating Spectroscopy using Quantum-ESPRESSO”,Trieste,Italy.

16. A. Stroppa and S. Picozzi, “Hybrid functional study of multiferroics”, Sept 12-16 2010, “Psi-k Conference 2010”, Berlin (Germany).

17. A. Stroppa and G. Kresse, “Unraveling the Jahn-Teller effect in Mn doped GaN”, EPS-CMD22 2008 August 25-29, 2008, Università degli Studi, La Sapienza ROMA (Italy);

18. A. Stroppa and G. Kresse, “Unraveling the Jahn-Teller effect in Mn doped GaN”, Summer School, ”Nanomagnetism and Spintronics, Prague, September 5-13, 2008

19. A. Stroppa and F. Mittendorfer, “CO dissociation on stepped Rh(553) surfaces”, in: IVC-17/ICSS-13 and ICN+T2007, July 2-7,2007, Stockholm. Sweden.

20. A. Stroppa, K. Termentzidis, J. Paier, G. Kresse, J. Hafner, “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study with plane wave basis set”,13th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods (2007),ICTP, Trieste, Italy;

21. A. Stroppa, K. Termentzidis, J. Paier, G. Kresse, J. Hafner, “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study with plane wave basis set”, NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’, Barbiano (BZ), Italy;

22. A. Stroppa, K. Termentzidis, J. Paier, G. Kresse, J. Hafner, “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study with plane wave basis set”, 71st Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, March 27-29, 2007, Regensburg, Germany;

23. A. Stroppa, K. Termentzidis, J. Paier, G. Kresse, J. Hafner, “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study with plane wave basis set”, ”Theory meets industry”, June 12-14, 2007, Wien, Austria;

24. A. Stroppa, K. Termentzidis, J. Paier, G. Kresse, J. Hafner, “CO adsorption on metal surfaces: a hybrid density functional study with plane wave basis set”, IVC-17/ICSS-13 and ICN+T2007, July 2-7,2007, Stockholm. Sweden.

25. A. Stroppa, M. Peressi, and X. Duan, “Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Mn doped GaAs(110) surface”, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2005 Spring Conference,

Strasbourg, France.

26. A. Stroppa, M. Peressi, and X. Duan, “Structural,electronic and magnetic properties of Mn doped GaAs(110) surface”, Matter, Materials and Modelling Meeting (MMDMeeting) (2005), Genova (Italy).

27. A. Stroppa and M. Peressi, “ZnSe/GaAs(001) heterostructures with defected interfaces: stability,structural and electronic properties”, in: 12th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods (2005),ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

28. S. Picozzi, A. Continenza, A. Stroppa, M. Kim, and A.J. Freeman, “Magneto-optical properties in diluted magnetic semiconductors: a first-principles approach”, 12th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods (2005),ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

29. A. Stroppa and M. Peressi, “Local interface composition and electronic structures of defected ZnSe/GaAs(001) heterostructures”, INFMeeting (2004), Genova, Italy

30. A. Stroppa and M. Peressi, “Composition fluctuations in semiconductor alloys heterostructures: local strain ad electronic structure effects”, INFMeeting (2003), Genova, Italy;

31. A. Stroppa and M. Peressi, “Composition fluctuations in semiconductor alloys heterostructures: local strain ad electronic structure effects”, “Scuola Nazionale di Fisica della Materia 2003”, Villa Gualino (Torino), Italy.

Workshops and Conferences

1. Sept., 6-10, 2015, Psi-K 2015, San Sebastian, Spain, 2. July, 7-10, 2015, ROCAM 2015, Bucharest3. July 2-4, 2015, IBWAP 2015, Constanta, Romania, 4.Oct 24-29, 2014, IUMRS-ICYRAM2014, Haikou, China5.Oct 20-21, 2014, “Workshop on novel properties of spin-orbit coupling in condensed matter”, Haikou, China6.June 29-July 3rd, MISM, Moscow, Russia (trip cancelled).7.June, 22nd-27th, SPSSM-5, Qingdao, China.8.May 20-23 2013, “Mama Trend”, Sorrento, Italy.9.March 10-15 2013, “DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section”, Regensburg, Germany10.October 22-24 2012, “MAMA hybrids: Multifunctional hybrids and organics”,Ischia (Naples), Italy;11.October 2-4 2012, “Functional Molecules on Surfaces: New Building Blocks for NanoSpintronics”,Bonn, Germany; 12. September 20-21 2012, “Advances in Structure-Property Correlations, the Gate for Special Properties at Molecular and Nano-Scale Levels”, Bucharest, Romania; 13.August 26-31 2012, “XXIst International Symposium on the Jahn-Teller Effect”,Tsukuba, Japan; 14.April 23-25 2012, “New routes to single phase multiferroics”, Wilhelm und Else Heraeus- Seminar, Physik-Zentrum Bad Honnef, Germany;15. March 20-23, MAMA-ProTheo - Multifunctional Advanced Materials: Probe and Theory, Salerno, Italy. 16. March 23 2012, Electronic Ferroelectricity – ELF2012, Salerno, Italy.

17. April, 23-25 2012, 505. Wilhelm und Else Heraeus- Seminar, Physik-Zentrum Bad Honnef, Germany18. March 25 - 30 2012, DPG Conference, Berlin-Germany19. Oct 17-21 2011 Workshop on “New Materials for Renewable Energy”, Trieste-Italy20. Sept 12-16 2010 “Psi-k Conference 2010”, Berlin, Germany;21. June 10-11 2010 “SPIN Kick-off Meeting”, Genova, Italy; 22. June 7 2010 “Universities meet industries in L’Aquila (Material science)”, University of L’Aquila; 23. May 26-28 2010 Workshop “Theory of Magnetoelectrics: Fundamentals and Applications”, CECAM-HQ-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland ;24. Sept 27-30, 2009 Joint Conference on Advanced Materials, FNMA09-IMIM09, Sulmona-L’Aquila, Italy 25. July 26-31, 2009 Internation Conference on Magnetism, Karlsruhe, Germany 26. April 16-19, 2009 Ψ − k Workshop on Magnetism in Complex Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria 27. March 25-27, 2009 FOXE:Functional Oxides for Electronics Villa Angelina, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento (NA) 28. Nov 03-06, 2008 7th International Workshop NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’, Burg Schlaining, Austria. 29. Aug 25-28, 2008 EPS-CMD22, The 22nd General Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy 30. Dec 12-15, 2007 6th International Workshop NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’, Linz, Austria. 31. July 2-7, 2007 IVC-17/ICSS-13 and ICN+T2007, Stockholm, Sweden. 32. June 12-14, 2007 ”Theory meets industry”, Wien, Austria 33. Apr 25-27 2007 NSoS ’Nanoscience on Surfaces’ Barbiano (BZ), Italy 34. March 27-29, 2007 71stAnnual Meeting of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Regensburg, Germany 35. Jan 11-13 2007 “Thirteenth International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods”, ICTP,Trieste, Italy 36. Sept 5-6 2006 2006 Workshop on “Modeling real materials from first-principles” Warsaw, Poland 37. Sept 4-8 2006 2006 E-MRS Fall Meeting Warsaw, Poland ;38. May 29-31 2006 JRP Workshop “NanoScience on Surfaces” Stadtschlaining, Austria 39. March 13-17 2006 APS March Meeting 2006 , Baltimore (Maryland), USA 40. Oct 17-29 2005 Workshop on Physics for Renewable Energy Miramare-Trieste, Italy 41. Sept 26-Oct 1 2005 XCI Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Fisica Catania, Italy 42. Sept 17-21 2005 Psi-k 2005 Conference, Schwäbish Gmünd, Germany 43. June 27 - July 1 2005 “Conference on Single Molecule Magnets and Hybrid Magnetic Nanostructures”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy 44. June 22-25 2005 MMDMeeting 2005, Genova, Italy 45. May 31-June 3 2005 European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Conference, Strasbourg, France 46. Jan 13-15 2005 “Twelfth International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy 47. June 8-10 2004 INFMeeting 2004, Genova, Italy . May 24-28 2004 European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2004 Spring Conference, Strasbourg, France 48. Dec 9-12 2003 “Euronanoforum2003”, Trieste, Italy 49.June 23-25 2003 INFMeeting 2003, Genova, Italy 50. Jan 16-18 2003 “Eleventh International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy ;

Schools 1.June 7th-9th, 2014, “Hands-on Tutorial on Excited State Spectroscopy: GW and BSE using the Yambo code”, Roma, Italy2.August 2-8, 2012, “How Exciting! Hands-on Workshop on Excitations in Solids 2012”, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany ; 3.May 17-19 2011 “Introduzione al calcolo parallelo con MPI e OpenMP” Roma, Italy 4. April 19-21 2011 “Introduzione all’amministrazione di sistemi Linux -Workstation” ,Roma, Italy 5. Sept 26-Oct 1 2010 “European School for Multiferroics 2010” L’Aquila, Italy 6. Oct 1-Oct 22 2010 Aquifer: AQUila Initiatives for FERroics, A five week research program on ferroic materials, L’Aquila, Italy ;7. July 26-31 July 2010 Simulating Spectroscopy using Quantum-ESPRESSO, Trieste, Italy. 8. June 28-July 3 2010 Summer School on Computational Materials Sciences, Miramar Palace, San Sebastian, Spain 9. March 8-19 2010 “41st IFF Spring School: Electronic Oxides: Correlation Phenomena, Exotic Phases, and Novel Functionalities. Juelich-Germany 10. Sept 7-11 2009 “European School for Multiferroics 2009” Groningen, The Netherlands 11. June 21-27 2009 “International school on the use and applications of the Bilbao Crystallographic Server” , Lekitio (Bilbao), Spain 12. September 5-13 2008 “Summer School Nanomagnetism and Spintronics” ,Prague, Czech Republic 13. July 22-28 2007 “Ab-initio Many-Body Theory” , San Sebastian, Spain. 14. July 4-15 2005 “14th Scuola Estiva di Calcolo Parallelo (14th summer school on Parallel Computing)”,CINECA, Bologna, Italy. 15. Feb 7-18 2005 “Winter College on Optics and Photonics in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy. 16. Feb 3-24 2005 DEMOCRITOS “Course on Tools for Computational Physics”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy. 17. Jan 17-21 2005 ESPRESSO Tutorial: Tutorial on the ab–initio simulation of the electronic,structural and dynamical properties of materials: a hands-on introduction to the ESPRESSO package (PWscf-FPMD-CP), ICTP, Trieste, Italy. 18. May 24 - June 11 2004 “Spring College on Science at the Nanoscale”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy. 19. Sep 15-19 2003 “Scuola Nazionale di Fisica della Materia (National school on Physics of Matter)”, course “Scienza delle superfici (Surface Science)”, Villa Gualino, Torino, Italy. 20. Mar 26-27 2003 “Introduzione al Fortran 90 (Introduction to Fortran 90)” Cineca, Bologna, Italy 21. Jan 16 - Feb 4 2003 “Winter College on Numerical Methods in Electronic Structure Theory”, ICTP, Trieste, Italy

Scientific collaborations (Present)1. Prof. C. Draxl, Humboldt University, Berlin- Germany 2. Prof. J. M. Pérez-Mato Departamento de Fsica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Pas Vasco, Apartado Postal 644, Bilbao, Spain 3. Dr. S. Picozzi, CNR-SPIN, L'Aquila, Italy; 4. Mike Whangbo, NCSU, USA.5. Cesare Franchini and Georg Kresse (University of Vienna).

Short term visits

● 7.6.2015-19.6.2015, University of Vienna (Austria), invitation by Prof. C. Franchini● 18.10.2014-24.10.2014, Fudan University (China), invitation by Prof. Hua Wu.● 16.6.2014-21.6.2014, Fudan University (China), invitation by Prof. Hua Wu.

● 23.3.2014-4.4.2014, Vienna University, VASP group, invitation by Prof. C. Franchini and Prof. G. Kresse

● 17-24.6.2013 Université d'Artois, Faculté des Sciences Jean Perrin, Lens (France), invitation by Prof. A. Sayede;

● 27-29.5.2013 ICMMO - UMR 8182 - Université Paris-Sud 11 Paris (France), invitation by Prof. T. Mallah;

● 5-10.5.2013 Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, USA), 7.5.2013, invitation by Dr. P. Jain;● 1-4.5.2013 Cornell University (Ithaca, USA), invitation by Prof. C.J. Fennie;● 28.4-1.5.2013 Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA), invitation by Prof. J.M. Rondinelli;● 18-21.4.2013 Argonne National Laboratory (USA), invitation by Prof. S. W. Hla;● Apr. 3rd – April 28st 2013, North Carolina State University, upon invitation of Prof. M. Whangbo

(Distinguished Prof. Of Chemistry). ● Aug. 1-11 2012, Humbdolt University, Berlin-Germany, upon invitation of Prof. C. Draxl. ● Dec 15-17 2011, University of Aveiro, Portugal, upon invitation of Prof. V. Amaral.● Oct 16-26 2011, ICTP Trieste, upon invitation of Dr. R. Gebauer.● Jan 18-March 5 2011 Rutgers University, upon invitation of Proof. D. Vanderbilt ● July 13-15 2010 University of Cologne, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Dep. of

Physics, upon invitation of Dr. Hua Wu ● July 5-10 2010 Departamento de Fsica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias,

Universidad del Pas Vasco, Apartado Postal 644, Bilbao (Spain) upon invitation by Prof. J.M. Pérez-Mato ́

● May 19-23 2010 Computational Materials Theory Group- Trinity College Dublin- School of Physics-Dublin (Ireland) upon invitation by Dr. C. Ederer

● March 1-20 2010 Institute of Solid State Research (IFF) upon invitation by Prof. S. Bluegel (Head at IFF-Institute)

● Aug 1-10 2009 University of Vienna and Center for Computational Material Science (CMS) in collaboration with Prof. G. Kresse;

● Apr 16-24 2009 University of Vienna and Center for Computational Material Science (CMS) in collaboration with Prof. G. Kresse;

Teaching A.A. 2015-2016:*) Inorganic Chemistry (30 hours) for Medical Science*) Geometry (48 hours), for Scienze della Formazione Primaria (Learning Science)*) Social statistics (36 hours), for Human Science

A.A. 2014-2015: *)Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics for Biotecnology, (56 hours); *)Inorganic Chemistry (30 hours) for Medical Science;

A.A. 2013-2014 *) Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics for Biotecnology, (56 hours); *)Inorganic Chemistry (30 hours) for Medical Science;

A.A. 2012-2013 *) Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics for Biotecnology, (72 hours); *)Inorganic Chemistry (30 hours) for Medical Science;

AA. 2010-2011:*)“Group theory applied to solid state physics”, Lectures for PhD students (12 hours);*)Applied Physics in Medical Science, for Medical Science (30 hours)

Graduate, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers

1. Domenico Di Sante (Physics Laurea, University of L'Aquila);2. Marcello Balestrieri (Physics Laurea, University of Roma, La Sapienza)

The following students have been supervised by me during Aquifer program:

1. Dr. Jia Liu (North Carolina State University, USA); 2. Dr. Hena Das (Bose National Centre, India) 3. Dr. Joao Goncalves (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal); 4. Dr. Emilie Bruyer (Univ. Lille, France)

Board Member of PhD Thesis Jury:1.Dr. Emilie Bruyer, (21 November, 2012, upon invitation by Prof. R. Desfeux) 2.Dr. F. Virot, (13 July 2012, upon invitation by Prof. H. Roland)3.Dr. Joao Goncalves (15-16 December 2011; upon invitation by Prof. V. Amaral, Portugal)

Job experiences1.Sep 2003 - Mar 2006 Special Library Assistant at ICTP (The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics) Library, Trieste, Italy; working days: mainly on week-ends.

Refereeing activity•Referee for Phys. Rev. B; Phys. Rev. Lett.; Physica Status Solidi; Journal of Materials Science; Journal of Applied Physics; The Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; Applied Physics Letter;Scientific Reports, etc. •Referee for the ANCS (National Authority for Scientific Research-Romania) for young researchproposal. •Referee for International Fellowship Mobility Programme for Experienced Researchers in Croatia – NEWFELPRO.•Referee for Basic Energy Sciences-U.S. Department of Energy- SW Washington, DC (USA)

Technical, Computing & Numerical Skills

Operating systems: VMS, DOS\Windows, Unix,Linux, MacintoshWeb Engeneering : good knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSSProgramming,scripting: Fortran 77 and 95, Unix and Linux shell (bash,tcsh,csh), TclParallel computing: Mpi, OpenMPGeneral applications: MS Office, OpenOffice, LatexGraphical applications: XMGRACE,XCRYSDEN,XBS,HPLOT,p4v,Xfig,Gimp,G3dataScientific applications: HBOOK(Statistical Analysis and Histogramming),MINUIT(Function Minimization and Error Analysis),PAW(Physics Analysis Workstation), Mathematica,Gnuplot Simulation tools: Full Potential Linearized Augumented Plane Wave (FLAPW)

Plane Wave Self Consistent Field (PWSCF) ; Vienna Ab–initio Simulation Package (VASP) ; Exciting software; ABINIT (DFT based code); GEANT (toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter) Detailed Experience of usage and administration of computer architectures, Unix/Linux.Detailed Experience of Blue Gene and massively parallel US/European HPC systems. Detailed knowledge of commercial parallel scientific programming using OpenMP/MPI in Fortran-95; C/C++

Languages Italian: mother tongueEnglish: high level, both written and oralFrench: good level, both written and oralGerman: basic knowledge, both written and oralInterests Reading, cinema, listening to music, sports (gym, tennis, skiing, swimming, jogging).

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