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Nicolò Masi

Also known as: Dr Nicolò Masi, PhD

I.N.F.N. Bologna

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3729-7608
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email: [email protected]
Personal Pages: http://unibo.academia.edu/NicoloMasi,
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicolo_Masi

Studies
2013 - PhD in Physics at Bologna University and INFN-Bologna, experimental and theoretical PhD Thesis Title: "The AMS-02 Experiment and the Dark Matter Search”, Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Contin
2010 - Winner of INFN PhD grant in Physics at University of Bologna
2009 – Master Degree in Physics, Fundamental Interactions Curriculum, at the University of Bologna, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Thesis title: "Tensor Interactions in Nuclear Mean Field Models", Supervisor: Dr. Paolo Finelli; final vote: 110 out of 110 cum laude
2007 - Bachelor's Degree in Physics at the University of Bologna, Experimental Thesis entitled: "Study of T6 Films with XRR and XRD techniques", supervisor: Prof. Giovanni Carlo Bonsignori, co-rapporteur: Dr. Silvia Milita (CNR Bologna); final vote: 110 out of 110 cum laude
2004 - High school diploma obtained at the Liceo Scientifico "Augusto Righi" in Bologna (BO), 100 of 100 (cum laude)

Work Experience

July 2021 - Today: INFN Researcher (tenure track) at INFN Bologna, Physics Dep.

February 2020 - July 2021: RTD-A @ Bologna University

June 2016 – March 2019
Researcher at INFN (Bologna Section) and Physics Department of the University of Bologna.
Scope of research: measurement of cosmic rays with AMS-02 and their interpretation with models of generation and propagation in the Galaxy and Solar System; indirect search for dark matter and characterization of Dark Matter candidates; data collection and calibration of the TOF system of the AMS-02 experiment; collaboration with the COMPASS experiment for the analysis of antiproton production cross sections
Professor of the Course “Dark Matter Phenomenology” for the PhD in Physics in 2017, 2018, 2019
Referee for the European physical Journal, Astrophysical Journal and classical and Quantum Gravity
Expert on call responsibility for AMS-02 TOF detector at CERN
Associate member of COMPASS Collaboration. Participation in the letter of intent: A New QCD facility at the M2 beam line of the CERN SPS - COMPASS++/AMBER, January 2019
Participation in the European proposal ALADINO (antimatter Large acceptance detector IN orbit), Call for new Science ideas in ESA’s Science Programme 2016
Participation in the activities of ASI Space Weather Working Group 2018-2019
Speaker for the AMS-02 collaboration at ECRS 2016 Torino and for Società Italiana di Fisica; at XSCRC2017: Cross sections for cosmic rays @ CERN; at "Post-Inflationary String cosmology 2017"
Responsible for organizing the International Cosmic Day 2016
Scientific dissemination for INFN, in the context of “Waiting for the Night of Researchers”, September 2018, at the scientific high schools Augusto Righi of Bologna and Leonardo da Vinci of Casalecchio di Reno: “Dark matter hunters: cosmic rays and missing mass”; Participation in the Notte dei ricercatori 2017, 2018
Co-supervisor of bachelor’s thesis in physics for Dr. Irene Cagnoli
Administration of the scientific website AMS-02 Bologna for the AMS-TOF group: ams02bologna.weebly.com
h-index 12 to January 2019
Italian National Scientific Qualification for University teaching in the field 02/A1 – Experimental physics of fundamental interactions on 05/10/2018

2013-2016
Post-doc Research Fellow at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna/INFN Bologna.
Participant and promoter of the research activities of the national groups INFN "What Next Dark Matter" and "Cosmic rays"
Development, in collaboration with INFN Milano Bicocca and Igor Moskalenko’s team, of analysis tools for cosmic ray fluxes
Co-rapporteur activity in 2014 for the graduate student Nicoletta Belloli
Theoretical research in the field of holographic theories of quantum gravity (study of entropic bounds applied to particle systems and black holes, in relation to the discrete properties of space-time) and physics beyond the SM
Installation of particle detectors in higher school institutes in Emilia-Romagna under the project EEE (Extreme Energy Events) of Centro Fermi
Collaboration with LIMADOU experiment: activation and maintenance of the vacuum apparatus of the INFN Bologna and the characterization of the phototubes
Seminar activity at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna. Seminar Title: “Dark Matter Search State of Art and AMS-02” (13 November 2015)

2010-2012
PhD at the Department of Physics, University of Bologna / INFN Bologna. Research field: International ESA-NASA experiment AMS-02; study of cosmic rays, dark matter indirect search, antinuclei research. Scientific activity at KSC (Kennedy Space Center) and JSC (Johnson Space Center) NASA facilities and at the AMS-02 POCC at CERN
Theoretical research in the field of Holographic Theories of Quantum Gravity
Lessons/didactic work for the course of Subnuclear Physics, specialist degree course in Physics at the Department of Physics, University of Bologna

Employment

  • I.N.F.N. Bologna Researcher
    2013 - Present
  • I.N.F.N. Bologna Researcher
    2013 - Present

Education

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