Domenico DE FAZIO

Position
Associate Professor
Telephone
041 234 8917
E-mail
domenico.defazio@unive.it
Scientific sector (SSD)
Fisica sperimentale della materia e applicazioni [PHYS-03/A]
Website
www.unive.it/people/domenico.defazio (personal record)
 https://www.supervenice.com/lion
Office
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
Website: https://www.unive.it/dep.dsmn
Where: Campus scientifico via Torino
Research Institute
Research Institute for Complexity
Sicurezza
Preposto di Laboratorio
Responsabile dell’Attività di Didattica e Ricerca in Laboratorio (RDRL)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2022-Dec 2024

Tenure Track (RTDb):
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Disciplinary sector PHYS-03/A "Experimental physics of matter and applications"

Oct 2021-Dec 2021

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Severo Ochoa Excellence Program:
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Castelldefels, Spain
Working on low-bias and bias-free photodetectors based on graphene in the infrared.
Supervisor: Prof. Frank H. L. Koppens

Oct 2018-Sep 2021

Postdoctoral Research Associate:
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Castelldefels, Spain
Working on the nano-fabrication and opto-electronic characterization of graphene-based broadband photodetectors.
Supervisor: Prof. Frank H. L. Koppens

Oct 2017-Sep 2018

Postdoctoral Research Associate:
Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Working on the nano-fabrication and characterization of graphene and layered material-based optoelectronic applications.
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea C. Ferrari

May 2013-Sep 2013

Research Assistant:
National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
Working on the nano-fabrication and characterization of graphene-based terahertz detectors.
Supervisor: Dr Vittorio Pellegrini

Feb 2013-Apr 2013

Research Assistant:
National Institute for Metrological Research (INRIM), Turin, Italy
Working on the characterization of transition-edge sensors.
Supervisor: Dr Mauro Rajteri

EDUCATION

Oct 2013-Sep 2017

PhD in Electrical Engineering:
Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge and St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Thesis: “Graphene, layered materials and hybrid structures for advanced photodetectors”.
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea C. Ferrari

Sep 2012

Master of Science in Physics Engineering:
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Final score: 110/110 cum laude
Final project: “Optimization of Thin Films for Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors”
Supervisors: Prof. Karl K. Berggren¹, Prof. Fabrizio Pirri² and Prof. Gianluca Ghigo²
¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge (MA), United States; ²Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Feb 2012-Aug 2012

Research Internship:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MA), United States
Working on the growth and characterization of thin films for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
Supervisor: Prof. Karl K. Berggren

Mar 2010

Bachelor of Science in Physics Engineering:
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Final score: 110/110 cum laude

TEACHING

Jan 2022-Present

Lecturer: General Physics I and Laboratory (9 ECTS, code: CT0523)
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Teaching in the bachelor course of “Chemistry and Sustainable Technology (CT7)”

Jan 2015-Sep 2018

Supervisor, Part IB, 2P5, Electrical. Courses: “Electrical Power” and “Electromagnetic Fields and Waves”
Pembroke College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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