Institute of Nanotechnology

About the Institute

The Institute of Nanotechnology CNR-NANOTEC develops fundamental and applied research in the fields of nanosciences and nanotechnology.

It gathers scientists and students from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science, as well as biology and medicine. To promote knowledge and innovation in science and technology, CNR-NANOTEC develops cutting-edge experimental techniques and modeling tools, developed within the Institute in close collaboration with academic, institutional and industrial partners. The Institute was founded in 2015 and now host about 200 people.

The National Research Council Institute CNR-NANOTEC operates through its four research sites located in Lecce (headquarter), Bari, Roma and Rende. CNR-NANOTEC mission is to attract and involve talented researchers through an open-access management of the facilities in order to promote the development of external projects as well as partnerships with the international leading research centres. At CNR_NANOTEC, innovation is promoted through technology-transfer processes, the creation of joint-labs with international companies and in collaborations with venture capital funds is fostered, and the foundation of start-ups and spin-offs is stimulated.

CNR-NANOTEC stably collaborates, also through students and researchers mobility programs, with International Research Centres and Academic Institutions such as the Molecular Foundry Lab of the Berkeley University, London Imperial College, Cambridge University, Oxford University, the Institute for Problems in Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Wright Patterson U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the Laboratoire des Sciences des Procity of Duisburg-ESSEN, the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of Saint Petersburg State University, as well as with many multinational companies such as STMicroelectronics, Bosch ed Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, SITAEL spa. Locally, Nanotec has strong collaborations with DHITECH and DTA Apulian districts.

Through a focused PhD program, CNR-NANOTEC trains its students to hold future responsibility as scientists or experts of their fields in the society.

CNR-NANOTEC promotes science communication and dissemination, and know-how transfer activities to foster citizen education and sustainable growth. Thorough its action in science, CNR-NANOTEC tries to promote the dignity and equality of persons, in a knowledge-based society.

PAST DIRECTOR

  • Giuseppe GIGLI [2015-2024] - link

Organization

CNR Nanotec Director

Prof. Fabrizio Illuminati

Fabrizio Illuminati is Full Professor of Theoretical Physics (SSD FIS/02) at the University of Salerno, where he has been serving since October 2015. Previously, he was Researcher in Condensed Matter Physics (SSD FIS/03) from 1996 to 2007 and Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics (SSD FIS/02) from 2007 to 2015 at the same University.

He earned his Master degree in Physics from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1988, with a thesis on the statistical mechanics of spin and gauge models on a lattice. He obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of Padua in 1992, with a thesis on the quantum statistical mechanics of identical particles with fractional spin.

He was a Research fellow of the Royal Norwegian Science Foundation at the University of Oslo from 1992 to 1993 and a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Padua from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 2000 He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany at the University of Konstanz and the University of Potsdam, where he served also as Visiting Professor from 2003 to 2004. In 2012, he obtained the National Habilitation for Full Professor in the competitive sectors 02/A2 - Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions, and 02/B2 - Theoretical Physics of Matter. He was the European Coordinator of integrated STREP projects under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, FET-Open scheme, "Future and Emerging Technologies," as well as Coordinator of national (PRIN) and regional projects.

His research activity mainly focuses on the study of the conceptual and structural aspects of quantum mechanics (theory of entanglement and nonlocal quantum correlations, dynamics of quantum open systems and quantum channels) and their application to the development of new quantum technologies (quantum illumination, quantum sensing, quantum metrology); investigation of complex quantum systems and collective quantum phenomena in ultracold atomic systems and systems with exotic and topological phases; characterization of quantum coherence phenomena in Bose-Einstein condensates and in atomic mixtures; study and development of linear and non-linear quantum optical systems with Gaussian and non-Gaussian resources; and theoretical and experimental development of quantum simulators for the study of many-body physics.

He is author and co-author of over 160 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, with a total of about 8,800 citations and an h-index of 46 (Google Scholar data, updated as of October 2024).

He has supervised a total of approximately 50 doctoral students, post-docs, and research fellows over a span of twenty years (data updated as of October 2024).

Institute Board

RESEARCHER / TECHNOLOGIST STAFF REPRESENTATIVES

Del Mercato Loretta

Del Mercato Loretta

Cuscumà Massimo

Cuscumà Massimo

Sanvitto Daniele

Sanvitto Daniele

Colella Silvia

Colella Silvia

Vocaturo Eugenio

Vocaturo Eugenio

Arima Valentina

Arima Valentina

Maggi Claudio

Maggi Claudio

TECHNICAL / ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REPRESENTATIVES

Cofone Franco

Cofone Franco

Urso Ciro

Urso Ciro

Direction Secretariat

Alessandra Valleri

E-Mail: segreteria.direzione@nanotec.cnr.it

Communication & Outreach Manager

Gabriella Zammillo

E-Mail: gabriella.zammillo@nanotec.cnr.it

Technology Transfer Manager

Vincenzo Maiorano

E-Mail: vincenzo.maiorano@nanotec.cnr.it

Facility & Infrastructure Manager

Mino Franza

E-Mail: mino.franza@nanotec.cnr.it

Responsible of the Secondary Units

S.Li.M Lab @ Rome

Alessia Cedola

E-Mail: alessia.cedola@cnr.it

PlasmaCheM @ Bari

Giuseppe Gigli

E-Mail: giuseppe.gigli@cnr.it

LiCryl @ Rende (CS)

Roberto Termine

E-Mail: roberto.termine@cnr.it

Administrative Secretary of the Institute

Samuele Vincenti

E-Mail: samuele.vincenti@cnr.it

Administrative Responsible of the Secondary Units

LiCryl @ Rende (CS)

Antonio Bozzarello

E-Mail: antonio.bozzarello@cnr.it

PlasmaCheM @ Bari

Samuele Vincenti

E-Mail: samuele.vincenti@cnr.it

S.Li.M. Lab @ Rome

Giovanna Loffredo

E-Mail: giovanna.loffredo@cnr.it