ACTIVITY

ATTENDANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS

• December 11, 2024: FUNFI-IT workshop, Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Rome, Italy. Program.

• October, 2024: Mini Fusion&Fission (miniFUNFI-2024), Contribution (talk):"Neutronic optimization using Generalized Perturbation Theory and Trajectory analysis", R. Gatto, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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• Septembre 23-26, 2024: International Conference Transport Theory (ICTT-2024), Contribution (talk):"Plasma Turbulence and Anomalous Transport", R. Gatto, University of Notre Dame, Rome, Italy

• 16-21 October 2023, 2023:  "Overview of thermonuclear fusion proliferation risks", P. Martin, R. Gatto, 29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference FEC 2023, London, UK

• January 24, 2023: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• November 8-10, 2022: Review of JET T & DT Analysis and Modelling - Novembre 2022 meeting, R. Gatto (remote connection)

• January 24, 2023: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• November 3, 2022: T17-07 fast ion & synthetic diagnostics, R. Gatto (remote connection)

• Septembre 22, 2022: Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2022), Contribution (poster):"Time-extended tokamak discharges with differentially-tilted toroidal field coils", R. Gatto, F. Bombarda, S. Murgo, S. Gabriellini, V.K. Zotta, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 18-23 Septembre 2022

• June 10, 2022: IAEA technical meeting on synergies between nuclear fusion technology developments and advanced nuclear fission technologies, Contribution (talk):"Hybrid fusion-fission systems based on a compact tokamak device with proven technologies", N. Burgio, G. Ciocari, A. Gandini, R. Gatto, V. Peluso, C. Romagnoli, D. Rotilio, A. Santagata, D. Tomatis, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria, 6-10 June 2022

• April 29, 2022: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (written consultation)

• February 25, 2022: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• 16 Feb 2022: ENEA-FUNFI workshop, virtual. Contribution (talk): "Generalized perturbation theory-based optimization procedure applied to hybrid fusion-fission nuclear systems",  G. Ciocari, R. Gatto

• December 22, 2021: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• Jun 21-25, 2021: 47th European Conference on Plasma Physics (EPS), virtual conference. Contribution (poster): "Moderate beta baseline scenario in preparation to D-T operations at JET", V.K. Zotta, L. Garzotti, F.J. Casson, D. Frigione, R. Gatto, F. Koechi, E. Lerche, P. Lomas, C. Mazzotta, G. Pucella, F. Rimnii, M. Sertoli, D. Van Eester, and JET Contributors.

• 16 June 2021: ENEA-FUNFI workshop, virtual. Contribution (talk): "An MCNP-FISPACT neutronic analysis on a fusion-fission model", C. Romagnoli, N. Burgio, R. Gatto, A. Santagata

• 16 June 2021: ENEA-FUNFI workshop, virtual. Contribution (talk): "Studio della fertilizzazione del torio in un sistema ibrido", S. Murgo, R. Gatto, F. Panza

• April 30, 2021: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• November 25-27, 2020: FUNFI 4: 4th International Conference on Fusion-Fission Sub-critical Systems for Waste Management and Safety, Moscow, Russia. Contributions: (1) Talk: "A reactivity monitoring method for fusion-fission hybrid reactors", R. Gatto, N. Burgio, M. Carta, V. Fabrizio, A. Gandini, V. Peluso, M. Ripani, M.B. Sciarretta. (2) Talk: "Novel hybrid reactor concept based on Ignitor technologies and physics",  B. Coppi, M. Ciotti, R. Gatto, F. Panza, A. Cardinali, M. Ripani, G. Ricco.

• November 9-13, 2020: 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Virtual Meeting. Contribution: Poster: "Novel hybrid reactor concepts based on Ignitor technology and physics", M. Ciotti, B. Coppi, R. Gatto, F. Panza, A. Cardinali

• June 26, 2020: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (teleconference)

• April 20-22, 2020: Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, Santa Rosa, California, USA. Contribution: Oral: "Effective longitudinal electron thermal conductivity resulting from magnetic reconnection in thermonuclear electron heating regimes", R. Gatto, B. Coppi, B. Basu

• February 26, 2020: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy (absent).

• October 21-25, 2019: 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Contribution: Oral: "Fusion burning in magnetically confined toroidal plasma", R. Gatto, B. Coppi, A. Cardinali, B. Basu

• October 21-25, 2019: 61th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Contribution: Oral: "Magneto-thermal reconnection processes and tridimensional ignition", D. Grasso, B. Coppi, R. Gatto

• 2 Oct 2019: 3rd ENEA-FUNFI workshop, CRE Frascati, Italy. Contribution (oral): "A reactivity monitoring method for hybrid fusion-fission reactors", N. Burgio, R. Gatto

• Jul 16, 2019: CIRTEN Directive Counsil, Milan, Italy.

• Jul 8-12, 2019: 46th European Conference on Plasma Physics (EPS), Milan, Italy. Contribution (poster): "Three-dimensional features in burning plasmas", B. Coppi, B. Basu, R. Gatto, V. Ricci, R. Spigler

• 22 May 2019: 2nd ENEA-FUNFI workshop, CRE Frascati, Italy. Contribution (talk): "Neutronic studies of hybrid systems", N. Burgio, R. Gatto

• April 15-17, 2019:  Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, Princeton, NY USA. Contribution (poster): "Fusion Burning in Magnetically Confined Toroidal Plasmas", R. Gatto, B. Coppi

• 24-28 March 2019: European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM/IGORR), Crowne Plaza Dead Sea Resor, Jordan. Contribution (talk): "Analysis of Critical and Sub-Critical Configurations of the KUCA Reactor with MCNP using JEFF 3.3 Nuclear Dataset", N. Burgio, A. Santagata, V. Fabrizio, R. Gatto, G.M. Tofani

• 13 February 2019: 1st ENEA-FUNFI workshop, CRE Frascati, Italy. Attendance.

• November 5-9, 2018: 60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Portland, Oregon, USA. Contribution: Oral: "Magnetic reconnection sustained by the thermonuclear heating of the electron population", R. Gatto, B. Coppi

• October 22-27, 2018: 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018), Gandhinagar, India. Contribution: Poster: "Endogenous Magnetic Reconnection and Associated Processes of Relevance to Fusion Burning plasmas", B. Coppi, B. Basu, P. Buratti, A. Cardinali, R. Gatto

• June 6, 2018: Giornata di studio Fisica del Plasma e Matematica Applicata, il ruolo della matematica nello sviluppo della fisica del plasma, Aula Marconi, CNR Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma. Contribution: Talk "Magnetic reconnection sustained by the thermonuclear heating of the electron population" R. Gatto, B. Coppi

• Apr 23-25, 2018: International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, Auburn, AL, USA. Contribution: Poster: "Magnetic reconnection sustained by the thermonuclear heating of the electron population", R. Gatto, B. Coppi

• March 26-28, 2018: First National Meeting on DTT Physics. "Web site"

• 20 February 2018: Workshop "New directions for nuclear fusion research envisioned at the international level - Recognized contributions by this field to space physics and high energy astrophysics", Universita' Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Piazza Grazioli, Roma, Italy. Invited contribution: Talk: "Endogenous magnetic reconnection and associated processes of relevance to fusion burning plasmas", R. Gatto, B. Coppi, B. Basu, P. Buratti

• December 2017: V edizione della Giornata di orientamento agli studi - presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Parigi. brochure".

• Oct 23-27, 2017: 59th annual APS Plasma Physics Division conference, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Contribution: Poster: "Magnetic reconnection driven by thermonuclear burning", R. Gatto, B. Coppi

• 11 September 2017: National Symposium "Interdisciplinary and science based research on nuclear fusion and high energy plasmas ", Universita' Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Piazza Grazioli, Roma, Italy. Event honoring Arrigo Sestero. Contribution: Talk: "Magnetic reconnection in burning plasmas", R. Gatto

• 19 June 2017: Workshop "Current and Rediscovered Scaling Laws: New Perspectives and Initiatives in Fusion Research", Universita' Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, Piazza Grazioli, Roma, Italy. Contribution: Talk: "Two-fluid analysis of ignition conditions" , R. Gatto.

• 26 May 2017: Workshop"Polarized fuel for nuclear fusion", ENEA Frascati, room Bruno Brunelli. program .

• 5 May 2017: Seminar "The tilted toroidal field coil concept for tokamaks", École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - Swiss Plasma Center, Lausanne, Switzerland. announcement" , R. Gatto.

• Oct 26-28, 2016: FUNFI2 2016 - 2nd International Conference on Fusion for Neutrons and Sub-Critical Nuclear Fission Waste Management and Safety. 26-28 Oct 2016, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Italy. Contribution: Article: "The possible role of the Italian Universities consortium CIRTEN for the engineering study of a fission-fusion hybrid reactor", M.Ricotti, A. Cammi, L. Luzzi, M. Mariani, E. Zio, A.P. Di Maio, G. Vella, B.Bozzini, G. Caruso, R. Gatto, S. Dulla, M. Ferraris, P. Ravetto, L. Savoldi, G. Vecchi, R. Zanino.

• Sept 5, 2016: SOFT 2016 - Symposium on Fusion Technology. 5-9 Sept 2016, Prague, Czech Republic. Contribution: Abstract: "The tilted toroidal field concept for advanced tokamak", poster: "The tilted toroidal field concept for advanced tokamaks"

• July 23, 2015: PolFusion - one day discussion Meeting (Round-Table on perspectives and milestones on nuclear fusion with polarized fuels). July 23RD, 2015 - IUSS, Via Scienze 41b, 44121 Ferrara (Italy). Contribution: Talk "Depolarization mechanisms in thermonuclear plasmas"

ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZING ACTIVITY

• April, 2024: President of the Evaluating Commettee for "Borse studio Newcleo - 59/2023", Sapienza.

• March, 2024: Member of the Evaluating Commettee for "Assegno di Ricerca cat. B - AR-B 56/2023", Sapienza.

• May 2, 2023: President of the Evaluating Commettee for the Doctoral Degree in Physics at Rome 3 University of Rome.

• March, 2023: Member of the Evaluating Commettee for "Assegno di Ricerca cat. B 39/2022", Sapienza.

• March 13, 2023: Riunione Sezione Nucleare (CIRTEN + Plasma physics). G. Caruso, M. Frullini, R. Gatto, F. Giannetti, L. Gramiccia, A. Tassone.

• March 6, 2023: Seminar Energy from nuclear fusion, seriously: from fundamental physics to astrophysics , Prof. Bruno Coppi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Referent: R. Gatto. Location: Palazzo Baleani, Sapienza University of Rome, room 3. Advertisement.

• February 2023: Member of the Evaluating Commettee for a RTD position.

• February 20-24, 2023: newcleo week - Series of events in the presence of Newcleo representatives. Referent: R. Gatto. Location: Palazzo Baleani, Sapienza University of Rome, Meeting room 2 or 3. Advertisement.

• September 7-15, 2022: Workshop on "Plasma physics application to magnetic fusion and astrophysical problems". Referent: R. Gatto. Location: Palazzo Baleani, Sapienza University of Rome, Meeting room 3.

• August 30, 2022: Riunione Sezione Nucleare (Discussione sulla programmazione di personale). G. Caruso, M. Frullini, R. Gatto, F. Giannetti, L. Gramiccia, A. Tassone.

• May 20, 2022: Nuclear fusion: the recent experimental campain of the Joint European Torus with record energy production, Room 36, Civil and Industrial Engineering Faculty, San Pietro in Vincoli, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome. Organizers: S. Gabriellini, R. Gatto, V.K. Zotta, DIAEE-Sapienza. Speakers: R. Gatto (sapienza), L. Garzotti (JET), S. Gabriellini (Sapienza), V.K. Zotta (Sapienza). "Flyer"."  "Introduction to magnetic fusion"." by Renato Gatto  "Overview of results of scenario development for high fusion performance from DTE2 campaign at JET." by Luca Garzotti  "Research activity on tokamak plasmas at Sapienza" talk by Stefano Gabriellini and Vito Konrad Zotta 

• October 29, 2021: Riunione Sezione Nucleare (Discussione sulla programmazione di personale). G. Caruso, M. Frullini, R. Gatto, F. Giannetti, L. Gramiccia, A. Tassone.

• June 18, 2021: Riunione Sezione Nucleare (Discussione sullo sviluppo della Sezione). G. Caruso, R. Gatto, F. Giannetti, L. Gramiccia, A. Tassone.

• June 14, 2021: Riunione Sezione Nucleare (Elezione nuovo coordinatore di Sezione). G. Caruso, M. Frullini, R. Gatto, F. Giannetti, L. Gramiccia, A. Tassone.

• March 9,16,23,30, 2018: Cycle of four seminars: Monte Carlo Simulation for the Transport of Nuclear Particles, Advertisement. Room L006, Palazzo Baleani, Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 244, Rome. Organizers: R. Gatto, DIAEE-Sapienza.

• March 2, 2016: Fusione nucleare, esplorazione dello spazio e astrofisica di frontiera: ricerche correlate, storia e ostacoli (Nuclear fusion, space exploration and cutting-edge astrophysics: correlated research, history and obstacles) - one day Meeting, Sala del Chiostro, Civil and Industrial Engineering Faculty, Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, San Pietro in Vincoli, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome. Organizers: L Ferroni, R. Gatto, DIAEE-Sapienza. Speakers: F. Alladio (ENEA, Frascati), L. Bonolis (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin), F. Magistrelli (ENEA, Frascati), B. Coppi (MIT). "La nascita e gli sviluppi della ricerca sui plasmi e sulla fusione nucleare in Italia." by Luisa Bonolis and Franca Magistrelli, MIT Report, 2010. Part I "La nascita e gli sviluppi della ricerca sui plasmi e sulla fusione nucleare in Italia." by Luisa Bonolis and Franca Magistrelli, MIT Report, 2010, Part II  "Cos'e' la fusione nucleare?" talk by Franco Alladio  "La nascita delle ricerche sulla fusione nucleare in Italia." talk by Luisa Bonolis  "Ricerca su fusione nucleare, spazio e tecnologie avanzate. Ostacoli frapposti alla dimostrazione di fattibilita' scientifica." talk by Bruno Coppi 

• April 15, 2015: Talk Valori sottostimati dell'ingegneria, tecnologie avanzate e iniziative multidisciplinari (Engineering understimated values, advanced technologies and multi-disciplinary initiatives), Sala del Chiostro, Civil and Industrial Engineering Faculty, Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, San Pietro in Vincoli, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome. Organizers: L Ferroni, R. Gatto, DIAEE-Sapienza. Speakers: B. Coppi (MIT).