THESIS

THESES SUPERVISED at SAPIENZA

[D]=Dottorato, [M] Magistrale, [T]=Triennale

• [D] Nov 2017-Oct 2020 (PhD program XXIII): Giovanni Mariano, "Computational fusion neutronics" (ENEA Frascati)

• [D] Nov 2018-Sep 2021 (PhD program XXIV): Elmira Pirshayan, "Artificial intelligence studies of JET discharges"

•  [D] Nov 2019-Oct 2022 (PhD program XXV): Vito Konrad Zotta, "Prediction and analysis of JET fusion performances based on reduced first principle transport models" (JET Culham & ENEA Frascati)

• [D] Nov 2020-Oct 2023 (PhD program XXVI): Antonella Tamburrino, "Characterization of a new pixelated detector for fast neutrons diagnostics on fusion reactors" (ENEA Frascati)

• [D] Nov 2021-Oct 2024 (PhD program XXXVII): Stefano Gabriellini, "Operational scenario of relevance to JET and JT-60SA tokamak devices" (Jet and JT-60SA)

• [D] Nov 2022-Oct 2025 (PhD program XXXVIII): Davide Rotilio, "Burn-up studies of molten salt fuel for fission reactors" (UC Berkeley)

• [D] Nov 2023-Oct 2026 (PhD program XXXIX): Cristiano Leoni, "Operational scenario of relevance to JET and JT-60SA tokamak devices" (UC Berkeley)

• [M] May 2016: Matteo D'Onorio, "Reactivity changes due to geometric deformation of the core of a Fast Neutron Reactor" (DER/SPRC/LEDC CEA Cadarache)

• [M] Apr 2017: Marco Cavallone, "Design of a bolometer for the investigation of advanced divertor scenarios in the TCV tokamak" (EPFL Swiss Plasma Center, Lausanne)

•  [M] 17 Oct 2017: Giovanni Mariano, "Neutronics calculations with MCNP Monte Carlo code for the design of DEMO fusion reactor" (ENEA Frascati)

•  [M] 26 Jan 2018: Denise Trombetta, "Neutron analyses with MCNP code for the deign and integration of Electron Cyclotron heating systems in DEMO fusion reactor" (ENEA Frascati)

• [M] July 2018: Maria Beatrice Sciarretta, "A reactivity monitoring method for subcritical reactors. Simulation of an experimental exercise" (ENEA Casaccia)

• [M] December 2018: Gian Marco Tofani, "Development of critical/sub-critical configurations of the reactor KUGA employing Monte Carlo techniques: comparison with experimental data" (ENEA Casaccia)           

• [M] May 2019: Silvia Di Sarra, "Use of Monte Carlo techniques to evaluate the neutronic background response for Dark Matter MoscaB2L at Gran Sasso National Laboratory" (ENEA Casaccia - INFN Gran Sasso)

• [M] May 2019: Sabino Miani, "Application of the multigroup neutron diffusion theory to the study of the fusion-fission hybrid reactor concept"

• [M] July 2019: Vito Konrad Zotta, "Predictive modelling of JET's baseline scenarios in preparation to D-T operations" (JET-Culham)

• [M] March 2020: Giulia Porto, "MC+FISPACT calculations for hybrid fusion-fission nuclear systems" (ENEA-Casaccia)

• [M] April 2020: Johan Cufe, "Validation of reduced nuclide chaines by the adjoint formulation of the Bateman equations" (CEA-Saclay)

• [M] July 2021: Cristiana Romagnoli, "An MCNP-FISPACT neutronic analysis on a fusion-fission reactor model" (ENEA-Casaccia)

• [M] July 2021: Stefano Gabriellini, "Modelling of neon seeded and unseeded baseline pulses" (JET-Culham)

• [M] July 2021: Stefano Murgo, "Studio della fertilizzazione del torio in un sistema ibrido" (ENEA-Casaccia)

• [M] July 2022: Gourav Sharma, "A numerical solver for the Bateman equation: application to the Thorium fuel cycle"

• [M] October 2022: Davide Rotilio, "A compact, high-field tokamak based hybrid fusion-fission system with proven technologies"

• [M] Dec 2022: Gianluca Ciocari, "Metodo di ottimizzazione basato sulla teoria generalizzata perturbativa, con applicazione ai sistemi ibridi fusione-fissione"

• [M] June 2023: Cristiano Leoni, "Core-edge modelling of particle transport in JET baseline plasmas"

• [M] March 2024: Cosimo Sandullo, "Proliferation risks from magnetic fusion"

• [T] Mar 2014: Claudia Colandrei, " Combustibili avanzati di interesse fusionistico e il progetto CANDOR "

• [T] Nov 2014: Alessandro Tannino, "La strada verso l'ignizione. La filosofia ad alto campo magnetico"

• [T] Dec 2014: Marco Cavallone, "Combustibili avanzati per reattori a fusione: potenzialita' delle reazioni P-D e P-B11"

• [T] Dec 2014: Fabrizio Giammarco, "Combustibili polarizzati per fusione nucleare"

• [T] Dec 2014: Serena Sanna, "Reattori a fusione basati sulle configurazioni tokamak e stellarator"

• [T] Dec 2014: Lorenzo Spera, "Problemi delle forze elettromagnetiche sui magneti per i reattori a fusione"

• [T] Mar 2015: Arianna Serpi, "Confinamento magnetico ed inerziale: un parallelo"

• [T] Mar 2015: Nathan Valabrega, "Metodi di riscaldamento di plasmi toroidali"

• [T] Nov 2015: Giordano Genovese, "Ignition regimes in compact, high-field tokamas"

• [T] Nov 2015: Davide Falco, "Energy confinement scaling laws for tokamak plasmas

• [T] Nov 2015: Valerio Colenghi, "Confinement regimes in tokamas"

• [T] Dic 2015: Francesca Perondi, "Electromagnetic forces on tokamak's toroidal magnets"

• [T] May 2016: Luca Pulignani, "Compact tokamaks as neutron sources for transmutation and material testing"

• [T] Oct 2016: Fabio Galgano, "Ignition studies for the thermonuclear reaction p-B11 in a magnetized, high-temperature plasma"

• [T] May 2017: Valentina Fazio, "Problemi di dimensionamento e limiti tecnologici dei reattori a fusione a confinamento magnetico di tipo tokamak."

• [T] July 2017: Andrea Cavaliere, "Charged particle motion in tokamaks"

• [T] November 2018: Stefano Murgo, "Operational scenarios for tilted tokamaks"

• [T] July 2019: Filippo Maria Bussoletti, "Fusion plasma heating with anisotropic heat diffusion"

• [T] Nov 2019: Alberto Cardone, "Plasma heating with non-constant energy confinement time"

• [T] Nov 2019: Lucrezia Ricci, "Study of minor actinide transmutation and tritium production in a hybrid fusion-fission reactor"

Member of Laurea Committees w/o tutored students: Oct 2014, Dec 2015, Mar 2017, May 2021, Oct 2021, Jan 2023.

Member of Ph.D. Committees w/o tutored students: Dottorato XXIX Ciclo, Feb. 2017.