Major
research interests
Emphasis
- Development of
mathematical models, mainly based on partial differential equations, with
critical assessment of underlying hypotheses and limits of applicability.
- Implementation in
computer codes, verification of numerical convergence.
- Validation against
experimental data.
- Collaborative effort on the conception
and realization of experiments at different laboratories.
Research work
- Author or co-author of about 90
papers in refereed international journals, about 30 papers in the proceedings of international
conferences, and two book chapters. A list of publications with some downloadable
papers is available .
- Referee for Adv.
Cryo. Eng., Computer Phys. Comm., Contrib.
Plasma Phys., Cryogenics, Fus. Eng. Des.,
Fusion Science & Technol., IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.,
J. Fus. Energy, J. Nucl.
Mater.,
J. Plasma Phys., Supercond. Science & Technol..
- Principal investigator in
research contracts, e.g., with EURATOM, ENEA, F4E, MiUR.