Giorgio RICCOBENE
Giorgio Riccobene
graduated in 1996 (Univ. of Catania)
PhD in physics in 2000 (Univ. of Catania).
My main reasearch field is Astroparticle Physics as:
Member of the ANTARES Collaboration
Member of the KM3NeT (km3 scale neutrino telescope) Collaboration: INFN-LNS Representative in the Institution Board. Former Coordinator of the Test and Calibration Working Group of the Steering Committe of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope
I am also Principal Investigator of the ONDE and SMO acoustic deep sea observatories and INFN Responsible for the FOCUS-ERC project
I am member of the technical Advisory Board of the Baikal NT experiment and consultant of the Italian Ministry of the environment (Airgun technical board)
I have a number of outreach records, including participation to the editorial board of “Asimmetrie” the INFN magazine (www.asimmetrie.it)
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0600-2774
Giorgio Maria Riccobene, born in Catania, Italy, in 1973.
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Laurea (M.Sc.) cum Laude in 1996 and PhD in 2000, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, University of Catania.
JOB POSITIONS
2000-2001: Post-doc fellowships at Univ. of Catania and Centro Siciliano di Fisica Nucleare
2001-2004: Assegno di Ricerca INFN (2001-2004).
2004- 2017: full staff researcher at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud
2017-today: advance researcher at INFN LNS.
TEACHING AND ACADEMIA
2008-2018: Co-lecturer “Astroparticle Physics” course, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania
2019-today: Professore a Contratto, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, “Astroparticle Physics"course
2017/today: member of Collegio dei Docenti del Dottorato in Fisica, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania
Co-tutor of:
20 M.Sc Thesis
2 B.Sc thesis
4 Ph.D Thesis
AWARDS
Futuro In Ricerca (FIRB) grant MIUR 2008 for the SMO project (684 k€)
RESULTS AND FIGURES
Scopus: 5638 citations, H-index 36;
Google Scholar: 10139 Citations, H-Index 48, i-10 index 119
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Master's Degree in Physics - 1st Year
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS - DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Master's Degree in Physics - 2nd Year
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Master's Degree in Physics - 2nd Year
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
Nuclear Physics
ALadin (A Large Dipole Magnet). Exploration of liquid-gas-like phase transitions in nuclear matter.
High-energy astro-particle physics and neutrino fundamental properties
1998/2014: Neutrino Mediterranean Observatory (NEMO) and KM3NeT-Italia.Pilot technological and scientific demonstrator for underwater neutrino telescope
Member of the project technical board, sea operation manager for seawater properties studies, coordinator of the acoustic positioning group, coordinator of electronics integration
2000/today: ANTARES (Abyssal Neutrino telescope for Astronomy Research). Demonstrator underwater detector for cosmic neutrino detection, Dark matter studies, neutrino properties
2006/today: KM3NeT – International Collaboration.First km3 scale underwater neutrino detector for astronomy and fundamental physics studies
Coordination: member of the project steering committee (2012-2019), coordinator of the “Detector test and calibration” . member of the Institution Board (2021)
Multidisciplinary underwater detectors and infrastructures
2003-2007: OnDE (Ocean Noise detection Experiment) – INFN, Univ. Pavia.
Coordination: Principal investigator
2007/2010: ESONET (European Sea Observatory, Network of Excellence)
Role: manager of the acoustic detectors for East Sicily node, INFN responsible for LIDO-Demonstration mission and Exchange of Personnel initiative
2008/2015: SMO (Submarine Multidisciplinary Observatory) – FIRB/MIUR 2008
Role: PI
2017/today: EMSO (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory) – ERIC
2013/2015: EMSO MEDIT PON-RC/PAC 2007-2013
Role: Member of the management committee
2018/today: FOCUS-ERC
Role: INFN Responsible for the Focus Project
2017/today: IDMAR (Infrastruttura Distribuita sul Mare) PO FESR 2014-2020
Role: Director of the execution of the contract for the installation of a novel DC-power and optical fiber system consisting in a 100 km-long electro-optical cable, Cable Termination Frame and medium voltage converters, on shore power supply and electro-optical distribution system, cost 15 M€, main contractor Alcatel Submarine Networks.
Particle Physics Neutrino fundamental properties study
2018/today: DUNE (Deep underground Neutrino experiment) – International Collaboration
2019/today: ICARUS – International Collaboration
Medical Physics
2018/today: PRO-SD (Proton Sound Detector) – INFN Project
Acoustic detection and characterisation of proton beams for radio-therapy
Tasks: Acoustic analysis, detector design
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
2009/2012: LNS delegate in the INFN the Computing and Network Committee 2014/today: Member of the Technical and Advisory Board of the Baikal Giant Volume Detector neutrino telescope
2014/today: Member of the technical board on Airguns - Ministero dell'Ambiente e Tutela del territorio e del Mare
2019/2020: Head of Marine Infrastructures Service of LNS-INFN
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, BOOKS AND CONFERENCES
Referee of:
MDPI Sensors
Astroparticle Physics Journal, Elsevier. Most Valued reviewer 2014.
MDPI Micromachines
Ocean Engineering, Elsevier.
Scientific Reports, Nature
IEEE
2011-2019: Member of the editorial board of “Asimmetrie”, the INFN Magazine
2018: Editor of the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities (ARENA 2018), EPJ conference series
2013: Co-director of the International workshop: Cetacean echolocation and outer space neutrinos: ethology and physics for an interdisciplinary approach to underwater bioacoustics and astrophysical particles detection. School of Ethology. Erice, Italy
2017: Member of the organization committe of the Workshop “Il rumore antropico in mare e il suo impatto sui cetacei”, Catania, Italia
MAIN OUTREACH RECORDS
The Neutrino and the whale – N. Nosengo- Nature vol. 462; p. 560
Caccia ai neutrini nelle profondità del Mediterraneo – G. Riccobene, Le Stelle n.150(2016)
TG-Leonardo, Rai (2010)
Euronews, Futuris (2011)
Radio3 Scienza, Rai (2013 and 2015)
Nautilius, Rai Scuola: i neutrini (2014)
Memex, Rai Scuola: I luoghi della scienza: Catania (2016)
Superquark, Rai Uno: I neutrini (2020)
Darwin, Radio 24 (2020)