Personal Page of Concettina Sfienti

 

I am sympathetic and communicative, flexible but determined and practical though visionary. Inevitably these features characterize my professional activities as well.

I love making science come alive: the originality and success of my work is evident not only in my publication record, but also from invitations to present plenary talks and lectures.

Working with students has always been an important aspect of my scientific career. Many students have carried on their Master and PhD thesis works on my experimental programs. One of the most rewarding aspects of my work, is to witness and encourage the unfolding of a young researcher’s potential.

My research approach provides on the one hand the opportunity of beginning with new and quite different projects and on the other hand with the determination to bring these projects to completion. I prize the development of detectors that advance the state-of-the-art as the way to reach beyond conventional measurements.

Scientific CV

  • Since October 2010 Full Professor, University of Mainz, Germany
  • November 2008 – October 2010 Assistant Professor, University of Catania, Italy
  • August 2002 – October 2008 Research Associate, GSI, Germany
  • February 2001 – July 2002 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, GSI, Germany
  • 2001: Alexander von Humboldt Stipendium
  • October 2000 – January 2001 Research Associate, GSI, Germany
  • March 2000 – August 2000 Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Catania, Italy
  • March 2000 PhD in Physics (summa cum laude), University of Catania, Italy
  • 1999: Italian Physical Society Award
  • November 1996 – October 1999 PhD grant, University of Catania, Italy
  • July 1996 Degree in Physics (summa cum laude), University of Catania, Italy
  • February 1995 – October 1996 Undergraduate fellowship of the INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Italy

Research interests

  • Structure and reactions of strongly interacting matter
  • New particles and interactions
  • Strangeness in nuclear physics
  • Neutron stars and the nuclear Equation Of State
  • Detector development
  • Fast digital electronic development