Work Address

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Theoretical Division, MS B213

Los Alamos, NM 87545

U.S.A.

Informatics

Perfect knowledge of the Mac OS X system and of all relevant programs

Good knowledge of UNIX-Linux and Windows system.

Languages

Italian: Mother tongue:

English: spoken and written, fluent - very good knowledge

French: spoken and written, almost bilingual - very good knowledge

German: spoken and written, fluent - very good knowledge

Teaching

April - July 2009

Supervisor of research internship.

February 2008 - March 2009

Co-supervisor of the MSc (Diploma) thesis (Cavity QED with superconductors and applications to the Casimir Effect).

April 2008 - July 2008

Teaching Assistant at the University of Potsdam: Advanced Theoretical Physics.

30 hours (SWS - Semester Wochen Stunde).

Level: Bachelor

April 2007 - July 2007

Teaching Assistant at the University of Potsdam: Advanced Theoretical Physics.

30 hours (SWS - Semester Wochen Stunde).

Level: Bachelor

September 2004 - January 2005

Temporary teaching contract at the Ecole Centrale Paris in AME (Experimental and Methodological Training in Physics) training courses.

60 hours

Level:  Third year of University education

Experiences

September 2008

Redaction of the German-Italian bilateral Vigoni - Program: Dispersion Forces and their applications to Nanotechnologies. Sponsored by the German Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and the Italian Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca e dall'Ateneo Italo-Tedesco the project provide funding (10.000 Euros) for travels in order to promote collaboration between two research (Italian and German) groups.

December 2002 - September 2004

Participation to the redaction and the negotiation phase of a Marie Curie Project (Early Stage Research Training) Quantum Physics Fundamental and Applied Research (QuFar). The project offers the possibility to apply for PhD or shorter periods at the Laboratories Kastler-Brossel (funding 1.110.000 Euros).

March 2002 - October 2002

External co-worker to the scientific project titled Atoms and Radiation (Physics Department of Palermo University) headed by Prof. Antonino Messina.

Member of the INFM (Palermo).

Education

June 21, 2005 - PhD Diploma

Thesis: Casimir Effect and Interaction between Surface Plasmons

Obtained with full marks (mention tres honorable, GPA 4/4)

PhD Thesis (available on http://tel.ccsd.cnrs.fr/tel-00009755)

October 2002 - June 2005

Ph.D. student at Kastler-Brossel Laboratory (Ecole Normale Superieure, University Pierre et Marie Curie and the French National Scientific Center-CNRS), as member of the group Quantum Fluctuations and relativity headed by Serge Reynaud and Astrid Lambrecht.

February 28, 2002 - Laurea (Italian graduating diploma)

Thesis: Formulation and resolution of a Master-Equation to study the effects of classical and quantum noise in trapped ions systems.

Obtained with the result of 110/110 cum laude (GPA 4/4).

Laurea thesis proposed for E. Guggino distinction.

November 1996 - February 2002

Undergraduate period to the Physics Department at Palermo University.

September 1991 - July 1996

Secondary School Diploma obtained with the result of 60/60 (full marks).

Research & Employment

November 2009 – LANL Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship

Two years long contract at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

February 2007 - Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

Twenty-four Months long fellowship + 4 Months German Course to carry out a long-term research project in cooperation with an Quantum Optics group at the Universitaet Potsdam (Germany)

June 2006 - EU Scholarship Contract (FASTNET)

Three months long contract at Potsdam University, in the group headed by Martin Wilkens and Carsten Henkel at Potsdam University.

January 2006 - Exchange Grants from ESF

Six months long Exchange Grants in the frame of the European Network QUDEDIS (Quantum Degenerate Dilute Systems) financed by the ESF (European Science Foundation). Visitor in the group headed by Martin Wilkens at Potsdam University.

Research Interests:

Quantum Electrodynamics, Casimir and Casimir-Polder Forces, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics, Decoherence of ultracold atoms and ions trapped (near surfaces or not)

Tel: +1 505 665 2305

Fax: +1 505 665 3003

E-mail: francesco_intravaia at lanl.gov

Web: www.cnls.lanl.gov/~intravaia/

Francesco Intravaia

Personal informations

Nationality: Italian

Birth place and date: Palermo (Italy) - July 21,1977