Notizie
General information:
https://renatogatto.site.uniroma1.it/teaching
FALL SEMESTER
Course "Modern Physics for Engineers"
Course "Neutronic Design of Nuclear Systems"
SPRING SEMESTER
Course "Nuclear Reactor Theory"
Course "Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion"
Curriculum
Renato Gatto
Associate Professor, Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
Address: Palazzo Baleani, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 244 - 00186 Rome, Italy
Area of Expertise: Energy. Nuclear energy production. Nuclear reactor theory. Fusion physics and technology. Turbulence in fluids and plasmas.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA: Ph.D. Degree in Nuclear Engineering, December 1996; M.A. Degree in Physics, May 1997
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: Laurea in Nuclear Engineering, academic year 1988-89
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Exchange Scholar, September 1992 - May 1993, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, USA
Thesis student, June 1991 - August 1992, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
Thesis student, September 1988 - May 1989, ENEA (Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment) Reserach Center, Frascati, Italy
EMPLOYMENTS
Present positions: Associate Professor, November 2013 to date. Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Roma, Italy
Past positions: Adjunct Associate Professor, January 2021 - October 2013, Department of Mathematics, Loyola University "John Felice Center" Rome ,Italy. Adjunct Associate Professor, January 2010 - May 2013, Department of Mathematics, Natual Sciences and Computer Sciences, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. Professor (Italian Ministry of University and Research's "Rientro dei Cervelli" Program), May 2004 - December 2009, Department of Physics, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy. Assistant Scientist, June 2002 - February 2004, Department of Physics - Plasma Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Research Associate, June 1998 - May 2002, Department of Physics - Plasma Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Post-Doctoral Position, June 1997 - May 1998, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory & General Atomics, CA, USA. Research Assistant, June 1991 - December 1996, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Teaching Assistant, August 1990 - May 1991, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
ADDITIONAL AFFILIATIONS and APPOINTMENTS
Member, Board of Directors, Jan 2019-Dec 2022, Intra-University Consortium for Nuclear Technology Research (CIRTEN), Italy
Associate, Jan 2019-Dec 2021, Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Italy
Associate, Jan 2019-Aug 2020, National Research Council (C.N.R.)-Institute of Complex Systems, Italy
Member, June 2006-Dec 2010, June 2017 to date, Nuclear Physics National Institute (I.N.F.N.), Italy
Member, June 2007-Dec 2010, National Institute for Astrophysics (I.N.A.F.), Italy
Member, Jan 2018 to date, European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Referent, Dec 2016 to date, Memorandum of Understanding Sapienza-ITER
Representative to General Assembly, Jan 2018 to date, FuseNet-Sapienza