FABRIZIO FREZZA

Students enrolled on the Courses, or interested in, are invited to contact the Teacher at: fabrizio.frezza@uniroma1.it, as well as to register on relevant Moodle E-learning and Google Classroom platforms (see details below).
 
Teacher's Zoom personal meeting room:
bit.ly/FabrizioFrezzaRoom
Meeting ID: 647 771 0632
Passcode: 9T9WQE 

Courses to be taught in the first semester, academic year 2025-26, STARTING September 22, 2025:
 
MICROWAVES, Part II
place and time: Faculty of Engineering, via Eudossiana 18, building RM031, room 23; Mondays and Tuesdays: time 10:00 to 12:00; Wednesdays and Thursdays: time 14:00 to 16:00
 
OPIS Code: ZSCQWL85
 
Moodle e-learning platform: 
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=7049
 
Google Classroom platform:
Course code: j47faqk
 
YouTube channel (short lessons) bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezza
bit.ly/videofrezzaadvanced
bit.ly/videofrezzaEM
bit.ly/videofrezzahistory
 
portal EMpossible, course Microwave Engineering:
https://empossible.net/academics/emp4301_5302/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYQF5WvJdJVsGsjkVBz6Odf9aJxbd2Hv
 
Propaedeutics: Knowledge of mathematical analysis, general physics, circuit theory, signal theory, basic electromagnetics (see, e.g. F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015).
Main Textbook: F. Frezza and P. Simeoni: Planar Guiding Structures, 2025.
Additional Reference: C.A. Balanis, Balanis' Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 3rd Ed., Wiley, 2024.
Textbook in Italian: F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi Elettromagnetici II, Rome, July 2013.

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ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS, METAMATERIALS AND PLASMONICS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC APPLICATIONS: starts on Tuesday September 23rd, ends on Thursday December 19th
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Place and time: via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, building RM031: room 17, from 16:00 to 19:00 (on Tuesdays); room 3 from 10:00 to 12:00 (on Thursdays)
 
OPIS Code: G6L0Q7SC (Nanotechnology Engineering); Z5RWJIHE (Electronics Engineering)
 
Moodle e-learning platform (Course materials): 
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=4275
 
Google Classroom platform (Course communications):
Course code: eztdd4s
 
YouTube channel (short lessons) bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezzamaterials
bit.ly/videofrezzaEM
 
Portal EMpossible, course 21st Century Electromagnetics:
https://empossible.net/academics/21cem/
Short videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYQF5WvJdJUEigxTWuxP-jXiFogqWSSZ
 
Textbooks
L. Solymar, E. Shamonina, Waves in Metamaterials, Oxford University Press, 2009.
I. Staude, T. Pertsch, Introduction to Nanooptics.
W. Cai, V. Shalaev, Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2010.
Slides, tutorials, papers available on the Course Moodle area.
Propaedeutic material: F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015.
 
Reference Texts
Metamaterials Handbook, F. Capolino Editor, CRC Press, 2 vols., 2009.
L. Novotny, B. Hecht, Principles of Nano-Optics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
L. Solymar, D. Walsh, R.R.A. Syms, Electrical properties of materials, 10th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2019.
J.D. Joannopoulos, S.G. Johnson, J.N. Winn, R.D. Meade, Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light, 2nd Edition, Princeton University Press, 2008.
European Commission Studies and Reports, "Nanostructured metamaterials", Exchange between experts in electromagnetics and material science, Editors: S. Tretyakov, P. Barois, T. Scharf, V. Kruglyak, and I. Bergmair
(free download at: https://op.europa.eu/it/publication-detail/-/publication/89acfa5b-d6f3-4...).
C. Simovski, S. Tretyakov, An Introduction to Metamaterials and Nanophotonics, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
C.A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 3rd edn. (Wiley, New York, 2024).
 
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CAMPI ELETTROMAGNETICI, FONDAMENTI DI CAMPI ELETTROMAGNETICI (sede di Latina): inizio martedì 23 settembre 2025, termine venerdì 19 dicembre 2025
Luogo: aula 9, edificio LT005, Viale Andrea Doria, Latina.
Orario: dalle 10:00 alle 13:00 il martedì; dalle 10:00 alle 13:00 e dalle 14:00 alle 17:00 il venerdì
 
Codice OPIS: G5Y1DLJR
 
piattaforma e-learning Moodle: 
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=7156
 
piattaforma Google Classroom:
codice del Corso: 7puhnua
 
canale YouTube (brevi lezioni) bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezzaEM
bit.ly/videofrezzacartoons
bit.ly/videofrezzahistory
 
portale EMpossible, corso Electromagnetic Field Theory:
https://empossible.net/academics/emp3302/
portal EMpossible, course Microwave Engineering:
https://empossible.net/academics/emp4301_5302/
Short videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYQF5WvJdJUEigxTWuxP-jXiFogqWSSZ
 
Testi:
F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi elettromagnetici I.
F. Frezza, Complementi di Campi elettromagnetici.
F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi elettromagnetici II. 
P. Burghignoli, Esercizi svolti di Campi elettromagnetici.
Materiale delle lezioni e delle esercitazioni distribuito dai docenti.
F. Frezza, Compendio di Campi elettromagnetici, Aracne, 2013.
F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015.
P. Bassi e C. Zaniboni, Introduzione ai Campi elettromagnetici (nuova edizione), Bononia University Press, 2020.
N. C. Karmakar, Fields and Waves in Electromagnetic Communications (Wiley, New York, 2023).
F. Ulaby, U. Ravaioli, Fondamenti di campi elettromagnetici, ottava edizione, Pearson, 2021.
C.A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 3rd edn. (Wiley, New York, 2024).
G. Gerosa, P. Lampariello, Lezioni di Campi elettromagnetici (seconda edizione), Edizioni Ingegneria 2000, Roma, 2006.
N. C. Karmakar, Fields and Waves in Electromagnetic Communications, Wiley, New York, 2023.
 
 

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Courses to be taught in the second semester, academic year 2025-26:

ELEMENTI DI COMUNICAZIONE TECNICO-SCIENTIFICA (ECTS)
Luogo: ... Sede di San Pietro in Vincoli, via Eudossiana 18
Orario: ...
 
Codice OPIS: 2CTKT6NB
 
piattaforma e-learning Moodle: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=17472
 
piattaforma Google Classroom:
codice del Corso: a3xc4ui
 
canale YouTube (brevi lezioni) bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezzacartoons
bit.ly/videofrezzahistory
 
portale EMpossible: course Research Methods: Professional Communication:
https://empossible.net/academics/research-methods/
 
https://empossible.net/category/advice-from-the-emprofessor/
 
Testi:
F.S. Marzano, A. d’Alessandro, F. Frezza, Materiali del Corso distribuiti dal docente (Moodle&Classroom)
E. Matricciani, La scrittura tecnico-scientifica, Maggioli Editore, 2023
F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi elettromagnetici II, Parte IV: Bibliografia
C. Beccari, F. Canavero, U. Rossetti e P. Valabrega, Saper comunicare: cenni di scrittura tecnico-scientifica, Politecnico di Torino, 2020.
George M. Whitesides, “Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper”, Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, pp. 1375-1377 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3mrRH2aS98).
J. Schimel, “Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded”, Oxford University Press, 2012.
 
ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETICS AND SCATTERING (AE&S): will start in February 2026; will end in May 2026
 
On Thursdays (room 37, from 17:00 to 19:00) and Fridays (room 20, from 14:00 to 17:00), via Eudossiana 18, Rome
Codice OPIS: BP83F721
Moodle e-learning platform (Course materials): 
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=2210
 
Google Classroom platform (Course communications):
Google Classroom platform:
Course code: z5e4lsy
 
YouTube channel (short lessons) bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezzaadvanced
bit.ly/videofrezzaEM
bit.ly/videofrezzaleaky
bit.ly/videofrezzamathematics
bit.ly/videofrezzahistory
 
Portal EMpossible:
 
course 21st Century Electromagnetics:
https://empossible.net/academics/21cem/
 
https://empossible.net/resources/em-resources/
https://empossible.net/software-resources/
 
Propaedeutics: Knowledge of mathematical analysis, general physics, circuit theory, signal theory, basic electromagnetics (see, e.g. F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015).
Main Textbook: F. Frezza and P. Simeoni: Planar Guiding Structures, 2025.
Additional References: C.A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 3rd Ed., Wiley, 2024; K. Barkeshli, Advanced Electromagnetics and Scattering Theory, Springer, 2015; L. Tsang, J.A. Kong, K.-H. Ding, Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves: Theories and Applications, Wiley, 2000.
Textbook in Italian: F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi Elettromagnetici II, Rome, July 2013.
Additional References:
C.A. Balanis, Balanis’Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 3rd Ed., Wiley, 2024.
T. Itoh (Editor), Numerical techniques for microwave and millimeter-wave passive structures, Wiley, New York, 1989.
K. Barkeshli, Advanced Electromagnetics and Scattering Theory, Springer, 2015.
S. J. Orfanidis, Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas, http://eceweb1.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/, 2016.
S. Ramo, J.R. Whinnery, T. Van Duzer, Campi e onde nell'elettronica per le comunicazioni, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2006.
F. Gori, Elementi di Ottica, Accademica, Roma, 1997.
R. E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, 2nd Edition, IEEE Press, New York, 1991.
D.G. Dudley, Mathematical foundations for electromagnetic theory, IEEE Press, New York, 1994.
R.C. Booton, Computational methods for electromagnetics and microwaves, Wiley, New York, 1992.
C.A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 4th Ed., Wiley, 2016.
A. Ishimaru, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Radiation and Scattering: from fundamentals to applications, 2nd Ed., IEEE Press, 2017.
L. Tsang, J.A. Kong, K.-H. Ding, Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves: Theories and Applications, Wiley, 2000.

Textbook in Italian
F. Frezza, Lezioni di Campi Elettromagnetici II, Roma, luglio 2013.
 

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Course taught for the last time in academic year 2018-19
 
Nanostructured Materials and Components for Electromagnetic Applications (NMCE)
Moodle e-learning platform: 
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=4274
 
Google Classroom platform:
Course code: mufxmkc
 
YouTube channel bit.ly/videofrezza:
bit.ly/videofrezzamaterials
bit.ly/videofrezzaEM