Santoro Romualdo

Biography

Santoro Romualdo is an experimental physicist selected as a researcher (RTD-B) at the Department of Science and Technology at the University of Insubria. Among the scientific responsibilities covered are: Co-Principal Investigator of the characterization project of sparkling plastic material for the identification of neutrons with high gamma rejection properties. (2016-2017). The Project was funded by Atomic Weapons Establishment (WEA). Coordination of the qualitative activity of the innovative SiPM-based detector for the identification of nuclear material at customs borders within the MODES SNM project funded by the European Community within the FP7 - Framework (2013-2014). Deputy Project Leader of the SPD (2012); System Run Coordinator of SPD during critical detector setup phase which then culminated with the observation of the first pp and Pb-Pb collisions available to LHC (2009-2011); Head of the SPD's Detector Control System (DCS) as well as one of the leading software developers (PVSS), which fulfills the task of controlling the complex systems that make up the experimental apparatus (2008-2010).

Research Interest

The research activity carried out by Dr. Santoro and characterized by two main orientations that have in common ionizing or photon detection techniques by silicon detectors: high spatial granular sensors for the detection of the impact point of ionizing particles the first and silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) the seconds. These technologies cover a wide range of interests ranging from basic research to its applications. After a high-energy physics training within the Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) experiment at LHC (Large Hadron Collider), in recent years Dr. Santoro's research has been characterized by the study of SiPM and their applications in multidisciplinary contexts.