CURRICULUM VITAE - Dr Donatella Cassettari
Education and training
Diploma di Laurea (110/110):
Physics, University of Pisa, Italy, from 1991 to18/03/1997.
01/08/1995-30/09/1995: Summer Student, Fermi National Laboratory (Batavia IL)
01/10/1995-18/03/1997: Research Student, University of Pisa
Diploma thesis: Atomic Physics Experiments on the D1 Line of Cesium
Supervisor: Prof. Ennio Arimondo
Ph.D. (with honours):
Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, from 01/05/1997 to 31/05/2000.
PhD thesis: Cold Atoms in Microscopic Traps: from Wires to Chips
Supervisor: Prof. Jörg Schmiedmayer
Positions and Honours
01/06/2000-31/10/2001: Postdoctoral Research Assistant
University of Oxford, UK
1/11/2001-31/08/2002: Marie Curie Fellow
University of Oxford
01/09/2002-present: Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow
University of Oxford and University of St Andrews
Research grants
01/10/2004-30/09/2007: EPSRC grant GR/T08272/01
“Towards superfluidity in degenerate Fermi gases”
Refereeing responsibilities
Referee for Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics.
Participation in networks
UK cold atoms network (UKCAN): Co-organiser of 3rd Meeting (St Andrews, 27-30 August 2004)
Teaching experience
Lecturer in "Quantum phenomena" and JH Tutor in "Quantum phenomena" and "Properties of Matter", Candlemas Semester 2004-2005, University of St Andrews.
Demonstrator in the 2nd year Physics Lab, Martinmas Semester and Candlemas Semester 2004-2005, St Andrews.
Supervisor of a 4th year student on his M.Phys project for two months, Trinity Term 2002, University of Oxford.
Tutor in the 4th year intercollegiate classes, Atoms Lasers and Optics option, Michaelmas Term and Hilary Term 2002, Oxford.
Demonstrator in the practical course of Atomic Physics, Spectroscopy and Optics, Michaelmas Term 2000 and Hilary Term 2001, M.Term2002, M.Term2003 and Trinity Term2004, Oxford.
Assistant in the Grundpraktikum II/III for Physics students, Summer Semester 1999 and Winter Semester 1999/2000, University of Innsbruck.
Tutor in the Grundpraktikum I/II for Physics students, Summer Semester 1998 and Winter Semester 1998/99, Innsbruck.
Publications
1. Recent Progress in Bose-Einstein Condensation Experiments
S.L. Cornish and D. Cassettari,
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 361, 2699 (2003).
2. Signatures of Quantum Stability in a Classically Chaotic System,
S. Schlunk, M.B. d'Arcy, S.A. Gardiner, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun, and G.S. Summy,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 054101 (2003).
3. Accelerator-mode based technique for studying quantum chaos
M.B. d'Arcy, R.M. Godun, D. Cassettari, and G.S. Summy,
Phys. Rev. A 67, 023605 (2003).
4. Quantum Enhancement of Momentum Diffusion in the Delta-Kicked Rotor
M.B. d'Arcy, R.M. Godun, M.K. Oberthaler, D. Cassettari, and G.S. Summy,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87 (7): art. no. 074102 (2001).
5. Trapping atoms with a wire
A.Haase, D. Cassettari, B. Hessmo and J. Schmiedmayer,
Phys. Rev. A 64 (4): art. no. 043405 (2001).
6. Beam Splitter for Guided Atoms
D. Cassettari, B. Hessmo, R. Folman, T. Maier and J. Schmiedmayer,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5483 (2000).
7. Atoms and Wires: Towards Atom Chips
M. Bartenstein, D. Cassettari, T. Calarco, A. Chenet, R. Folman, K. Brugger, A. Haase,
E. Hartungen, B. Hessmo, A. Kasper, P. Krüger, T. Maier, F. Payr, S. Schneider and J. Schmiedmayer,
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 36, 1364 (2000).
8. Nanofabricated atom optics: atom chips
K. Brugger, T. Calarco, D. Cassettari, R. Folman, A. Haase, B. Hessmo, P. Krüger, T. Maier
and J. Schmiedmayer,
Journal of Modern Optics 47, 2789 (2000).
9. Micromanipulation of Neutral Atoms with Nanofabricated Structures
D. Cassettari, A. Chenet, R. Folman, A. Haase, B. Hessmo, P. Krueger, T. Maier, S.Schneider,T. Calarco and J. Schmiedmayer,
Appl. Phys. B 70, 721 (2000).
10. Controlling Cold Atoms using Nanofabricated Surfaces: Atom Chips
R. Folman, P. Krueger, D. Cassettari, B. Hessmo, T. Maier and J. Schmiedmayer,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4749 (2000).
11. Towards Mesoscopic Physics with Cold Atoms
D. Cassettari, A. Chenet, J. Denschlag, R. Folman, B. Hessmo, S. Schneider and J. Schmiedmayer,
Laser Spectroscopy - XIV International Conference, edited by R. Blatt, J. Eschner, D.Leibfried
and F. Schmidt-Kaler (World Scientific, 1999).
12. Guiding a neutral atom with a wire
J. Denschlag, D. Cassettari and J. Schmiedmayer,
APS centennial meeting, Atlanta March 1999; Bul. Am. Soc. 44 /1, 1644 (1999).
13. A neutral atom and a wire: towards mesoscopic atom optics
J. Denschlag, D. Cassettari, A. Chenet, S. Schneider and J. Schmiedmayer,
Appl. Phys. B 69, 291 (1999).
14. Guiding Neutral Atoms with a Wire
J. Denschlag, D. Cassettari and J. Schmiedmayer,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2014 (1999).
15. External cavity broad-area laser diode operating on the D1 line of Cesium
D. Cassettari, P. Verkerk and E. Arimondo,
Optics Letters 23, 1135 (1998).
16. Measurements of Attenuation Length of Scintillating and Clear Fibers
M. Atac, R. Brunetti, D. Cassettari, O. Marago, M. Mishina, J. A. Valls,
Internal Note CDF/ANAL/TRACKING/ PUBLIC/3560 (1995).
Conferences
Talks
Experiments with a BEC in an optical trap
Workshop on Mixtures of Ultracold atoms, Sao Pedro - Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004).
Experiments with Feshbach resonances in a Rb-87 condensate
Seminar: Imperial College (2004).
Feshbach resonances in a Rb-87 condensate
Invited talk: QuAMP conference, Milton Keynes (2003).
Invited talk: Quantum Optics conference, Granada (2003).
Experiments with Bose-Einstein Condensates: Fundamentals and Future Directions
Seminar: St Andrews University (2003).
Experiments with Feshbach resonances in a Rb-87 condensate
Seminar: University of Durham (2003).
Atom Chips
Seminar: SCOAP, University of Sussex (2001);
Frühjahrstagung der DPG, Bonn (2000);
Seminar: Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University (Hilary Term 2000).
Neutral Atoms and Wires: Towards Mesoscopic Physics with Cold Atoms
OEPG1999, Innsbruck (1999).
A Beamsplitter for Guided Neutral Atoms
Frühjahrstagung der DPG, Heidelberg (1999).
Guiding and Trapping Neutral Atoms with a Wire
Mauterndorfer Laserseminar 1999, Mauterndorf (1999).
A Neutral Atom and a Wire: Towards Mesoscopic Atom Optics
Greenhorns in Quantum Optics III, Innsbruck (1998).
Guiding and Trapping Neutral Atoms with a Wire
Invited talk: New Directions in Atomic Physics, Cambridge (1998).
Trapping Atoms around a Wire
IV International Meeting of the Young Atom Optics Physicists, Gif sur Yvette (1998).
Experimental Setup for VSCPT on Cesium Atoms
III International Meeting of the Young Atom Optics Physicists, Pisa (1997).
Posters
BEC experiments in optical traps
G.Smirne, V. Boyer, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun and C.J.Foot,
3rd Workshop of the UK Cold Atom Network, St Andrews (2004);
ICAP 2004 - XIX International Conference on Atomic Physics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2004).
Experiments with a BEC in an optical trap
G.Smirne, V. Boyer, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun and C.J.Foot,
Bose-Einstein Condensation: from atoms to molecules, annual workshop of the european network on the Cold Quantum Gases, Durham (2004).
Observation of Feshbach Resonances in Rb-87
G.Smirne, C. Madaiah, V. Boyer, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun and C.J.Foot,
IOP conference on Semiconductor Microstructures and Atoms traps – Bose condensation in atomic and solid state systems, London (2003).
Experiments with Feshbach resonances in Rb-87
G.Smirne, Z.Y. Ma, V. Boyer, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun and C.J.Foot,
7th Workshop on Atom Optics and Interferometry, Lunteren (2002).
Progress towards measuring Feshbach resonances in Rb-87
G.Smirne, Z.Y. Ma, V. Boyer, D. Cassettari, R.M. Godun and C.J.Foot,
1st Workshop of the UK Cold Atom Network, Durham (2002).
New experiments with a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice
D. Cassettari, G. Smirne, R.M. Godun and C.J. Foot,
Research Fellows’ Seminar, The Royal Society (2002);
13th Workshop of Marie Curie Fellows, Oxford (2002).
Experiments with Quantum Accelerator Modes
M.B. d‘Arcy, R.M. Godun, M.K. Oberthaler, D. Cassettari, G.S. Summy and K. Burnett,
EuroConference on the Physics of Atomic Gases at Low Temperature, San Feliu (2001).
Beam Splitters for Guided Atoms
D. Cassettari, B. Hessmo, R. Folman, T. Maier and J. Schmiedmayer,
6th Workshop on Atom Optics and Interferometry, Cargese (2000);
Quantum Optics XI, European Research Conference, Maiorca (2000).
Loading an Atom Chip
P. Krueger, D. Cassettari, R. Folman, B. Hessmo, T. Maier, and J. Schmiedmayer,
Frühjahrstagung der DPG, Bonn (2000).
Microfabricated atom optics on a chip
R. Folman, D. Cassettari, A. Haase, B. Hessmo, P. Krueger, St. Schneider and J. Schmiedmayer,
OEPG1999, Innsbruck (1999).
A simple magnetic wire trap
D. Cassettari, A. Haase, B. Hessmo, P. Krueger and J. Schmiedmayer,
OEPG1999, Innsbruck (1999).
Pyramid Trap for Rubidium Atoms
A. Kasper, D. Cassettari and J. Schmiedmayer,
IV International Meeting of the Young Atom Optics Physicists, Gif sur Yvette (1998).
Recent reports of the Innsbruck research in scientific journals
Magnetic chips and quantum circuits for atoms by Ed Hinds, Physics World (July 2001).
Trapped over a Chip by Graham P. Collins, Scientific American (March 2001).
Switch channels atom beams by Kimberly Patch, TRN News (31 January 2001).
A matter of choice by Sarah Tomlin, Nature 409, 25 (2001).
Integrated Atom Optics by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein,
Physics News Update - The AIP Bulletin of Physics News, Update 516 (14 December 2000).
Chips get closer to quantum computing by Ed Hinds, PhysicsWorld 13/8, 25 (August 2000).
Atom Chips by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein,
Physics News Update - The AIP Bulletin of Physics News, Update 486 (26
May 2000).
Chips with atoms by Philip Ball, Nature science update (24 May 2000).
Magnets, light steer hyperactive atoms by Peter Weiss, Science News 155, 298 (8 May 1999).
Wire-guided Neutral Atoms by Phillip F. Schewe, Physics Today (April 1999).
Guide atoms as fiber guides light, Nanotech Alert (2 April 1999).
The New Wave by Charles Seife, New Scientist (13 March 1999).
Attractive Wire Guides Atoms Out of Trap by Alexander Hellemans, Science 283, 1614 (1999).
Atoms made to toe the line, The Guardian (4 March 1999).
Atoms on a Wire by Alexander Hellemans, ScienceNOW (4 March 1999).
Wire-guided Atoms by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein,
Physics News Update - The AIP Bulletin
of Physics News, Update 416 (26 February 1999).
Guiding and Trapping a Neutral Atom with a Wire, Optics & Photonics News (February 1999).