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1 University of L Aquila Physics Department Faculty of Science

2 (in synthesis) Staff: 13 Full Professors 12 Associated Professors 19 Assistant Professors Students ~ 300 (whole number) 50 (First Year) ~ 25 PhD students 3 administration 12 technical Services: Administration Mechatronics Electronics Informatics General Physics Metereology and Environ. Physics Applied Physics courses offered: Graduation in Physics 32 - I Level (Graduation) 45 - II Level (Post Graduation) Physics of Condensed Matter Physics and Astrophysics of Elementary Particles Metereology and Environmental Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics and Space Physics

3 Research (in synthesis) Condensed Matter Physics CNR & CNISM Elementary Particles Physics Athmospheric Physics Geomagnetism and Space Physics

4 Research on Condensed Matter Physics Quantum Optics and Coherence Phenomena Superconductivity Magnetic Materials Nanosciences Composite Semiconductors Organic Semiconductors Computational Physics Silicon Devices Sensors CASTI Regional Laboratory INFM CNR ALL INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Structure and dynamics of disordered solids Structure and dynamics of simple and complex liquids Statistical Mechanics of in-equilibrium and out-equilibrium phenomena Many-body and High Correlated Quanto-Mechanic Systems C N R & C N I S M

5 Research on Elementary Particles Physics INFN-SECTION at L Aquila University Undergroud Laboratories at GranSasso Mountain magnetic monopoles cosmic rays (MACRO) Oscillations of neutrino s beams - CERN-Gran Sasso (OPERA e ICARUS) Liquid Argon Purification and detectors development Cosmic Rays of Ultra-High Energy (AUGER Argentina) Gravitational Waves Dark Matter (WARP) Laser Source in the far-uv region (nanolithography) X-ray Microscopy Theoretical Researches ALL INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

6 Research on Athmospheric Physics Stratosphreric Models: International Assessments, IPCC, WMO, NASA Partecipation to international measurement campaign : EASOE, SAONAS, APE- GAIA, APE-POLECAT, APE-INFRA, APE-ENVISAT CETEMPS, Centro di Eccellenza Integrazione di Tecniche di Telerilevamento e Modellistica Numerica per la Previsione Eventi Meteo Severi Meteorological and Hdrologeological Modellization Tele-Detection from Hearth and Satellite Operating Previsions Functional Center for - Protezione Civile 2 Metereological Radars on Abruzzo(ITALY) territory (M. Midia (AQ) e M. Tufillo (CH)) Advanced network of detection ( Radar, sodar, lidar, wind profiler, Meteosat receiver) Assimilation of data from GPS and satellites Modeling of Regional (Abruzzo ITALY) Clima Modeling for the Chemical Forecast Internationa collaboations with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), University of Colorado, Penn State, Harvard

7 Research on Geomagnetism and Space Physics -Magnetospheric Physics -Interplanetary Physics -Solar atmosphere dynamics CST NCK Geomagnetic Station and magnetometers network SEGMA (coll. Space Physics Institute of Graz) RNC AQU PAG Antartide Geomagnetic Stations: Terranova Bay and Concordia International School of Space Science Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale CIFS Consorzio Area di Ricerca in Astrogeofisica Rete Interuniversitaria Astronomia e Astrofisica RIAA World Institute for Space Environment Research WISER

8 Spinoff Companies Seed: Research on Atmospheric Physics Advanced Weather forecasting Seed: Research on Condensed Matter Physics Advanced Nanostructured Materials

9 I leave now the floor to dr. Gilles Martel coordinator of the project S-FIVE project

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