Pushing Boundaries in Electron Science and Innovation
Welcome to our laboratory, where groundbreaking ideas and experiments redefine the frontiers of electron microscopy, electron optics, and the fundamental physics of electrons. As a dynamic collaboration between the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and CNR-NANO, our multidisciplinary team of professors, researchers, postdocs, PhD students, and technicians thrives on innovation. Together, we explore the intricate world of electrons, driving discoveries that shape the future of science and technology.
Vincenzo Grillo
Head of the TEM group
Vincenzo specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on materials analysis.
Stefano Frabboni
Full Professor
Stefano specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on materials analysis.
Marco Beleggia
Full Professor
Marco specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on materials analysis.
Gian Carlo Gazzadi
Researcher
Gian Carlo specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on materials analysis.
Giulio Pozzi
Professor/Collaborator
Giulio specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on materials analysis.
Giovanni Bertoni
CNR Researcher
Giovanni specializes in the advanced characterization of nanostructures using HRTEM, 3D electron tomography, and quantitative microscopy techniques like Exit-Wave reconstruction and ADF-STEM. His expertise also includes EELS chemical quantification and Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) selection in electron scattering.
Enzo Rotunno
CNR Researcher
Enzo specializes in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), focusing on STEM with HAADF detectors, electron-matter interaction simulations, and electron vortex beams. His expertise includes spin-orbit coupling and the development of deep learning techniques for electron microscopy.
PhD students
Lorenzo Viani
PhD student
Lorenzo specializes in advanced TEM techniques and electron beam shaping, with a focus on enhancing the resolution of transmission electron microscopy through computational ghost imaging.
Caterina Chiari
PhD student
Caterina specializes in inelastic electron-sample scattering and investigates the resulting evolution of specimens driven by these interactions.
Payam H.Kavkani
PhD student
Payam is a third-year PhD student specializing in electron beam shaping. He has expertise in finite element (FE) simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics and is part of the AI-TEM project, which focuses on AI-assisted microscope automation. Payam also has extensive experience in the nanofabrication of MEMS-based phase plates.
