IEEE CSC Chapter Elects new officers

The IEEE CSC Italy Chapter announces new chapter officers.

CHAIR: Antonio Morandi holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering. Since 2006, he has been with the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering of the University of Bologna, where he is professor of Electrical Engineering, Electric Energy Storage and Applied Superconductivity. His research focuses on power applications of High Temperature Superconductors and advanced energy
systems. He has coordinated and contributed to several research projects funded by public agencies and private companies, and has worked on the prototyping of superconducting power apparatus (FCL, SMES and power cables) as well as on modelling and design tools. He serves as reviewer of research projects for the European Commission, the Italian Ministry of University and Research, and
international research institutes, and is member of several program committees in international conferences. Antonio Morandi is member of several scientific associations, serves on the ASEF Board, and is president of the Italian chapter of the IEEE CSC Council. He chaired HTSModelling2016 and co-chaired the 16th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2023) in Bologna-Italy. He is a senior member of IEEE and associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity.

VICE-CHAIR: Nicola Pompeo is Associate Professor at University Roma Tre (Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering) with a Ph.D. in Physics (2006) and an M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from University La Sapienza, Rome (1998). Research expertise spans microwave superconductivity, vortex dynamics and pinning, microwave and dc magnetoresistance
measurements, superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities for dark-matter detection, and hybrid nuclear fusion–fission reactors. Active in professional communities as an IEEE Senior Member and participant in the Council on Superconductivity, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society, and IEEE Power & Energy Society. Member of INFN.
Editorial roles include Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity and Technical Editor for multiple ASC and EUCAS conferences. Main projects and roles: P.I. of the 2022 PRIN project “IRON-based superconducting electrodeposited films at Microwaves for the detection Of axiONs”; local unit scientific lead in INFN projects “SAMARA” and “SuperMAD” on superconducting cavities for axion searches; scientific coordinator for a contract on superconducting beam screens within the CERN Future Circular Collider (FCC) study.

TREASURER: Enrico Silva is a Physicist and holds a PhD in Applied Electromagnetism. He is with Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at University Roma Tre, where he is Full Professor of Electrical and Electronic Measurements. His research focuses on microwave properties of superconducting materials: low-Tc, high-Tc, multilayers, in view of applications in large-scale experiments, and for the study of basic physics of superconductors. He developed measurements systems and methods at high frequencies for the material characterization of microwave-relevant materials, including superconductors. He served in many Committees for the selection of Associate and Full professors across Italy, including the National Habilitation Committee. He has been member of several program committees in international conferences and General Chair of superconducting electronics and microwave conferences. Senior Member of IEEE, and member/associate of ESAS, INFN, INAF, GMEE, he founded the Italy Chapter of the IEEE Council on Superconductivity. He was awarded the 2025 IEEE Award for Continuing & Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity.

SECRETARY: Dorothea Fonnesu is a Physicist and senior postdoctoral researcher at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. She previously served as senior postdoc at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) Legnaro National Laboratories, Italy, and completed a Fellowship at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-
Curie Actions (MSCA) program EASITrain. She holds a PhD in Physics, obtained at CERN in joint collaboration with the University of Siegen and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Germany, in the field of SC thin films on copper for SRF cavity applications within the R&D activities for the FCC-ee. Dorothea Fonnesu’s research currently focuses on the study and development of superconducting
materials for the performance advancement of the SRF systems of future particle accelerators. Her research interest also addresses the design and development of superconducting detectors and readout (MMCs, SQUIDSs), especially if aimed at low energy particle physics applications. She is Member of IEEE since 2025, when she started her mandate as officer of the Italy Chapter of the IEEE Council on Superconductivity (CSC), with the role of secretary.