Massimiliano Galeazzi
Professor
Chairman of Department of Physics

Education
1999 | Ph.D. Physics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy |
1995 | Degree Physics, 110/110 cum laude, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy |
Professional Experience
2008 - 2013 | Associate Professor, University of Miami, Florida |
2002 - 2008 | Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Florida |
2001 - 2002 | Visiting Assistant Scientist, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland |
2001 - 2002 | Assistant Scientist, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
2000 - 2001 | Research Associate, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
1999 - 1999 | Research Intern, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
1998 - 1999 | Honorary Fellow, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
1997 - 1998 | Military Service - Conscientious Objector, ARCI (Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana) - Non-profit Italian Organization |
1996 - 1998 | Teaching Assistant, Engineering Department, University of Genoa |
1996 - 1997 | Consultant, Computer Services Center of the University of Genoa |
1995 - 1996 | Sun Microsystems Fellowship, Computer Services Center of the University of Genoa |
1994 - 1995 | Graduating Student, Physics Department of the University of Genoa |
Honors & Acknowledgements
2008 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center's "Center Director's Team Recognition Award", to the IXO TEAM (Now Astro-H)
2005 College of Arts and Sciences' Faculty Scholarly Activity Recognition Award
Conferences & Events
2014 | Characterization of Solar Wind Charge Exchange with Suzaku | Matsuyama, Japan02/19/2014 "Characterization of Solar Wind Charge Exchange with Suzaku", invited talk given at the Suzaku-MAXI 2014 Conference, Matsuyama, Japan, February 19-22, 2014 |
2013 | The DXL Mission | Bern, Switzerland10/22/2013 "The DXL Mission", invited talk, Workshop on Solar Winds Charge Exchange, International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland, October 21-24, 2013 |
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Memberships
1999 - present American Astronomical Society
2008 - 2010 Member of the NASA Sounding Rocket Working Group
2006 - 2008 Member of the NASA Universe Working Group
1995 - 1999 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (National Institute of Nuclear Physics), Italy
X-ray Astrophysics, The Diffuse X-ray Background, The interstellar and intergalactic medium, Solar Wind Charge Exchange, The Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM), Micro-calorimeters, X-rays, electron capture and beta decays, detector instrumentation
Research Projects
MISSION / PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
2008 - present ASTRO-H, Member of the Science Working Group
2007 - present DIFFUSE X-RAYS FROM THE LOCAL GALAXY (DXL), PI
2003 - present X-RAY EMISSION FROM THE WARM-HOT INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM (WHIM)
2003 - present STUDY OF THE DIFFUSE X-RAY BACKGROUND AND WHIM WITH XMM-NEWTON, CHANDRA, AND SUZAKU
1998 - present THE X-RAY QUANTUM CALORIMETER (XQC): micro-calorimeter sounding rocket experiment for the study of the Interstellar Medium
2006 - 2013 MICROCALORIMETER ARRAY FOR A RHENIUM EXPERIMENT (MARE), Measurement of the electron neutrino mass with sub-eV resolution
2007 - 2010 EXPLORER OF DIFFUSE EMISSION AND GAMMA-RAY BURST EXPLOSIONS (EDGE), Member of the Science Team
2002 - 2006 DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSITION EDGE SENSORS (TES), development and characterization of detectors for future X-ray missions such as Constellation-X
2001 - 2002 THE X-RAY SPECTROMETER (XRS) ON ASTRO-E2, Development and design of the microcalorimeter array
2004 2ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP OF TRANSITION EDGE SENSORS DEVICE PHYSICS (TES2), Chairman
2002 CO-EDITOR, Low Temperature Detectors, AIP conference proceedings, Volume 605, Melville, New York
2001 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LOW TEMPERATURE DETECTORS (LTD-9), member of the local organizing committee
1996 - 1999 LOW ENERGY X-RAYS (LEX): development of high-resolution X-ray micro-calorimeters
1994 - 1999 NEUTRINO MASS (MANU): micro-calorimeter experiment for the measurement of the neutrino mass studying the beta decay of Re-187
Publications
M. Galeazzi and E. Figueroa-Feliciano Cryogenic Microcalorimeters (United Kingdoms. John Wiley & Sons. 2004).
F. S. Porter, D. McCammon, M. Galeazzi, and C. K. Stahle Editors Low Temperature Detectors 605 (Melville , New York, U.S.. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2002).
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