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MARIA-GUGLIELMINA PELIZZO

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Position

Professoressa Associata

Structure

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione - DEI

Address

VIA G. GRADENIGO, 6/B - PADOVA

Telephone

0498277960

E-mail

mariaguglielmina.pelizzo@unipd.it

Maria Guglielmina Pelizzo received her Ph.D. in Space Science and Technology from University of Padova in 2000 and a Master Degree in Physics in 1996 (110/110 cum laude) from the same University. From 2003 to 2005 she was a researcher at the National Institute of Matter Physics and subsequently at the National Research Council, until 2022. She is currently Associate Professor of Experimental Physics at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Padua. She is member of the School Committee of the Graduate School of Science, Measurements and Spatial Technologies of the Center of Studies and Activities for Space of the University of Padova, where she teaches the course Space Optics Instrumentation. She has been Visiting Researcher at University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Physics, in 2019 and visiting scientist at University of California Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, from 1998 to 2000. She is interested in the design, realization and testing of optical systems and components, primarily for exploration and use in space environments, as well as the development of thin-film materials for applications in optics and photonics. She has coordinated various scientific and industrial projects, and participated with positions of responsibility in various missions of the European Space Agency. She has been reviewer and panelist for various national and international institutions, including NASA. She is co-author of more than 180 publications in peer review journals and international conference proceedings, as well as co-authors of 4 patents. She is Associate Editor of the Optics Express Journal edited by the Optical Society of America. She has been invited speaker and member of the Program Committee in international conferences.

Notices

Office hours

  • Monday from 14:00 to 15:00
    at Padova, DEI, 3 piano
    Il docente riceve in diverso orario da concordarsi via email

Teachings

Publications

Some recent publications:
- Santi, G., Favaro, G., Corso, A. J., Lubin, P., Bazzan, M., Ragazzoni, R., ... & Pelizzo, M. G. (2022). Multilayers for directed energy accelerated lightsails. Communications Materials, 3(1), 1-11.
- Fabbrica, E., Carminati, M., Butta, D., Uslenghi, M., Fiorini, M., Corso, A. J., ... & Fiorini, C. (2022). Design of MIRA, a low-noise pixelated ASIC for the readout of micro-channel plates. Journal of Instrumentation, 17(01), C01047.
- Pelizzo, M. G., Corso, A. J., Santi, G., Hübner, R., Garoli, D., Doyle, D., ... & Umansky, M. (2021). Dependence of the damage in optical metal/dielectric coatings on the energy of ions in irradiation experiments for space qualification. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-12.
- Romoli, M., Antonucci, E., Andretta, V., Capuano, G. E., Da Deppo, V., De Leo, Y., ... & Zimbardo, G. (2021). First light observations of the solar wind in the outer corona with the Metis coronagraph. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 656, A32.
- Drobny, J., Cohen, A. N., Curreli, D., Lubin, P., Pelizzo, M. G., & Umansky, M. (2021). Damage to Relativistic Interstellar Spacecraft by ISM Impact Gas Accumulation. The Astrophysical Journal, 908(2), 248.
- Silic-Benussi, M., Saponeri, A., Michelotto, A., Russo, I., Colombo, A., Pelizzo, M. G., ... & Alaibac, M. (2021). Near infrared photoimmunotherapy targeting the cutaneous lymphocyte antigen for mycosis fungoides. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 21(7), 977-981.
- Milillo, A., Fujimoto, M., Murakami, G., Benkhoff, J., Zender, J., Aizawa, S., ... & Wahlund, J. E. (2020). Investigating Mercury’s environment with the two-spacecraft BepiColombo mission. Space science reviews, 216(5), 1-78.

Thesis proposals

The theses are aimed at undergraduate and graduate students of engineering, physics and astronomy courses. They can be theoretical or experimental.
The research topics proposed are:
-> Interaction of ions/electrons with materials/optical components in space. Implementation of ground-based experiments using accelerators to reproduce conditions in space. Applications to future ESA and NASA missions. The activity is carried out in the frame of national and international collaborations and in collaboration with industrial partners.
The following theses are available for this research:
- Effects of atomic oxygen on materials and optical coatings operating in low orbit
- Definition of the operational environment of the NASA MUSE mission and planning and execution of the tests on the multilayer optical components of the telescope, in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
-> Development of an ultraviolet spectrograph for the observation of planetary exospheres. The activities concern the development of the optical head, the detector, the inegration and calibration of the system, and also scientific theses. The activity is included in a context of projects already started and supported by the Italian Space Agency.
The following thesis are available for this research:
- Integration and test of an ultraviolet spectograph prototype
- Development of photon counting detectors
-> Laser propulsion lighsails: spatial mission scenarios, orbital studies, payload systems and sub-systems, multilayer and nanostructures for the sail, resonant cavities for laser thrusting. The activity is carried out in the frame of national and international collaborations, and it is possible to carry out studies and experimental activities in the field of optics, photonics and astrodynamics.
The following theses are available for this research:
- Study of the laser propagation in free space and in atmosphere
- Study of the stability properties of the sail + payload system with respect to the laser
radiation through simulations with a multiphysics approach
- Use and implementation of simulation codes for orbital study, for time of flight determination,
for the laser thrusting phase
-> Design of metasurfaces for thermal control
The following thesis is available for this research:
- Study of solutions for passive radiative cooling with applications to conservation and transport
of refrigerated food