AMORE STEFANO

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Via de Marini, 6
16149 Genova
Italy
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POST DEGREE EXPERIENCES

Current Position Scientist at the Institute for Energetics and Interphases (IENI) – National Research Council (CNR), Genova Italy.

May 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010 PostDoc Fellow at “Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum” (Institute for Material Physics in Space) of the “Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt” (DLR) (German Aerospace Center), supported by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD (on the field "Thermophysical and structural properties of liquid metals")

February 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009 Post Doc Fellow at Institute for Energetics and Interphases (IENI) – National Research Council (CNR), Genova Italy”

November 1, – November 30, 2004 Collaboration with National Institute for Materials Physics (INFM) – Genova. Under the supervision of Prof. Maurizio Canepa, Physics Department – University of Genova 

EDUCATION

April 18, 2008 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technologies – Materials Science: “Characterisation of lead-free solder alloys”. University of Genova

September 22, 2004 Master Degrees in Physics, University of Genova. “Characterization of monomolecular thin films”. Supervisors: Prof. Maurizio Canepa, Prof Silvana Terreni. 

PROJECTS

European Projects

• COST-531, “Lead free Solder Materials” 2002 – 2007
• COST MP0602, “Advanced Solder Materials for High Temperature Application”, 2008-2011
• COST MP0903 “Nanoalloys as Advanced Materials: From Structure to Properties and Applications” 2010-2013
• FP6 IMPRESS – Intermetallic Matrials Processing in Relation to Earth and Space Solidification (NMP3-CT-2004-500635)
• THERMOLAB -ESA MAP PROJECT , Contract n° Ao-99-022.
• FP6 – EUROATOM VELLA – Virtual European Lead Laboratory
• FP6 –EURATOM - GETMAT

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Current research activity

The theory of simple liquids and the liquid metals are the current fields of interest.
The molecular dynamic simulations are employed in order to study the thermodynamic, and the thermophysical properties as well as the structure and the transport in simple liquids and in particular in liquid metals systems.
Experimental work is carried out in order to measure the surface tension, the density and to characterize the wettability of molten metallic systems.
The aim of these studies is to contribute to a better understanding of the physical phenomena related to the melting, solidification, demixing processes of liquid metallic systems. These research provides the basic knowledge for development and the optimization of new materials with high performances as, for example, metallic matrix composites materials.
An other part of the research activity is devoted to the study of the applications of heavy liquid metals (e.g. Pb and Pb-Bi) in the IV Gen Nuclear Plants in the framework of some European-Euratom Projects.

Past research activities

1. Post Doc Fellow at DLR/MP, Cologne (Germany)
   • Study of the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of a Lennard-Jones system by using Molecular Dynamic simulations and Monte Carlo method.
   • Experimental measure of the surface tension and density of liquid Cu-Ti alloys by using the oscillating drop method coupled with the Electromangnetic Levitation (EML)
2. Post Doc Fellow at IENI-CNR
   • Experimental measure of the surface tension and density of liquid superalloys by using the sesisle drop method.
   • Design of a new apparatus of the sessile drop experiments at high temperature
3. Ph.D. in Materials Science at Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry – University of Genova and IENI-CNR: 
   • Thermodynamic and thermophysical characterization of the lead-free solder alloys:
     • Calorimetric investigation of the thermodynamic properties
     • Charaterization of the surface and interface properties by “sessile drop” method.
   • The following experimental apparata have been employed:
   1. • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
      • High Temperature Drop Calorimetry
      • Dissolution Calvet Calorimetry In particular the experimental apparatus of the Calvet Calorimetry has been upgraded and optimized. On the other hand the microstructure of the solidified alloys has been characterized by using the SEM-EDS.
4. The wettability, the surface and interfaces properties of liquid metallic alloys have been studied by using the sessile drop method.Master Degree in Physics 

• • The experimental work has been carried out at the Synchrotron Beam Line ALOISA (Elettra – Trieste). Cysteine monomolecular ultra-thin films have been deposited on gold substrates Au(110) by a controlled vapor deposition. The thin-films have been characterized by the spectroscopy techniques XPS and NEXAFS, and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GI-XRD).

SKILLS

Experimental Skills

• Molecular Dynamic Simulations
• Synchrotron light techniques: NEXAFS (Near Edge X-Ray Adsorption Fine Structure) e XPS (X-Rays Photoelectron Spetroscopy)
• RHEED
• Ultra High Vacuum and Cryogenic techniques
• Sputtering
• Calorimetric Techniques: Dissolution Calvet Calorimetry, High Temperature Reaction Calorimetry Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
• “Sessile drop” method for surface tension , density and contact angle measurements
• Oxygen content measurements in gas and liquid phases by solid state electrodes
• Optical microscope techniques (LOM)
• Electron Scanning Microscope equipped with X-Ray microanalysis (SEM-EDS)

Scientific Skills

• Thermodynamic models
• Thermodynamics of metallic systems
• Phase diagrams
• Simple liquids and metallic liquids theory

Informatics Skills

• OS: Windows, Linux, Mac OS
• Programming Fortran, AWK, Labview, LaTeX
• Data Analysis: Igor Pro, Sigma Plot, Origin, XM-Grace, Excel

Language Skills

• English, French, German

POST DEGREE SCHOOLS

• XI Scuola Nazionale di Scienza dei Materiali; organized by INSTM & Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Cortona, Arezzo, September 2005.
• Training Course “Material Science in Microgravity” , ESTEC Laboratories, European Spatial Agency (ESA), Noordwijk (The Netherlands), November 30 - December 3, 2005.
• IX Intensive Programme “Physics and Chemistry of Multifunctional Materials” Genova, June 25 – July 9, 2006.

TRAINING PERIOD ABROAD

December 2006 at Inst. für Anorganische Chemie Wien Universität (Prof. H.Ipser)

TEACHING

Lectures in the framework of the course: “Material Chemistry”, Master Degree in Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Genova. Prof. Gabriella Borzone

REVIEWER ACTIVITY 

Applied Surface Science:

• L. Zhang, “Wetting Process and Interfacial Characteristic of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu on Different Substrates at Temperatures Ranging from 503K to 673K”
• Z. Yuan, “Wetting and spreading process of Sn-17Bi-0.5Cu solder on Ni substrate”
• Journal of Materials Research:
• I. Dutta, “Liquid Phase Sintered Composite Solders for Next Generation Thermal Interface Material and Interconnect Applications”

PUBBLICATIONS

JRC/ISI

• R. Novakovic, E. Ricci, S. Amore, T. Lanata. “Surface and transport properties of Cu-Sn-Ti liquid alloys” Rare Metals 25 (5) (2006). IF 0.601
• F. Gnecco, E. Ricci, S. Amore, D. Giuranno, , G. Borzone, G. Zanicchi, R. Novakovic “Wetting behaviour of the lead free solder of Au-In-Sn and Bi-In-Sn alloys on copper substrate” International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives 27 (2007)
• 409–416. IF 1.853
• S. Amore, E. Ricci, T. Lanata, R. Novakovic “Surface tension and wetting behaviour of Cu-Sn molten alloys” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 452 (2008) 161-166. IF 2.135
• S. Amore, E. Ricci, G .Borzone, R. Novakovic “Wetting behaviour of lead free Sn-based alloys on Cu and Ni substrates” Materials Science and Engineering A. 495 (2008) 108–112. IF 1.901
• S. Amore, S. Delsante, N. Parodi, G. Borzone “Calorimetric investigation of the Cu-Sn-Bi lead-free solder system” Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 92, (2008) pp. 227-232. IF 1.587
• S. Amore, S. Delsante, N. Parodi, G. Borzone, “Thermochemistry of Pd-In, Pd-Sn and Pd-Zn alloy systems.” Thermochimica Acta 481, (2008) pp. 1-6. IF 1.742
• R. Novakovic, E. Ricci, D. Giuranno, T. Lanata, S. Amore “Thermodynamics and surface properties of liquid Bi-In alloys” CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, 33, 1, (2009). IF 1.904
• E. Ricci, D. Giuranno , I. Grosso, T. Lanata, S. Amore, R. Novakovic, E. Arato. “Surface tension of molten Cu-Sn alloys under “oxygen free” and oxygen containing atmosphere”, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 54, 6 (2009). IF 1.695
• S. Amore, J. Horbach, I. Egry , “Is there a relation between excess volume and miscibility in binary liquid mixtures?” J. Chem. Phys. 134, 044515 (2011). IF 3.093
• S. Delsante, S. Amore S, “Thermochemistry of RPdAl (R = rare earth metal) intermetallics” Intermetallics”, 19 (4), 563-566, (2011). IF 2.231
• S. Amore, J. Brillo, R. Novakovic, I. Egry, “Surface tension of liquid Cu-Ti binary alloys measured by electromagnetic levitation and thermodynamic modelling”, Applied Surface Science, (2011). IF 1.616
• S. Amore, J. Brillo, I. Egry, “Experimental measurement of surface tension of Cu-Ti liquid alloys”, High Temperature High Pressure, (2011).

Communications at Conferences

• Mid-Term Meeting COST Action531 February 2005, Lausanne (Swiss), “Contribution to the thermochemistry Pd-In and Pd-Sn alloy systems”. G. Borzone, N. Parodi, S. Amore, R. Ferro
• National conference of INSTM, September 2005, Cagliari (Italy): “Reaction of Pd with In, Sn and Zn: thermochemical investigation” N. Parodi, S. Amore, G. Borzone.
• EUROMAT 2005 – Prague (Czech Republic) September 2005: “Wetting behaviour of the lead free solder of Au-In-Sn and Bi-In-Sn alloys on copper substrate” F. Gnecco, E. Ricci, D. Giuranno, S. Amore, G. Borzone, G. Zanicchi, R. Novakovic.
• Mid-Term Meeting COST Action531, February 2006 Genova (Italy): “Wetting behaviour of lead free solder of Au–In–Sn and Bi–In–Sn alloys on copper substrate” and Poster “A contribution to the thermodynamic properties of Cu-In-Sn Alloys”.
• I Meeting Nazionale dei giovani ricercatori in Scienze dei Materiali, June 2006, Parma (Italy): “Thermodynamic and thermophysics characterization of free lead solders”
• International Conference on High Temperature Materials Chemistry (HTMC), September 2006 Vienna (Austria): “Surface tension and wetting behaviour of Cu-Sn molten alloys”.
• HTC5-High Temperature Capillarity International Conference March 2007- Alicante (Spain): “Wetting behaviour of lead free Sn-based alloys on different substrates”, S. Amore, E. Ricci, G.Borzone R. Novakovic.
• Final Meeting of COST Action 531 “Lead free solder alloys” May 2007 – Vienna (Austria) “Surface Properties and Wetting Characteristics of lead-free solder alloys”, E. Ricci, D. Giuranno, S. Amore, T. Lanata, R. Novackovic.
• Final Meeting of COST Action 531 “Lead free solder alloys” May 2007 – Vienna (Austria) :“Thermodynamics of Bi-Sn lead free solder alloys with Ni”, S. Amore, S. Delsante, E. Puzo, G. Borzone.
• LAM13- XIII International conference on liquid and amorphous metals July 2007, Ekaterinmburg (Russia): “Thermodynamic characterization of the Bi-Sn-X (X=Ni, Cu) liquid system and wetting behaviour of the Bi-Sn/X (X=Ni, Cu)”, S. Amore, E. Ricci, T. Lanata, S.Delsante, R. Novakovic, N.Parodi and G .Borzone.
• MEDICTA 2007, The 8th Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis 25 – September 2007, Palermo (Italy): “Calorimetric investigation of lead free solder ”S. Amore, N. Parodi, S. Delsante, G. Borzone.
• Mid-Term Meeting COST Action Mp0602, February 2008 Genova (Italy): “Surface properties and wetting characteristics of lead-free solder allys.” E. Ricci, D. Giuranno, S, Amore, T. Lanata. R. Novakovic.
• XXXIX Congresso Nazionale di Chimica Fisica, May 2008 Camogli, (Italy): “The soldering system Bi-Sn, thermodynamioc properties and wetting behaviour on Cu and Ni” S. Amore, E. Ricci, T. Lanata, S. Delsante, R. Novakovic, G. Borzone.
• V IMPRESS Plenary Scientific Meeting, May 2008, Camogli (Italy), “Interfacial phenomena between molten Al-Ni alloys and different ceramic substrates (Al2O3-syngle crystal, ZrO2 and BN)” Giuranno D, Lanata T. Amore S.
• II Meeting Nazionale dei giovani ricercatori in Scienze dei Materiali , June 2008 Genova, (Italy): “Surface properties of liquid metals and alloys” S. Amore
• VELLA – JRA1 Technical Meeting European VELLA – Project June 2008 Cadarache, (France): “Corrosion Test on T91” Amore S., Ricci E. Giuranno D. Novakovic R.
• Mid-Term Meeting COST Action Mp0602, April 2009 Bochum (Germany): “Improved testing procedure for pendant-dispended drop method for characterization of high-temperature capillarity properties”, F. Valenza, N. Sobczak, R. Nowak, A. Kudyba, S. Amore.
• V Workshop on Materials for HLM coolant and Related Technologies, Mol, (Belgium) , April 2009: “Corrosion and oxidation tests on martensitic steel in liquid lead at different temperatures”, Amore S., Giuranno D., Ricci E.
• HTC6-High Temperature Capillarity International Conference, May 2009, Athens, (Greece): “Surface Tension and density of Ni-superalloys”, S. Amore, D. Giuranno, R. Novakovic, E. Ricci.
• LAM-XIV “International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals”, July 2010, Roma, (Italy): “Chemical ordering and mixing behavior in symmetrical binary Lennard-Jones liquids” S. Amore, J. Horbach, I. Egry.
• LMC “Liquid Matter Conference”, September 2011, Vienna (Austria) “Relation between chemical ordering and transport phenomena in binary liquid mixture”, S. Amore, J. Horbach, I. Egry.
• EUROMAT, September 2011, Montpellier (France) “Wetting of Fe-Cr based ODS steels by molten Pb”, S. Amore, D. Giuranno, E. Ricci.

Technical Reports

• Ricci E., Giuranno D., Lanata T., Novakovic R., Amore S. Surface Tension and Density of Rene90 alloy. Project title: THERMOLAB PROJECT phase III. Project report CNR/IENI 06/08, 2008.
• Ricci E., Giuranno D., Amore S., Lanata T., Novakovic R., Final Activity Report of Thermolab II Project. Project title: THERMOLab II. Project report CNR-IENI N° 12910/RI, 2006.
• Ricci E., Novakovic R., Giuranno D., Amore S., Lanata T., Bottino C., Minisini R. Valori di tensione superficiale delle leghe Ni-Al. Project title: IMPRESS. Project report CNR-IENI 12802/RI, 2006.
• Amore S., Horbach J. , Egry I., Structure vs. demixing in a symmetrical Lennard-Jones mixture, Annual Report of the Institute for Materials Physic in Space, German Aerospace Center (2010), Cologne, Germany