The announcement of the five winners of the awards for the best master’s theses of the year in the field of precision measurement orthe study of phenomena and technologies that can contribute to the science of measurement or the verification of natural laws concluded the second annual competition launched by the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRiM).
The winners are:
- Stefano Condio,University of Turin, for his thesis “Optical lattice clock with an amplified laser diode”;
- Giovanni Isopi, Sapienza University of Rome, for his thesis “The MISTRAL receiver: read-out electronics and observational strategies”.
- Alessandro Giammarino, University of Trieste, for his thesis “Anisotropy of the non-equilibrium dynamics of the iron-based superconductors Ba(Fe_{1−x} Co_x)_2 As_2 revealed by broadband polarization-resolved optical spectroscopy”;
- Eugenio Sturniolo University of Turin, for his thesis “Dielectric materials for the photonic quantum device in the microwave regime”;
- Vittorio Chiavegato, University of Trento, for his thesis “Experimental investigation of force noise from actuation in the LISA gravitational wave”.
The Selection Committee chose the winners after evaluating the theses based on the following criteria: methodological rigour, originality, relevance to the topic of the competition, expected impact and applicability.
The competition promoted by the INRiM aims to encourage students to work on the topics of metrology. This year’s awards were intended for theses defended at Italian universities between 1 January and 31 December 2021 by students completing their second cycle degree programmes.
Source: INRiM
