I got a Bachelor in Energy Engineering and a Master in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di MIlano (Italy). In 2020, I obtained a PhD at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), in collaboration with the University of Gent (Belgium). I am currently working as a postdoc in the post irradiation examination group of the Idaho National Laboratory (USA).
My interests and job functions relates to the post irradiation characterization of nuclear fuel, focusing on how fuel microstructure and thermal-mechanical properties are affected by neutron (and ion) irradiation. During my studies and my time at the Idaho National Laboratory, I have been using various electron microscopy techniques to examine neutron or ion irradiated fuels, such as SEM, TEM, EBSD, EPMA.
"Analysis of radially resolved thermal conductivity in high burnup mixed oxide fuel and comparison to thermal conductivity correlations implemented in fuel performance codes" Marat Khafizov, Joshua Ferrigno, Tsvetoslav Pavlov, Narayan Poudel, Daniele Salvato, Chuting Tan, Troy Munro, Fabiola Cappia, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 596 2024 Link |
Advanced characterization of irradiated FAST aLEU U-Mo rodlets using Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography - FY 2024 RTE 2nd Call, #4952
Fission product partitioning behavior in irradiated monolithic U-Mo fuels - FY 2022 RTE 1st Call, #4412
Fuel – Cladding Chemical Interaction of U10Zr Fuel and HT-9 Cladding Using in situ Heated TEM - FY 2024 RTE 1st Call, #4855
Porosity Evolution in High Burnup and Low Irradiation Temperature U-10wt.%Zr Fuel Subregions - FY 2024 RTE 2nd Call, #4939
Post-Irradiation Analysis of U-Pu-Zr Fuel Incorporating Am and Np Actinides: Fuel-Cladding Interactions in EBR-II and Advanced Microscopic Examination - FY 2024 RTE 1st Call, #4847
Probing the Chemical composition and Charge Status of Secondary Phases and Precipitates in High Burnup Metallic Fuel using Nano-SIMS and TEM-EELS - FY 2023 RTE 3rd Call, #4769
Serial Sectioning to Quantify Fission Induced Microstructural Evolution in U-Zr Alloys - FY 2023 RTE 1st Call, #4593
Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Irradiated Annular Low Burn-Up U-10Zr Fuel - FY 2024 RTE 2nd Call, #4956
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