Laurea in Fisica (undergraduate degree in Physics), University of Milan, Italy, graduation grade 109/110;
Thesis title:
Development of a transferable potential to study cohesive energies of cobalt silicides.
First Supervisor: Prof. L. Miglio, Univ. of Milan
Second Supervisor:Prof. L. Colombo, Univ. of Milan
1996:
Specializzazione in Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (MS Degree in Material Science), University of Milan, Italy,
graduation grade 70/70 cum laude;
Thesis title:
Microscopic analysis of pseudomorphic phases in Iron silicides using Tight-Binding potentials.
First Supervisor: Prof. L. Miglio, Univ. of Milan
Second Supervisor:Prof. G. Guizzetti, Univ. of Pavia
2003:
PhD in Physics, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga, USA, GPA 4.0/4.0;
Dissertation title:
Investigation of bulk and surface properties of Si and Si-Ge systems using Monte Carlo simulations and classical potentials.
Advisor: Prof. David P. Landau
Currently:
Post-Doc at the University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, and Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, working with Dr. Lyle Levine (Materials Performance Group) and Dr. Anne Chaka (Computational Chemistry Group).
1994: "Milan Research Award" for the best 12 thesis of the year 1993-94, sponsor SGS-Thomson Microelectronics;
1995: Educational grant MURST (Ministry of Education and Research) to attend the master school of Material Science and Tecnology,
of Milan;
1996: Educational grant by CNR (National Research Center) for a 3 weeks stay at the University of Georgia, Athens (USA),
Center of Simulational Physics;
1997: Educational grant by Ministry of Education and Research) for one year stay abroad (at the University of Georgia, Athens,
Center of Simulational Physics;
2000: Scholarship for the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Computational Material Science;
2001: Bill Cummings Award for outstanding graduate student and teaching assistant;
F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, "A Monte-Carlo study of phase diagram and structural properties of Si-Ge alloys
", APS 1999 March Centennial Meeting, Atlanta, GA (talk);
F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, "Surface Dimerization in Silicon: Extended Ensamble Monte Carlo Studies with
a Classical Potential", Technion, Haifa (Israel), October 29, 2000 (Invited talk);
F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, "Extended Ensamble Monte Carlo Studies of the Si(100) surface with Tersoff Potential
", Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Computational Material Science, Santiago (Chile), January 12, 2001 (talk);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "Parallel Monte Carlo Simulations
of Ge on Si(001)", Annual meeting of the Finnish Physical Society, March 2001 (poster);
F. Tavazza, L. Nurminen, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "A MC algorithm for the study
of semiconductor surface behavior: application to Si on Si(001)", NATO school on "Computer Simulation of
Surfaces and Interfaces", Albena, September 2002 (poster);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "Surface Structure of Si/Ge on Si(001)
", NATO school on "Computer Simulation of Surfaces and Interfaces", Albena, September 2002 (poster);
F. Tavazza, L. Nurminen, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "Simulation of Si on Si(001): introducing a new
hybrid MC-MD algorithm for the study of surface phenomena", NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, January 16, 2003 (Invited talk);
F. Tavazza, L. Nurminen, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "Simulation of Si on Si(001): a
new hybrid MC-MD algorithm for the study of semiconductor surface behavior", APS 2003 March Meeting, Austin (TX)
March 2-6, 2003 (talk);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, "Reconstruction and intermixing
in thin Ge layers on Si(001)", APS 2003 March Meeting, Austin (TX)
March 2-6, 2003 (talk);
F. Tavazza, A.M. Chaka and L.E. Levine, "A Hybrid First Principles-MC Algorithm for the Investigation of Dislocation Properties", 17th Annual Workshop ``Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics'', Athens, GA, USA, February 16-20, 2004 (talk);
F. Tavazza, A.M. Chaka and L.E. Levine, "Atomistic insights into dislocation dynamics in metal forming", 3rd International Conference ``Computational Modeling and Simulation of Materials'', Acireale, May 30 - June 4, 2004 (talk).
F. Tavazza, R. Wagner, A.M. Chaka and L.E. Levine, "The development of a new computational method: a hybrid QM-CM algorithm for the study of dislocation properties", Howard University, Washington DC, April 19, 2005 (Invited talk);
L. Miglio, G. Malegori, F. Tavazza, C. Calegari, S. Sanguinetti, "New epitaxially stabilized CoSi phase
with the CsCl structure", Physica Scripta T55, 81 (1994);
H. von Kaenel, C. Schwarz, S. Gonsalves-Conto, E. Muller, L. Miglio, F. Tavazza, G. Malegori, "New
epitaxially stabilized CoSi phase with the CsCl structure", Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 1163 (1995);
L. Miglio, F. Tavazza and G. Malegori, "Stability hierarchy of the pseudomorphic FeSi2 phases:
a, g and defected-CsCl", Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 1 (1995);
L. Miglio, F. Tavazza, G. Malegori, H. von Kaenel, "Interface effects on the stability of new
epitaxial phases with the CsCl structure: FeSi and CoSi on Si(111)", Il Vuoto (1996);
L. Miglio, F. Tavazza, "Stability hierarchy of new epitaxial phases in CoSi2", in
"Silicide Thin Films: Fabrication, Properties and Application" edited by R.T. Tung, K. Maex, P.W. Pellegrini, L.H. Allen
(Mater. Res. Proc. 402, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996);
L. Miglio, M. Celino, V. Meregalli, F. Tavazza, "Structural phase transition from fluorite
to orthorhombic FeSi2 by tight binding molecular dynamics", in "Materials Theory, Simulations, and Parallel
Algorithms" edited by E. Kaxiras, J.Joannopulous, P. Vashishta, R.K. Kalia (Mater. Res. Proc. 408,
Pittsburgh, PA, 1996);
S. Sanguinetti, C. Calegari, V. R. Velasco, G. Benedek, F. Tavazza, and L. Miglio, "
Phonon instability in fluorite FeSi2 and origin of the structural distortion to the orthorhombic
form as compared to stable CoSi2", Phys. Rev. B 54, 1 (1996);
M. Fanciulli, G. Weyer, J. Chevallier, H. von K\"anel, H. Deller, N. Onda, L. Miglio, F. Tavazza,
and M. Celino, "Self-organized layered structure in epitaxially stabilized FeSi", Eur. Phys. Lett.
37, 139 (1997);
L. Miglio, V. Meregalli, F. Tavazza, and M. Celino, "Analysys of the metal-semiconductor structural
phase transition in FeSi2 by tight binding molecular dynamics", Eur. Phys. Lett. 37, 415 (1997);
S. Goncalves-Conto, U. Schaerer, E. Mueuller, H. von Kaenel, L. Miglio and F. Tavazza,
"Competitive metastable phase in low-temperature epitaxy of CoSi2/Si(111)", Phys. Rev. B 55,
7213 (1997);
M. Fanciulli, G. Weyer, A. Svane, N.E. Chrinstensen, H. von Kaenel, E. Mueuller, N. Onda, L. Miglio,
F. Tavazza, and M. Celino, "Microscopic environment of Fe in epitaxially stabilized c-FeSi",
Phys. Rev. B 59, 3675 (1999);
F. Tavazza, V. Meregalli, L. Miglio and M. Celino, "Assessing the driving force of
a structural distortion by the simulated evolution of the local density of states", Phys. Rev. B 59,
3480 (1999);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski,"Monte Carlo simulation of the
surface structure of Ge on Si(001)", in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XV",
edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis and H.B. Schuttler (Springer-Verlag, 2002);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski,"Comparative study of Si(001) surface
structure and interatomic potentials", Phys. Rev. B 67, 35405 (2003);
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski,"Reconstruction and intermixing
in thin Ge layers on Si(001)", Phys. Rev. B 68, 85326 (2003);
F. Tavazza, L. Nurminen, D.P. Landau, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski,"Hybrid Mc-Md algorithm for the
study of islands and steps-edges on semiconductors surfaces: application to Si/Si(001)", Phys. Rev. E 70,
036701 (2004);
F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, and J. Adler, "Phase diagram and structural
properties for a compressible Ising ferromagnet at constant volume", Phys. Rev. B 70, 184103
(2004);
F. Tavazza, A.M. Chaka and L.E. Levine, "Atomistic insights into dislocation
dynamics in metal forming", Proceedings of 3rd International Conference ``Computational
Modeling and Simulation of Materials'', Acireale, May 30 - June 4, (2004);
F. Tavazza, R. Wagner, A.M. Chaka and L.E. Levine, "Vacancy formation energy near an edge
dislocation: a hybrid quantum-classical study", Materials Science & Engineering A (accepted for publication).
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