Alessandro Bacchetta
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information

Work address Università degli Studi di Pavia,
Dip. di Fisica,
via Bassi 6
27100 Pavia, Italy
Work telephone  +39 0382 987449
Work fax  +39 0382 526938
E-mail
Home page http://www.jlab.org/~bacchett

 
Publications


Get my full publication record in the INSPIRE database
My h factor is 25 (INSPIRE database, Nov 2012)

 
Professional appointments

Aug 2009 - present
Assistant Professor at University of Pavia
Jan 2010 - present
Research Associate at INFN
Mar 2008 - Jul 2009
N. Isgur Distinguished Fellow at JLab
Oct 2005 - Feb 2008
Research Associate at DESY, mainly working with Dr. M. Diehl
Jan 2004 - Sep 2005
Alexander von Humboldt fellow
working at the University of Regensburg with prof. A. Schäfer
Nov 2002 - Dec 2003
Young researcher in the ESOP European Research Training Network
working at the University of Regensburg with prof. A. Schäfer
Nov 1998 - Nov 2002
Researcher in Training paid by FOM
working at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam with prof. P.J. Mulders

 
Teaching

2012-present
Master course: "Quantum Electrodynamics" Master degree in Physics, University of Pavia
2012
Supervision of Master Thesis Student: A. Signori, 
Università degli Studi di Pavia
2010-present
PhD course: "Soft Skills for Graduate Students" PhD School in Physics, University of Pavia
Jun 2012
Lectures: "TMDs at work" QCD Spin Physics Doctoral Training Program,
ECT*, Trento
Feb-May 2009
Lecture series: "Transverse thinking: an introduction to TMDs" Jefferson Lab
Feb 2008
Qualification to University Teaching Maître des Confèrences, France
Nov 2006
Lectures: "Transverse momentum dependence in parton densities" QCD Spin Physics Doctoral Training Program,
ECT*, Trento
2006
Co-supervision of Master Thesis Student: F. Conti, 
Università degli Studi di Pavia
2005
Exercise classes of Quantum Mechanics Elite Graduate Program
Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg and Univ. Regensburg
2004 - 2005
Exercise classes of Electrodynamics 2nd year undergraduate course, 
Universität of Regensburg
2003 - 2004
Exercise classes of Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics 3rd year undergraduate course, 
Universität of Regensburg
2003
Exercise classes of Quantum Mechanics 2nd year undergraduate course, 
Universität of Regensburg
2001
Tutor for Quantum Field Theory 4th year undergraduate course, 
Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam
1999 - 2000
Exercise classes of 
Quantum Mechanics 2
3rd year undergraduate course, 
Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam
1997 - 1998
Tutor for General Physics 1 1st year undergraduate course, 
Università degli Studi di Pavia

 
Other professional activities

Oct 2012
Member of International Program Committee 3rd Workshop on the QCD Structure of the Nucleon (QCD-N'12), Bilbao, Spain
Aug 2012
Convener Worshop on Chiral Dynamics, Jefferson Lab,USA
Sep 2011
Organizer Mini-worshop on Dihadron Fragmentation Functions, Pavia, Italy
Oct 2010
Member of International Advisory Committee International Workshop on Probing Strangeness in Hard Processes , Frascati National Labs, Italy
Jun 2010
Organizer Worshop on Transverse Momentum Distributions (TMD2010), ECT*, Trento, Italy
Sep 2009
Convener Worshop on partonic transverse momentum distribution, Mylos, Greece
Jun 2009
Member of Organizing Committee Worshop on the transverse partonic structure of hadrons (TPSH09), Yerevan, Armenia
Oct 2008
Member of Organizing Committee International Symposium on Spin Physics (SPIN08), Charlottesvile, VA, USA
Since 2003
Referee for international journals Phys. Rev. Lett
Phys. Rev. D
Phys. Lett. B
Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys.
Eur. Phys. J. A

 
Seminars and talks (not updated)

9 Oct 2008
SPIN08- Charlottesville, VA, USA What can we learn from TMDs measurements?
19 Sep 2008
Nuclear Physics & RIKEN Theory Seminar - BNL, NY, USA Issues about partonic transverse momentum distributions
2 Jul 2008
Workshop on Transverse Spin Physics- Beijing, CH DIS at low and high transverse momentum: matches and mismatches
30 Jun 2008
Workshop on Transverse Spin Physics- Beijing, CH Predictions for observables with dihadron fragmentation
16 Jun 2008
JLab Users Meeting- Jefferson Lab, USA Transversity and transverse-momentum distributions
30 May 2008
Transversity 2008- Ferrara, IT Semi-inclusive processes at low and high transverse momentum
21 May 2008
EIC Workshop- Hampton, VA, USA Progress with transverse momentum distributions
9 Apr 2008
DIS2008- London, UK DIS at low and high transverse momentum: matches and mismatches
21 Jan 2008
DESY Theory Seminar- DESY, Hamburg, DE Are parton distribution functions universal?
11 Jul 2007
Seminar at the Graduiertenkolleg Physik an Hadronen-Beschleunigern - Freiburg, DE Transverse Spin and Transverse Momentum in QCD
11 Jun 2007
Workshop Transverse momentum, spin, and position distributions of partons in hadrons - ECT*, Trento, IT Transversity: present and future
19 Apr 2007
DIS2007 - Munich, DE Transverse momentum in semi-inclusive DIS
proceedings of DIS 2007 [DOI 10.3360/dis.2007.104]
12 Apr 2007
Isgur Fellowship Candidate Seminar - Jefferson Lab, USA A sideways look into the nucleon
3 Oct 2006
SPIN2006 - Kyoto, JP Transverse-momentum dependent functions in semi-inclusive DIS [hep-ph/0612196].
14 Jun 2006
2nd Workshop on the QCD Structure of the Nucleon - Frascati, IT TMD and Transversity for non-experts
9 Jan 2006
DESY Theory Seminar- DESY, Hamburg, DE Transverse spin in QCD
9 Nov 2005
Workshop on spin and parton structure of the nucleon - Tokyo, JP Overview on quark transversity
7 Sep 2005
Transversity Workshop- Como, IT Single-spin asymmetries and Qiu-Sterman effect(s)
18 May 2005
Workshop on Semi-Inclusive Reactions (SIR 2005)- Jefferson Lab, USA Models of Collins and Sivers function
11 May 2005
Workshop on Partonic structure of hadrons- ECT*, Trento, IT Calculations of T-odd distribution and fragmentation functions
31 Jan 2005
DESY Theory Seminar- DESY, Hamburg, DE Gauge links and single-spin asymmetries
16 Oct 2004
SPIN2004- Trieste, IT Transversity and dihadron fragmentation function.
proceedings of 16th Intl. Spin Physics Symposium (SPIN 2004), [hep-ph/0412141].
17 Jun 2004
Workshop on Transversity- Trento, IT Interference fragmentation functions
16 Apr 2004
DIS2004- Strbske Pleso, SK Single-spin asymmetries with two-hadron fragmentation functions
proceedings of 12th Intl. Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS 2004), [hep-ph/0407345]
22 May 2003
LNF Spring School 2003 - Frascati, IT A theorist's contributions to the hunt for transversity
1 May 2002
DIS 2002 - Krakow, PL Estimate of the Collins fragmentation function in a chiral invariant approach, 
proceedings of 10th Intl. Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS 2002), Acta Phys. Pol. B 33 (2002) 3761 [hep-ph/0206309]
29 Nov 2001
HERMES Collaboration meeting - DESY, DE Fragmentation functions as probes for the transversity distribution, 
invited talk
 10 Jul 2001
Workshop on Transverse Spin Physics - Zeuthen, DE Fragmentation into spin-1 hadrons.
28 Apr 2001
DIS 2001 - Bologna, IT Measuring transversity with T-odd single-particle production, 
Proceedings of 9th Intl. Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS 2001), eds. G. Bruni, G. Iacobucci, R. Nania (World Scientific Singapore, 2002), 630 [hep-ph/0106218].
19 Sep 2000
Workshop on Future Transversity Measurements - Brookhaven, US Measuring transversity with spin-one hadrons,
proceedings of RIKEN BNL Research Workshop, vol. 29, BNL-52612.
27 Jul 2000
Workshop - Leiden, NL  Distribution and fragmentation functions in(to) polarized hadrons.
29 Apr 2000
DIS 2000 - Liverpool, UK Vector meson production in DIS,
proceedings of 8th Intl. Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS 2000), eds. J.A. Gracey & T. Greenshaw (World Scientific, Singapore, 2001), 242 [hep-ph/0006131].
27 Apr 2000
DIS 2000 - Liverpool, UK Bounds on distribution and fragmentation functions,
proceedings of 8th Intl. Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS 2000), eds. J.A. Gracey & T. Greenshaw (World Scientific, Singapore, 2001), 238. 

 
Studies

4 Oct 2002
Ph. D. Degree
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Field: Hadronic Physics

Supervisor: Prof. P. J. Mulders

Thesis: Probing the transverse spin of quarks in deep inelastic scattering

17 Jul 1998
M. Sc. Degree in Physics
Università degli Studi di Pavia

Alumnus of Collegio Borromeo
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude

Field: General Theoretical Physics

Supervisor: Prof. S. Boffi

Undergraduate thesis: Hadronic functions in deep inelastic scattering

Jul 1993
Diploma di Maturità 
Liceo Scientifico
"G. Ferrari", Borgosesia, IT
Final grade: 60/60
May 1992
U.S. High School Diploma
East High School of Denver (CO), US
 

 
Languages

Italian mother tongue.

English: fluent, both written and spoken.

French and German: fair.

Dutch: basic.
 

Other experiences

2003 - 2008
National Working Group Coordinator Italian Doctoral Association (ADI)
1995 - 1998
Boy-scout troop leader Italian Catholic Boy and Girl Scout Association. National Troop Leader certificate, February1999
1992 - 1993
High-school 
Head Student
Liceo Scientifico of Borgosesia
1992 - 1993
High-school 
Newspaper editor
Liceo Scientifico of Borgosesia
1991 - 1992
Exchange student Denver, Colorado, 
living with an American family
1988 - 1991
Class student representative Liceo Scientifico of Borgosesia

 
Interests (past and present)

Boy Scouts, Folk guitar, Reading, Cooking
 
Sports (past and present)

Jogging, volleyball, judo, skiing, kayaking, climbing, trekking, windsurfing.