Alessandra Satta

Alessandra Satta is a Researcher at the CNR Institute of Materials (IOM) in Cagliari, specializing in computational physics applied to cultural heritage materials and electronic structure modeling. She holds a PhD in Physics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Cagliari and has held positions at Princeton University (Fulbright Scholar), University of North Texas, CEA/Saclay, and INFM-Cagliari.

Research Focus: Her work bridges materials science and cultural heritage, studying pigment compounds in historical paintings using atomic-scale simulations. She also investigates defect diffusion in semiconductors and electronic properties of materials for microelectronics.

Awards & Honors:

• Fulbright Research Scholarship (2008)
• Degree in Physics Summa cum Laude

Teaching & Supervision: She has taught physics and computer science at the University of Cagliari and mentors PhD/master's students. As head of the CNR-IOM Cagliari unit (2010-2018), she directed research operations.

Lab Affiliation: She leads the NanoMat laboratory, focusing on atomic-scale computational modeling of materials.