Maurizio Armani Institute for Renewable Energy Drususallee/Viale Druso, 1 39100 Bozen/Bolzano  Tel. +39 0471 055 337  Fax +39 0471 055 339  contact

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:	Maurizio Armani
Date of Birth:	25/09/1974
Place of Birth:	Napoli
Nationality:	Italian
Address:	S. Caterina 21, Avelengo, BZ

School and University Education: 

• (1994)

High School Degree, Liceo Ginnasio "Giosuè Carducci", Bolzano

• (2004)

Degree in Materials Engineering, University of Ferrara, Anno Accademico 2002/2003.

Working Experience: 

• (2002-2003)

• Civilian Service, Italian Red Cross, Ferrara.

• (2004-2006)

• Junior Researcher at  Sensor and Semiconductor Laboratory (Physics Department, Ferrara)
• Beam Splitting Solar Concentration
• EU Project IDEOCONTE ( Solar Concentration in collaboration with BP-Solar, Istituto de Energia Solar de Madrid e University of Ulster)
• ENEA Project PhoCUS (Secondary Optics Element)
• MEMS Thick Film Environmental Sensor

• (2006- now)

• Researcher at Eurac research, Institute for Renewable Energy
• Monitoring, modelling and design activities
• First Prize CNA Contest "Idea Impresa"
• Pirelli Labs S.p.A Scholarship

Language: 

Italian:	mother tongue
German:	good
English:	good

Computer skills: 

• Office automation: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• CAD software: AutoCAD 2005, Rhyno, Mechanical Desktop 2005, MEMSCAD
• Simulation software: TracePro, ANSYS 8.0, Femlab v3, TRNSYS, PVsol, PVPro
• LabView v7

Publications 2007

Conference

 A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Stefancich, G. Martinelli, M. Armani, Fluximeter for Point Focus Solar Concentrators. International Solar Concentrator Conference (SC4) for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen, 12th - 16th March, 2007, El Escorial, Spain

 A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Stefancich G. Martinelli, M. Armani, Inverse illumination method for characterization of CPC concentrators. SPIE Conference, Optics & Photonics, 26th – 30th August, 2007, San Diego, California, USA

 A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Stefancich, V. Franceschini, G. Martinelli, M. Armani, Characterization of CPC solar concentrators by a laser method. SPIE Conference, Optics & Photonics, 26th – 30th August, 2007, San Diego, California, USA

 M. Armani, A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Butturi, M. Stefancich, Models for efficiency prediction of different pv module technology. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

 M. Armani, W. Sparber, A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Butturi, M. Stefancich, Performance monitoring of Different PV systems installed in Northern Italy. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

 W. Sparber, M. Armani, Cooperation schemes between SMEs and Applied research institutions: A Regional PV Development Support Strategy. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

 A. Antonini, M.A. Butturi, P. Di Benedetto, D. Uderzo, P. Zurru, E. Milan, M. Stefancich, M. Armani, A. Parretta, N. Baggio, Experimental results of a New PV Concentrator System for silicon solar cell. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

 A. Parretta, A. Antonini, M. Stefancich, V. Franceschini, G. Martinelli, M. Armani, Laser characterization of 3D-CPC solar concentrators. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

 A. Parretta A. Antonini, M. Stefancich, G. Martinelli, M. Armani, Optical characterization of CPC concentrators by an inverse illumination method. 22nd European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 3rd-7th September 2007, Milano, Italy

Journal

 A. Parretta A. Antonini, M. Armani, G. Nenna, G. Flaminio, M. Pellegrino, Double-Cavity Radiometer for high flux density solar radiation measurements. Applied Optics, Vol. 46, Issue 12, pp 2166 - 2179