Date of birth : April 10th, 1963
Place of birth : Fusignano (RA)
Work address : Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi",
University of Bologna, Viale Berti pichat, 6/2 - 40127 Bologna
(Italy)
Telephone : +39 051 2095085, +39 051 2095132
EDUCATION
12/1987 - University of Bologna, Italy: Degree in
Physics. Thesis work: "Determination of aerosol particle
size by means of radiometric techniques: applications in the field
of health and environment", Final mark: 110/110 cum laude.
07/1992 - University of Bologna, Italy: Ph.D. in
Physics. Thesis work: "Setting-up of a Millikan-type experiment
for the search of fractional charges (i.e. quarks) in the stable
matter".
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/1988 - Nine month research fellowship, Biomedical
Research Group, Physics Department of Bologna University
03/1991 - Winner of a public selection for graduate
technician, Physics Department of Bologna University.
07/2001 - 04/2021 Assistant Professor (SSD: FIS/07), Faculty of
Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, University of
Bologna.
from 04/2021: Associate Professor (SSD: FIS/07), Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi", University of Bologna.
from 11/2022: Director of Second Cycle Degree in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage
RESEARCH WORK
- Sampling and characterization of airborne particulate matter.
From 1998 until to 2002 Maria Pia Morigi was a member of the
Steering Commitee of a research Project funded by the European
Union under the Fourth Framewok Programme for Research and
Technological Development (“Feasibility of a new generation of test
apparatus for airborne particulate systems” - Contract No.
SMT4-CT98-2234).
- Development of innovative acquisition systems for X-ray digital
radiography and 3D computed tomography, with applications in
different fields, from medical diagnostics to Cultural Heritage
non-destructive testing. With regard to the research in the
Cultural Heritage field, in the last few years collaborations have
been activated with important italian museums and restoration
institutes, such as “Opificio delle Pietre Dure” in Florence and
“Venaria Reale” in Turin. The developed tomographic systems
have been used for the investigation (both on site and in the
laboratory) of archeological findings and works of art of different
size and composition. High resolution micro-tomography of small
objects (voxel size of few microns) as well as CT of large objects
(more than 2 m of size) have been successfully performed. It is
worth mentioning for example the CT investigation carried out in
2004 on a large ancient globe (220 cm in diameter) created by the
Dominican monk Egnazio Danti in 1567 and located at Palazzo Vecchio
in Florence, the CT of the famous "Goldfinch Madonna" by Raffaello
and the analysis of two big wooden statues from Japan at the
Conservation and Restoration Center of Venaria Reale.
- Partecipation in the EU funded Project DETECT (“New Product
Design and En gineering Technologies based on next Generation
Computer Tomography” - Contract No. NMP2-CT-2003-505914), which
aimed at the development of a high energy tomographic system for
industrial applications.
- Development of a tomographic systems for dental imaging, in
collaboration with CEFLA Dental Group (Imola, Italy).
- Development of innovative dosimetric systems devoted to Intra
Operative Radiation Theraphy (I.O.R.T.), a particular therapeutic
technique based on the delivery of a high dose of ionising
radiation to the cancer tissue, after tumour ablation, during
surgery
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002 - 2008 : Lecturer of “Physics Methods for Cultural
Heritage” at the 1st level degree course “Technologies for
the conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage” of the
University of Bologna.
2009: Lecturer of “Physics applied to Cultural Heritage
knowledge and diagnostics” at the 2nd level degree course “Science
for Conservation and Restoration” of the University of Bologna.
2007 - 2010: Lecturer of “Health Physics with laboratory”
at the 2nd level degree course “Physics” of the University of
Bologna.
2011 - present: Lecturer of “Health Physics” at
the 2nd level degree course “Physics” of the University of
Bologna.
2010 - present: Lecturer of "Archaeometry" at the
1st level degree course “Technologies for the conservation
and restoration of Cultural Heritage” of the University of
Bologna.
2010 - present: Lecturer of "Physical method of examining
cultural property: X-ray digital radiography and Computed
Tomography", at the 2nd level degree course “Science for
Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage” of the University of
Bologna.
