Sakura Pascarelli is an Italian physicist and the scientific director at the
European XFEL
The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility (European XFEL) is an X-ray research laser facility commissioned during 2017. The first laser pulses were produced in May 2017 and the facility started user operation in September 2017. The interna ...
. Her research focuses on the study on matter at extreme conditions of pressure, temperature and magnetic fields, in particular using
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a widely used technique for determining the local geometric and/or electronic structure of matter. The experiment is usually performed at synchrotron radiation facilities, which provide intense and tunabl ...
(XAS) and X-ray Magnetic Linear and
Circular Dichroism (XMCD).
Early life and education
Pascarelli was born in Japan. She received a Laurea in Physics from
La Sapienza
The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...
(Rome, Italy) and a PhD degree in Physics at the
Joseph Fourier University
Joseph Fourier University (UJF, french: Université Joseph Fourier, also known as Grenoble I) was a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. It is now part of the Universi ...
(Grenoble, France). She is an accomplished swimmer.
Research and career
Pascarelli was the head of the Matter at Extremes Group within the Experiment Division of the
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is a joint research facility situated in Grenoble, France, supported by 22 countries (13 member countries: France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, ...
in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
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, France, and in charge of the X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamlines. She joined the
European XFEL
The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility (European XFEL) is an X-ray research laser facility commissioned during 2017. The first laser pulses were produced in May 2017 and the facility started user operation in September 2017. The interna ...
in Hamburg, Germany, as scientific director.
Pascarelli is a member of the scientific advisory committee of
SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (formerly Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory), a division of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is operated by Stanford University for the Department of Energy. SSRL is a National User F ...
.
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Italian women physicists
Condensed matter physicists
Sapienza University of Rome alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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