Alessandro Maffini was born in 1987 in Fiorenzuola d’Arda (PC), Italy. He got his Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 2012. In 2015 he obtained a PhD in Nuclear Science and Technology at the same university, defending a thesis about the laser cleaning of diagnostic first mirrors in nuclear fusion machines under the supervision of prof. M.Passoni. From February 2016 to November 2020 he worked as a post-doc researcher within the ENSURE project at Politecnico di Milano. Since December 2020 is Assistant Professor (RTDa) at the Energy Department of Politecnico di Milano. His main research interests are related to the development of advanced materials with laser- and plasma-based techniques and the experimental and theoretical investigation of laser-matter interaction in different regimes, with a focus on the application of laser-driven radiation sources for material & nuclear sciences. 

Main role within ENSURE project: development of nanostructured materials and targets, design and participation in laser-driven acceleration experiments, design of the new experimental facilities.