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Andrea Zifarelli
Assistant Professor – Università degli Studi di Bari
email: andrea.zifarelli@uniba.it
tel: +39 080 5443244
Physics Department, Room 204

Work Experience

05/2023 – present	Assistant Professor at University of Bari (IT)
02/2022 – 05/2023	Post-Doctoral Research Associate at University of Bari (IT)

Educational History

2022	Ph.D. in Physics from University of Bari (IT)
2018	Master’s degree in Physics, summa cum laude from University of Bari (IT)
2015	Bachelor’s degree in Physics from University of Bari (IT)

International mobility

04/2022 – 07/2022	Visiting Researcher at Thorlabs GmbH, Bergkirchen (DE)
09/2019 – 12/2019	Visiting PhD Student at Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan (CHN)

Dr. Andrea Zifarelli has performed research in fields related to the scientific sector 02/B1 Experimental Physics of Matter and 02/D1 Applied physics, in particular to the study and development of optical-based sensors devoted to the analysis of complex gas mixtures exploiting laser absorption spectroscopy. His research activities have been mainly devoted to the study of optical sensors for gas detection of complex gas mixtures exploiting quartz tuning forks (QTF) as sensing elements. Dr. Zifarelli developed several gas sensors based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS), employing innovative and non-commercial laser sources for multi-gas detection. In this field, his research was focused on multivariate analysis tool for spectral interpretation. Moreover, his research activities were devoted to the investigation of QTF as infrared photodetector for Light-Induced Thermo-Elastic Spectroscopy (LITES), and he contributed to seminal works in this field. Currently, he is Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Physics Department of the University of Bari carrying on his research activities within the PolySense laboratory, joint-research laboratory between Physics Department and Thorlabs GmbH.

Dr. Zifarelli is a reviewer for several international journals, such as: Scientific Reports, Photoacoustics, Sensors & Actuators: B Chemical, Sensors, Molecules etc. Dr. Zifarelli is author or co-author of 21 publications edited on peer-reviewed international journals, 1 book chapter and 19 conference proceedings. Dr. Zifarelli has a Hirsch factor of 12, related to 41 documents and 533 citations (SCOPUS).

Selected publications on peer-reviewed international journals

A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, M. Gonzalez, H.Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Methane and ethane detection from natural gas level down to trace concentrations using a compact mid-IR LITES sensor based on univariate calibration”, Photoacoustics 29, 100448 (2023)
G. Menduni, A. Zifarelli, E. Kniazeva, S. Dello Russo, A.C. Ranieri, E. Ranieri, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, F. Manassero, E. Dinuccio, G. Provolo, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Measurement of methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia in atmosphere with a compact quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor”, Sens. Actuat. B Chem. 375, 132953 (2023).
A. Zifarelli, R. De Palo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, S. Blaser, J. Butet, O. Landry, A. Müller, V. Spagnolo, “Multi-gas quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for environmental monitoring exploiting a Vernier effect-based quantum cascade laser”, Photoacoustics 28, 100401 (2022).
A. Zifarelli, G. Menduni, M. Giglio, A. Elefante, A. Sukhinets, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, S. Fangyuan, W. Chongwu, Q. J. Wang and V. Spagnolo, “Compact and Versatile QEPAS-Based Sensor Box for Simultaneous Detection of Methane and Infrared Absorber Gas Molecules in Ambient Air”, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, 926233 (2022).
G. Menduni, A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, N. Amoroso, H. Wu, L. Dong, R. Bellotti, V. Spagnolo, “High-concentration methane and ethane QEPAS detection employing partial least squares regression to filter out energy relaxation dependence on gas matrix composition”, Photoacoustics 26, 100349 (2022).
T. Wei, A. Zifarelli, S. Dello Russo, H. Wu, G. Menduni, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, V. Spagnolo, L. Dong, “High and flat spectral responsivity of quartz tuning fork used as infrared photodetector in tunable diode laser spectroscopy”, Appl. Phys. Rev. 8, 041409 (2021).
B. Sun, A. Zifarelli, H. Wu, S. Dello Russo, S. Li, P. Patimisco, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Mid-Infrared Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Sensor for ppb-Level CO Detection in a SF6 Gas Matrix Exploiting a T-Grooved Quartz Tuning Fork”. Analytical Chemistry 2020, 92, 13922–13929.
A. Zifarelli, M. Giglio, G. Menduni, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, V.M.N. Passaro, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Partial Least-Squares Regression as a Tool to Retrieve Gas Concentrations in Mixtures Detected Using Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy”. Analytical Chemistry 2020, 92.
S. Dello Russo, A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, T. Wei, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, “Light-Induced Thermo-Elastic Effect in Quartz Tuning Forks Exploited as a Photodetector in Gas Absorption Spectroscopy”. Optics Express 2020, 28 (13)
M. Giglio, A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, G. Menduni, A. Elefante, R. Blanchard, C. Pfluegl, M.F. Witinski, D. Vakhshoori, H. Wu, V.M.N. Passaro, P. Patimisco, F.K. Tittel, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, Broadband detection of methane and nitrous oxide using a distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser array and quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensing, Photoacoustics. 17, 100159 (2020).

Book Chapter

M. Giglio, A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, G. Menduni, A. Elefante, R. Blanchard, C. Pfluegl, M. F. Witinski, D. Vakhshoori, F. K. Tittel, and Vincenzo Spagnolo, “Broadband gas QEPAS detection exploiting a monolitic DFB-QCL array”, Terahertz (THz), Mid Infrared (MIR) and Near Infrared (NIR) Technologies for Protection of Critical Infrastructures Against Explosives and CBRN, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, Chapter 5, pages 61-70, Editors: Mauro Pereira and Apostolos Apostolakis, Springer Nature (2021), ISBN 978-94-024-2081-4.

Oral presentations at conferences

A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, M. Di Gioia, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, Quartz tuning fork based photoacoustic
spectroscopy and sensing, 184th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Chicago, IL, USA (May 8-12, 2023) – Invited
A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, S. Dello Russo, G. Menduni, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, Quartz Tuning Fork as Infrared Photodetector in Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy, Field Laser Applications in Industry and Research (FLAIR) 2022, Aix-Les-Bains, France (September 12-16, 2022)
A. Zifarelli, R. De Palo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, S. Blaser, T. Gresch, O. Landry, A. Muller, V. Spagnolo, Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy employing a distributed-feedback Vernier effect quantum cascade laser for multiple analytes detection, 25th International Conference on Spectral Line Shape, Caserta, Italy (June 24-29, 2022)
A. Zifarelli, S. Dello Russo, G. Menduni, M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, and V. Spagnolo, Compact sensor for wide concentration range methane and ethane detection employing quartz tuning fork as photodetector in tunable diode laser spectroscopy, SPIE Photonics West 2022, San Francisco, CA, USA (January 22-27, 2022)
A. Zifarelli, R. De Palo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, A. Sampaolo, S. Blaser, T. Gresch, O. Landry, A. Muller, V. Spagnolo, Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy employing a Vernier-effect distributed feedback-quantum cascade laser for multiple analytes detection, SPIE Photonics West 2022, San Francisco, CA, USA (January 22-27, 2022)
A. Zifarelli, M. Giglio, G. Menduni, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, C. Marzocca, V. Spagnolo, Partial least squares regression as statistical tool for quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy to retrieve target gases concentrations in complex gas matrices, International School of Quantum Electronics – 64th Course: Progress in photoacoustic and photothermal phenomena, Erice, Italy (October 16-23, 2021)
A. Zifarelli, S. Dello Russo, G. Menduni, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, P. Patimisco, V. Spagnolo, Compact optical sensor for high-concentration hydrocarbon detection employing a quartz tuning fork as infrared photodetector, 107° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica (September 13-17, 2021)
A. Zifarelli, P. Patimisco, S. Dello Russo, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, B. Sun, H. Wu, L. Dong, V. Spagnolo, Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for CO detection in SF6 decomposition, SPIE Photonics West 2021, San Francisco, CA, USA (March 6-11, 2021)
A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, M. Giglio, C. Yu, H. Zhu, H. Zhu, G. Chang, F. Wang, J. Chen, F.K. Tittel, V. Spagnolo, N₂-cooled THz quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor operating in pulsed mode for hydrogen sulfide detection in the part-per-billion concentration range, SPIE Photonics West 2020, San Francisco, CA, USA (February 1-6, 2020)