Chiara La Tessa

Chiara La Tessa has been working more than 10 years in physics research. Her work has included experiments and data analysis, as well as theoretical investigations and Monte Carlo simulations. Since her master's thesis she has been working on research programs merging fundamental physics, biology, and medical fields. Chiara's research has been focused on the physics of radiation-matter interaction and its applications to cancer therapy (mainly using charged particles) and radiation protection in space, keeping a close interest in radiation biology. In the past 7 years, she has been working in physics laboratories where, together with carrying on a research program, she has coordinated and supervised the daily activities, maintenance and development of the facilities and beam lines. For 2 years, she was tenured and the leader of the radiation physics group at GSI (Darmstadt, Germany) and for the past 2 and half years, she has been working as a staff scientist at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.