Franco Paoletti Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Region

→ On-line instructor of Chemistry responsible of all student enrollments across the State of Pennsylvania.

→ Worked with students at the high school and university levels completing university STEM majors. → Assisted with science scholarships, time management, standardized tests, and communications with professors and teachers. → Built up client base with many clients coming from current client and parent recommendations.

Tinton Falls, New Jersey, United States

→ On-line instructor: Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science.

Hightstown, New Jersey, United States

→ Tenured instructor: Advanced Placement (AP) Physics, Chemistry, Physical & Earth Science, and English Learning Language (ELL) Science. Co-taught laboratory section of dual-enrollment Anatomy & Physiology course of studies. → Engineered groundbreaking elective course of studies (Introduction to Modern Astro-Plasma Physics) in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). → Overhauled AP-Physics curriculum resulting in nearly 100% pass rate on AP exams. → Secured $80k in grant awards from external institutions to architect state-of-art facility.→ Advised/assisted Principal and School Administrator with managerial oversight, operating resource allocation, and community engagement.→ Conducted training sessions on the use of technology for science educators and created and implemented technology integration into instruction programs.→ Served as career advisor to students providing guidance and networking links with potential employers, public/private organizations, and higher education institutions.→ Leveraged background as global citizen to translate teaching methodologies that accommodated diverse learning experiences.

Rome, Latium, Italy

→ Team member of the AGILE Satellite Program, an award-winning space mission within the Italian Space Agency.→ Instrumental in coordinating global support for the AGILE Mission along with promoting its importance to non-scientific laypeople.→ Development and implementation of new state-of-the-art educational programs in collaboration with the ASI Space Science Data Center (SSDC) integrating SSDC interactive online analysis tools in the science curriculum.

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

→ Taught undergraduate courses in: Physics I and II, Calculus I and II, Pre-Calculus for Business and Technology, Principles of Statistics.→ Subject matter expert reviewing portfolio submission in engineering, business, applied math and physics – fields include: Radiation Technology & Safety, Intro to Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Engineering of Materials, Engineering Design.→ Developed e-learning processes in areas of project management and instructional design. Academic Credit Accreditation evaluator.→ Collaborated with test designers to update exams to reflect current language and standards.

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

→ Established Hightstown High School - Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory Summer Internship Program→ Served as the liaison between students, scientists, organizations, and the public/private sectors.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Work performed at the Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ (USA).→ Performed computational studies and analytical modeling of complex systems.→ Served as "Section Leader" in experimental campaigns aimed at studying the Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic (MHD) stability of spherical torus magnetically confined plasmas. → Wrote and managed technical grant proposals.→ Research presenter at national and international conferences and workshops and contributor to technical reports, contracts, and newsletters. → Proposed and implemented engineering modifications to experimental prototypes.→ Uncovered a major constructional fault in the engineering design of a $40 million experimental fusion device. Based on modeling and simulations, substantial engineering modifications were implemented due to the findings.→ Provided undergraduate science-education outreach guidance and support.

Lawrenceville, New Jersey (Usa)

→ Taught Laboratory components of General Physics I course (PHY 200L)

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Work Performed at the Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Grenoble, Grenoble (France).→ Performed numerical modeling of radiofrequency (RF) application to magnetic mirror ion source plasmas.→ Lead experimental campaigns aimed at optimizing the performance of several Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source devices.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Work performed at the Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ (USA).→ Performed numerical/parametrical studies on radio and microwave frequency power application to thermonuclear magnetically confined fusion plasmas. → Uncovered fundamental characteristics governing the propagation and absorption of electrostatic waves in thermonuclear magnetically confined fusion plasmas.→ Integral contributor to the design, construction, and testing of a Hard X-ray diagnostic prototype to perform an axial tomography of the thermonuclear plasma during discharge.→ Contributed to the development of safety protocols and procedures for the decommissioning of a thermonuclear experimental reactor after tritium operation. Assessed risks and gathered/analyzed data related to the environmental impact of decommissioning operations.→ Contributed to the engineering of radiation protection and safety training course in Department of Energy National Research Facility.

Culham, England, United Kingdom

Work performed at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (UK).→ Performed data-driven numerical analysis of radiofrequency (RF) application to tokamak plasma.→ Contributed to pioneering experimental campaigns on the Joint European Torus (JET), the world's largest and most advanced magnetically confined plasma device ever built.→ Participated in historical Deuterium-Tritium operational campaigns at JET, leading to breakthrough advances in fusion energy research.

Master Of Science - Ms, Management & Leadership

Concentration: Project Management; Educational Leadership

Phd, Physics

Primary Concentration: Physics; Secondary Concentration: Chemistry, Material Science, Mathematics