Piero Mazzolini is a researcher (RTD-B) at the University of Parma, Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences. He holds a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology from Politecnico di Milano (2015), focused on functional oxide thin films for optoelectronic applications.
His research interests include the epitaxial growth and characterization of wide-bandgap oxide semiconductors (e.g., Ga₂O₃, GeO₂, TiO₂) using MOVPE, MBE, PLD, and sputtering techniques. He has experience in the advanced characterization of thin films and the investigation on point and structural defects.
During his career he has worked at leading institutions including the Paul Drude Institute of Berlin, the Max Planck Institute of Stuttgart, the Politecnico di Milano and the Italian Institute of Technology (Milan), and has coordinated various international collaborations.
He is Principal Investigator of multiple funded projects, including a DFG grant (≈615 k€) on defect control in Ga₂O₃, and three grants fro the University of Parma on Ga₂O₃ and GeO₂ epitaxial thin films.
He is the author of numerous publications indexed in Scopus (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56199474500), and regularly delivers invited talks at international conferences such as SPIE Photonics West and TCO.
He has achieved the National Scientific qualification as Full Professor in the Italian higher education system for the disciplinary field of 02/B1 - Experimental Physics of Matter in date 12/06/2026.
