Donatella Pasqualini

Physicist

Primary Research

  Nonlinear and Complex Systems
  Solid-State and Liquids Physics
  Elasticity, Acoustics
  Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  System Dynamics

Contact

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• 505-667-0701 - Phone
• 505-667-1628 - Phone

Honors

• 2002-2004 Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, LANL, EES-11 Geophysics

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, University of Trento, Italy, 2001
• B.S and M.S in Physics, University of Trento, Italy, 1996

Affiliations

• American Geophysical Union
• System Dynamics Society
• Italian Association for Philosophy of Science

Experience

• 2005 - Present: Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-9
• 2004-2005: Postdoctoral Research Associate, LANL, EES-11
• 2000-2001: Scientific consultant for the Italian local government
• 1999-2001: Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Trento, Italy

Links

• Los Alamos Center for Nonlinear Elastic Materials
• Nonlinear Publications

Selected Publications

P. Patelli and D. Pasqualini 'Predict social consequences of hurricane Katrina: an example of a multi-scale model coupling system dynamics and agent based simulations'. International Conference of System Dynamics Society (2007)

P. Patelli and D. Pasqualini 'How to scale social-technical networks and incorporate their effects in a macro model.' International Conference of System Dynamics Society (2007)

D. Pasqualini and R.A. Guyer, 'Thermal stochastic properties of hysteretic elastic system: the quasi--static limit', Physical Review B, submitted

D. Pasqualini, 'Intrinsic Nonlinearity in Geomaterials: Elastic Properties of Rocks at Low Strain', Chapter 26 in 'The Universality of Nonclassical Nonlinearity with Applications to NDE and Ultrasonics', Editor P.P. Delsanto, Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 (2007)

F. Demmel, D. Pasqualini, and C. Morkel 'Inelastic collective dynamics of liquid rubidium with increasing temperature by neutron scattering studies'. Physical Review B 74, 184207 (2006)

D. Pasqualini, Katrin Heitmann, James A. TenCate, Salman Habib, David Higdon, and Paul A. Johnson , 'Nonequilibrium and nonlinear dynamics in Berea and Fontainebleau sandstones: Low-strain regime', Journal of Geophysical. Research., 112, B01204 (2006)

D. Pasqualini, M.Witkowski, P.Klare, P.Patelli, C. Cleland, 'A Model for a Water Potable Distribution System and its Impacts resulting from a Water Contamination Scenario.' , International Conference of System Dynamics Society, The Netherland (2006)

J.A. TenCate, D. Pasqualini, S. Habib, K. Heitmann, D. Higdon, and P.A. Johnson, 'Nonlinear Dynamics of Driven Sandstone Rods', Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 065501 (2004).