Defense Committee:
Roberto Aloisio (GSSI-L'Aquila), Pierluigi Belli (INFN - Roma2), Chiara Brofferio (Univ. Bicocca - Milano), Ivan De Mitri (GSSI-L'Aquila) , Piero Ullio (SISSA - Trieste)
Substitutes: Jan Harms (GSSI- L'Aquila), Karoline Schaeffner (GSSI - L'Aquila)
External Reviewers:
John Beacom (Ohio State University - USA) , Eigio Lisi (INFN - Bari) , Kate Scholberg (Duke University - USA)
Advisors: Francesco Vissani (GSSI - L'Aquila) , Maria Cristina Volpe (CNRS - Paris)
Co-advisor: Walter Fulgione (INFN - LNGS , INAF - Torino)