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P. Barbara received her M. S. degree (Laurea in Fisica) at the University of Salerno, Italy, in 1991 and her Ph. D. in Physics at the Technical University of Denmark, in Lyngby, Denmark, in 1995. Her thesis research was an experimental study of non-linear dynamics in coupled superconducting transmission lines. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgetown University, she worked at the Center for Superconductivity Research (currently Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials) at the University of Maryland as a postdoctoral associate. She studied Josephson junction arrays, including their synchronization properties (stimulated emission and amplification) and their magnetic properties (to understand unusual phenomena like the paramagnetic Meissner effect occurring in high-Tc granular superconductors). She is currently working on physical properties of nanoscale materials and devices. Dr. Barbara was the recipient of a NSF 2003 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and a Research Innovation Award from Research Corporation.