Department: Integrated Science and Technology
Areas of expertise:
- Physics (experiment, outreach)
- Computing (AI, algorithms, cybersecurity, data-science, VR, software development)
- Aerospace (remote sensing, geo-spatial)
Colafranceschi teaches applied-computing, energy and manufacturing classes.
Colafranceschi’s research focuses on high-energy physics (CERN), medical physics, mobile app development for science/outreach.
Colafranceschi earned three degrees from the University of Rome (Italy): a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, a master's degree in astronautical engineering, and a doctorate in industrial engineering. In addition, he has conducted postgraduate work at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and post-doctoral work in high energy physics at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu.
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