The IFN was established in 2002 by the merging of the Istituto di Elettronica dello Stato Solido (IESS) -Institute for Solid State Electronics- in Rome, the Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica (CEQSE) -Center for Quantum Electronics and Electronic Instrumentation- in Milan, and the Centro di Fisica degli Stati Aggregati (CeFSA) -Center for Aggregate State Physics- in Trento. In 2010, following the re-organization of the CNR and of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia (INFM) – National Institute of Matter Physics - one INFM center, ULTRAS of Milan, and two regional laboratories, LUXOR of Padua and LiT3 of Bari were merged to IFN.
Institute Council | Director Roberta Ramponi Unit Directors Gaetano Scamarcio (IFN-Bari) Luca Poletto (IFN-Padova) Maria Gabriella Castellano (IFN-Roma) Maurizio Ferrari (IFN-Trento) Marco Marangoni (IFN-Lecco) Workgroup Leaders Maria Gabriella Castellano (IFN-Roma) Alessia Cedola (IFN-Roma) Alessandro Chiasera (IFN-Trento) Rinaldo Cubeddu (IFN-Milano) Sandro De Silvestri (IFN-Milano) Anna Maria Gerardino (IFN-Roma) Ennio Giovine (IFN-Roma) Roberto Osellame (IFN-Milano) Luca Poletto (IFN-Padova) Pelizzo Maria Guglielmina (IFN-Padova) Gaetano Scamarcio (IFN-Bari) | Administrative Director Laura PodiniLocal Administration Angela Loiudice (IFN-Bari) Sandra Perazin (IFN-Padova) Sonia Franceschini (IFN-Roma) Serena degli Avancini (IFN-Trento) |