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Maurizio Ungaro

Nuclear physicist and simulation software developer

Staff Scientist
Jefferson Laboratory
Experimental Hall-B


About Me

I am Maurizio (Mauri) Ungaro, a Staff Scientist in Hall-B at Jefferson Lab. I work on nuclear physics, detector systems, and simulation software.

My current work includes Geant4-based simulations with GEMC, CLAS12 production workflows on the Open Science Grid, and operation, calibration, and performance studies of the CLAS12 Low Threshold Cherenkov Counter. My research explores nucleon structure through meson electroproduction.

Here you can find software, talks, technical notes, and practical examples for collaborators and students.

In my free time, I am learning to play hockey while enjoying watching my kid skate much faster than me.

Primary links Biography & Documents GEMC Research & Talks Notes

For collaboration or help with simulations and detector work, email me. You can also find my publications and code through the profiles below.


Google Scholar
Google Scholar
INSPIRE
INSPIRE
Scopus
Scopus
ResearchGate
ResearchGate
GitHub
GitHub
ORCID
ORCID
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
Email
Email



Latest News and Upcoming Work

NewsDate / Status
GEMC3 0.5 released, with pygemc 0.5.0 and CLAS12 systems 0.3 October 2026
CLAS12 simulation trials on NERSC HPC resources November 2026
GEMC3 0.6: localized interface and message-based logging Upcoming
CLAS12 RICH detector geometry and digitization in GEMC3 Upcoming
GEMC 6.2 for CLAS12: updated geometry and benchmarks Upcoming
CLAS12 note on the OSG simulation framework Upcoming
CLAS12 detector systems build on GEMC3 from source October 2026
CLAS12 technical note on LTCC CAD geometry optimization Upcoming
Geant4 School at JLab 2026 2026
CLAS12 streaming readout: EPSCI SRO talk September 28, 2026
GEMC3 generator examples September 2026
GEMC 6.1 released for CLAS12 August 2026
Real Run Number simulations for CLAS12 October 2025

The upcoming CLAS12 note describes the simGrid OSG framework, with diagrams of its architecture and job workflows. Until the note is available, the news link leads to the CLAS12 on OSG overview.


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Biography, CV, resume, or professional links Biography and Documents
Geant4 examples, tutorials, or JLab support Geant4 at JLab
GEMC simulation workflows GEMC
CLAS12 simulation releases CLAS12 Simulations
Distributed simulation production CLAS12 on OSG
Research talks, papers, and technical notes Research & Talks
Practical computing notes Notes



What I Work On


Biography

Maurizio Ungaro is a Staff Scientist in Hall-B at Jefferson Lab. His work connects nuclear physics analysis, detector systems, and simulation infrastructure. He develops and supports Geant4-based simulation workflows, GEMC and GEMC3, Python tools through pygemc, and CLAS12 simulation releases. His recent work includes CAD mesh repair and optimization, reproducible geometry and tracking benchmarks, interactive visualization with Geant4 XR integration, multilingual tools, and portable build environments. He also maintains simGrid production workflows on the Open Science Grid and writes technical documentation for users.

His detector work includes the CLAS12 Low Threshold Cherenkov Counter, with responsibilities in operation, maintenance, calibration, and detector performance. His research focuses on nucleon structure, meson electroproduction, resonance-region analyses, and the transition between hadronic and partonic degrees of freedom.

Earlier and collaborative work includes experiments in Japan through the LEPS/SPring-8 collaboration and participation in Heavy Photon Search, a dark-sector search collaboration at Jefferson Lab.


Documents

Professional profiles and contact links are available near the top of this page. Experience and education are listed below.


Recent and Upcoming Talks and Notes


Title Format Occasion Date
Streaming Clas12 Detectors PDF EPSCI SRO meeting Sept 2026
Clas12 simulations & GEMC PDF CLAS Collaboration Meeting, Newport News, Virginia June 2026
Real Run Number simulations for CLAS12 PDF CLAS12 Technical Note October 2025
Geant4 at Jefferson Lab PDF Graduate Student and PostDoc Association Lunch Seminar September 2025
Geant4 Electromagnetic Physics 1 PDF Geant4 tutorial course, Newport News, Virginia August 2025
Geant4 Hadronic Physics 1 PDF Geant4 tutorial course, Newport News, Virginia August 2025

More talks, papers, and notes are listed in Research & Talks.


Technical Skills

Area Tools and Experience
Simulation and analysis Geant4, GEMC, CLAS12 simulations, ROOT, detector geometry, event generation, digitization workflows
Programming and infrastructure C++, Python, shell scripting, Git, GitHub, continuous integration, Docker, Environment Modules, HTCondor, Meson, CMake, SCons
Scientific communication LaTeX, Markdown, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Highcharts, technical documentation, tutorials, presentations
Languages English, Italian


Interests

  • ▸ Quark Structure
  • ▸ Monte Carlo Simulations
  • ▸ Large Language Models
  • ▸ Data Analysis
  • ▸ Geant4
  • ▸ Cherenkov Counters
  • ▸ Software Development

Experience and Education







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