Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

• Born in  Locarno (Switzerland), 6th April 1965.
• “Laurea” in Chemistry, University of Perugia, Italy (Magna cum Laude), 27 June 1989. 
•  Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Perugia, Italy (1989-1993).

PROFESSIONAL POSITION

• 2018-present: Full Professor, University of Perugia
• 2006-2018: Associate Professor, University of Perugia; 
• 1993-2006: Associate Researcher, University of Perugia, Italy; 
• 1994: Post-doc, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS 

• Member of Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze, detta dei XL
• Director of the Center for Climate Research, CRC-CIRIAF, Università degli Studi di Perugia
• Delegate to scientific research for DCBB
• Coordinator of the AB2C section (Ambiente, Biodiversità e Beni Culturali) of DCBB
• Member of the CSA (Comitato Scientifico di Area) of Area 03 (Chemistry) of University of Perugia
• Member of CGI (Comitato Glaciologico Italiano)

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

• Perugia Expo Water – May 30, 2015
• SuperQuark (RAI) – July 2, 2015
• Scienza Infusa (Un. Perugia) – May 11, 2017
• Speciale Università (TEF Channel) – May 24, 2017 
• “Fa la cosa giusta”, Umbria Fiere, 14 October 2018.
• “CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO – consapevolezza e conseguenze”, Aula Magna dell’Università per Stranieri di Perugia, 20 settembre 2019.
• TG2 (RAI) 22/04/2022, La ricerca Italiana in Artico
• TG3 (RAI) 26/02/2024, L’Artico sta perdendo la memoria

APPOINTMENTS 

• 2014-2019 – Quality assurance manager of the DCBB
• 2014-2019 – Member of CP (Commissione Paritetica) of DCBB
• 2019 (January, April-May) Researcher under the 2019 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund & Hornsund (Svalbard)
• 2018: Italian delegate at the Arctic Science Forum Ministerial. Berlin.
• 2018 (October) Erasmus+ Staff mobility in University of Potsdam (Germany).
• 2015-2018: Member of the Steering Committee of the Italian Aerosol Society;
• 2018 (March-April) Researcher under the 2018 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2017 (November) – Erasmus+ Staff mobility in University of Potsdam (Germany).
• 2017 (March-April) Researcher under the 2017 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2016 (March-April) Researcher under the 2016 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2015 (April-May) Researcher under the 2015 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2014 (November) – Italian representative at the Panel of Experts of Belmont Forum (NSF) for the theme “Arctic Observing and Research Sustainability”
• 2014 (September) Researcher under the 2014 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2012 (June-July)  Researcher under the 2012 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2011 (April-May) Researcher under the 2011 Italian Arctic Campaign (Atmospheric Chemistry) in Ny Alesund (Svalbard)
• 2009-present Operator of the WGMS (World Glacier Monitoring Service) 
• 2007  Lecturer at the Master in “Simulacion de Processos Moleculares” Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain; 
• 2004 Visiting professor, Osaka University, Japan; 
• 2001 Lecturer at the INFM National School “Elementary Interactions, Trapping and Manipulations of Atoms and Molecular Systems” Capri, Centro per la Cultura Scientifica, Universita di Napoli “Federico II” 
• 1998 Member of Instituto Nazionale per le Fisica della Materia (INFM); 
• 1995: Visiting researcher, Rochester University, Rochester, NY, USA; 
• 1994: Visiting researcher, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita’ di Trento, Trento, I