Born on March, 07 1973; Married, with two children
Degree in Forestry at University of Tuscia, Viterbo (1998)

Degree in Flute at the State Music Conservatorium of Perugia (1993)
PhD in Forest Ecology at University of Padova (2002)

Post-doc contract at University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Department of Forest Environment and Resources (2002 - Sep 2005)
Temporary employed researcher at University of Tuscia Oct 2005 - Mar 2007
Marie-Curie individual fellow University of Wisconsin, Madison USA (Oct 2005-Sep 2006).

Researcher at Institute of Agro-Environmental & Forest Biology (IBAF), National Research Council (CNR) (July 2007-to date)

Fields of interest: Plant ecophysiology and molecular biology in relation to global change, air pollution, VOC, ozone, forestry plantations, forest fires, urban forestry, extreme environments

Author of about 50 papers on International Journals/Books (Mean IF: 4.45; H-index: 25; Citations: 1600)