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)
Director of the Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET, formerly IBAF), National Research Council (CNR) (Jun 2018- to date)
Research Director at Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR) (May 2019-to date)
Expert of European Commission for Nature-Based Solutions (July 2016-to date)
Spoke Leader and CNR Responsible National Biodiversity Future Centre (2022-2026)
ICOS Italy Focal Point (2015- to date)
Fields of interest: Green infrastructure, urban forests, urban resilience and sustainability, plant ecophysiology in relation to stress, adaptation-mitigation to global change, air pollution, Carbon and GHG fluxes, VOC, forest plantations, forest fires, extreme environments
Author of more than 100 papers on International Journals/Books (H-index: 55; Citations: 10896; Mean IF: 5.1; from Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.it/citations?hl=it&user=lawYUQcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works)