2004 B.S. and M.Sc. Chemistry, summa cum laude, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

2005 2nd level diploma Chemistry, summa cum laude, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

2009 Ph.D. Chemistry, summa cum laude, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

9/2014 - present
Assistant Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan.

1/2010 - 8/2014
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Michigan.

1/2008 - 12/2009
Research fellow, ETH Zurich.

4/2004 - 12/2004
Research fellow, University of Pisa

American Chemical Society (ACS), fellow since 2010

Materials Research Society (MRS), fellow since 2012

Combustion Institute (CI), fellow since 2012

AFOSR

DoD/Tardec

Nano-Bio interactions

Nanoparticles kinetics in gas phase

Chiral nanoparticles

Molecular dynamics

Kinetic Monte Carlo