December 31, 2021–present: Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical, Life, and Environmental Sustainability Sciences, University of Parma.
December 31, 2018–December 30, 2021: Fixed-term Researcher (type B) at the Department of Chemical, Life, and Environmental Sustainability Sciences, University of Parma.
April 16, 2017–December 15, 2018 INSTM scholarship as part of the ENI SpA research contract on the topic “Synthesis of mixed oxides containing iron”
October 16, 2013–April 15, 2017 Research grant at the University of Parma as part of the ENI SpA research contract on the topic “Synthesis of sodalite-type zeolitic materials with a Si/MIII framework ratio < 1 (M = Al and Fe)”
October 1, 2011–September 30, 2013 Research grant at the IMEM-CNR institute “Study, synthesis, and characterization of new bulk materials”
July 1, 2011–September 30, 2011 INSTM scholarship on the topic “Synthesis and characterization of new materials with a double perovskite structure” A2BB’O6”
April 1, 2010– March 31, 2011 Research Grant at the University of Parma, "Synthesis and Structural, Electrical, and Magnetic Characterization of Highly Correlated Materials"
EDUCATION
January 1, 2007-December 31, 2009 Ph.D. in Science and Technology of Innovative Materials, University of Parma
2004-2006 Master's Degree in Science and Technology of Innovative Materials, University of Parma
2001-2004 Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science and Technology, University of Parma
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research activities in the field of materials synthesis and characterization, with a focus on structure-property relationships in inorganic systems (primarily oxides, fluorides, and sulfides). Use of solid-state reactions conducted under standard and controlled-atmosphere conditions, as well as high pressure/high temperature. Synthesis and crystal growth under hydrothermal/solvothermal, melt, and sol-gel conditions. Structural characterizations based on X-ray diffraction of single crystals, powders, and epitaxial thin films; electron diffraction combined with transmission electron microscopy, with synchrotron radiation and neutrons, aimed at studying structural, electrical, and magnetic phase transitions.
TEACHING/TEACHING SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
Academic year 2024/2025-present: Instructor of a module of the course "Materials by Design Lab" (2 credits) for the international Master's Degree in Functional and Sustainable Materials at the University of Parma.
Academic year 2022/2023-present: Instructor of the course "Solid State Chemistry" (6 credits) for the Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science at the University of Parma.
Academic year 2021/2022-present: Instructor of the module "General Chemistry" for the course "General and Organic Chemistry" for the first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Zootechnical Sciences and Animal Production Technologies at the University of Parma. Parma.
Academic year 2020/2021-present: Co-teacher for the course "Theory and Practice of X-ray Diffraction for Materials Characterization" for the Doctoral School in Chemical Sciences.
Academic year 2021/2022-2024/2025: Teacher of the Chemistry module of the Chemistry and Preparatory Biochemistry course for the first year of the Master's Degree (Single Cycle) in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Parma.
Tutor for the practical sessions of the International School of the Italian Association of Crystallography, August 31 - September 4, 2021, "Fundamentals of Crystallography, the theory behind crystal structure solution."
Academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022: Teacher of the Solid State Chemistry course (6 credits) for the Master's Degree in Chemistry at the University of Parma. Parma.
Academic years 2019/2020, 2020/2021: Co-teaching for the General and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory for the Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry at the University of Parma.
Academic years 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018: Teaching collaboration for the Laboratory of the "Chemistry" course (second semester of the first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Physics at the University of Parma, course instructor: Prof. G. Calestani).
Participation, as a subject expert for the scientific disciplinary sector CHIM/03, in the examination committees for the courses: "Chemistry" (Bachelor's Degree in Natural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Parma), "Environmental Inorganic Chemistry" (Bachelor's Degree in Natural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Parma). of Parma), "Solid State Chemistry" (Master's Degree in Chemistry, major in Materials, University of Parma), and "Chemistry" (Bachelor's Degree in Physics, University of Parma).
RESEARCH PRODUCTS
Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9505-1457
Scopus ID: 57193166608
Researcher ID: D-9397-2017
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.it/citations?hl=it&user=tRKGQtYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
98 publications in ISSN journals in chemistry, physics, mineralogy, and materials science, including 13 as primary
