Personale docente

ACADEMIC POSITION
•Full Professor (Competition Sector 03/A1: Analytical Chemistry; Scientific Disciplinary Sector CHIM/01: Analytical Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma (01/10/2023–present)
•Associate Professor (same sector), Department of Chemistry, University of Parma (01/10/2014–30/09/2023)
•Researcher (CHIM/01 Analytical Chemistry), Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, University of Parma (30/12/2002–30/09/2014; confirmed from 2005, full-time)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Licensed Chemist (Italy), 2000

EDUCATION
•PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Parma (2000–2002)
•MSc in Chemistry (summa cum laude), University of Parma (1999)

ACADEMIC ROLES
-Deputy Head, Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (January 2026–present)
-Member of the Technical Committee for the Department of Excellence project COMP-R “The challenge of complexity for sustainable development: towards regeneration” (2023–2027)
-Chair of the post graduated university Course “Quality Systems and Quality Control in Testing Laboratories”, University of Parma (2014–2015–present)
-Deputy Chair of the Joint Degree Board in Chemistry (January 2022–December 2025)
-Coordinator of the Career Guidance (Outgoing Orientation) Committee, SCVSA Department (January 2020–December 2025)
-Delegate of the Head of Department for job placement (March 2017–December 2025)
-Member of the Advisory Board for the Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and the Master’s Degrees in Industrial Chemistry and Chemistry, University of Parma (March 2017–present)
-Member of the Department Board, Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (March 2017–present); previously member of the Department Board of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry (January 2007–December 2010)
-Member of the Teaching Committee of the Joint Degree Board in Chemistry (September 2015–January 2022)
-Member of the PhD Board in Materials Science and Technology (July 2013–present)
-Coordinator of activities within the Orientation Committee for the Chemistry Degree Programs (January–December 2013)
-Member of the Board of the Interdepartmental Packaging Center (CIPACK), Regional Technopole of Parma (January 2011–present)
-Member of the Steering Committee of the Chemistry Departments, University of Parma (September 2008–December 2009; January 2002–present)
-Member of the Space Allocation Committee, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, University of Parma (February 2008–July 2012)
-Member of the Orientation Committee for Degree Programs in the Chemical Sciences and Technologies class (Class 21), University of Parma (2004–2005 to 2008–2009)
-Member of the Executive Committee of the First-Level Master’s Degree in “Packaging”, University of Parma ( 2004–2005–present)
-Member of the Executive Committee of the Second-Level Master’s Degree in “Quality Systems in the Analytical Chemical Laboratory”, Faculty of Science, University of Parma ( 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009)
-Member of numerous evaluation committees in recruitment procedures for Competition Sector 03/A1 (2019–present)

ROLES IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
-Council Member of the Forensic Chemistry Thematic Group, Italian Chemical Society (since April 2026)
-Member of the Board of the Forensic Analytical Chemistry Division Group, Analytical Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society (September 2022–October 2024)
-Acting Coordinator of the Forensic Chemistry Thematic Group, Italian Chemical Society (November 2025–March 2026)
-Member of the Governing Board of the Forensic Analytical Chemistry Group, Italian Chemical Society (December 2013–August 2022)

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the workshop MS Forensics 2026 “Forensic investigations and the contribution of mass spectrometry” (Rome, March 17–18, 2026)
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the Conference on Forensic Analytical Chemistry 2025 “Scientific Innovation in the Search for Evidence” (Turin, June 26–27, 2025)
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the workshop 4th MS Forensics 2024 “Forensic investigations and the contribution of mass spectrometry” (Rome, March 21–22, 2024)
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd edition of the SPME School organized by Restek and SRA under the patronage of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society (Prato, April 17–19, 2024)
-Organizer of events and coordinator of several job placement initiatives for the SCVSA Department (May 2017–present)
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the training event “METROFOOD-RI: Traceability and comparability of results in food measurements” (Parma, September 20–24, 2021), organized within the School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition, University of Parma, in the framework of the H2020 METROFOOD-PP project in collaboration with ENEA and with the support of Accredia
-Organizer and member of the Scientific Committee of the training event “New synthetic drugs: knowledge for prevention” (Parma, October 8–9, 2018), within the project “Parma against new drugs: knowledge for prevention. The laboratory at the service of citizens”, funded by the Cariparma Foundation (Public Health call 2017)
-Member of the Scientific Committee of the Summer School “Innovative methods in environmental chemical analysis”, Foundation for the University and Higher Education in the Province of Belluno (Feltre), 2010 (September 6–10) and 2011 (September 19–23)
-Organizer of the scientific seminar “SPME technique in environmental, clinical and forensic applications” (Parma, November 7, 2007), in collaboration with Sigma-Aldrich Italy
-Organizer of the International Conference on Food Safety: EFSA meets Italian scientists, Scientific Symposium “Food Safety, Nutrition and Nanotechnology” (Parma, October 4, 2007)
-Organization of the XVIII National Congress of Analytical Chemistry (Parma, September 19–23, 2004)
-Coordinator of the activity “Frontiers of Chemistry” within the National Scientific Degrees Project (Chemistry), University of Parma (2005–2006, 2006–2007)

TEACHING ACTIVITY
-Analytical Chemistry II and Chemometrics (BSc in Chemistry)
-Statistical Process Control (MSc in Industrial Chemistry)
-Environmental Analytical Chemistry (MSc in Environmental Sciences and Technologies for Environment and Resources)
-Advanced topics in Analytical Chemistry (BSc in Chemistry)
-Chemometrics and Chemometrics II (BSc/MSc in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry)
-Chemometrics II Laboratory (MSc in Chemistry)
-Mass Spectrometry Analytical Methodologies (MSc in Chemistry)
-Validation of Analytical Methods Laboratory (MSc in Chemistry)
-Development of Analytical Methods for Environment and Food (BSc in Chemical Sciences and Technologies)
Teaching in postgraduate programs:
-Master’s Degree in “Quality Systems in Analytical Chemical Laboratories” (modules on method validation, method development, chemometrics)
-Master’s Degree in Forensic Sciences (module: Chemical Analysis Techniques)
-First-level Master’s Degree in Packaging (modules: Contaminants and Migration; Inorganic Contaminants)
-Post-graduated university course “Quality Systems and Quality Control in Testing Laboratories” (module: validation of analytical methods)
Supervisor of numerous MSc theses and PhD dissertations in Chemical Sciences and Materials Science and Technology.
Lecturer in PhD schools, national schools, and professional training courses organized by universities, CIMACQ, scientific associations, and public institutions (RIS, ADM, ISS).

RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Author of 130 publications (H-index 38, Scopus 2026), 3 book chapters, 2 patents. More than 150 conference contributions.
Research focuses on analytical methodologies, innovative materials for sample tratment, and omics approaches (metabolomics and proteomics) using high-resolution mass spectrometry, with applications in environment, food safety, pharmaceuticals, and biomedicine.
Expertise in chemometrics, metrology, and quality assurance.Expertise in the development and validation of new analytical methods mainly based on separation and hyphenated techniques for the determination of compounds of environmental, toxicological and food interest. Extensive experience in sample treatment techniques carried out with gas-phase extraction methods for the analysis of volatile substances. Expertise in the development of green analytical methods based on solid-phase extraction techniques for the extraction of non volatile substances. Deep knowledge of chemometrics. Scientific interest in the development of new materials for the analysis of compounds of environmental, biological and food concern with the aim of proposing an improvement of the analytical performances focusing on the selectivity of the utilized devices.

RESEARCH PROJECTS (selected)
Participation and coordination roles in national and international projects
-Bando PRIN 2017 "Innovative Analytical Methods to study biogenic and anthropogenic proxies in Ice COres (AMICO)" -unit member
-Programma Nazionale di Ricerca in Antartide - PNRA D.D. 1314 del 25/05/2018 (PNRA18_00229). Progetti di ricerca in Antartide presso la stazione Mario Zucchelli "Emerging COntaminants in Antarctic Snow: sources and TRAnsport (ECO AS:TRA)"- principal investigator
-POR-FESR EMILIA ROMAGNA 2014-2020. Bando 2020. Bando per sostenere progetti di ricerca ed innovazione per lo sviluppo di soluzioni finalizzate al contrasto dell’epidemia da COVID-19 "Studio del processo produttivo per la realizzazione di una macchina automatica per il confezionamento di gel disinfettante in bustine monodose V-shapes" - academic principal investigator
-Programma Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) Avviso n. 3264 del 28/12/2021 "Strenghtening of the Italian Research Infrastructure for Metrology and Open Access Data in support to the Agrifood (METROFOOD-IT)"-unit member
-European Partnership on Metrology Call 2021 – Green Deal (programme of EURAMET) "Metrological traceability of measurement data from nano to small microplastics for a greener environment and food safety (PlasticTrace)"-unit member
-iNEXT-Discovery / METROFOOD-RI - Call for 'agri-food' proposals (2022) "Combining nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution mass spectrometry to improve metabolite detection in response to agro-sustainable treatments (PID: 23943)" - principal investigator
-ON Foods - Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security – Working ON Foods”. Spoke 3 “Food Safety of Traditional and Novel Foods” (PE 10, PNRR)-unit member
-PR-FESR EMILIA ROMAGNA 2021-2027. Bando per progetti di ricerca industriale strategica rivolti agli ambiti prioritari della strategia di specializzazione intelligente 2023-2024 "Sistema modulare di abbattimento assorbimento inquinanti dell’H2O - SMART H2O"-principal investigator

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
-Referee of a chapter in the book entitled "Environmental Chemistry: complexity at work", Springer, Minella M. (Ed.) (2026)
-Guest Editor, special issue "Progress in Green Analytical Methods for the Detection of Trace Substances in Complex Matrices", Molecules (2026)
-Guest Editor, special issue “Miniaturized Analytical Methods for the Determination of Organic Pollutants in Complex Matrices”, Separations (2023)
-Lead Guest Editor, special issue “Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry: From Fundamentals to Real-life Applications,” Frontiers in Chemistry (2022)
-Lead Guest Editor, special issue “Advances in MS-Based Analytical Methods: Innovations and Future Trends”, Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry (2017)
-Referee for numerous journals in the filed of analytical chemistry
-Editor of the book chapter “Validazione dei metodi analitici e controllo qualità”, book “Chimica Analitica” (EdiSES, 2025) (Eds. L. Sabbatini, C. Malitesta, P. Pastore).

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Expert evaluator for national and international funding agencies (Romania, Italy, Chile, Poland, EU programs).
Member of technical committees and PhD examination boards
Examiner for professional qualification in Chemistry.