Biosketch:

Education: PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Bari, Italy (2006); Master Degree in Chemistry (summa cum laude and special mention), University of Bari, Italy (2002).

Work Experience: Senior Researcher of the National Research Council of Italy (2023-present), currently working at Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Bari Secondary Site (since April 2024), and previously at Institute of Nanotechnology (NANOTEC), Bari Secondary Site (2023-2024). Researcher at CNR-NANOTEC, Bari Secondary Site (2011-2022). Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy (2005-2011).

Visiting Scientist: Processes, Materials and Solar Energy Laboratory (PROMES), French  National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Perpignan and Odeillo-Font-Romeu, France, and  University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France (2022);  School of Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, UK (2022) – visit funded by CNR under the 2020 STM call; Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Toulouse, CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse, Toulouse, France (2003).

Management: Principal investigator for the CNR-ICCOM research unit within the International Exchange project funded by The Royal Society (UK), between the University of Strathclyde(Glasgow, UK) and CNR-ICCOM,   entitled “Low-Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Synthesis and Processing of Complex Oxides” (project reference IES/R2/212049, period: 2021- 2026). Scientific responsible of the CNR-NANOTEC unit within the following projects: (i) EXTREME – “Innovative technologies for EXTREMely Efficient spark ignited engines”, funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Research in the Sustainable Mobility specialization area  (PON MUR “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014 – 2020; grant code: ARS01_00849, period: 2019-2022);  (ii) ATTIV’AZIONE – “Augmented materials by plasma activation” funded by Apulia Region (call “Aiuti a Sostegno Cluster Tecnologici Regionali”, grant code: S8R8930, period: 2016-2018).

Conference Organization: Leading organizer of  Symposium SF04 “Expanding the Frontiers of Plasma Technology in Materials Science and Engineering”, 2023 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Boston, USA; Co-organizer of Symposium SF03 “Plasma Technologies for Emerging Materials Science and Applications”, 2022 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit,  Boston, USA; Co-organizer of Symposium X “Recent advances in cold plasma and related applications”, XX Brazilian MRS meeting, Iguassu Falls, Paraná, Brasil, 25– 29/09/2022.

Conference Contributions: More than 90 contributions to national and international conferences, workshops and schools, including 21 invited talks as invited speaker and 20 oral presentations as presenting author.

Editorial Activity: Guest editor of special issues of Plasma Processes and Polymers, Wiley-VCH (2012) and  IEEE Transactions of Plasma Science (ongoing);  Editorial Board Member of Materials, MDPI (since 2022).

Other activities: Co-supervisor of 4 PhD Theses and 8 MSc/BSc Theses (since 2011). External examiner and jury member of 4 PhD Theses (Australia, Canada, France, UK); Lecturer for the course “Scanning electron microscopy analyses of surfaces”, Doctorate School in Chemical and Molecular Sciences, University of Bari (2015); Project evaluator for Italian  Ministry for University and Research (MUR), National Science Centre – Poland, Czech Science Foundation (GACR), French National Research Agency (ANR), LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies (France), Mitacs (Canada),

Publications: 59 articles, 1 editorial, 2 book chapters, over 10 contributions in conference proceedings (DOI, ISBN).

Bibliometric Data (Scopus, 23/06/2026): 65 articles; 2047 citations by 1465  documents; h-index: 28.

Research interests: Low-temperature plasma processes; surface engineering; thin films; nanostructured materials; nanocomposites.

ERC Panels: PE5_3; PE5_4; PE5_6.

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