PERSONAL INFORMATION
I was born in Legnano (Italy) on May 17, 1975.
EDUCATION
2001-2004 University of Milan PhD in Physics.
Thesis: Shadowgraphic study of convection in a colloidal suspension (Supervisor: Marzio GIGLIO)
1994-2001 University of Milan Laurea in Physics.
Thesis: Optical study of convective instabilities in binary mixtures heated from above (in Italian)
LANGUAGES
English (level C1)
Spanish (level B1)
German (level A2)
French (level A2)
Russian (level A1)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
03/2021 – present
PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL SOFT MATTER PHYSICS
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria
June 2018
VISITING PROFESSOR
Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon
03/2015 – 02/2021
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Dep. of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
11/2007 – 02/2015
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Dep. of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
07/2010 – 08/2010
VISITING RESEARCHER
Physics Department, University of Ottawa, Canada
11/2006 – 10/2007
MARIE-CURIE INTRA-EUROPEAN FELLOW (FP6)
Dep. of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
11/2004 – 10/2006
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Dep. of Physics, University of Milan, Italy