Short CV
Education
Laurea in Fisica (equivalent to a Master in Physics) -- Università di Firenze (Florence), Italy
Ph.D. in Physics -- Bryn Mawr College (PA, USA)
Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches -- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France
Post-Doctoral Work
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Employment
1994 Maître de Conférences (Assistant Professor) -- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
1998 Professeur 2ème Classe (Associate Professor) -- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
2006 Professeur 1ère Classe (Full Professor) -- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
2016 Professeur Classe Exceptionnelle 1 (Distinguished Professor) -- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Main responsibilities
1996-2006 Intenational student exchanges for the Physics Department
2002-2006 Group leader
2006-2007 Deputy Director Doctoral School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences (ED 364)
2008-2011 Director Doctoral School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences (ED 364)
2010-2014 Director European Doctorate in Electronics, Materials, Optoelectronics and Microsystems (EDEMOM)
Governing bodies
2015-- Board Member: Recherche et Avenir
2016-- Board Member: OSA Fundamentals of Laser Science Technical Group
Fellowships
Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellowship (Germany)
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
National Academy of Sciences (USA)
Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers (USA)
Scientific Societies
Member of the Optical Society of America
Consultant
2003-2007 International consultant for the "Laser Trapped Mirror Proposal" (MSMT program -- NASA)
2005 INTAS evaluator (EU)
2007 EPSRC expert (UK)
Languages
Italian (mother tongue)
English
French
German
Spanish (good comprehension)