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)