Graduated in Chemistry at the University of Calabria (Italy) in 1989, PhD in Inorganic and Structural Chemistry in 1992. 1994-2001 Junior lecturer of Inorganic Chemistry in the Faculty of Farmacy at the University of Calabria; 1993-1994 PostDoc at Department of chemistry, University of Bristol (UK), (Italian National Research Council (C.N.R) Grant). Research based on the use of structural databases (in particular the Cambridge Structural Database) in order to analyze geometrical parameters (to provide information on 'typical' dimensions of molecular parameters) and to provide experimental tests of theories.

2001-2012 Reader of Inorganic Chemistry in the Faculty of Farmacy at the University of Calabria (03/B1, SSD CHIM/03); 2012-present Full Professor of Inorganic and structural Chemistry in the Chemistry and Chemical Thecnologies Department at the University of Calabria (03/B1, SSD CHIM/03). Head of the Chemistry and Chemical Technologies Department, University of Calabria (2018-2021 as a continuation of the previous three years 2015-2018). Elected Member as Professor representative within the Academic Senate (2021-2024).

Teaching courses: General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular and nanostructured materials, Intermolecular interactions in molecular materials. 

The research activity is devoted towards the molecular structure determination using single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction techniques of inorganic and coordination compounds in the studies of correlation between structures and properties, following main research lines:

a) structural characterisation of mesogenic (in particular metal containing liquid crystals) and luminescent materials.

b) structural characterisation of new inorganic compounds of biological and pharmaceutical interest, containing metal coordinated organic molecules of natural extraction and suitable as additives in polymeric matrices of natural extraction used as carrier for the new bioactive inorganic systems.

c) solid state chemistry: solid state synthesis (mechanochemistry) of i) inorganic coordination compounds and blends of biologically active inorganic coordination complexes and natural polymeric matrices as supporting carriers; ii) organic, inorganic and hybrid organic/inorganic co-crystals.