Curriculum

EDUCATION

· Higher education course in Research Enhancement & Development, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, 2012.

· Qualification by examinations in Non-destructive Testing at Level III for the Acoustic Emission method (AT), issued according to UNI EN 473 and ISO 9712, April 17, 2008.

· Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, 2007. Thesis entitled: “Advanced structural diagnostics of high-performance composite laminates.”

· Qualifying examination to practise as an engineer, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, 2003

· Laurea Degree (MSc) in Materials Engineering, 110/110 summa cum laude, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, 2002. The Degree Thesis, entitled: “Fabrication and fatigue behaviour of a Titanium alloy Matrix Composite reinforced with silicon carbide fibers” was the result of a cooperation between the University of Rome and Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A. (CSM).

· High School Diploma, full marks 60/60, Liceo Scientifico “G.B.Grassi”, Latina, Italy, 1996.


EDITORIAL and PEER REVIEWING ACTIVITY

Member of the Editorial Board of:

  • Molecules (MDPI), Section Board for 'Macromolecular Chemistry' (IF = 3.267)

  • Polymers (MDPI) (IF = 3.426)

  • Macromol (MPDI)

  • Journal of Composites Science (MDPI)

  • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) (IF = 1.271)

  • Frontiers in Materials - Polymeric and Composite Materials as a Review Editor (IF = 2.705)

Reviewer for the following international scientific journals: Composites Science and Technology (Elsevier), Composites Part A (Elsevier), Composites Part B (Elsevier), Materials and Design (Elsevier), Carbohydrate Polymers (Elsevier), Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier), Strain (Wiley-Blackwell), Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Wiley-Blackwell), Polymer Composites (Wiley-Blackwell), Advances in Polymer Technology (Wiley-Blackwell), Synthetic Metals (Elsevier), Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier), Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (Sage), Journal of Composite Materials (Sage), Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Sage), Materials Science and Technology (Maney Publishing), Bioresources (North Carolina State University), Polymer Bulletin (Springer), Polymer Testing (Elsevier), International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI AG), Composite Structures (Elsevier), European Polymer Journal (Elsevier), Waste Management (Elsevier), Cellulose (Springer), Journal of Materials Science (Springer), Materials Letters (Elsevier), Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Springer), Journal of Polymers and the Environment (Springer), Applied Acoustics (Elsevier), Industrial Crops and Products (Elsevier), Materials (MDPI AG), Polymers (MDPI AG), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE Library), Fibers (MDPI), Journal of Natural Fibers (Taylor and Francis), Materials and Manufacturing Processes (Taylor and Francis), ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS publications), ACS Applied Nano Materials (ACS publications), Frontiers in Materials (Frontiers).


PROFESSIONAL and TRAINING ACTIVITIES

  • Attendance at: 2nd Conference - FLOWER Project: Advanced Biobased Materials and Composites for Engineering Applications, 17 September 2020, online conference (Invited speaker, Strategies to increase fibre/matrix interfacial adhesion in natural fibre composites: recent advances)

  • Attendance at: 1st European Conference on Crashworthiness of Composite Structures (ECCCS-1), 19-21 November 2019, Belfast, United Kingdom (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: XII Convegno Nazionale INSTM and XV Convegno Nazionale AIMAT, July 21-24, 2019, Ischia (NA), Italy

  • Attendance at: 33rd Annual Technical Conference and 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, September 24-26, 2018, Seattle, USA (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 21st International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS21), Bologna, Italy, September 4-7, 2018 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 4th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (MechComp2018), Madrid, Spain, July 9-12, 2018 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM18), Athens, Greece, June 24-28, 2018 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 9th International Conference – Times of Polymers & Composites, Island of Ischia, Italy - June 17-21, 2018 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: International Symposium on Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials (Draf2018), Island of Ischia, Italy - June 12-15, 2018 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 6th International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications, 4-7 October 2017, Rome, Italy (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: XXIII Congresso, Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata (AIMETA 2017), 4-7 September 2017, Salerno, Italy (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 21st International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM21), 20-25 August 2017, Xi’an, China

  • Attendance at: 25th International Conference on Composites/Nano-Engineering (ICCE 25), 16-22 July 2017, Rome, Italy, (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 7th International Workshop on Flow and Fracture of Advanced Glasses, 2-5 July 2017, Aalborg, Denmark, (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2017), June 21-23, 2017, Braga, Portugal, (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: International Workshop on Dynamic behaviour of green composites, 27-29 September 2016, Poitiers, France (Invited Plenary lecture)

  • Attendance at: International Symposium on Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials (Draf2016), Island of Ischia (NA)-Italy, September 7-9. 2016 (Speaker)

  • Attendance at: XIII Convegno Nazionale AIMAT, Ischia (NA), 13-15 July, 2016

  • Attendance at: 14th International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining, May 31 – June 3, 2016, Guelph, Canada (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20), July 19-24, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

  • Attendance at: X Convegno nazionale INSTM sulla scienza e tecnologia dei materiali, Favignana (TP), 28 June – 1 July 2015.

  • Attendance at: 2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2015), April 27-29, 2015, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: 16th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM16), June 22-26, 2014, Sevilla, Spain.

  • Attendance at: 19th International Conference on Composite Materials, July 28-August 2, 2013, Montréal, Canada.

  • Attendance at: XI Convegno Nazionale AIMAT, Gaeta (LT) 16-19 September, 2012, Italy.

  • Attendance at: 18th Scuola AIMAT - Advances in Materials Sciences and Technologies, July 11 – 15, 2012, Hotel Continental Terme, Ischia Porto (NA), Italy.

  • Attendance at: 15th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM15), June 24-28, 2012, Venice, Italy (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: 3rd International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications, October 12-14, 2011, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: XVII Scuola Nazionale di Scienza dei Materiali (INSTM), "Governare la Complessità dei Materiali: Sistemi Ibrido-funzionali e Biomimetici". Bressanone (BZ), Italy, September 26-30, 2011.

  • Attendance at: VIII Convegno nazionale INSTM sulla scienza e tecnologia dei materiali, Aci Castello (CT), Italy, June 26-29, 2011.

  • Training course: Ablation and pyrolysis phenomenon using SAMCEF Bacon, Rome, July 2010.

  • Attendance at: 1st International Conference on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications, October 10-13, 2007, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: 15th International Conference on Composites /Nano Engineering (ICCE15), Haikou, Hainan Island, China, 15-21 July 2007.

  • Attendance at: IV Simposio sulle tecnologie avanzate: Nuovi orizzonti teorici e applicativi, June 21-22, 2007, Rome, Italy.

  • Attendance at: 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing, 20-22 September, Cardiff (UK), 2006 (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: IEEE AP-S International Symposium with USNC/URSI National Radio Science and AMEREM Meetings, July 9-14, 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA.

  • Attendance at: 14th International Conference on Composites /Nano Engineering (ICCE14), July 2-8, Boulder, Colorado USA (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: III Simposio sulle tecnologie avanzate: Utilizzo e Applicazioni, June 22-23, 2006, Rome, Italy.

  • Attendance at: 5th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 12-14 Settembre, 2005 – Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

  • Attendance at: 2nd European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, July 7-9, 2004 Munich (Germany) (Speaker).

  • Attendance at: Corso di qualificazione al livello 2-3 nel Metodo di Emissione Acustica (Course for qualification and certification of non destructive testing personnel (level II-III) in AT), March 27-31, Brescia, Italy, 2006, Associazione Italiana Prove non Distruttive Monitoraggio Diagnostica (AIPnD) (Italian society for non destructive testing).

  • Attendance at: Corso modulare avanzato sugli Acciai Inossidabili, 6a edizione, (Course on stainless steels), January 25-26 and February 1-2-8-9, Milano, Italy, 2006, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia (Italian Association of Metallurgy).