Education
PhD Marine and Isotope Geochemistry, Imperial College London (UK) - Oct 2021 - Mar 2025
Thesis title: “Environmental Pollution as a Marine Tracer – Measuring and Modelling Anthropogenic Lead in the Ocean”
Supervisors: Prof. Mark Rehkämper, Prof. Tina van de Flierdt
MSc Marine Sciences, Utrecht University (The Netherlands) - Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
Final Grade: Cum Laude (GPA: 8.5/10)
MSc thesis title: “Tracking the origin of microplastics in the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre” – Supervisor: Dr. Erik van Sebille.
BSc Geological Sciences and Technologies, University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy) - Oct 2014 - Jul 2017
Final Grade: 110/110 Cum Laude
BSc Thesis title: “Comparison between three models of glacial–interglacial cycles” – Supervisors: Prof. Claudia Pasquero, Prof. Henk A. Dijkstra (Utrecht University)
Professional Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ (Belgium) - Apr 2025 - present
Research Affiliate, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation - CSIRO (Australia) - Mar - Dec 2020
Visiting Researcher, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation - CSIRO (Australia) - Aug 2018 - Feb 2019