2016-2019: Master Degree in Marine Biology (110/110 cum laude) at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - Ravenna Campus. Thesis title: "Bioaccumulation of legacy and emerging contaminants in tuna species".
2020-in progress: PhD in Polar Science at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. My PhD project focuses on the analysis of persistent organic pollutants (regulated and emerging) in marine sediment cores collected in the Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden fjord system (Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic), in order to: 1) evaluate the concentration levels and temporal trends of target contaminants in the sediment cores; 2) understand the temporal variability and fluxes of contaminants in the Arctic marine environment; and 3) define the sources of contamination in the investigation area.
In 2021 I spent two months (from the end of August to the end of October) at the Arctic Station 'Dirigibile Italia' in Ny-Ålesund, during which I took part both in the sampling activities of the sediment cores that were analysed for my PhD project, and in the management activities of the research station, working together with the station leader in charge at the time. In 2022 I spent 20 days (September) in Ny-Ålesund, thanks to an Arctic Field Grant, during which I sampled surface marine sediments in Kongsfjorden and Krossfjorden.