He is a Physicist, PhD in Materials Science, with about 20 years’ experience in research and technology transfer. He has been Vinnmer Marie Curie Fellow at Luleå University of Technology, Research Fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and at Enrico Fermi Centre in Rome, and Director of the Optical Laboratory in Veneto Nanotech, the Italian Cluster for Nanotechnologies. His research interests are mainly in the field of luminescent materials, from nanophosphors to glass-ceramic coatings, with applications in sensors and biosensors, lighting, solar cells, anticounterfeiting and cultural heritage. Since November 2019 he is researcher at CNR-ISP (National Research Council -Institute for Polar Sciences), where he joins the expertise in nanostructured materials and sensors with the fascinating and challenging world of the polar environments. During his career, he published more than 100 research papers and a few book chapters, and he edited a book published by Elsevier on materials and strategies for solar cells. Moreover, he presented several invited oral contributions at international conferences, and he was involved in conferences’ organizing committees. He is regularly acting as contract professor for university courses, expert evaluator for the EU Commission and supervisor of PhD and Master students. Few years ago, he deposited an Italian patent and filed international extensions, founding in 2012 an innovative startup, still active in the market. He has the Italian qualification as full professor (ASN – prima fascia) in various fields of Physics and Chemistry and he is member of the Energy Group Committee of the Institute of Physics (IoP).

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