Education: PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Parma, Department of Earth Sciences. Degree thesis in Geological Sciences, University of Pisa, Department of Earth Sciences.

Research interests: Marine geology. Study of sedimentary processes in coastal and deep-sea environments through the use of natural and artificial radioactive tracers. Analysis of radionuclide activity profiles along sediment cores and their dating.

Analysis and processing of satellite imagery in marine-coastal environments for the identification of specific habitats.