2001 :PhD. in the field "Hydraulics Engineering " at the University of Padua, supervisor Prof. Marco Colombini
1998: Laurea - Master degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Genoa. Thesis: "Wind-driven flows in enclosed basins; grade: 104/110 Supervisors: Prof. Marco Colombini.
Spring 2000: "Oceanography" - at the Florida State University, prof. G.Weatherly, Dept. of Oceanography (FSU);
"Turbulence" - at the Florida State University, prof. G.Weatherly, Dept. of Oceanography (FSU);
"Fluid Mechanics Demonstrations" - at the Florida State University, prof. R.Krishnamurti, Dept. of Oceanography (FSU);
"Introduction to Perturbation Methods" - at the Florida State University, prof. C. Hunter, Dept. of Mathematics (FSU);
Since November 2001: Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, now Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Genoa
October 1999 - July 2001: Visiting Researcher at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute (GFDI), Florida State University under the supervision of Prof. Ruby Krishnamurti
Master courses
Since 2002 classes on Environmental Hydraulics, mixing processes in water bodies and Computer Programming for Engineers
2001/02 Practical lessons for the course Environmental hydraulics under the supervision of Dr. Maurizio Brocchini
PhD courses
2003, 2004 and 2006 course on Particle Image Velocimetry for the PhD Program at DIAM
2003 lessons on Wall Turbulence during the Fluid Machanics course for the PhD Program at DIAM
He collaborates as Reviewer with the following scientific journals
2008 Project funded by the University of Genova on the mixing processes inside the human vitreous chamber
2008 2008: Project "vitreous mixing and stresses on the retina induced by saccadic eye rotation: theoretical and experimental modelling" funded within the British-Italian Partnership Programme.
2005 Project MODITE funded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona.
2003 National grant of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and of Scientific Research Project COFIN 2003 'Idro-morfodinamica fluviale e interazioni con manufatti e processi naturali'
2002 National grant of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and of Scientific Research Project COFIN 2002 'Interazioni morfodinamiche fra le componenti di un sistema lagunare'
2002 Project Rischio Idraulico e Morfodinamica Fluviale (RIMOF) funded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona.
2001 National grant of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and of Scientific Research Project FIRB 2001 'Meccanica dei Fluidi di interesse biomedico: flusso diastolico del ventricolo sinistro del cuore e sinergie metodologiche per l'analisi dell'umor vitreo nel bulbo oculare.'
2009 Prize for the best paper at the 4th Asian-Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, Christchurch, New Zealand.