- Graduated in Civil Engineering at Bari University (10/11/88). - University Researcher in the Agricultural Mechanics Scientific Sector, at Bari University, Agricultural Mechanics Institute (actually PRO.GE.SA. Department), starting from 1/11/90. - Associate Professor in the Agricultural Mechanics Scientific Sector at Bari University, PRO.GE.SA. Department, starting from 16/12/2001. - National Scientific Qualification for full Professor functions obtained from 23/04/2022. - Actually is professor of: Technical Physics for Food Industry (Master Programme: Food Science and Technologies Fac.—Univ. of Bari); Agro-food processing plants (Bachelor Programme: Food Science and Technologies Fac.—Univ. of Bari); Plants and Machines for Poultry and Rabbit Farming and Transforming (S.S. in Avicultural technology and avicoulus patology—Veterinary Medicine Fac.—Univ. of Bari). - Has participated in n. 30 research projects. - Patents: 1) n. 102017000092437 "Process for the treatment of a mixture of gas comprising methane and carbon dioxide"; 2) n. 102017000092370 "Fast pyrolytic process with low environmental impact (flash pyrolysis)". - Scientific papers: n. 113 (n. 30 SCOPUS - ISI). - Speaker at n. 46 national and international scientific conferences; n. 2 Invited lectures; n. 2 Lectio magistralis.