Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (RTD-B) of Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentation (SSD CHEM-07/C) at the University of Bari (Micro4Biotech Lab). Lecturer of Industrial Biotechnologies. 10 years of research experience in the field of Biotechnology, Biorefineries, and Green Chemistry for the valorisation of low cost material to produce high added-value products (biofuels and fine chemicals). Working experiences at Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA-Trisaia), University of Bari, Racanati Multitrader s.n.c., University of Pisa, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (PlantLab), Wageningen University & Research (Food & Biobased Research), and Archa Laboratories srl.