Massimo Chiari is senior researcher at INFN accelerator laboratory LABEC in Florence. His activity is mainly based on the development and the implementation of Ion Beam Analysis for interdisciplinary applications, in particular, for the study of atmospheric aerosols and for cultural heritage and on the measurements of nuclear cross sections relevant for IBA applications. He has been the Head of LABEC, he is the INFN leader in the European infrastructure of ion beam laboratories RADIATE (Research And Development with Ion Beams – Advancing Technology in Europe) and in other European research infrastructures on environmental and material research (ACTRIS, ReMade-at-ARI), and has served as an IAEA consultant and expert.