Senior researcher at IMEM, National Research Council, Author of more than 220 papers published in international ISI journals with international referees (H index = 33), providing 20 invited lectures at international congresses, and the author of six book chapters. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES From 2005 up to now: Materialsand devices for photovoltaic energy, in particular in the field of micro-cogeneration, thermophotovoltaic micro-cogenerators, low-bandgap photovoltaic cells, and selective emitters for thermophotovoltaics EXPERIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGING 2018: Principal investigator of the international project "Portable sensors for unmanned explosive detection" funded by NATO. 2018: CNR Unit responsible for the INAF-ASI project “Increase in the technological readiness level for the realization of hard X-/soft gamma-ray Laue optics”. 2009--2013: Unit responsible of the Project “LAUE: una lente per raggi gamma” funded by Italian Space Agency (ASI) contract n. I/068/09/0. 2009--2013: Responsible for the IMEM unit of the project “New technologies for the energy efficiency and use of the renewable resources” in the frame of the CNR-Lombardia region agreement. 2006--2009: Responsible for the project of relevance “Growth and characterization of luminescent materials and devices for optoelectronic and thermofotovoltaic applications” between IMEM-CNR and Nanjing University, Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.