Full Professor of Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering (retired). He is currently the General Director of Regional Center of Competence New Technologies for Productive Activities Scarl (CRdC) with the main tasks in coordination and selection of potential candidates to be hired through competition. He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II. His research interests include infrared imaging, fabrics, gas sensors, non destructive testing, thin-film transistors, physical properties and processing technologies of polymers.