M.Sc. in mechanical engineering (1977-1982) at the University of Padova. Officer of the mountain army (1983-1984). Research scholar in food and agricultural engineering at the University of Padova (1985-1989). Researcher-Adjunct professor at the University of Padova (1990-2000). Associate professor of Food Engineering at the University of Padova (2001-2020). Since 2021, senior scientist at the Center for Mathematical Engineering Research (MATHERES) and "studioso senior" at the University of Padova (Campus of Agripolis). His research interests and the main results concern the study of mathematical modeling and design guidelines of machines and plants for the food industry, clean technologies and agriculture. Recently: food dryers, sterilizers, filters, ejectors and thermo-compressor, gravitational and centrifugal separators, fans and crop sprayers, mechanical oscillators, bio-fuels diesel engines. Author of several books and about 170 scientific works. Membership: GAMM e.v. (Geselshaft fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik - German Association of applied Mathematics and Mechanics); SIMAI (Società Italiana di Matematica Applicata e Industriale - Italian Society of applied and industrial Mathematics); ATI (Associazione Termotecnica Italiana - Italia Association of Termodynamics).