Head of the Dendrochronology Laboratory of the National Research Council (CNR - IBE, Trento). His research activity focuses on the dating of wood, mainly through the dendrochronological technique but also by combining dendrochronology with other dating methods such as radiocarbon, chemical surveys and spectrometric analyses. An important theme is to maximise the length of reference chronologies for each species, geographical/ecological area, essentially for the central Alps and peninsular Italy. Other research fields concern the anatomy of wood, mainly through the identification of species on wood and charcoal, the study of archaeological wood and the state of preservation of wooden artefacts.