Retour à l'accueilPresent Position
Scientific Advisor of the Italian Minister of Environment and Member of the Commissione Tecnico-Scientifica del Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio
Scientific Attaché of the Italian Permanent Delegation at UNESCO
Academic Position
Full Professor, Chair of Space Physics, Università Parthenope (ex Istituto Universitario Navale, IUN), Napoli , since 1987
Director of the Laboratorio di Tecnologie Spaziali e Fisica Cosmica IUN/OAC, Napoli (1989-2000)
International Responsibilities
Head of the Italian Delegation at GEO (Group on Earth Observations),
Co-Head of the Italian Delegation at the GMES Steering Committee (Global Monitoring of Environment and Security),
Co-Head of the Italian Delegation at IPHE (International Partnership on Hydrogen Economy)
Member of the EC Advisory Group ISTAG (Information Society Technology Advisory Group) (2002-2002)
Member of the International Experts Committee of the EC Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Center (JCR) (2000-2001)
National Responsibilities
President of the Commissione Tecnico-Scientifica sulla Emergenza Rifiuti della Regione Lazio,
Represents the Italian Minister of Environment at UNESCO and the European Commission on items concerning Scientific and Technological Research (since 2001)
Vice-President of ICRAM (Istituto Centrale di Ricerca Applicata al Mare), (since 2004)
Member of the CTSs (Comitato Tecnico Scientifico) of the following Italian Institutions: MATT (since 2002), MIUR (since 2002), ASI (since 2004), ENEA (since 2004)
Member of the Administration Board of the INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica), (since 2000)
Member of the Italian inter-Ministerial Committee devoted to elaborate the Piano Spaziale Nazionale (since 2002)
Member of the Italian inter-Ministerial Committee which has elaborated the PNR (Piano Nazionale della Ricerca); Coordinator of the Environment Sector (since 2002)
Member of the Administration Board of the Università Parthenope (ex Istituto Universitario Navale, IUN), (1996-2002)
Managerial Competences
More than 30 years of experience in Science and Technology in the following areas: Aerospace, Environment, Renewable Energies.
President and/or Member of International Committees
Direct responsibility in the negotiation of several international programs of particular economic and scientific weight
Director and responsible of national and international activities particularly relevant in scientific and economic terms
Responsible of the direction, planning and management Strategic Plans in National and International Organizations
Academic Career
Laurea in Fisica, Universita’ di Roma La Sapienza, con lode, (1970)
Post-Doctoral ESRO Fellow, Parigi, (1971-1973)
Doctorat d’Etat ès Sciences, Université de Paris VII, mention très honorable, (1972),
Assistente Incaricato, Università di Lecce, Dipartimento di Fisica (1973-1975)
Professore Incaricato, Università di Lecce, Dipartimento di Fisica (1975-1983)
Professore Associato, Università di Lecce, Dipartimento di Fisica, (1983-1986)
Professore Ordinario (Equivalent to the Chair), Napoli, l’Istituto Universitario Navale, (dal 1987)
Visiting Professor/Seminars
Harvard University, Imperial College London, Université Paris XI Orsay, Los Alamos National Laboratories, University of Kent at Canterbury, Universita’ di Atene, Max Planck Insitut fur Kernphysik Heidelberg, Technische Universitat Munchen, University of Uppsala, University of Leiden, University of Cardiff, NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, ESA-ESTEC Noordwijk, Commissariat pour l’Energie Atomique CEA Saclay, University of Arizona Tucson
Scientific Production
More than 150 papers published in the major International Journals with Referee.
Editor of the Proceedings of 6 International Scientific Conferences; Director and Editor of 2 National Conferences in the sector of Energy and Environment
Author of one popular book “Infrared Astronomy”, Enciclopedia della Scienza e della Tecnica EST, Mondadori
Author of 2 “Voci Tematiche” in the Dizionario di Fisica in Enciclopedia Treccani