Post Doctoral Research Assistant, Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Roma – Italy        
EEE – Extreme Energy Events Experiment

2004 Jan-Dec  
2005 – present

Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, visitor

2000-2003
(19 Dec 2003)

PhD in Fundamental and Applied Physics, Università Federico  II, Napoli, Italy,
Thesis “Fingerprints of the Very Early Universe”  (granted by EU) highest score

Referee:          Prof. G. Esposito (Federico II, Napoli)
Tutors:            Prof. G. Marmo (Federico II, Napoli) and Dr. G. Montani (Università La Sapienza)

2003 Jan-March 

Academic Visitor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

2000 (15 Dec)  

Laurea in Fisica, Physics Department Università “La  Sapienza”, Roma, Italy,
score 110/110 
Thesis “Sulla  covarianza del caos nel modello mixmaster” (in italian)
(“On  the covariance of chaos in the mixmaster model);
 Tutor Dr. G.Montani, Referee Prof. G. Parisi

1996 Jul-Aug 

Visiting Student GP-B Program Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA  (granted by Stanford University

Referee, Physica A, Elsevier

2005

Referee, Int. Journ. Mod. Phys. D, World Scientific

2000-2003   

Didactical Assistant and Tutorship, Course of General Physics, and examination staff,  Biomedical Engineering Department, Campus Biomedico University, Roma

2002-2003

Scientific Director of “Progetto Giovani Ricercatori” (Young Researchers Project) a special funding from the Physics Department, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy

2002-2003 

Didactical Assistant and Tutorship, Course of Dynamical Systems, and examination staff, Biomedical Engineering Department, Campus Biomedico University, Roma

2001-2002

Didactical Assistant and Tutorship, Course of Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, and examination staff, Physics Department, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy

Post Doctoral Grant Centro “Enrico Fermi”

2005 July

Royal Astronomical Society (UK), “Einstein Century” Conference, Paris

2005 July

C R Barber Trust Fund (Institute of Physics, UK), “Einstein Century” Conference, Paris

2004 July-Dec 

Post Doctoral Grant Fondazione “Angelo Della Riccia”, Italy, to work at School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

2004-05

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei / Royal Society, UK: School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

2000-2003    

PhD Grant by  “Federico II” University and European Community Funds

1999-2000

Student Grant, Dipartimento di Fisica Università  “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy

1996, Jul-Aug  

Grant by Stanford University to visit GP-B Program

1995-1996

Student Grant, CICS, Centro Interdipartimentale di Calcolo Scientifico Università “La Sapienza”
Student Grant, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy

“John S. Bell” Diploma,  World Federation of Scientists – “Ettore Majorana” Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture – awarded by G. ‘t Hooft and A. Zichichi

2005

“Best Scientific Secretary” Award, World Federation of Scientists – “Ettore Majorana” Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture – awarded by G. ‘t Hooft and A. Zichichi

Research Associate, Group 2nd  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

Since May 2005

Research Associate, CERN (CH)

Since March 2005

Research Associate, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Roma

Since Feb 2005

Junior Member of the Newton Institute, Cambridge

Since Feb 2005

Member of the Royal Astronomical Society

 Since Jan 2005

Member of the Institute of Physics

 Since year 2004

International Society of General Relativity and Gravitation

 Since year 2002

Euroscience “European Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology”

 Since year 2001

Società Italiana di Fisica -  S.I.F. (Italian Physical Society).

 2001—2004

Research associate, Group 4th, with INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Napoli.