Education

• 1994: Laurea in chemistry (equivalent to a master degree - 5 years) 

• 1994: Fellowship at the University of Colorado at Boulder and at the Carnegie-Mellon University at Pittsburgh (USA).

• 1999: Ph.D. award in Chemistry with a Thesis entitled: "Theoretical Models and Computational Applications of Molecular Phenomena Involving the Environment Effect".

• 2002-2012: Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Pisa.

• 2010-2013: Adjunct Professor (Professor II) at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Tromsø, Norway).

• 2012: Full Professor in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Pisa

Institutional and Scientific responsibilities

• 2012-2015: Coordinator of the Doctoral School in Chemical and Material Sciences of the University of Pisa

• 2014-2016: President of the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Division of the Italian Society of Chemistry

• 2016-2018: President of the Bachelor and Master courses in Chemistry for the Department of Chemistry of the University of Pisa

• 2014: Member of the Editorial Board of Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (Springer)

• 2015: Senior Editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (American Chemical Society)

• 2018: Member of the Editorial Board of Chemical Reviews (American Chemical Society)

Memberships of scientific societies/academies

•  Italian Chemical Society (SCI)

•  American Chemical Society (ACS)

• International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences (IAQMS)

• Board of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC)