ABOUT ME
I was born in Luxembourg (EU) in 1971. After my first diploma in 1990, I was employed as an analytical chemist in a wine factory until 1994 while studying chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Bari. In 1996, I received a degree (cum laude) in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Bari and, in 2001 a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences at the same University under the supervision of Prof. Saverio Florio. In 1999 I have been a Visiting Scholar at the Roger Adams Lab. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working in the group of Prof. Peter Beak on organolithium-mediated stereoselective syntheses. In 2001 I was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Bari and in 2005 promoted Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the same University. In 2020 I was appointed full Professor of Organic Chemistry.
EDUCATION:
2000 –PhD in Chemical Sciences at the University of Bari “A. Moro” (Mentor: Prof. S. Florio);
1996 – Degree (summa cum laude) in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Bari “A. Moro” (Mentor: Prof. S. Florio);
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2020-present - Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bari “A. Moro”.
2005-2019 – Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bari “A. Moro”.
2012 – Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester – England (host professor, Jonathan Clayden).
2012 – Visiting Professor, at Brown University – USA (host professor, Paul Williard).
2011 – Visiting Professor at the University of Charlotte – USA (host professor, Craig Ogle).
2001-2005 – Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bari “A. Moro”.
2001 – Research fellow at the University of Bari with consortium CINMPIS.
1998-1999 – Visiting Scholar at the Roger Adams Lab (School of Chemical Sciences) University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign (Advisor Prof. P. Beak).
1996-1997 – Instructor Officer at the National School of Artillery in Bracciano (Rome).
1990-1994 –Employedasanalytical chemist in wine quality assurance.
RECENT COLLABORATIONS:
Dr. James Bull (Imperial College London, UK); Prof. Oliver Kapper (University of Graz, Austria) Prof. Jonathan Clayden (University of Bristol, England); Prof. J.-ichi Yoshida, Prof Aiichiro Nagaki (Kyoto University, Japan); Prof. Paul Williard (Brown University, RI - USA); Prof. Craig Ogle (University of Charlotte, NC - USA); Dr. Daniele Castagnolo (University of Newcastle, England); Prof. Ugo Azzena, Dr. Luisa Pisano (University of Sassari, Italy); Prof. Giuseppe Romanazzi (Dicatech – Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Dr. A. Altomare, (Institute of Crystallography, IC-CNR, Bari, Italy), Prof. Wolfgang Holzer (University of Vienna), Prof. Vittorio Pace (University of Vienna); Belen Cid (UAM, Madrid, Spain); Prof. D. Kim (POSTECH, Poyang, Korea).
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Italian Chemical Society (since 1996);
-The Royal Society of Chemistry (since 2011)
-Flow chemistry society (2013)
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Co-editor of "Lithium Compounds in Organic Synthesis – From Fundamentals to Applications"; Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany.
- Department Service: Safety Committee (since 2007).
- Department Service: Member of the Advisory body (since 2007).
- Board of the Master course “REACH Regulation and CLP” activated by the University of Bari “A. Moro” (since 2011).
- Board of the Doctorate School in “Pharmaceutical Sciences”