Born in Alessandria, July 18th, 1955.
Laurea cum laude in Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di
Torino, 1980.
Nuclear Engineering Master “G. Agnelli”, Laurea cum
laude, Politecnico di Torino, 1982.
PhD in Energetics (I Cycle), Politecnico di Torino, 1987 with
research projects on Energy Systems and Nuclear Reactor Physics.
1987 to date: Associate Professor (confirmed in 1991) of the
Engineering Faculty of the University of Bologna. From 1987 charged
of courses in Nuclear Reactor Physics for the College in Nuclear
Engineering (Applied Neutronics, Nuclear Physics, Fission and
Fusion Nuclear Reactor Physics, Advanced Nuclear Reactors) and,
from 2005, for the College in Energy Engineering (Plasma Physics
and Nuclear Reactor Physics, Radiation Protection).
From 2001 member of the Council of the PhD in Nuclear and Energy
Engineering and Environmental Control of the Universiy of
Bologna.
Present affiliation: Industrial Engineering Department,
Montecuccolino Laboratory.
Researches on the modelization of Neutron Transport in Nuclear
Reactors, Nuclear Reactor Dynamics, Particle Transport,
Computational Methods, basic Plasma Physics and Complex System
Dynamics, Pulsed Power Plasma Devices (Plasma Focus) for particle
and radiation beam production for medical application.
Head of the Plasma Focus Laboratory of Montecuccolino
Laboratory.
Member of AAAS, CNISM, INFN, IAIA (International Association for
Impact Assessment, member of the Scientific Council of the Italian
Section) and of AIN (Associazione Italiana Nucleare, member of the
Scientific Council).
Scientific consultant services and educational activities in
partnership with ENEA, SOGIN, ALSTOM, CRF, EDISON, Mangiarotti.
From 2010, University of Bologna delegate in the Directive
Council of the CIRTEN (Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Ricerca
Tecnologica Nucleare) Consortium
Liaison Officer for the University of Bologna of the Nuclear
Energy Agency (OECD/NEA).
Current research projects:
- Development of methods and codes for the analysis of the
environmental impact of accidental releases of radioactive
contaminants with application to nuclear power and fuel cycle plant
decommissioning activities.
- Development of deterministic and Monte Carlo models for the
core design of nuclear reactors. In partnership with UCB
(University of California at Berkeley), CEA (Commissariat à
l'Energie Atomique, Centre de Cadarache), INL (Idaho National
Laboratory), ENEA and in the framework of European Research
Projects (EFIT and ELSY through ENEA, LEADER as UniBo) and national
ones (Accordo di Programma Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico –
ENEA, “Ricerca di Sistema Elettrico - Nuovo Nucleare da
Fissione”)
- From 2004, head and scientific referee of the researches
carried on in the framework of the "Study of Plasma Focus Devices
Medical Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy" Project of
the Alma Mater s.r.l. of Fondazione Alma Mater Project for the
study of radioisotopes production for PET and particle beams for
IORT applications. Inventor of several national and international
related Patents.
- From the Academic Year 2008/09 Academic Director of the second
level Master in Design and Management of Advanced Nuclear Systems
of the University of Bologna.
- From 2010 to 2014, associated to the IEO (Istituto Europeo di
Oncologia) research project, with AIRC (Associazione Italiana
per la Ricerca sul Cancro) financial support, for the analysis of
the effectiveness with respect to IORT of Plasma Focus devices
(AIRC Grant Reference Code Project n. 10559 “Analysis of
characteristics of Plasma Focus beams: its future oncological
applications”).
- From 2010 to 2013 Chair of the Italy-Japan Scientific Cooperation
Project of the Italian Foreign Affairs Department (Progetti di
Grande Rilevanza, PGR00079) for “PROMETHEUS Research Laboratory for
proton, ion and coherent X radiation, based on laser-plasma
interaction. Laser injector formation requirements for
post-acceleration”.
- From 2012, scientific referee of the research program UniBo (Fondazione Alma Mater)-CEA (Centre de Cadarache) on the Jules Horowitz high flux reactor.
- From 2019, member of the Council of the PhD in Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Sciences (DIMSAI).
