Education
After the Master’s Degree in Chemistry in 2003 from the University "La Sapienza" of Rome with the grade of 110/110 cum laude, she obtained, in the same year, the license to practice as a chemist, and, in 2021, at the University "Alma Mater Studiorum" of Bologna, the university master's degree level II in "Forensic chemical and chemical-toxicological analysis" with a final project work entitled "Evaluation of the authenticity of a grappa: univariate approach and classification by multivariate statistical analysis."
Working Experience
Since 2006, she has worked as a chemist at the Bologna chemical laboratory of the "Customs and Monopolies Agency" where she was involved in:
- Chemical analysis mainly in the field of alcoholic products (wines, fermented beverages, by-products of winemaking, distilled spirits and liqueurs) to verify their compliance with regulations and legal specifications in order to combat illegal activities and movements of counterfeit goods.
- Development, validation, implementation and accreditation of new analytical methods in accordance with UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025.
- Providing scientific support to customs officials and private clients in terms of sampling, analysis and interpretation of analytical results.
- Participation in interlaboratory circuits (at national and European level) for quality control of analytical data and validation of new methods.
- Training of newly hired staff.
- Internal mentoring activities of university students.
Scientific skills
Knowledge and use of analytical techniques such as:
- Gas chromatography coupled to FID detection in various configurations (split/splitless, on column, head-space) and MS detection.
- Liquid chromatography coupled with UV, DAD, RID and FLD detection.
- UV and FTIR spectroscopy.
Basic knowledge of major multivariate statistical analysis techniques such as PCA, LDA, SIMCA, PLS, PLS-DA and the software "CAT" (Chemometric Agile Tool) and "The Unscrambler" for classification and authentication studies on spirit drinks and wine products.
