WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, under the supervision of Prof. Ornella Francioso.
Research topic: Raman Spectroscopic and Metagenomic Analysis of Deep Soil Horizons.
Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, under the supervision of Prof. Gloria Falsone.
Research topic: Advanced Analytical Techniques for Investigating Organic Carbon in Deep Soils.
Visiting PhD Researcher, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) – Madrid, Spain.
Research project: Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to the Analysis of Mushroom Biomolecules.
- January 2022 – January 2025
PhD in Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences and Technologies (37th Cycle), Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, under thesupervision of Prof. Ornella Francioso.
Research area: Smart and Sustainable Industry, Energy and Environment
Project title: Myco-conversion of Agricultural By-products and Waste into Novel Bioproducts for Enhancing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems.
- October 2018 – October 2020
M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (Plant Medicine Curriculum), Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna.
Thesis title: Microalgae as a Renewable Source of Biostimulants for Cultivated Plants.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.
- October 2015 – October 2018
B.Sc. in Agricultural Technologies, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna.
Thesis title: Use of Cyanobacteria for the Protection of Crops against Soil-borne Pathogens.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.
High School Diploma in Arts, Architecture and Design, F. Arcangeli Art High School, Bologna.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
- March 2021 – September 2021
Agricultural Worker, Nunhems Italy S.R.L., Sant’Agata Bolognese (Bologna), Italy.
Main activities: Practical support in the implementation and evaluation of varietal trials on major agricultural crops, including tomato, cucumber, watermelon, and carrot.
- December 2019 – February 2020
Curricular Internship, BIOTEC SYS S.R.L., Bologna, Italy.
Main activities: Acquisition and application of statistical tools for the analysis of data obtained from field experiments.
Curricular Internship, Agri2000 Net S.R.L., Castel Maggiore (Bologna), Italy.
Main activities: Field identification of the main fungal diseases and insect pests affecting pome fruits, stone fruits, and cereal crops. Development of protocols for efficacy trials and application of international guidelines for conducting field experiments. Support in field monitoring and data collection activities.
