Current research position:
Associate professor at the Physics and Astronomy Department, Universita` di Bologna
Previous research positions:
- Researcher at the Dipartimento di Astronomia (2005-2014)
- Post-doctoral fellow at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna/Dipartimento di Astronomia (2003-2005)
- Post-doctoral scholar at the Astronomy & Astrophysics Department, The Pennsylvania State University (US, 2001-2003)
Academic studies and PhD:
- PhD in Astronomy on the subject "The High-Energy Large Area Survey (HELLAS): probing the multiwavelength properties of the sources making the hard X-ray background" (Feb. 2001, supervisors: Dr. A. Comastri, Prof. G. Palumbo)
- Laurea Degree in Astronomy on the subject "On the X-ray absorption in Active Galactic Nuclei" (July 1996, supervisors: Prof. G. Palumbo, Dr. A. Comastri)