Researcher at Laboratory of Electron Microscopy
I’m Research Director and Head of LAME (Laboratory of Electron Microscopy) with over two decades of expertise in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) applied to solid-state materials. My research focuses on investigating atomic-scale defects and electronic properties in complex oxide thin films and energy materials, aiming to establish a correlation between nanostructure and functional properties. I also work on developing advanced methodologies for correlative approaches in electron microscopy, with a special emphasis on in situ/in operando techniques that integrate TEM and synchrotron spectroscopies.
I have authored over 90 publications in international journals and presented my work as an invited speaker at numerous global conferences. Currently, I am the coordinator of the Horizon Europe-funded IMPRESS project, Workpackage leader of the RIANA project and serve as Vice President of the Italian Microscopy Society (SISM).
Research Interest
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
- Defective Structures
- Oxide Materials
- In situ/in operando TEM
Experience & Education
- Research Director – AREA Science Park, 2024–present
- Senior Researcher – AREA Science Park, 2022–2024
- Research Scientist – CNR-IOM, Trieste, 2009–2022
- Visiting Researcher & Postdoc – Chalmers University of Technology, 2007–2009
- Ph.D. in Physics – University of Salerno, 2007