RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Theoretical AstroParticle Physics
- High-Energy Phenomenology

EDUCATION
2007 - 2012: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
2002 - 2007: "Diploma di Licenza", Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (70/70 magna cum laude)
2005 - 2007: "Laurea Specialistica" in Physics, University of Pisa (110/110 magna cum laude)
2002 - 2005: "Laurea" in Physics, University of Pisa (110/110 magna cum laude)

CURRENT POSITION
2020 - present: Associate Professor, University of Padua

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2017 - 2020: Tenure Track Position (Italian "ricercatore di tipo B"), University of Padua
2015 - 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz (USA)
2012 - 2015: Miller Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND QUALIFICATIONS
2020: “Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale”, Italian National Academic Qualification as Full Professor
2018: "Teaching4Learning@Unipd New Faculty", Series of training courses on innovative teaching techniques at the University of Padova
2012 - 2015: University of California, Berkeley, Miller Research Fellowship
2011: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sergio Vazquez Prize for "exceptional research achievements"
2011: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Henry Kendall Teaching Award
2007 - 2008: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whiteman Fellowship
2002 - 2007: Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Full Scholarship)
2002: Winner of the Italian Physics Olympiads, with special prize for the best score in the theoretical part of the competition

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