THEMATIC AREAS

• TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF HYDROGEN, ECO-FRIENDLY ENERGY SOURCES AND FOR THE RECYCLING OF CO2
  • Hydrogen storage systems
• SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE
  • Fuel Cells (Materials, Components, Prototypes)
• APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY – SMART ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
  • Hydrogen generation and storage systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Dal 02/04/2025 to date, Senior Researcher, CNR-ITAE
• Dal 16/12/2009 to 01/04/2025, Researcher, CNR-ITAE
• Dal 19/10/2016 to 10/09/2020, PhD, University of Calabria
• Dal 15/10/2008 al 15/12/2009, Temporary Researcher, CNR-ITAE
• Dal 15/06/2003 al 15/12/2008, Research Fellow, CNR-ITAE
• Dal 01/06/2003 al 14/06/2004, Pirelli Labs fellowship

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The main research activities concern hydrogen storage on solid materials such as material development and prototype H2 storage tanks, chemical-physical characterisation and gas volumetric analysis. Since 2012, he has been a contact person for ITAE in H2 Storage. In 2014, he developed a prototype tank as part of an AdP. He has received two awards: CNR Highlights 2008-2009 and Certification of Excellence by the Ministry of Defence (PNRM 2019). He is currently CNR scientific officer of: PRIN 2022, task manager for the PNRR projects MOST-Spoke14 and NEST-Spoke4; ITAE scientific officer of a POR H2; ITAE contact person in the MiTE Programme Agreement (AdP).