Born on 8.13.1963 in Napoli, Italy; Italian. Degree in Geological Sciences, 1987, Ph.D. in Petrology, 1992 (Univ. "Federico II", Napoli, Italy-UFN). Chief Researcher, UFN, 1993-. Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Volcanology, UFN, 2001-. Full Professor of Geochemistry and Volcanology, UFN, 2016-. Main courses delivered: Geochemistry; Environmental Geochemistry; Applied Geochemistry; Isotope Geochemistry of Magmas; Environmental Isotope Geochemistry; Geochemical Analyses; Introduction to Geosciences. Member of IAVCEI 1996-; AGU 2002-; GS 2004-; AIV 2006-. Responsible/participant of research projects funded by Ital Ministry of University and Research (PRIN-COFIN projects), Civil Protection Agency-INGV (I, II Framw Progrs), E.U. (ERUPT project). Referee for Lithos, J Petrol, JVGR, GRL, Minerals, Water, Front Earth Sci, Min Mag, Solid Earth, Per Min. Publications: >100 articles published on International and Italian journals, >200 communications to int and Ital congresses, on geochemical, isotopic, mineralogic and volcanological studies of igneous rocks from Central/South Italy, Antarctica, W Pacific Ocean, Ural Mtns, Yemen, Deccan, Madagascar. H-index: Scopus=36