Dates (from – to): January, 1st 2013- today Position held: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Insubria (Como, Italy) and To.Sca.Lab. (http://toscalab.uninsubria.it). Supervisor: Prof. Norberto Masciocchi Main activities and responsibilities: Structural and microstructural characterization of nanomaterials for frontier applications using Wide Angle X-ray Total Scattering techniques. Dates (from – to): January 1st 2010- December 31st 2012 Type of qualification: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Science, Doctoral School of Science and Innovative Technologies, University of Turin (Turin, Italy). Details: Title of the thesis: Advanced Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Techniques for the Study of Halogen Bonding. Supervisor: Prof. Giuliana Gervasio. Dates (from – to): September 2007 – July 2009 Type of qualification: M. Sc. in Chemistry, curriculum in Theoretical and Solid State Chemistry, University of Turin (Turin, Italy). Grade: 110/110 summa cum laude Details: Title of thesis: Charge density analysis of the Copper(II) acetate.

Quantum Chemistry,Organic-to-Inorganic Ligand Exchange in Colloidal PbS QDs through the Debye Function Analysis