Work
- Since 2019 Tenured researcher, MARUM, University of Bremen
- 2014-2019 Young Investigator Group Leader, ‘Sea Level and Coastal Changes’. MARUM (Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen) & ZMT (Leibniz Center for tropical marine ecology), Germany
- Since 2014 Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, NY, USA
- 2012 – 2014 Postdoctoral research scientist, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, NY, USA.
- 2010 – 2016 CEO, SEAMap srl (ltd), Spin-off University of Genoa
- Italian Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, ASN) as both 'Full Professor' and ‘Associate Professor’ (II Fascia) in Applied Geology, Physical Geography and Geomorphology’ (04/A3) by the Italian Ministry for Teaching, University and Research (MIUR)
Education
- 2008 – 2010 University of Genoa – Italy – European PhD in Marine Sciences. Award date: 30/06/2011
- 2004 – 2006 University of Genoa – Italy – MSc in Marine Environmental Sciences
- 2000 – 2004 University of Genoa – Italy – BSc in Environmental sciences
- Short visiting exchange periods. University of Western Australia (2010, Visiting PhD) ● Brunel University, UK (2010, Visiting PhD) ● University of the Aegean, GR (2009-2010, Visiting PhD) ● Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES (ERASMUS student exchange Project).
Highlights
- Recipient of a European Research Council Starting Grant 2018
- Supervision of PhD students (2), BSc-MSc students (7) and postdocs (4).
- Editor for Climate of the Past Journal and Special Issue Editor for Quaternary Science Reviews
- Convener at the American Geophysical Union 2015 and organizer of 3 international scientific workshops.
- Experience of fieldwork in: Greece, Italy, Spain, Israel, Maldives, Ghana, South Africa, Portugal (Azores), Bahamas, Bermuda, Egypt; Argentina, USA, French Polynesia, Netherlands Antilles.
- Teaching experience in courses at PhD, MSc and BSc level.