Research manager @ ENEA and Innovation officer of EEN-Enterprise Europe Network
ENEA Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department
Role in the project : WP5-NA2 Leader: Communication, dissemination, exchange and training - VIPERLAB CDM-Communication and Dissemination Manager - Contact point and coordinator of ENEA’s activities in VIPERLAB
Physicist, in ENEA since 1984. Head of the unit involved in Innovative PV Materials (1997-2001) during last years he has been project and WP leader of several national/international project on PV (FOTOENERGIA, 7FP-SOPHIA, 7FP-ECOSOLE, 7FP-NGCPV, 7FP-COSTRUCT_PV, 7FP-BFIRST, 7FP-HETSI, 5FP-MOPHET, 5FP-ASINET, 5FP-PVECNET) concerning growth and characterization of thin film semiconductors, amorphous/crystalline silicon Heterojunctions, PV concentrator technology and advanced PV cells. Development of smart PV modules with improved functionality, promotion of R&D activity on Solar Energy and their Environmental Impact, assessment in Europe and Mediterranean Area, promotion of personnel Exchange and training of researchers Project. Lecturer in Innovative PV Devices @ master’s in engineering of Photovoltaic at University of Tor Vergata. He has organized/co-organized national/international workshops. He is author/co-author and reviewer of scientific papers/chapters of books. Member of the Scientific Committee of EUPVSEC since 2006. He has organized/co-organized several national/international workshops. Steering Committee Member in the joint Italian-Israeli lab in Solar Energy. ENEA Representative in EERA-PV, Member of the expert Pool of European PV Technology Platform. Innovation officer of EEN-Enterprise Europe Network appointed member for Intelligent Energy and ICT Sector Group