EDUCATION
 
Master Physics, State University of Milan, 1957
Ph.D. Reactor Physics, Engineering Faculty, State University of Rome, 1968

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
1957 - 1960  Researcher in reactor physics field at Nuclear Research Center, Ispra.
Participation to the physical project of the Ispra 1 reactor.
1961 - 1962 Associated to the Reactor Physics Division of the Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA.
Research activity in the fast reactor physics field, in particular, relevant to the EBR-II experimental reactor.
1964 - 1974 Fast Reactors Physics Group Leader, CNEN - CSN Casaccia.
Analytical methods development. Participation to the physical project of the fast source reactor TAPIRO at CSN Casaccia.
1975 - 1982 Director of the Reactor Physics Laboratory, CNEN - CSN Casaccia.
Research activity on fast reactors (method development, system analysis, experimental data analysis).
1983 - 1997 Scientific advisor at the Innovative System Division of ENEA.
1967 - 1988 Lecturer at University of Rome on Reactor Physics- Nuclear Engineering Department.
1989 -  Professor at the post-graduate School for Industrial Safety and Protection at the University of Rome " La Sapienza".
1998 -  Scientific consultant (collaborations with ENEA and CEA).
2000 - Professor of reactor physics in the Nuclear Engineering Graduation Course at the University of Rome " La Sapienza".

TEMPORARY POSITIONS AND CHARGES
 
Lecturer at various European and American universities and research institutions.
Has participated as expert at various international technical committees and to chair international scientific meetings.
Advisory Editor of the scientific journal "Annals of Nuclear Energy".
Since 1994 co-director of the biennial "Workshop on Nuclear Reactors - Physics, Design and Safety, sponsored by IAEA and held at the Trieste ICTP Center.
Expert in technical-scientifical evaluations of  programs sponsored by the European Community on reactor plant safety.

MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
 
Development and application of methods for the analysis of nuclear reactors.
Development and application of methods for the interpretation and exploitation of experiments.
  Development and application of statistical simulation methods for risk and performance analysis of industrial plants.

PUBLICATIONS
 
  10 monographs and over 100 articles and papers on scientific journals, transactions and proceedings of international conferences.

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