Current Assignment

President of the Italian Space Agency since June 14th 2023, Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology and Aerospace Materials at Rome University “La Sapienza “.

Education

1989 – Graduated in Mechanical Engineering – Sapienza Università di Roma

1993 – Master in Business Administration – LUISS University of Rome

Previous Assignment

1996-1997, Seconded National Expert to the European Commission - COST Materials

2005-2009, President of the Italian Association on Materials Engineering

2006-2008, Member of the Board of the company Rete Ventures Scarl

2009-2012, member of the Board of the Consortium Sapienza Innovazione, then President

2010 - 2019, Director of the Department of Chemical Materials Environmental Engineering at Rome University “La Sapienza” 

2012-2020, President of the Italian Inter-University Consortium on Materials Science and Technology (INSTM)

2013-2023, Member of the Board of the Technological District Matelios Scarl on advanced materials for renewable energies

2016 - 2020, Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer of Sapienza University of Rome

2018-2020, President of the National Competence Centre on Cybersecurity, Cyber4.0

2023 - Director of the National Research Council Institute IPCB (2023, Institute for Polymers Composites and Biomaterials). at Italy’s National Research Council – CNR, served in the Research and Development Directorate of the EU Commission, and held various positions in the private sector. Appointed as President of UN-COPUOS Committee, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) for 2026-2027.