Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

• Born in Ravenna, Italy.
• Citizenship: Italian.

 EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, University of Bologna, Italy, 2001-2004.
• Laurea Diploma in Food Science and Technology with summa con laude, University of Bologna, Italy, 1994-1999.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

• Ocotber 27, 2012. Co-founder of iStarter (http://www.istarter.it/)
• July 2011 – Ongoing. Associate Professor (with Tenure), Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science (Food Science Division), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
• September 2006 – June 2011. Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science (Food Science Division), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
• August 2005-July 2006. Research & Development Manager, Arena Food Company (www.arenaholding.it), Rome, Italy.
• July 2004-July 2005. Junior Research & Development Technologist, Arena Food Company (www.arenaholding.it), Gatteo, Italy.
• January 2001 – December 2001. Research Assitant, University of Bologna, Department of Food Science, Bologna, Italy.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Institute of Food Science and Technology ( IFST; www.ifst.org ).
• Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology ( CIFST; www.cifst.ca ).
• Poultry Science Association (PSA; www.poultryscience.org ).

AWARDS

January 2002. Marco Polo Award, from the University of Bologna (for young researchers to conduct research abroad).