Graduated in Geological Sciences from the University of Bologna in 1982 he practiced the profession of Geologist in Italy and abroad as a consultant for Enterprises, Societies and Public Bodies. Since 1997 he joined the University of Chieti Pescara, belonging to the Scientific Disciplinary Sector of Applied Geology. He was Scientific Manager of national and international research projects, on techniques of exploration of the subsoil at small and medium depth, on site effects in the studies for the assessment of seismic risk, on renewable energies (hydroelectric and geothermal). He is currently the Scientific Manager of the AICS-CASTES Project for the formation of Geologists at the University of El Salvador funded by Italian Cooperation. He is the author of a hundred scientific publications in national and international journals.