I am an astrochemist and a Staff Researcher in the star formation group at INAF - Arcetri Astrophysics Observatory. My research explores the origin of chemical complexity in Sun-like protostars.
Starting from October 2025, I lead the iSEEDs project (Astrochemical Study of Early Embedded Disks), dedicated to investigating the initial conditions for planet formation in young disks.
iSEEDs is a scientific project financed by MUR (Ministero Università e Ricerca) and FIS (Fondo Italiano Scienza).
The project aims to investigate the physical and chemical structure of young embedded disks with an innovative interdisciplinary approach, combining astrochemistry, data mining and machine learning.
iSEEDs project is looking for 5 scientists eager to explore the formation of young protoplanetary disks.