Master of Science in Physics, University of Rome, 1964; Diploma (1968) and Ph.D. (1972) in Space Physics; one of five candidates from Italy for the 1977 ESA selection, but was not selected; Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching (Germany); Associate Professor for Cosmic Physics at the University of Lecce (Italy); scientific adviser for Space of the Italian Minister for Research and Technology; actually research director in Bioastronomy at the Institute for Planetary Science (CNR) in Rome; about 200 research papers in Space Physics, Cometary Physics, Molecular Astrophysics and Bioastronomy.