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I was born in Italy and grew up on a barrier island near Venice, spending countless days at the beach and exploring the lagoon.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to view my full CV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Biography<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

Positions Held in the Past<\/h4>
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Full Professor (March 2017 \u2013 present), Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston MA.<\/p>\n

Associate Professor (July 2012 \u2013 March 2017), Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston MA.<\/p>\n

Associate Professor (September 2010 \u2013 July 2012), Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston MA.<\/p>\n

Associate (January 2007 \u2013 present), Center for Computational Science, Boston University, Boston MA<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor (January 2007 \u2013 September 2010), Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston MA.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor (August 2002 \u2013 December 2006), Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL.<\/p>\n

Associate (August 2002 \u2013 December 2006), School of Computational Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL.<\/p>\n

Associate (March 2004- December 2006), Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL.<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (April 2001 \u2013 August 2002), Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA.<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (April 1999 \u2013 April 2001), Department of Geological Sciences and School of Computational Science & Information Technology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.<\/p>\n

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Keynotes and Plenaries<\/h4>
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Brunings Lecture <\/em><\/a>Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, January 10 2017<\/p>\n

Keynote speaker<\/em>. The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls: Morphodynamics of Lagoons, The 8th<\/sup> Symposium on river, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, Santander, June 9-13 2013<\/p>\n

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Awards<\/h4>
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American Geophysical Union Fellow 2023<\/p>\n

JJ Mehta Award<\/em><\/a> for outstanding contributions to the study of cohesive sediment dynamics 2017<\/p>\n

Augusto Ghetti Prize <\/em><\/a>for scientific studies on the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Venetian Academy of Arts and Sciences 2014<\/p>\n

Editors\u2019 Citation for Excellence in Refereeing<\/em>, Journal of Geophysical Research, American Geophysical Union, 2004<\/p>\n

Prof. Aldo Gini Fellowship<\/em> (April 2000-April 2001) for studies and research abroad, Gini Foundation, Padua, Italy.<\/p>\n

Borsa di studio per perfezionamento all’estero<\/em> (April 1999-April 2000) Fellowship for studies and Research abroad, Universita’ degli Studi di Padova Italy.<\/p>\n

Prof. Aldo Gini Fellowship<\/em> (April 1999 – April 2000) for studies and research abroad, Gini Foundation, Padua, Italy.<\/p>\n

Summa Cum Laude<\/em> distinction University of Padua, Italy, 1995.<\/p>\n

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Professional Responsibilities<\/h4>
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Co-Principal Investigator NSF Virginia Coast Reserve LTER (2006-present)<\/p>\n

Co-Principal Investigator NSF Plum Island Ecosystems LTER (2012-present)<\/p>\n

AGU EPSP Section Fellows Review Committee (2024-present)<\/p>\n

AGU Fall Meeting 2011 Program Committee for EPSP<\/p>\n

Executive Committee, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Focus Group, American Geophysical Union (2013-2018)<\/p>\n

Hydrology-Ecohydrology Technical Committee, American Geophysical Union (2015-2016)<\/p>\n

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