1979-1983 University of Pisa, PhD

Professor of Physics, Tongji University, 2019 – to date

Professor of Physics, University of Camerino, 2003 – 2019

Associate Head for Graduate Studies, University of Camerino, Nov. 2009 – to date

Director of the International School on Statistical Physics, Ettore Majorana Foundation and

Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, 2011 – to date

Chairman of the Human Resources Committee, University of Camerino, Nov. 2004-2006 Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Camerino, 2002-2006

Italian representative in the board of ESF-STOCHDYN, 2003-2008

Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fall 1998, Fall 1999

Visiting Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1996-1998

Member of the VIRGO Executive Committee, 1993-1996, 2009 – 2013

Associate Professor of Physics, University of Camerino, 1992-2003

Ricercatore Universitario, University of Perugia 1984-1992

Visiting Scientist, Condensed Matter Theory, MIT, Winter semester 1991

Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Fall 1989, 1990 and 1995

2006-2012: Editor of the European Physics Journal B (EPS)

2013-to date: Colloquia Chief Editor of the European Physics Journal B (EPS)

2006-2015: Member of the Editorial Board of CHAOS (AIP)

Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, 1984-1985 and 1987

RIKEN Eminent Scientist Award, 2002

Canon Foundation Award, 2003

Fellow of the American Physical Society (USA), 2003

Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK), 2004

Alexander von Humboldt Prize (Germany), 2006 and 2013

Outstanding Reviewer Award, APS, 2007

Presidential Knighthood (Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic), Italy, 2007

Visiting Professor & Scholar (honorary title), Loughborough University, UK, 2008-2015

Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008

Fellow of the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2011

EPL Distinguished Referee, 2011

Member elected, European Academy (AE), 2011