Present PositionAstrophysicist, Multiwavelength studies of Active Galactic Nuclei, GLAST ObservatoryBrief BioOctober 2001 - June 2005: Clare Boothe Luce Professor of AstrophysicsAugust 2004 -- June 2005: Associate Tenured Professor, George Mason University October 2000 -- August 2004: Assistant Professor, George Mason University July 1997 -- September 2000: Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University June 1995 -- July 1997: NRC Research Fellow, NASA's GSFC Educational BackgroundOctober 1994, PhD, SISSA/ISAS, Trieste, Italy. Thesis: The X-ray Properties of BlazarsOctober 1992, Master Phil. SISSA/ISAS, Trieste, Italy. Thesis: The EXOSAT Spectral Survey of Blazars October 1989, Laurea degree, Univ. of Milan, Italy. Thesis: X-ray Observations the Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables E1405--451 (V834 Cen) and E1013--477 (KO Vel) Research InterestsRadio-loud AGNs (blazars and radio galaxies), from an X-ray, gamma-ray, and multiwavelength perspective;physics and environment of extragalactic jets; unification models for AGN; origin of the high-energy emission from jets; low-luminosity accretion in AGNs and LINERs; high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of AGNs. Current ProjectsI am currently working on Chandra and XMM observations of jets and radio-loud quasars.Selected PublicationsOver 70 publications in refereed papers, 50 invited talks, 34 contributed papers. List available upon request.
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