Daniele Locci graduated in Physics at the University of Cagliari in 2014 and subsequently obtained his PhD at the University of Palermo in 2018.
He then started working at the Palermo Astronomical Observatory, first as a postdoc and currently with a fixed-term contract.
His research focuses on star-planet interactions, particularly on the effects of high-energy stellar radiation (XUV) on planetary atmospheres. He investigates how XUV radiation drives atmospheric chemistry and photochemistry and studies the process of atmospheric photoevaporation, analyzing its impact on the temporal evolution of planetary parameters such as mass and radius.