Maria Padovan is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Université Paris Cité. Her doctoral research examines the history of European nuclear industry, focusing on Italy and France and adopting an interdisciplinary approach. She holds a Master's Degree in History from University of  Rome Tor Vergata and Université Paris Cité, and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Padua (Italy). Maria is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Energy History/Revue d'histoire de l'énergie (JEHRHE). She is also the recipient of several prestigious scholarships, such as the scholarship of EDF Foundation and the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.