Senior Scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC). PhD in Natural Resources and Environment at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain). Amato has been research fellow at the Center for Air Resources Engineering and Sciences (NY, US) , at TNO (Utrecht, Netherlands) and more recently scholar-in-residence at KTH (Stockholm, Sweden). His research focuses on the air quality and health impact of traffic non-exhaust emissions. He has been scientific advisor for several national authorities and international organizations (WHO, OECD, US-EPA among others).