est ▁hot sp ots ▁at ▁the ▁equ ator ; ▁analyz ing ▁and ▁studying ▁the ▁field ▁data ▁from ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁point ▁of ▁view ; ▁and ▁dis sem in ating ▁the ▁results ▁in ▁research , ▁educational ▁and ▁art ▁context s ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁" E co - ac oust ic ▁Theatre ," ▁a ▁flexible , ▁peri ph onic ▁theatre ▁space , ▁designed , ▁engine ered , ▁and ▁pat ented ▁by ▁Mon ac chi . ▁ ▁Education , ▁Awards , ▁and ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁The ▁recip ient ▁of ▁multiple ▁awards ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America , ▁Mon ac chi ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁networks ▁Ear ▁to ▁the ▁Earth , ▁the ▁World ▁Forum ▁for ▁Ac oust ic ▁E col ogy , ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Global ▁S ust ain able ▁S ounds cape ▁Network , ▁and ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁E co ac oust ics . ▁A ▁Ful br ight ▁fellow ▁at ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mac er ata ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁professor ▁of ▁Elect ro ac oust ics ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atorio ▁St ata le ▁di ▁Mus ica ▁" G io ach ino ▁Ross ini " ▁in ▁P es aro . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁its ▁fac ulty , ▁Mon ac chi ▁attended ▁the ▁Conserv atorio ▁St ata le ▁di ▁Mus ica ▁" G . ▁Ross ini " ▁alongside ▁his