Alberto Credi

Alberto Credi is full professor at the Università di Bologna and associate research director at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). He is the founder and scientific director of the Center for Light Activated Nanostructures (CLAN), a University-CNR joint laboratory for research in the areas of supramolecular chemistry and photochemistry, materials science and nano science. He's interested in the development of molecular systems and materials controlled by light; in particular, his contribution to the realization of logic devices, machines and motors of nanometer size is internationally recognized. He is involved in various research projects and he collaborates with several laboratories and institutes in Italy and abroad. He has authored books and over 330 scientific publications, he received several awards, including an ERC Advanced Grant, and he has delivered more than 200 invited talks at national and international conferences and seminars. From 2021 to 2024 he has been Vice Rector for Research of the Alma Mater. Since the beginning of his career he is engaged in the popularization of chemistry disciplines and scientific culture in general.