Associate Professor at the University of Bologna since 2011, conducts his research in the field of Analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, with special regard to the preparation, characterization and application of electrodes modified in electrocatlis, sensory and biosensoristics. The research interests are aimed at the preparation and characterization of electrodes modified with conductive polymers; Preparation and characterization of modified electrodes with anionic clay type hydrotalcite (HT); Preparation of ceramic nano-composite electrodes via sol-gel. She is currently focusing on her research into the preparation of functional materials for applications in catalysis, electrocatalysis, as energy device or sensors. Recently, she has investigated on flexible wearable sensors based on cellulose fibers and/or hydrogels.
Training
Graduated in Industrial Chemistry in 1988 at the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Venice, she obtained the PhD in Chemical Science Research in 1992.
Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, USA in 1991. Research Fellow at the "Special Materials for Advanced Technologies" Project at the ICTIMA Institute, C.N.R. Of Padua in 1992. Researcher contracted in 1993 at the Department of Chemistry, University of Venice. Postdoctoral position from 1994 to 1995 at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Metallurgical and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Padua.
Academic career
In 1995 she became Researcher in the disciplinary field CHIM-01 at the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bologna. In 2011 she obtained the National Scientific Ability for Associate Professor. Since November 1, 2011 she is a professor at the University of Bologna.
In 1999 and 2000 she was the C.N.R-NATO Senior Fellowship at the Departamento de Quimica Analitica, "Instrumentaciòn y Ciencias Ambientales", Universidad de Càdiz, Spain.
In 2007 she was Research Fellow at Blaise Pascal University, Aubier, France Project GALILEE N 14303YD.
In 2008 she was Research Fellow at the Laboratories des Materiaux Inorganiques, Université Balise Pascal, France, Project GALILEE N 17559SB.
Teaching activity
Since 1998 she has been teaching continuity as contract Professor and then as professor of various Bachelor and Master Degree courses for the current School of Science. She is currently Professor of Analytical Instrumental Chemistry for the Degree Course in Industrial Chemistry and for the Degree in Chemistry of Ceramic Materials and Technologies (Faenza Headquarters) at the University of Bologna. She organizes and coordinates in-depth seminars on her own disciplines.
In 2002 she worked in Analytical Chemistry at Facoltas de Ciencias, Universitad de Cadiz, Socrates -Erasmus exchange program.
Since 2015 she teaches surface characterization methods in the Master in Composite Materials (Faenza headquarters) at the University of Bologna.
In 2011 she was Enseignant Chercheur appointed at the University Blaise Pascal call for PR 1361 academic year 2010-2011.
Scientific activity
She has participated in numerous national and international research programs including: Electrochemical sensors based on electrode coatings made of conductive polymers and anionic clay type hydrotalcite (PRIN 1998), Modified microelettrodes for the development of amperometric biosensors (PRIN 2006); Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Functionalized Hydroxyapatite: Sustainable Synthesis and Applications in Biomedicine and Catalysis (FARB 2013) as a Participant. Enseignant Chercheur at the University Blaise Pascal in May 2011. Referee of international and Italian journals in the field of Chemistry.
She is a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Industrial Research (CIRI) at the University of Bologna, working in the fields of Advanced Mechanics and Materials, Operating Unit: Structured and / or composite materials for advanced applications (http: //www.mam. unibo.it/it).
Institutional activities and academic assignments
She has been Associate Researcher at the Institute of Ceramics Science and Technology (ISTEC-CNR, headquartered in Faenza from 2009 to 2017.
She was a member of the Self-Assessment Committee for Monitoring the Scientific Activity of the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry in 2004.
From 2001 to 2009 she was responsible for Erasmus Exchanges (Socrates / Erasmus project) with the Universities of Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg I, Strasbourg (France), Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III University, Toulouse (France), La Laguna University, La Laguna (Spain), University of Iceland, Reykjavik (Iceland). In 2006-2007 he was co-responsible for the project "Best graduates in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry", University of Bologna. Since 2015 she is a member of the Scientific Council of the Master of Materials in Composite Materials at the University of Bologna.
Membership in scientific and editorial committees
Since 2016 she is a member of the jury of the National Scientific Dissemination Award, at the Italian Book Association.
Other activities
In 2003 she was the Membership of Expert Evaluators Panel of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Brussels) for FP6-2002-NMP-1 STREP-CA-SSA. In 2004 she was the Membership of Expert Evaluators Panel of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Brussels) for FP6-2003-NMP-NI-3.
In 2004 she was Scientific Coordinator of the Spinner Project; Emilia Romagna Regional Network for Technology Transfer and Scientific Innovation, ASTER (http://www.aster.it), in collaboration with ILIOS, Cesena, Italy.
In 2008 she was the Scientific Coordinator of the Energy24 Project under the SPINNER 2013, Innovative and / or High-Tier Entrepreneurship Idea.
In 2009 she was the Scientific Coordinator of the Spinner Project, proposed by Emilia Romagna Regional Network for Scientific Transfer Technology and Innovation, ASTER (http://www.aster.it), in collaboration with ILIOS, Cesena, Italy.
In 2015 she was the Scientific Manager of the ISA senior -fellowship project prof. Carla Eugenia Giacomelli (Associate Professor - Principal Researcher INFIQC Departamento Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina) Project title: Biomateriales composites for the development of bio-interactive platforms.
From 2015 to 2016 she was Chief Investigator of the CIRI-MAM / Unigrà Research Project: "Mitigation of the accumulation of contaminants 3-MCPD-esters and glycidol-esters in palm fat during the refining process.
Guest Editor of Special Issues for Nanomaterials (2022-2023) and Electrochimica Acta (2023).
