(Last update April 2024)
Born in Tolentino (MC) on 1/4/1987.
Teaching and evaluation activity
2024 Member of the scientific Committee of the workshop "Il ruolo dell’LCA per l’ecodesign dei processi chimici – Sviluppi recenti a supporto dell’innovazione e della transizione ecologica nel settore chimico", Associazione Rete Italiana LCA 25 January 2024, Milan.
Since academic year 2021/2022 he is teaching in the following courses 66181 - ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CERTIFICATION M, 88387 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, LCA AND URBAN MINING and 69664 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, and 98884 - PRINCIPI DI CONTROLLO E GESTIONE DELL'IMPATTO AMBIENTALE con LABORATORIO at Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Since 2022 he is teaching in the National School for High Formation for the Ecological Transition (SAFTE)
October 2021-today Segretary of the Second Cycle Degree in Industrial Chemistry, at Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Since 2022 Member of the Admission Committee within the Master Degree program in Low Carbon Technologies and Sustainable Chemistry, Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” - University of Bologna
Since 2022 Member of the Quality Committeee of the Career-Oriented Degree Programme in Chemical Methodologies for Products and Processes
AY 2021/2022 Member of the Evaluation Committee for the final dissertation within the Master Degree program in Low Carbon Technologies and Sustainable Chemistry, Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” - University of Bologna
AY 2022/2023 President of the Evaluation Committee for the final dissertation within the Master Degree program in Low Carbon Technologies and Sustainable Chemistry, Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” - University of Bologna
2022: Member of the Committee for the evaluation and selection of an annual fellowship within the project “Valutazione della sostenibilità dell’evento Santarcangelo dei Teatri”
2023 Member of the Committee for the evaluation and selection of an annual fellowship within the project “Separazione e riciclo di metalli in rifiuti di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche” - Rep. n. 251 Prot. n. 3164 del 22/12/2022.
2023 Member of the Committee for the final exam of the PhD programm in Environmental, geological and polar sciences and technologies of the University of Siena, Decreto Rettorale Rep. n. 1199/2023, Prot. N. 103472 del 9 giugno 2023.
2023 Member of the Evaluation Committee for the Clean Technol. 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award, Clean Technologies – MDPI
Academic Career
December 2023 Full Professor Qualification in Environmental Chemistry (CHIM/12)
October 2022-today permanent delegate in the Clust-ER Urban Economy, representing the CIRI-FRAME
January 2022 joining the Interdepartmental Centre of Industrial Research Renewable Sources, Environment, Blue Growth, Energy (ita CIRI FRAME)
October 2021-today Assistant Professor (Senior Fixed-term Researcher), at Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
July 2020 Associate Professor Qualification in Environmental Chemistry (CHIM/12)
June 2015 - Oct 2015 Pioneers Into Practice Programme - Climate-KIC
Feb 2015 - Sept 2016 Post-doc Researcher, at Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Apr 2015 - Dec 2015 Contract Researcher, at Philip Morris International (within "PM Italia Campus - Empowering Research Award")
Feb-Sept 2014 Visiting Assistant in Research at Yale University, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering (under the supervision of the Professor Paul Thomas Anastas)
Professional Career
Aug 2020 – Sept 2021 Head Environmental and Energetic Studies, at NIER Ingegneria S.p.A., Italy (BO)
Apri 2019 – Aug 2020 Coordinator Sustainability Activities, at NIER Ingegneria S.p.A., Italy (BO)
Sept 2016 – Apr 2019 Head LCA & Certification unit – Sustainability Specialist, at EMC Innovation Lab. Srl, Italy (RN)
Education
2012 Authorization to practice as chemist, obtained at Ferrara University
2012-2014 Doctor of Philisophy (PhD) in Chemistry, at Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
2009-2011 Master Degree in Industrial Chemistry cum laude, at the University of Bologna. Title of the dissertation “Environmental impact of biomass heating system: application of the LCA methodology (Life Cycle Assessment)”
2006-2009 Bachelor Degree in Chemical Technology for the Environmental and Waste Management cum laude, at the University of Bologna (Rimini Campus). Title of the dissertation “Elemental analysis of mixed hexacyanoferrates through XRF”
Research Activity and founded projects
Evalutation and optimization of chemical processes, industrial systems (services and products) and laboratory reactions through the application of sustainable tools such as LCA methodology. He works in the field of green chemistry and bio-based industry to recover waste streams into value-added products in a circular economy perspective.
(2024-2028) Earth-to-marine-to-earth virtuous cycle: Harnessing residual biomass of animal origin for terrestrial-marine integrated circular economy (ONE EARTH), 101135559-2; HORIZON-CL6-2023-CIRCBIO-02. Role: Team Member.
(2023-2026) INtegrated Approach TO secure water QUAlity by exploiting Sustainable processes (IN2AQUAS) 101119555; HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01-01. Role: Team Member.
(2022-2025) Ecosystem for Sustainable Transition in Emilia-Romagna (EcosistER), project funded by European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 04 Component 2 Investment 1.5—NextGenerationEU, Call for tender n. 3277 dated 30/12/2021, Award Number: 0001052 dated 23/06/2022. Role: Team Member.
2023 Working Group team member within the Biogenic Carbon Project, Life Cycle Initiative (UNEP)
Awards & Recognitions
2024 Invited speaker keynote for the event in-cosmetics global, Paris 16-18/04 2024. Title: "How life cycle perspective can support green chemistry innovation?".
2023 Invited Lecturer for the lecture "La modellazione LCA dei processi chimici di laboratorio e pilota" within the Master Degree in Environmental Assessment and Management, ALMA Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna.
2023 Top Reviewer Awards for Waste Management, Elsevier.
2023 Invited speaker for the Roundtable "Cos’è la bellezza sostenibile?", Making Cosmetics, Milan 22-23 November 2023
2023 Invited Lecturer for the lecture "Analisi del ciclo di vita (LCA) nell’industria chimica" within the Master Degree in plant and agricultural biotechnology, ALMA Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna.
2023 Invited speaker for the event Qual è l'impatto ambientale della tua azienda? Analisi e strategie. Il caso Prostand, Rimini 06/10/ 2023. Title of the lecture: "Misurarsi, migliorarsi e accreditarsi".
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2023 Invited speaker keynote for the XX National Conference of the Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry, Ischia 28/09-01/10 2023. Title: "Chemical industry and Life Cycle Assessment".
2023 Invited author Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, chapter "Environmental Management in the Chemical Industry".
2023 Editorial Board member, Clean Technologies – MDPI
2023 Invited speaker event School of Industrial Chemistry 2023. Title "Analisi del ciclo di vita (LCA) nell’industria chimica", 31/05/2023.
2023 Invited speaker event SOSTENIBILE È POSSIBILE? Pratiche condivise per ridurre gli impatti degli eventi Il caso di Santarcangelo Festival. Title "Criteri Ambientali Minimi per Eventi (sostenibili): un’introduzione", 03/05/2023
2023 Review Editor, on the Editorial Board of the journal Frontiers in Sustainability (section Sustainable Chemical Process Design)
2023 Editorial Board member, Land – MDPI
2022 Invited speaker at University of Salerno Title "Analisi del ciclo di vita (LCA): dalla teoria alla pratica", 21/11/2022
2022 Invited speaker for the Advanced Course on LCA of the Chemical Processes edited by the Association LCA Italian Network. Title "LCA modelling of chemical processes at laboratory scale", 15/11/2022
2022 Review Editor on the Editorial Board of the Green and Sustainable Chemistry (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Environmental Science)
2022 "Mario Molina" Medal by the Italian Chemical Society, for his innovative contribution to the evaluation of the environmental impacts of the industrial processes
2022 Guest editor Special Issue "Sustainable by design approaches”, for the journal Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy - Elsevier
2022 Topic Editor “Biorefinery chemicals: trend, sources and metrics”, for the journal Frontiers in Chemistry, section Green and Sustainable Chemistry – Frontiers Media S.A.
2021 Invited speaker Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) - Gruppo Giovani #ALL 4 CLIMATE ITALY 2021 "CARBON FOOTPRINT NEL QUOTIDIANO: COS’È, COME SI MISURA E COME SI RIDUCE", 21/05/2021
2020 Topic Board member, Land – MDPI
2020 Invited speaker Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) - Divisione di Chimica dell'Ambiente e Beni Culturali e Divisione di Chimica Industriale "LCA ed industria chimica: un approccio globale per valutare la sostenibilità dei processi", 16/09/2020
2019 Guest editor Special Issue "Sustainable and Environmental Catalysis", Catalysts– MDPI
2017 Invited author book chapter “Life Cycle Assessment in the Chemical Product Chain”, Springer Nature Switzerland AG”, 2020
2017 Guest editor Special Issue "Estimation of Energy Consumption in Chemical Processes", Energies – MDPI
2017 Invited author book chapter “Beach, Kundu (Eds.): Handbook of Green Chemistry – Tools for Green Chemistry, Volume 10 (Anastas: Handbook of Green Chemistry Series), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rights & Licenses, Boschstr. 12,69469 Weinheim, Germany, 2017
2016 Invited Lecturer at University of Salerno, 12/10/2016, Fisciano (SA), Italy. Title: "Comparison of Different Chemical Processes from a Life Cycle Perspective (Assessment and Optimization)"
2016 PhD Thesis Award released by Italian Chemical Society – Division of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry
2016 Invited Lecturer 3rd SINCHEM Winter School, 14-17 February 2016, Bologna. Title: "Comparison of Different Chemical Processes from a Life Cycle Perspective (Assessment and Optimization)"
2015 Invited Lecturer at University of Valencia, 23 October 2015. Title: "Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) perspective, a briefly introduction".
2015 PM Italia Campus - Empowering Research Award, Philip Morris S.p.A., Intertaba S.p.A., Vita S.p.A., Fondazione Emblema
2015 Invited author “Web collection: 3rd International Symposium on Green Chemistry" on the journal Green Chemistry - RSC publishing
2013 Marco Polo Program fellowship, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
2009-2011 “Toso Montanari Foundation” fellowship, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
2009 Best Bachelor Degree Thesis, released by UniRimini
2006-2009 “Toso Montanari Foundation” fellowship, ALMA Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
