Dario Braga

Dario Braga is full Professor of Chemistry at the Dipartimento di Chimica Ciamician of the University of Bologna. Dario Braga has served as Director of the Collegio Superiore (2000-2006), of the Institute of Advanced Studies (2006-2009) and as Prorector for Research of the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (2009-2015). Between 2009 and 2015 he has served as ViceRector for research. Since 2015 he holds the position as President and Director of the Institute of the Advanced Studies  Braga's research group is one of the leading groups in Italy in the area of crystal engineering, supramolecular (solid state) chemistry and crystal polymorphism. The group is interested in solid state chemistry both in terms of design, preparation and evaluation of new crystalline materials and in terms of nucleation and crystallization control, gas-solid reactions, crystal transformations, solvent-less reactions. He has published more than 500 papers and a number of patents. He is also active as consultant in patent litigations. He has delivered about 200 seminars and conferences at national and international events, meetings and school.