Date of Birth: June 4th 1972.
EDUCATION
BSc: Industrial Chemistry (110/110), July 17th, 1997, University of Bologna. Dissertation title: "Optimization of an industrial catalyst for the production of phthalic anhydride". Supervisor: Prof. F. Trifirò.
University Diploma in Chemistry, with Distinction, June 28th, 1995, Kent University (GB), (Erasmus Project Framework). Dissertation Title: “Characterisation of novel water soluble dendritic macromolecules”. Supervisor: Dr. J. Mitchell.
PhD: Industrial Chemistry, March 2nd, 2001, University of Bologna. Dissertation title: "Synthesis and characterization of poly(alchylene terephthalate)s and their reactive blending with aliphatic carbonates". Supervisor: Prof. C. Berti.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International collaboration at the General Electric Corporate Research and Development, Niskayuna - NY (USA). The research was carried out for 8 months (1999-2000). Supervisor: Dr. B. Chisholm.
Fellowship (2001-2005) of the University of Bologna under the supervision of Prof. C. Berti. Project title: "New catalysts for the reactive blending of polymeric systems".
PROFESSIONAL POSITION
Associate Professor, September 7th 2020, at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna.
Assistant Professor (2005-2020), at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna.
MOST RECENT PROJECTS
Partner in Regional Projects
-AgriCo.Pack (2021-2023) - Packaging alimentare sostenibile dai residui AgriColi: dalla natura
per la natura.
Partner in European Projects (HORIZON 2020):
-NoAW (2016-2020) - No Agro-Waste (Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets);
-AGRIMAX (2016-2020) - Agri and food waste valorisation co-ops based on flexible multi-feedstocks biorefinery processing technologies for new high added value applications;
-PROLIFIC (2018-2022) - Integrated cascade processes for the extraction of proteins and bioactive molecules from legumes, fungi and coffee agro-industrial side streams;
-USABLE Packaging (2019-2022)- Unlocking the potential of sustainable biodegradable packaging;
-PRESERVE (2021-2025) - High performance sustainable bio-based packaging with tailored end of life and upcycled secondary use.
- MAR2PROTECT (2022-2026), "Preventing groundwater contamination related to global and climate change through a holistic approach based on managed aquifer recharge".
- AgriLoop (2022-2026), Pushing the frontier of circular agriculture by converting residues into novel economic, social and environmental opportunities.
Scientific Coordinator for the University of Bologna of the European project H2020
-TERMINUS (2019-2023) – In-built triggered enzymes to recycle multy-layers: an innovation for uses in plastic-packagings.
AUTHOR of about 68 publications in peer reviewed international journals; h index= 22; 1410 citations (Scopus).
