EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER
2022-2025: Senior assistant professor (fixed-term) c/o the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering in Bologna University
2020-2024: Ph.D. in Material Engineering (XXVI course) c/o the Department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science of the University of Bologna. Supervisor: prof. A. Celli, experimental thesis related to “New biomaterials for packaging: a green approach to biopolymers and biocomposites”.
2017-2020: Junior assistant professor (fixed-term) c/o the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering in Bologna University
2011-2017: Research fellow (L240/2010, SSD CHIM07) c/o the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering in Bologna University, financed by TetraPak Sweden, concerning “Improvements of barrier properties of polymeric materials” (supervisor: prof. Annamaria Celli).
2010-2011: Research fellow (L240/2010, SSD CHIM07) c/o the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering in Bologna University, financed by TetraPak Suisse, concerning “Polyamide mixtures and different resins to develop materials gas-barrier” (supervisor: prof. Corrado Berti).
2008-2010: Research fellow (SSD CHIM07) c/o the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering in Bologna University concerning “Green Chemistry: novel polymers eco- compatible from natural and renewable sources”, (supervisor: prof. Corrado Berti).
2006-2008: Research fellow (SSD CHIM07) c/o the Department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science in Bologna University concerning “Modification of polycondensates by using inorganic fillers: novel composite materials” (supervisor: prof. Corrado Berti).
2003-2005: Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry (XVIII course) c/o the Department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science of the University of Bologna. Mentor: prof. C. Berti, experimental thesis related to “Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of novel polycondensates”.
02/05/2002-31/12/2002: Research fellow at the department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science in Bologna University, supported by General Electric Plastics, regarding “Ionomeric telechelic polymers”, (supervisor: prof. Corrado Berti).
02/04/2001-31/03/2002: Research fellow at the department of Organic Chemistry “Mangini” in Bologna University, supported by Glaxo Wellcome, concerning “Synthesis of aminopolyols and polyhydroxylated aminoacids”, (supervisor: prof. Goffredo Rosini).
2000: National qualification for the practice of Chemist.
17/3/2000: Degree in Industrial Chemistry at the faculty of Industrial Chemistry of Bologna, presenting an experimental thesis in Organic Chemistry concerning “Enantioselective reactions on acylsilanes” Mentor: prof. Bianca Bonini (the thesis required 5 months of research abroad under the supervision of prof. Binne Zwanenburg, c/o the Radboud University of Nijmegen (NL), under the Socrates-Erasmus programme).
1994: High School Diploma c/o Liceo Ginnasio M. Minghetti di Bologna
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Supervisor and co-supervisor of Bachelor's theses in Chemical Engineering and Management Engineering, as well as of PhD candidates in Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (curriculum 4).
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC TASKS
Member of the Board of the first cycle Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Bologna, for the AYs 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019- 2020.
Member of the Examination Commission for the course "Laboratory of Chemistry T" of the first cycle degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Bologna, for the AYs 2011-2012, 2012- 2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015.
Member of the Examination Commission for the course "Laboratory of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry T" of the first cycle degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Bologna, for the AYs 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020.
SOCIETIES AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS
Micaela Vannini is a member of the Italian Chemical Association for Engineering (AICIng) and of the Italian Association of Science and Technology of Macromolecules (AIM).
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Micaela Vannini is co-author of more than 60 publications in international scientific journals, with over 1600 citations and H index equal to 22 (source Scopus), and 50 Congress Communications. She is also the author of 3 book chapters and inventor of 1 international patent. She has been a speaker in 9 international conferences (also by invitation).
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Advances in Polymer Technology (Wiley); Guest editor for the Special Issue of the journal Polymers (MDPI) related to "Polymers from Renewable Sources and Their Mechanical Reinforcement".
Reviewer for European Polymer Journal, Express Polymer Letters, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering and Science, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Polymer, Polymers.
ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
2018 Member of the organizing committee for the AICIng 2018 conference, 9-12 September 2018, Bologna, 120 participants, University of Bologna, Italy.
