Member of Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering
member of CIRI- FRAME (Tecnologie per l'Energia e l'Ambiente)
STUDIES
- March 1987: “Laurea magna cum laude” degree in Chemical
Engineering at the University of Bologna
- September 1987-September 1988: fellowship by ENICHEM, for
research activity on “Phase separations with membranes”, at the
Chemical and Process Engineering Department of the University of
Bologna
- September 1992: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, from the Italian
Ministry of University and Scientific Research. Final thesis on
“Separation processes by porous hydrophobic membranes”.
ACADEMIC POSITION
- January 1991-October 2001: Assistant professor in Chemical
Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the University of
Bologna.
- November 2001- present: Associate professor in Chemical
Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the University of
Bologna.
- July 2011 - June 2016: Coordinator of PhD program in Chemical
Engineering, Environment and Safety
TEACHING ACTIVITY
· Courses at
the University of Bologna.
Engineering
Faculty
- Basic elements of heat and mass balances (academic years from
1997/98 to 2001/02)
- Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (academic years from
2001/02 to present)
- Basic Process Engineering (academic years from 2002/03 to
2008/09, from 2015/16 to 2018/19)
- Electrochemical Engineering Principles (academic years from
2005/06 to 2011/12)
- Membrane Processes (academic years from 2010/11 to
present)
- Process Engineering Laboratory (academic year 2020/21)
Industrial Chemistry Faculty
- Chemical Processes Development (academic years from
1998/99 to 2001/02)
· Courses at the University of
Padova - Engineering Faculty
- Membrane processes (A.A. 2008/09)
Courses at University Masters
- Second level University Master in “Design of off-shore
upstream oil&gas facilities”, at the University of
Bologna-Engineering Faculty (academic year 2006/07)
- Second level University Master: “Innovative membrane
technologies & conventional processes for waste and drinking
water treatment”, at the University of Genova (academic years from
2006/07 to 2009/10, 2012/13)
- Second level Corporate Master “Oil&Gas Plants Design” at
the University of Bologna-Engineering Faculty (academic year
2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2011/12,2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16)
- Second level Master "Safety and Environmental Management in
Oil&Gas Industry" at the University of
Bologna-Engineering Faculty (academic year 2011/12, 2013/14, 2015/16)
AWARDS
-Best paper in “ICOM 2002 Student Paper Contest-Poster Competition” : "D.Vezzani, S.Bandini, Donnan Equilibrium and Dielectric Exclusion for Characterization of Nanofiltration Membranes", International Congress on Membranes and membrane Processes, ICOM 02, Toulouse, France, July 7-12, 2002.
- Most cited paper in the period 2003-2006: “S.Bandini, D.Vezzani, Nanofiltration modeling: the role of dielectric exclusion in membrane characterization, Chem. Eng. Sci., 58 (2003) 3303-3326”.
- Best paper in “Runner Up Poster Award” – “Advanced Membrane Technology VI: Water, Energy and New Frontiers” An Engineering Conference Series: one “V.Morelli, S.Bandini, Nanofiltration membrane characterization for the separation of oligosaccharides mixtures: an Experimental study” Siracusa, Italy, February 8-13, 2015”
Best Teacher Award: first level degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (years 2015, 2016, 2018,2020); second level degree in Environmental Engineering (year 2019).
