Dr. Stefania Rapino is an Associate Professor at the University
of Bologna since the 8th October 2018.
Dr. Stefania Rapino received her Master degree in Chemistry from
the University of Bologna in 2002, summa cum laude. She spent her
doctoral studies at the same University in the computational group
of the Chemistry Department, reaching the PhD in chemical Sciences
in 2006.
She spent research periods as visiting scientist at the
Interdisciplinary Electronic Spectroscopy Laboratory of University
of Namur (group of Prof. P. Rudolf); in the laboratory of
"Activation Moléculaire et Réactivités Electrochimiques" at the
École Normale Supérieure in Paris, under the supervision of Prof.
C. Amatore and at the ‘Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal – CNRS
Université Bordeaux-I' Pessac, France under the supervision
of Dr. Pénicaud. She has taken part in a number of European
research project collaborating actively with international research
groups.
During her academic career, she has gained and consolidated her
expertise in several theoretical and experimental fields concerning
surface chemistry, electrochemistry, scanning probe techniques and
scanning electrochemical microscopy, electrochemistry for
biological applications, development and application of innovative methods in cancer research.
Dr. Rapino Stefania, has played a pivotal role in developing the
scientific cooperation between European Institute of Oncology (IEO)
and the Chemistry Department of Bologna University, involved in
projects concerning some of the most advanced topics of oncology.
Over the years she acquired competences and
expertise at the cutting edge between biology/medicine and
physical chemistry/surface chemistry.
AWARDS
June 2003 Italian
Chemical Society, division of Electrochemistry, “Solartron-Dataline
Corporation prize” Prize for the Master degree research (Premio di
Laurea).
November 2011 Special Mention for young researcher in bio
and nanotech fields. Women&Technologies international
conference, 7 November 2011.
Prof. rapino coauthored more than 60 papers in international journals, including: Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, JACS, Chemical Science, Small, Journal of Physical Chemistry B e C, Langmuir, Carbon, J. Mater. Chem., ACS Nano, Analytical Chemistry, Nanomedicine.
