Receiving hours
Ricevimento presso l'ufficio del docente (ufficio 332, terzo piano, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, lato Mineralogia) martedì (9.30 - 12.30), mercoledì (9.30 - 12.30), giovedì (9.30 - 12.30).
Gradito preavviso via mail.
Curriculum
Mineralogist with a strong background in crystallography and extensive research experience, specializing in structure-properties correlation for environmental sciences and the reuse of materials from industrial processes, collaborating with national and international academic and industrial partners. Expert in material characterization particularly in traditional X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) technique and total scattering.
Specialist in structure investigation, quantitative and qualitative phase analysis of microporous materials, nano-materials, mineralogical mixtures, and technological materials.
Research topic
My research activity is based on the characterization of the structure of materials and minerals (primarily through X-ray powder diffraction and total scattering techniques) and its impact on their properties, functions, and applications. My primary research areas include i) the use and characterization of porous materials (such as zeolites) and porous hybrid materials applied to environmental sciences (CO2 absorption, energetic purpose, trapping of ions and molecules); ii) the synthesis or reuse and characterization of materials resulting from industrial processing (zeolite spent catalysts, ceramics, combustion waste ashes); iii) examining the structure of technological materials and studying their resulting properties. As an expert in qualitative and quantitative phase analysis, I've also been involved in numerous projects aimed at identifying and quantifying different phases/minerals within complex polycrystalline mixtures.
Education
2017: Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
2013: Master's Degree in Earth Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
2011: Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Research Experience
2023-present: Tenure Track Researcher (GEO/06 sector), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
2020-2023: Post-doc, ID22 beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
2019-2020: Post-doc, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
2019: Visitor Postdoc, Controlled Porosity Materials Team, Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France.
2017-2019: Post-doc, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
2015: Visitor PhD student, ID22 and ID11 beamlines, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Rz5q3FIAAAAJ&hl=it
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56602716200