ACCADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- 2018-2021: Group Leader at the Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Department für Chemie, Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany), working group of Prof. Klaus Meerholz.
- 2013-2017: Post. Doc. (Alexander von Humboldt post doctoral fellow) at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (MPI-KOFO, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany),Theoretische Chemie, working group of Prof. Walter Thiel.
- 2010-2013: Post. Doc. at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Center for NanoScience and Technology (CNST@PoliMi, Milan), working group of Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani.
EDUCATION
- 2010: Ph. D. in Materials Engineering (cum laude), Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi), thesis' title: "Modelling charge transport and photoinduced processes in organic conjugated materials".
- 2006: Master degree in Materials Engineering, specialisation in nanomaterials (110/110 e lode), Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi), thesis' title: "Modelling of vibrational and electronic properties of a new class of monodimensional carbon materials: polyynes".
- 2004: Bachelor degree in Materials Engineering, (PoliMi), thesis' title: "Non linear optical response of molecules with delocalized pi-electrons under the effect of intense electric field".
AWARDS
- 2023 Global Faculty Member (Quantum Matter and Materials area) at the University of Cologne (Germany).
- 2019: Emerging Investigator Award
Royal Society of Chemistry (Journal of Materials Chemistry C)https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/tc/c9tc90212k#!divAbstract.
- 2014: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GRANTS
- 2023: co-PI progetto PRIN 2022 PNRR "Piezochromic smart auto-diagnostic polymeric coatings – STIGMA"
- 2023: Principal investigator progetto PRIN 2022 “Modelling and design of organic conjugated redox materials for energy-saving ap- plications: a bottom-up strategy”
- 2021: Principal investigator - QM2 (Quantum Matter and Materials)
seed project, Independence Grant - German excellence initiative, supporting young researchers at the University of Cologne.
Title: “Modelling redox processes in organic batteries”.
- 2020: Principal investigator - E3-theory project belonging to the Research Training Programme (RTG) 2591 - Templated-designed Organic Electronics
(TIDE, https://tide.uni-koeln.de)
Title: “Modeling steady-state charge and exciton transport in molecular clusters, crystals, and templated interfaces”.
- 2018: Principal investigator - QM2 (Quantum Matter and Materials)
seed project, Independence Grant - German excellence initiative, supporting young researchers at the University of Cologne.
Title: “Modelling charge transport in organic crystals and interfaces”.
- 2017: Principal Investigator - DFG Grant (Nr. FA 1502/1-1)
DFG Project page: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/379848660
Title: “Modeling thermoelectric properties in conjugated polymers”.
- 2014: Alexander von Humboldt Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, MPI-KOFO, Germany.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- from 2024: "Atoms, Molecules and Symmetries" (6CFU), Laurea (Bachelor) in Scienza dei Materiali, University of Bologna.
- from 2022: "Elements of Mathematics and Informatics" (3CFU), Laurea (Bachelor) Professionalizzante in Metodologie chimiche per prodotti e processi, University of Bologna.
- dal 2021: "Molecular Modelling" (6CFU), Laurea (Bachelor) in Chimica e Chimica dei Materiali, University of Bologna.
- dal 2021 al 2023: "Properties of Molecules and Aggregates (2nd module)" computational laboratory (1CFU), Laurea in Chimica e Chimica dei Materiali, University of Bologna.
- from 2018 to 2021: co-lecturer of the course "Organic Electronics", Universität zu Köln (Colonia, Germania).
- 2016: chair for the PhD course in Materials Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi):
"Electronic processes in organic materials and biomolecules".
- 2014: co-lecturer of the course "Modelling molecular structure and dynamics", King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
- dal 2008 al 2012: co-lecturer of the course "Surface Analysis and Characterization Methods", Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi).
- dal 2008 al 2011: co-lecturer of the course "Molecular Modelling of Materials", Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi).
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Author of more than 90 scientific publications on international journals.
H-index (ISI Web-of-Science, Feb 2024): 40.
Google Scholar index (Feb 2024): 42.
