Paola Fabbri

Paola Fabbri (Bologna (I), 1974) is associate professor of Materials Science and Technology at DICAM of the University of Bologna since 2014. From 2021 she is the Rector's delegate for career planning and job placement, and president of the Almae Matris Alumni Association. She is an expert in the field of polymeric materials, composites and bioplastics. Her activities primarily concern the selection of plastics for specific industrial sectors, including advanced fields, the development or modification of new polymeric materials by combining chemical and technological routes, to understand their structure-properties correlations. One of her main interests concerns the sustainability of the plastic sector; she conjugates the development of new materials with the valorization of wastes and the utilization of renewable carbon. She is highly involved in national and international research programs, and actively interacts with Companies and industrial Associations, by acting as scientific advisor and supporting technology transfer. Author of >100 scientific publications, >400 presentations at conferences, 4 patents and several book-chapters.