PERSONAL INFORMATION
ResearcherID: U-1344-2019
Scopus Author ID: 857887350
Orcid ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-1746
• CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Chemical Plants and Industrial Processes, Dipartimento Politecnico, Università di Udine, Udine, IT
• PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2019 – 2022 Researcher (RTD b, L.240/2010) Industrial Chemistry, Dipartimento Politecnico, Università di Udine, Udine, IT
2017-2019 Post-doc, Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
2012-2017 Researcher (RTD a, L.240/2010) Industrial Chemistry, Dipartimento Politecnico, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
2011-2012 Researcher (RTD, L.230/2005) of Chemical Engineering Principles, Dipartimento Politecnico, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
2006-2011 Post-doc, Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
• AWARDS
2015 University research program award: Ford Motor Company 120000 US$
• SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
During the last 15 years I have directly supervised several Bachelor and Master’s students, PhD students and Post-Doctoral researchers in industrial chemistry and catalysis
• TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Currently Professor of Separation Processes and of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection in Industrial Processes for the bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering for Environmental Sustainability, Polytechnic Department, University of Udine
Lectures at PhD level: Fundamentals of Environmental Catalysis for the PhD school of Environmental and Energy Engineering Science at the University of Udine.
• ORGANISATION AND BOARDS OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2024: Member of the Conference Scientific Committee of the workshop Fundamentals and applications of cerium dioxide in catalysis, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014: Member of the Conference Scientific Committee of the workshop Fundamentals and applications of cerium dioxide in catalysis, Udine, Italy
• MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinator of the bachelor course in Industrial Engineering for Environmental Sustainability, Polytechnic Department, University of Udine
Member of the board of PhD in Environmental and Energy Engineering Science, University of Udine
• REVIEWER
Expert reviewer for top international journals (e.g. ACS Catalysis, Applied Catalysis B, Journal of Catalysis, Catalysis Science and Technology, RSC Advances etc)
• RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental catalysis; Design of new catalytic materials; Mechanochemical preparation of catalysts; Ceria-based catalysts; Methane abatement; CO2 capture and utilization
• SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Author of 61 scientific publications in top international journals or books (Scopus H-index=30, n. of citations > 3000; ref. July 2025). 2 international patents.
• FUNDING
2024: Coordinator of the Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchange project “CO2 valorization network” (GA n. 101182598)
2021: Funding from the Italian Ministry of University and Research for the project “GO for IT” (research grant for Innovation Transfer)
2012-2016: Responsible of Research Unit and Principal Investigator for the project “Novel Catalytic Systems for hydrogen rich streams purification” (cod. RBFR10S4OW) within the program FIRB – Future in Research 2010 funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.