PhD      Student	Tutor/Cotutor	Topic/Title	Research line
SIRONI Luca	L. Lo Presti	Self-assembling of organic materials: from theory to applications	Development of novel experimental and computational methods to study and predict crystal structures
SPICER Lucy	S. Sattin	Synthesis of antimicrobial small molecules	Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules
MASON Mattia	A. Dal Corso	Synthesis of salicylaldehyde derivatives and their application in covalent drugs and supramolecular architectures	La Chimica per le scienze della vita: sintesi di peptidi, carboidrati e loro mimetici
NESPOLI Luca	D. Romano	A new biocatalytic platform for the synthesis of nitriles through intensified bioprocesses	Processi biocatalitici per la sintesi chemo-enzimatica di composti chirali e/o biologicamente attivi
VIGNI Laura	M. Dozzi	Design, synthesis and activity implementation of metal oxide-based photoanodes	Preparation and structural, photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic characterization of materials for energy and depollution.
ALBERTI Matteo	A. Caselli	Sustainable synthesis of nitrogen containing heterocycles catalyzed by earth abundant metals	Processi sostenibili basati su catalisi omogenea ed eterogenea
CAVAZZOLI Gianluca	A. Bernardi	Glycomimetic ligands as selective antagonists of C-type lectins	La chimica per le scienze della vita: sintesi di peptidi, carboidrati e dei loro mimetici
FUMAGALLI Daniele	V. Pifferi	Photoelectrochemical sensors based on hybrid molecular imprinted polymers/metal nanoparticles/titanium dioxide nanoparticles for the detection of emerging contaminants	Sintesi e caratterizzazione di nuovi materiali per applicazioni riguardanti l'ambiente, l'energia, la sensoristica e l'optoelettronica
GALIE Simone	F. Ferretti	Synthesis of guanidines-based transition-metal complexes and their application as catalysts in reaction involving CO	Processi sostenibili basati su catalisi omogenea ed eterogenea
LANZI Cecilia	R. Conte	Development of semiclassical vibrational spectroscopy for calculation of IR spectra	Sviluppo di teorie semiclassiche per la spettroscopia
SCHIVARDI Simone	A. Bernardi	Sustainable synthesis of active pharmaceutical igredients (API)	Metodi sostenibili di preparazione di intermedi e principi attivi di interesse farmaceutico
MANDALARI Marco	M. Civera	Integrated approaches for the multiscale analysis of sugar-protein interactions by NMR and computational methods	Molecular modelling for the study of the properties of biologically relevant compound .  Characterisation, conformational analysis and lligand -protein interaction study by NMR
BORELLI Mattia	P. Fermo	Studio della composizione chimica del deposito di particolato atmosferico e della sua influenza sulla conducibilità elettrica degli isolatori della rete di trasmissione	Studio e caratterizzazione analitica di aerosol atmosferici: identificazioni delle sorgenti ed impatto sulla salute dell'uomo e sui cambi climatici

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Matteo ALBERTI

   

PhD Student	Tutor/Cotutor	SSD	Title of the thesis/Research line
ANTONINI GIULIA	Laura Belvisi	CHIM/06	New anti-adhesion approaches against multidrug-resistant pathogens: design and synthesis of glycomimetic antagonists to bacterial lectins. (Research line: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
BELLOMI SILVIO	Alberto Villa	CHIM/03	Selective decomposition of N-based compounds on functionalized carbon-based materials: pathways competition and morphology effect. (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of heterogenous catalysts for energy and biofuels production.)
BERGOMI ANDREA	Paola Fermo	CHIM/01	Characterization of air pollution and air quality using innovative sampling methods and analytical techniques for regulated and non-regulated pollutants. (Research line: Analytical chemistry applied to the study of environment and food.)
CORFU ALEXANDRA	Paola Conti	CHIM/08	Development of nature-inspired enzyme inhibitors as novel chemotherapeutic agents for infectious trypanosomatidae diseases. (Research line: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
DELL' ACQUA ROSA MARIA	Silvia Cauteruccio	CHIM/06	Emissive peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. (Research line: Diagnostics and gene therapy: synthesis of natural nucleic acid mimics, DNA intercalators and their conjugation with metals and nanoparticles.)
DOLCINI LUIGI	Luca Pignataro	CHIM/06	Development of homogeneous dual catalytic methodologies involving photoredox catalysis. (Research line: Synthesis of organic ligands and their complexes with metals for catalytic stereoselective reactions.)
INTINI NICOLO	Alessandra Puglisi	CHIM/06	Enabling a technology-driven approach for new and sustainable synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients. (Research line: Development of Eco-Friendly synthetic strategies based on flow reactor technology for the preparation of pharmaceutically relevant compounds.)
MAIOCCHI ALICE	Daniele Passarella	CHIM/06	Design and synthesis of bivalent compounds to induce targeted protein degradation. (Research line: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
MAURI LUCA	Claudia Dragonetti	CHIM/03	Luminescent compounds for luminescent solar concentrators and bioimaging applications. (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)
MINELLI SIMONE	Alberto Vertova	CHIM/02	Green Energy via Electrochemical Processes (GEEP). (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)
MOSCATO DAVIDE	Michele Ceotto	CHIM/02	Quantum vibrational spectroscopy in the physiological environment. (Research line: Implementation of semiclassical theories for spectroscopy.)
ORLANDO PAOLO	Daniele Passarella	CHIM/06	Tools and Strategies for Green API Manufacturing. (Research line: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
PECORA DESIREE	Lucia Tamborini	CHIM/08	Development of (bio)catalyzed flow processes for the green and sustainable preparation of high value chemicals. (Research line: Development of eco-friendly synthetic methodologies based on flow reactor technology for the preparation of pharmaceutically relevant compounds.)
VANDONE MARCO	Valentina Colombo	CHIM/03	Disclosing the nature of the active site in porous metal-organic frameworks. Spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization through operando X-ray techniques. (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Luigi DOLCINI

     SSD: Settore Scientifico Disciplinare

 

PhD Student	Tutor/Cotutor	SSD	Title of the thesis/Research line
ALBANESE CECILIA	Francesca Tessore	CHIM/03	Porphyrin-based dyes for energy related applications. (Research line: Chemistry of materials, chemistry for nanotechnologies, supramolecular chemistry, chemistry for energy.)
BOSELLI MONICA FIORENZA	Alessandra Puglisi	CHIM/06	Radicals mediated innovative strategies for APIs synthesis. (Research line: Development of eco-friendly synthetic methodologies based on flow reactor technology for the preparation of pharmaceutically relevant compounds.)
BOTTI GIACOMO	Riccardo Conte	CHIM/02	Advances in semiclassical spectroscopy of molecules of biological interest. (Research line: Semiclassical implementation for spectroscopic calculations.)
CAVALLERI MATTEO	Emma Gallo	CHIM/03	Solid-supported porphyrins for catalysis and molecule recognition. (Research line: Sustainable processes based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.)
COMIS SILVIA	Luigi Falciola	CHIM/01	Development of a new MIPs-based sensor and titania-based self-cleaning sensor for the quantification of emerging contaminants in waste water treatment plants and effluents. (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectric applications.)
GANDOLFI MICHELE	Michele Ceotto	CHIM/02	Machine learning for semiclassical vibrational spectroscopy. (Research line: Semiclassical theories for spectroscopic calculations.)
HE XIUFANG	Alessandro Minguzzi / Alberto Vertova	CHIM/02	Controlled synthesis of BiVO4 based photoelectrodes for high-efficiency photoelectrochemical water splitting. (Research line: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)
MANDELLI GIACOMO	Michele Ceotto	CHIM/02	Quantum mechanical effects in kinetic rate constant calculations and spectroscopy via semiclassical dynamics. (Research line: Semiclassical implementation for spectroscopic calculations.)
PEDRINI MARTINA	Daniele Passarella / Pierfausto Seneci	CHIM/06	Discovery, rational design and synthesis of novel modulators and molecular drivers against neurodegenerative diseases. (Research line: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
PETROSILLI LAURA	Luigi Lay	CHIM/06	Synthesis of oligosaccharides as targets of glycoconjugate-based vaccines design. (Research line: Chemistry of life sciences: synthesis of peptides, carbohydrates and their mimics.)
PINNA CECILIA	Andrea Pinto	CHIM/10	Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules. (Research line: Nature-inspired compounds as multi-target directed ligands.)

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Martina PEDRINI

     SSD: Settore Scientifico Disciplinare

 

Dottorando	Tutor/Cotutor	Area	Progetto
Manar Ahmed Fouad ABDELLATIF	Fabio Ragaini	Chimica Inorganica	Transition-Metal catalyzed reductive cyclization reactions of nitroarenes and nitroalkenes with formate esters as CO surrogates. (Linea: Sustainable processes based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.)
Francesca ANNUNZIATA	Lucia Tamborini	Chimica Organica	Development of sustainable and efficient tailor-made processes for food and pharma applications. (Linea: Development of eco-friendly synthetic metodologies based on flow reactor technology for the preparation of pharmaceutically relevant compounds.)
Lydia BISBAL LOPEZ	Cesare Gennari	Chimica Organica	Synthesis and biological evaluation of peptide and peptidomimetic ligands for tumor-associated receptors. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
Zlata BOIARSKA	Daniele Passarella	Chimica Organica	Development of small molecules as MTs modulators acting on Tub-Tub interactions. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)
Armando DI BIASE	Francesco Demartin / Silvia Rizzato Carlo Castellano	Chimica Inorganica	Synthesis and characterization of new pyrochlore phases as host matrix for radionuclides disposal. (Linea: Development of novel topological descriptors for the design of advanced materials.)
Francesco FAGNANI	Claudia Dragonetti / Alessia Colombo	Chimica Inorganica	New platinum(II) complexes with luminescent and/or nonlinear optical properties. (Linea: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)
Tommaso GANDINI	Cesare Gennari / Luca Pignataro	Chimica Organica	Synthesis of chiral (cyclopentadienone)iron complexes for enantioselective applications involving hydrogen transfer. (Linea: Synthesis of organic ligands and their complexes with metals for catalytic stereoselective reactions.)
Luigi MENDUTI	Emanuela Licandro / Mathias Wagner	Chimica Organica	Boraheterohelicenes: synthetic methodologies and properties of a novel class of boron π‒conjugated systems. (Linea: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications.)
Marco MONTALBANO	Elena Selli / Maria Vittoria Dozzi	Chimica Fisica	Synthesis, characterization and photoactivity of surface-modified shape-controlled anatase TiO2 for solar energy conversion applications. (Linea: preparation and structural, photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic characterization of materials for energy and depollution.)
Chiara NOMELLINI	Elena Selli / Maria Vittoria Dozzi	Chimica Fisica	Semiconductor-semiconductor heterojunctions for solar driven water oxidation applications. (Linea: Preparation and structural, photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic characterization of materials for energy and depollution.)
Sara POLLASTRI	Anna Bernardi	Chimica Organica	Synthesis of glycomimetics as microbial anti-adhesives. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules.)

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Armando DI BIASE

 

Dottorando	Tutor/Cotutor	Area	Progetto
Ilaria BARLOCCO	Alberto Villa	Chimica Inorganica	Design and synthesis of carbon materials for the production of hydrogen from renewable sources. (Linea: Synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts for energy and biofuels production)
Lorenzo BISCONTI	Sara Sattin	Chimica Organica	Synthesis of RSH Inhibitors to Hamper Persisters Formation. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Giovanna BRUNO	Leonardo lo Presti/Carlo Gatti	Chimica Fisica	Electron spin density topology and magnetic properties of matter (Linea: Development of novel topological descriptors for the design of advanced materials)
Carolina CIONTI	Daniela Meroni/Silvia Ardizzone	Chimica Fisica	Nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors in composite and hybrid systems for advanced applications. (Linea: Synthesis and characterization of new materials for environmental, energetic, sensoristic and optoelectronic applications)
Crescenzo COPPA	Sara Sattin/Monica Civera	Chimica Organica	Structure-based design of RSH inhibitors. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Sara GRECCHI	Patrizia Mussini/Tiziana Benincori	Chimica Fisica	Inherent Chirality at work for applications in chiral electrochemistry, chiroptics and spintronics. (Linea: Molecular electroanalysis and electrocatalysis)
Mirko LECCESE	Rocco Martinazzo	Chimica Fisica	Pi-conjugation in a curved world. (Linea: Quantum mechanical methods for the investigation of molecular properties and development of new materials)
Margherita LONGONI	Silvia Bruni	Chimica Fisica	The non-invasive analysis of organic materials in cultural heritage (dyes, pigments, binders and varnishes): development of strategies based on molecular spectroscopies. (Linea: Analytical chemistry applied to cultural heritage and study of the degradation caused by pollution)
Paola MARZULLO	Daniele Passarella/Stefano Pieraccini	Chimica Organica	Tuning microtubule dynamics: synthesis of bifunctional drugs targeting tubulins. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Laura MENEGAZZO	Diego Romano/Andrea Pinto	Chimica Organica	Heterogeneous biocatalysts development for the stereoselective continuous synthesis of bioactive compounds. (Linea: Biocatalytic processes for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of chiral and/or bioactive compounds)
Alessandro ROGNONI	Michele Ceotto/Riccardo Conte	Chimica Fisica	Advances in semiclassical dynamics with applications to the vibrational spectroscopy of complex systems. (Linea: Sustainable processes based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis)
Giovanni SACCO	Cesare Gennari	Chimica Organica	Targeting tumor over-expressed receptor: synthesis of new conjugates for the delivery of cytotoxic agents. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Paolo SONZINI	Emma Gallo	Chimica Inorganica	The insertion of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas into small eterocycle compounds for the synthesis of high-added value compounds. (Linea: Sustainable processes based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis)

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Ilaria BARLOCCO

 

Dottorando	Tutor (Cotutor)	Area	Progetto
Sharam ALIJANI	Dott.ssa Francesca TESSORE	Chimica Inorganica	Development of chiral molecule-modified supported metal nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation. (Linea: Synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts for energy and biofuels production)
Andrea GALBIATI	Prof.ssa Paola CONTI	Chimica Organica	Development of covalent inhibitors of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, an antiprotozoan and anticancer drug target. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Nives HRIBERNIK	Prof.ssa Anna BERNARDI	Chimica Organica  (Marie Curie)	Synthesis of a diversity library of glycomimetics: towards a glycomimetic chip for drug discovery in glycomedicine (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Kanhaya LAL	Prof.ssa Anna BERNARDI Prof.ssa Laura BELVISI	Chimica Organica (Marie Curie)	Design of antagonists of LecB and LecB like lectins (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Francesca MENESCARDI	Dott. Leonardo Lo Presti (Dott. Davide Ceresoli)	Chimica Fisica	High Pressure materials discovery with advanced DFT methods. (Linea: Development of novel topological descriptors for the design of advanced materials)
Marco MINNECI	Prof.ssa Anna BERNARDI (Prof.ssa Sara SATTIN)	Chimica Organica	Synthetic approaches towards bioactive molecules. (Linea: Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules)
Annalisa POLO	Dott.ssa Maria Vittoria DOZZI	Chimica Fisica	Design, synthesis and rational optimization of semiconductor oxide-based photocatalysts. (Linea: Preparation and structural, photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic characterization of materials for energy and depollution)
Doaa Reda Mohamed RAMADAN	Prof. Fabio RAGAINI	Chimica Inorganica	Palladium catalyzed reduction reactions of nitroarenes with formate esters as CO surrogates for the synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles. (Linea: Sustainable processes based on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis)
Cristina Manuela SANTI	Prof. Luigi LAY	Chimica Organica	Synthesis of carbohydrate antigens and their structural analogues for vaccines development. (Linea: Chemistry for the Life Sciences: synthesis of peptides, carbohydrates and their mimics)
Ambra SIBILLA	Prof. Rocco MARTINAZZO	Chimica Fisica	Chemical rate constants in condensed-phase environments from high-dimensional quantum dynamics. (Linea: Dissipative quantum dynamics: developments and applications to the calculation of the quantum thermal rate constant of chemical reactions in condensed phases)
Tommaso TARONI	Dott.ssa Daniela MERONI	Chimica Fisica	Development and surface modification of nanostructured oxide-based materials for innovative applications. (Linea: Modulation of the surface properties of materials by bi- and tri-dimensional growth of chemisorbed structures)

     RAPPRESENTANTE degli studenti di Dottorato in Chimica: Annalisa POLO