Biosketch:
Education: Laurea Degree in Biology, University of Florence, Italy (1982).
Work Experience: CNR Emeritus Associate (since 27/03/2025); CNR Senior Associate (13/06/2024-26/03/2025); Interim Director of CNR-ICCOM (February – December 2022); Director of CNR-ICCOM (2017-2022); Research Director (2010-2024); Technician, Researcher and Senior Researcher at the Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (CNR-ICCOM), Florence, Italy (1986-2010); Postgraduate researcher at the University of Florence, Department of Chemistry (1982-1985).
Habilitations: Qualified as Full Professor in the field of “Fundamentals of Chemical Sciences and Inorganic systems” (2012 and 2019); Qualified as Full Professor in the field of “Industrial Chemistry” (2019).
Management: see attached CV.
Publications: 236 peer-reviewed publications in qualified international journals, 35 patents, 2 monographs, 9 chapters in specialized books, >200 presentations at International and National Chemical Meetings.
Bibliometric data (Scopus, 21/05/2025): 236 articles; 10617 citations by 7256 documents; h-index: 57.
Research Interests: Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells (DAFC and PEMFC); Electroreforming for hydrogen production from renewable resources (alcohols); Electrocatalysts for solar fuel production; Electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to fuels and chemicals; Direct electrochemical oxidation reaction of alcohols at medium to high temperature (150-200 °C); Development of photocatalysts for H2 evolution; Catalysts for hydrogen evolution by controlled hydrolysis or thermolysis of metal hydrides; Recovery of metals from waste lithium batteries; Organometallic Fuel cells (OMFC) and Organometallic Electro-reformers (OMER).
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