Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Investigation of physico-chemical processes involved in biomolecules-surface interaction.

Study of ordered self-assembled mono- and multilayers based on molecular and supramolecular functional assemblies.

Secondary ion mass spectrometry and study of the related phenomena induced by ion-surface interaction.

Teaching

Nanostrutture Organiche (University of Catania)

Chimica Fisica e Laboratorio (University of Catania)

Chimica Organica dei Materiali funzionali (University of Catania)

Chimica dei Materiali per l’Ambiente (University of Catania)

Curriculum Vitae

2003: Degree in Chemistry at the University of Catania

2003-2006: Ph.D in Chemistry at the University of Catania

2007-2009: Post.Doc at the Department of Chemistry, University of Catania

2009-2014: Project Specialisty, R&D at Ecocontrol Sud. S.r.l., Siracusa

2014 – present: Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Catania

Awards

Beynon Prize “Best Paper published 2009-10”

• Catania

• Molecular Surface Analysis and Depth-Profiling of Polyethylene Modified by an Atmospheric Ar-D2O Post-Discharge. Plasma Processes and Polymers (2016)
• The memory-driven order-disorder transition of a 3D-supramolecular architecture based on calix[5]arene and porphyrin derivatives. Chemical Communications (2016)
• Preparation and enhanced conducting properties of open networks of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/carbon nanotube hybrids. RSC Advances (2016)
• SIMS characterization of surface-modified nanostructured titania electrodes for solar energy conversion devices. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics (2016)
• A transport and reaction model for simulating cluster secondary ion mass spectrometry depth profiles of organic solids. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2016)