Speakers

Sebastiano Garroni is an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Sassari, with nearly 15 years of research experience in the synthesis and characterization of advanced materials for energy storage, energy conversion, aerospace applications, and heterogeneous catalysis. He has coordinated several national and international projects, including MSCA-IF and MSCA-RISE actions, focusing on hydrogen and methane storage and on lead-free piezoceramics for biomedical applications. 

He is author or co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has presented his work at numerous international conferences, including invited and plenary talks. His current research focuses on green fuels, piezoceramics, and nanostructured materials for catalysis and sustainability.

Alberto Mannu is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Brescia, with nearly 15 years of research experience in chemical synthesis, catalysis, optimization of chemical processes and designing of low melting systems for sustainable applications. He is a recognised expert in transfer of knowledge from academic research to industrial and professional activities, and he collaborate actively with the professional Orders of Chemists and Physics of Brescia and of Lombardy. He is Principal Investigator (PI) and member of the Advisory Board for the University of Brescia of the MSCA-RISE project WORLD (waste cooking oils recycle and development), as well as PI for the MSCA-Staff Exchange WAVEE, focused on the recycling of spent Li-ion batteries. 

He is author of over 60 peer-reviewed publications and has presented his work at numerous international conferences, including invited and plenary talks. His current research focuses on innovative and sustainable methods to recover strategic metals from spent batteries, on the development of solvometallurgical solutions to dissolve metal compounds, and to the designing of biorefineries based on urban value chains. 

Laura Caggiu is a chemistry researcher with a solid background in materials science, currently focused on the sustainable synthesis and structural characterization of functional materials. She obtained her PhD in Chemical Science and Technology from the University of Sassari and Cagliari, where she worked on sulfur-based materials for sodium-ion batteries. 

Her current work at the UNISS explores the synthesis and properties of piezoelectric materials. Laura has also gained international experience through collaborations and visiting research stays in France, Spain, Switzerland, and Cyprus.

Her technical expertise includes solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis, microwave-assisted processing, and advanced characterization techniques such as X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), DSC-TG, SEM-EDX, and electrochemical methods. 

Massimo Carraro got his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Padua, working on sc-CO2 as a reaction medium. Postdoctoral work at Florida State University (microreactors, microcapsules), CNR Neuroscience Institute, and University of Padua (Polyphenols). 

Since 2012, Assistant Professor at the University of Sassari in Organic Chemistry. Author of 45 papers (868 citations, H-index 16) and 2 patents. Research interests: catalytic activation of dioxygen and hydrogen peroxide, green solvents in oxidation/condensation reactions, renewable feedstocks, drug development via polyphenol functionalization, and NMR/MS structural determination of organic compounds.