Thu
08
May
Seminars and Conferences
Facing World Challenges with Science: from Sustainable Polymers to Antivirals | with Professor Francesco Stellacci
The seminar intitled "Facing World Challenges with Science: from Sustainable Polymers to Antivirals" will feature the participation of Professor Francesco Stellacci.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, May 8 at 3:00 PM in Aula Denina.
The lecturer
Francesco Stellacci received his degree in Materials Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in 1998 with Prof. Zerbi. He then moved to the University of Arizona for a post-doc with Prof. J.W. Perry in the Department of Chemistry. In 2002 he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT (Cambridge, USA). There he became Associate Professor with tenure in 2009. In 2010, he moved as a Full Professor to EPFL in the Institute of Materials, later joining also the Institute of Bioengineering and the Global Health Institute. From 2015 to 2022 he was the Director of the Integrative Food and Nutrition Center. Stellacci has published more than 200 papers and has more than 15 patents and patent applications. He has won numerous awards, among which the Technology Review TR35 ’top innovator under 35’, the Popular Science Magazine ’Brilliant 10’, and the EMRS EU40. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, of the Global Young Academy, of the European Academy of Sciences, and the Academia Europaea.
No registration is required for the event.
Follow the seminar remotely at this link.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, May 8 at 3:00 PM in Aula Denina.
The lecturer
Francesco Stellacci received his degree in Materials Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in 1998 with Prof. Zerbi. He then moved to the University of Arizona for a post-doc with Prof. J.W. Perry in the Department of Chemistry. In 2002 he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT (Cambridge, USA). There he became Associate Professor with tenure in 2009. In 2010, he moved as a Full Professor to EPFL in the Institute of Materials, later joining also the Institute of Bioengineering and the Global Health Institute. From 2015 to 2022 he was the Director of the Integrative Food and Nutrition Center. Stellacci has published more than 200 papers and has more than 15 patents and patent applications. He has won numerous awards, among which the Technology Review TR35 ’top innovator under 35’, the Popular Science Magazine ’Brilliant 10’, and the EMRS EU40. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, of the Global Young Academy, of the European Academy of Sciences, and the Academia Europaea.
No registration is required for the event.
Follow the seminar remotely at this link.