Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center Ec-L - Energy Center Lab
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Claudio Gerbaldi, graduated in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology, is Full Professor of principles of chemistry for applied technologies and Chair of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry at the Politecnico di Torino. He is the leader of the Group for Applied Materials and Electrochemistry (GAME-Lab, https://it-it.facebook.com/GAMELabPoliTO/, https://twitter.com/gamelabg) at the Department of Applied Science and Technology – DISAT. The specific mission of GAME Lab is the development and thorough characterization of innovative electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems (e.g., lithium and post-lithium batteries, third-generation solar cells, supercapacitors and photoelectrocromic devices), which are nowadays fundamental to exploit the full potential of future technologies requiring high performance, such as smart electronics, storage from renewables and electric transportation, with strong collaboration with academy/research centers worldwide and effective connections with industry and EU (6 funded EU H2020 projects and >10 research contracts with industries). He is author/co-author of about 154 scientific research articles published in international ISI journals with >1100 annual citation counts in recent years (>6600 total citations) and h-index 54 (source SCOPUS, 03/2021), 6 International granted patents, 7 research book chapters, and participated in > 70 national/international conferences (>80 oral talks and/or poster presentations), 15 as distinguished invited/keynote/plenary speaker. Among others, he has received the International “Roberto Piontelli” Award – International award delivered in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, for outstanding scientific or technological contributions in the field of electrochemistry for energy-related applications, corrosion or physical chemistry (2015) and the ‘‘UniCredit Award’’ for the Young Innovation in Research (2007).
Scientific branch
(Area 0003 - Chemical Sciences)
Research topics
- Coordinator/leader of the Research Group for Applied Materials and Electrochemistry (GAME Lab, https://it-it.facebook.com/GAMELabPoliTO/; https://twitter.com/gamelabg) at the DISAT Department of the Politecnico di Torino. The specific mission of the GAME Lab is to comprehensively develop and characterize innovative electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems, which are proving to be crucial nowadays to fully exploit the potential of future technologies requiring high performance, such as smart electronics, storage from renewable sources and electric transportation. The GAME Lab's interests and expertise include the development of environmentally friendly materials (nanostructured electrodes and safe polymer electrolytes with high conductivity), their physicochemical and electrochemical characterization, and the study of innovative systems for high-performance, lightweight, low-cost devices such as rechargeable lithium/sodium-ion batteries, lithium/sulfur cells, next-generation photovoltaic devices (dye-sensitized solar cells - DSSC and perovskite cells) and photoelectrochromic devices, in close collaboration with national/international universities and research centers and with effective links with industry and the EU. The research facilities of the GAME Lab are available and viewable at the following link: http://www.disat.polito.it/the_department/internal_structures/department_labs/laboratori_area_chimica_per_l_ingegneria/game_laboratory).
- Preparation, development and characterization of nanostructured electrode materials for energy storage, production and conversion systems
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- Prix des Techniques Innovantes pour l'Environnement 2012, "Elaboration de batteries Li-ion au moyen de fibres de cellulose et de techniques de fabrication du papier" conferred by Info Chimie Magazine e l'ADEME (la società francese di controllo dell'energia), Francia (2012)
- Best Poster Award conferred by Organising Committee of the International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes - ISPE 13, Islanda (2012)
Fellowships
- Steering Committe member - Divisione di Elettrochimica della Società Chimica Italiana - SCI, Italia (2020-2022)
- Steering Committe member - Divisione di Elettrochimica della Società Chimica Italiana - SCI, Italia (2017-2019)
- Effective member - International Society of Electrochemistry - ISE, Svizzera (2014-)
- Effective member - Associazione Italiana di Chimica per l'Ingegneria - AICING, Italia (2013-)
- Effective member - Società Chimica Italiana - SCI, Italia (2002-)
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Attivita' di insegnamento (art. 23 L. 240/10), presso Università degli Studi di PAVIA (18/9/2013-21/9/2013)
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2018/2019 (34. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2017/2018 (33. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2016/2017 (32. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2015/2016 (31. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente
Teachings
Master of Science
- Strategie di sviluppo dei materiali. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI PER L'INDUSTRIA 4.0. Collaboratore del corso
- Ceramici avanzati. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI PER L'INDUSTRIA 4.0. Collaboratore del corso
- Strategie di sviluppo dei materiali. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI PER L'INDUSTRIA 4.0. Collaboratore del corso
- Ceramici avanzati. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI PER L'INDUSTRIA 4.0. Collaboratore del corso
- Strategie di sviluppo dei materiali. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI. Collaboratore del corso
- Ceramici avanzati. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI PER L'INDUSTRIA 4.0. Collaboratore del corso
- Strategie di sviluppo dei materiali. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI. Collaboratore del corso
- Ceramici avanzati. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI. Collaboratore del corso
- Ceramici avanzati. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Chimica. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica organica per l'ingegneria chimica e alimentare. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Fondamenti di chimica organica, biologia molecolare e microbiologia (modulo di Fondamenti di chimica organica). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
Research
Institute
Research groups/teams
Laboratories
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- SOLVE - Advancing SOLid-state battery development and production to driVE the future of electromobility, (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Global Challenges - Climate, Energy and Mobility - HIPERZAB - High performing electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries for sustainable mid-term energy storage, (2023-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Innovative Europe - European Innovation Council (EIC) - HyLESS - Demonstration of a high-capacity anode-less solid state lithium battery, (2023-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
PNRR – Mission 4 - EnabLi - Enabling high-energy, room temperature all solid-state lithium metal batteries with advanced polymer-based electrolytes and high-voltage cathodes through enhanced interface control, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - PSIONIC - High voltage, room temperature single-ion polymer electrolyte for safer all solid state lithium metal batteries, (2022-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Global Challenges - Climate, Energy and Mobility - BEST - Batteries Europe Secretariat - BEST, (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Global Challenges - Climate, Energy and Mobility - SUNRISE - MultiSensor sorting tools in a circular economy approach for the efficient recycling of PVB interlayer material in high-quality prodUcts from laminated glass coNstRuction and demolItion waStEs, (2021-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Cross-cutting activities - IND - POLYSTORAGE - MSCA-ITN-2019, (2019-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - Marie Curie - Towards sustainable, high-performing, all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries, (2019-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - Si-DRIVE - LC-NMBP-30-2018, (2019-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES - EnABLES - INFRAIA-02-2017, (2018-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - Research infrastructures - Materiali elettrodici ed elettroliti per batterie sodio-ione, (2016-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Definizione delle specifiche tecniche e progettazione dei sistemi di accumulo (batterie) sostenibili per Nimbus, lo smart meter Italgas, (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Individuazione di un processo industriale scalabile per la produzione di una GIC termicamente espandibile, (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Study of a sensor based on MOFs for harsh environment, (2019-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Study of a sensor based on MOFs/Resins for harsh environmemt, (2018-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Rijul Bajaj. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Matteo Milanesi. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Valeria Sperati. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Francesco Gambino. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Silvia Porporato. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
- Sofia Saffirio. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
- Mingjie Zhang. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
Thesis: Advanced Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Crosslinking and Concentrated Ionic Liquid - Ying Zhang. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (36th cycle, 2020-2024)
Thesis: Towards Solid-State Hybrid Polymer Electrolytes by Innovative, Rapid, and Solvent-Free Procedures - Marisa Falco. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (35th cycle, 2019-2023)
Thesis: Crosslinked polymer-based electrolytes for high- energy density Li-based batteries for EVs
Publications
Last years publications
PoliTO co-authors
Publications by type
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- Elettroliti polimerici compositi per celle ricaricabili litio-metallico allo stato solido e il loro processo di produzione. international Patent
Inventors: Federico Bella Marisa Falco Claudio Gerbaldi - Hydrothermal process for the production of LIFEPO4 powder. international Patent
Inventors: Silvia Bodoardo Claudio Gerbaldi Giuseppina Meligrana Nerino Penazzi