Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center Ec-L - Energy Center Lab
- +39 0110904640 / 4640
- +39 0110905350 / 5350
- +39 0110905351 / 5351
- federico.bella@polito.it
- Personal website
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Federico Bella (Torino, 1987) is Full Professor of Chemistry at Politecnico di Torino. In the Electrochemistry Group, he leads the research activities on post-Li batteries, electrochemical nitrogen reduction and hybrid photovoltaics. Due to his important achievements in energy chemistry, he received the “ENI Award” and the “Roberto Piontelli Award” from the President of the Italian Republic. In 2021, he was the recipient of the USERN Prize, awarded among 10000 candidates by a jury of previous Nobel awardees. He is author of more than 100 international publications (h-index 65) and he leads the ERC project SuN2rise, a 1.5 M€ EU grant for redesigning NH3 production process. He has coordinated the Early-Career Division of the Italian Chemical Society and his member of the Editorial Board of cutting edge journals in the chemistry field, e.g. ChemSusChem and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Curriculum
Scientific branch
(Area 0003 - Chemical Sciences)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- Premio Botta&Risposta conferred by Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy (2009)
- Menzione "Optime" - Unione Industriale di Torino conferred by Unione Industriale di Torino, Italy (2010)
- Premio "Optime" Unione Industriale di Torino conferred by Unione Industriale di Torino, Italy (2012)
- Migliore presentazione orale al 13° Sigma Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium (SAYCS) conferred by Società Chimica Italiana e Sigma-Aldrich, Italy (2013)
- Premio per la Miglior Tesi di Laurea - AA 2010/2011 - Università degli Studi di Torino conferred by Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy (2013)
- Macrogiovani conferred by Associazione Italiana di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole (AIM), Italy (2014)
- Premio Sapio Junior conferred by Accademia del Premio Sapio., Italy (2015)
- Migliore tesi di Dottorato - Divisoine di Elettrochimica della Società Chimica Italiana conferred by Società Chimica Italiana, Italy (2015)
- Premio Giovedì Scienza conferred by http://www.giovediscienza.it/, Italy (2015)
- Premio Ricercatore Junior “ENERCHEM-1 2016” conferred by Gruppo Interdivisionale ENERCHEM della Società Chimica Italiana, Italy (2015)
- Riconoscimento “Top open access article” della Royal Society of Chemistry conferred by Royal Society of Chemistry, United kingdom (2015)
- ENI Award - Debut in Research conferred by ENI spa, Italy (2016)
- Outstanding Reviewer conferred by Elsevier BV, Netherlands (2016)
- Electron Devices PhD Program: Prize for the Best 2015 Thesis conferred by Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2016)
- European Young Chemist Award conferred by EuCheMS, Belgium (2016)
- Premio Giovedì Scienza conferred by Fondazione Giovedì Scienza e Fondazione Agorà Scienza, Italy (2016)
- Riconoscimento “Royal Society of Chemistry – Materials Horizons” conferred by Royal Society of Chemistry, United kingdom (2016)
Conferences
- Merck Young Chemists Symposium, Program chair
- XV Sigma-Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium (SAYCS 2015), Program chair
- XIV Società Chimica Italiana & Sigma-Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium (SCI&SAYCS), Program chair
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
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente invitato
- Collegio di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Energetica. Componente
Teachings
PhD
- Research design and methodology. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE E DELLA PRODUZIONE. Main teacher
- Facing the scientific publishing world. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE E DELLA PRODUZIONE. Main teacher
- Facing the scientific publishing world. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE E DELLA PRODUZIONE. Main teacher
- Research design and methodology. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE E DELLA PRODUZIONE. Main teacher
- Photo-Electro-Catalytic Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical Industry: Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant
- Facing the scientific publishing world. A.A. 2022/23, GESTIONE, PRODUZIONE E DESIGN. Main teacher
- Research design and methodology. A.A. 2022/23, GESTIONE, PRODUZIONE E DESIGN. Main teacher
- Photo-Electro-Catalytic Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical Industry: Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant
- Electrochemical storage systems for automotive and stationary applications. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant
Master of Science
- New battery systems for mobility (materials , cells and recycling). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
- New battery systems for mobility (materials , cells and recycling). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
- New battery systems for mobility (materials , cells and recycling). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
- Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Mista. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Chimica. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
- Chimica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare 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
- GINNY - Glycerol and nItrogeN conversioN through electrochemistrY, (2025-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - ERC - GREEN2MOVE - Green potassium batteries manufacturing processes: towards sustainable gigafactories, (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research - GREENER - Electrolyte optimization for enhancing GREEN ammonia production from nitrogen ElectroReduction, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - MSCA - POLiBATT - Next-Generation Redox Polymers for Lithium and Post-Lithium Organic Batteries, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
PNRR – Mission 4 - HYDREAM - Tailoring the HYDrophilic-hydrophobic Reaction zone for the Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction to AMmonia, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - LOTUS - Lithium prOtecTion for robUst and Safe batteries, (2022-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
National Research - AquaSun - Aqueous photovoltaics as a new paradigm for solar energy conversion, (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Non-EU international research - SuN2rise - ERC-2020-STG, (2021-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Excellent Science - ERC - PEPPY - PErovskite Photovoltaic by PolYmers, (2017-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Sviluppo e caratterizzazione di nuovi binder sintetici, (2024-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Antonio Benigno. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
Research subject: The doctoral thesis is based on the development of electrode materials for post-lithium batteries through their characterization and performance testing.
Materials for energy / Materiali per l'energia Materials for energy / Materiali per l'energia - Andrea Muscatello. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Lorenzo Tamboia. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Sara Domenici. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Giorgio Montinaro. Programme in Materiali, Processi Sostenibili E Sistemi Per La Transizione (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
Research subject: Development and optimization of a waterborne production process for high potential new-generation cathodes for lithium ion batteries
Science and engineering of materials Sustainable materials Sustainable processes Energy transition Green chemistry Energy storage Batteries and supercapacitors Green and sustainable systems Renewable energy Green electrochemistry Science and engineering of materials Sustainable materials Sustainable processes Energy transition Green chemistry Energy storage Batteries and supercapacitors Green and sustainable systems Renewable energy Green electrochemistry - Lorenzo Sibella. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
- Sabrina Trano. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
- Anna Mangini. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
Thesis: Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Strategies and Challenges of Lithium-Mediated Processes - Noemi Pirrone. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
Thesis: Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogenous Compounds to Ammonia and Organonitrogen Fertilizers
Publications
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Pascuzzi, G.; Trano, S.; Francia, C.; Turri, S.; Bella, F.; Griffini, G. (2025)
Elucidating the interplay between structure and electrochemical behavior in lignin-based polymer electrolytes for potassium batteries. In: BATTERY ENERGY, vol. 4. ISSN 2768-1696
Contributo su Rivista - Sathya, S.; Kumar, R. S.; Garcia-Ballesteros, S.; Bella, F.; Yoo, D. J.; Stephan, A. M. (2025)
Interplay between composition and cycling performance of pre-lithiated SiOx-Si-C composite anodes for lithium–sulfur full cells. In: MATERIALS, vol. 18. ISSN 1996-1944
Contributo su Rivista - Mangini, A.; Mygind, J. B. V.; Garcia-Ballesteros, S.; Pedico, A.; Armandi, M.; ... (2025)
Multivariate approaches boosting lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis in different electrolytes. In: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, vol. 64. ISSN 1521-3773
Contributo su Rivista - Elizalde, F.; Trano, S.; Ayestarán, J.; Lopez de Pariza, X.; Aguirresarobe, R.; Francia, ... (2025)
A light-mediated, 3D-printable, and self-healable polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries. In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, vol. 35. ISSN 1616-3028
Contributo su Rivista - Domenici, Sara; Speranza, Roberto; Bella, Federico; Lamberti, Andrea; Gatti, Teresa (2025)
A Sustainable Hydrogel‐Based Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Coupled to an Integrated Supercapacitor for Direct Indoor Light‐Energy Storage. In: SOLAR RRL, vol. 9. ISSN 2367-198X
Contributo su Rivista - Ravesio, E.; Montinaro, G.; Mincuzzi, G.; Negozio, M.; Versaci, D.; Gartiser, V.; Lutey, ... (2025)
Ultrashort pulsed laser texturing of current collector for Si/C Li-ion anodes: Characterization of electrochemical performance and evolution of interface morphology. In: JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, vol. 109. ISSN 2352-152X
Contributo su Rivista - Darjazi, H.; Falco, M.; Colo', F.; Balducci, L.; Piana, G.; Bella, F.; Meligrana, G.; ... (2024)
Electrolytes for Sodium Ion Batteries: The Current Transition from Liquid to Solid and Hybrid systems. In: ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol. 36, pp. 1-52. ISSN 0935-9648
Contributo su Rivista - GARCIA BALLESTEROS, Sara; Pirrone, Noemi; Hernandez, Simelys; Bella, Federico (2024)
Green Ammonia Electrosynthesis From Nitrate-Polluted Waters. In: 245th ECS Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 26-30/05/2024
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Prete, P.; Trano, S.; Zaccagnini, P.; Fagiolari, L.; Amici, J.; Lamberti, A.; Proto, A.; ... (2024)
Glycerol carbonate and solketal carbonate as circular economy bricks for supercapacitors and potassium batteries. In: CHEMSUSCHEM, vol. 17. ISSN 1864-564X
Contributo su Rivista - Ravesio, Elisa; Montinaro, Giorgio; Versaci, Daniele; Bella, Federico; Bodoardo, Silvia (2023)
The GigaGreen Project. Towards the sustainable giga-factory: developing green cell manufacturing processes. In: Battery2023+ Annual Conference 2023, Uppsala (Sweden), 09/05/2023-10/05/2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
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