UNIVERSITY OF PISA “SCIENZE CHIMICHE E DEI MATERIALI”

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UNIVERSITY OF PISA

“SCIENZE CHIMICHE E DEI MATERIALI”

PhD Student of XXIX cycle:

Francesco Criscitiello

Stabilization of nanostructures and their applications

Prof. Andrea Pucci

Dott. Riccardo Rausa

1) Attended internal Courses

 Chimica dei materiali polimerici II, Prof. G. Ruggeri.

2) Attended Seminars, workshops and stage

 Prof. Timothy M. SWAGER - “Molecular/Nano Wires in Chemical Sensing” at Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI), Pisa, Italy

 Dr. Ryan Chiechi – “Electroactive Materials for Photovoltaics and Molecular Electronics” at DCCI, Pisa, Italy

 Dr. Adrian Wallwork – English lessons at the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

 Dr. Andrea Pucci - “Polymer Sciences and Applications” at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy  Workshop “Nanostrucutred Metal Optics – from theory to enhanced spectroscopies, sensing,

imaging – at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

 Workshop “NMR of porous systems: applications to building materials and cultural heritage”, at DCCI, Pisa, Pisa, Italy

 Oral Speech a Year of Light 2015 workshop entitled “A spectroscopic study on MWCNTs dispersed by a fluorescent dye” at DCCI, Pisa, Italy.

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 Stage of one year at Eni, Divisione Refining & Marketing, Research Centre of San Donato Milanese, Via Felice Maritano, 26, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy

3) External courses and schools

 “XXXV Convegno-Scuola Mario Farina”, entitled “Caratterizzazione di materiali polimerici: tecniche per polimeri in soluzione” Gargnano, Italy from 18 to 23 may 2014

4) Participation to national and international conferences

 XXI National Congress AIM, Torino, Italy from 14 to 19 september with an oral speech “Dispersioni di MWCNT per la realizzazione di sensori di temperatura miniaturizzati”. Winner of MACROGIOVANI 2014 award.

 International congress of European Polymer Federation (EPF 2015), 21 - 26 june 2015, Dresda, Germany with a poster “Non-covalently functionalized MWCNTs for the preparation of miniaturized temperature sensors”.

 International congress Chemistry for the future 2016, 7 – 9 september 2016, Pisa, Italy with an oral speech on “Stabilization of nanostructures and their applications”

 National Congress of Didattica della Chimica della Società Chimica Italiana – Divisione Didattica, 14 – 16 july 2016, Pisa, Italy

5) Publications

 T. Biver, F. Criscitiello, F. Di Francesco, M. Minichino, T. Swager and A. Pucci, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 65023-65029: “MWCNT/perylene bisimide water dispersions for miniaturized temperature sensors”

 F. Criscitiello, A. Scigliano, R. Bianco, M. R. Beccia, T. Biver and A. Pucci, Colloids Surf., A 2017, 516, 32: “Perylene bisimide metal complexes as new MWCNTs dispersants: role of the metal ion in stability and temperature sensing”.

6) Didactic seminar and teaching activities

 Seminar on “New amphiphilic oligomers as additives for fuels and lubricants” at DCCI, Pisa, Italy  Seminar on “Nanotubi di carbonio: storia, sintesi e applicazioni” at DCCI, Pisa, Italy

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 Lab assistance to “Laboratorio di Chimica Fisica I”, DCCI, Pisa, Italy

 Lab assistance to “Polimeri ad interesse industriale”, DCCI, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi, 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

 1 hour lecture for “Laboratorio di Chimica Fisica I”, Dott. Celia Duce, DCCI, Pisa, Italy  3 hours lecture for “Materiali per Uso Speciale”, Prof. Andrea Pucci, DCCI, Pisa, Italy  4 hours lecture for “Chimica dei Nanomateriali”, Prof. Andrea Pucci, DCCI, Pisa, Italy.