Former LMNT
Members
Swapneel Thakkar
Swapneel
graduated in M.Tech.Materials Science from University of Mysore,2016.
He obtained PhD in Chemical Science and Technology (2019) from
University of Cagliari with thesis titled "Aerogel Inspired Materials :
from molecular routes to nanoparticle based gels", which focused on
preparation of composite aerogels using molecular precursors/ prepared
nanoparticles and their investigation in environmental remediation
applications. Currently, he is working in LMNT, UniSS as a researcher
on the project titled "Synthesis of graphene derived nanocomposites for
HTOPS detection", which involves in preparation of mesoporous hybrid
films based on silica-graphene by sol-gel techniques for detection of
pollutants in water.Google
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Róbert Ludmerczki
Robert graduated as a chemical engineer at the
Budapest University of Technology and Economics. As a student he spent
four semesters at the Department of Organic Chemistry to synthesise
optically active crown ethers and two semesters at the Richter Gedeon
Ltd. (Budapest) to study the quality assurance methods in the
pharmaceutical industry. He worked at the Department of Organic
Chemistry (Semmelweis University, Budapest) for seven years. As an
organic chemist, he mainly focused on the field of heterocycles and
steroids. Robert started his PhD studies at the LMNT Laboratory under
the supervision of Prof. Luca Malfatti to develop new hybrid materials
containing carbon-based nanostructures for detection and/or capturing
of specific pollutants in domestic and natural water.
Junkai Ren
Junkai Ren is a
PhD student of Chemical Sciences and Technologies in University of
Sassari (UniSS). In 2015 he started his master research on optical
properties of carbon nanodots and their polymerized glasses in Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Then he graduated in June 2018 from University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences with a Master’s Degree of Natural Science. In
November 2018 he was awarded a three years PhD fellowship by UniSS.
Presently, he works at the Laboratory of Materials Science and
Nanotechnologies (LMNT) as a full-time research student with a PhD
project focused on the preparation and optical properties of boron
nitride quantum dots. Google
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Manuela Meloni
Manuela Meloni received her
master degree in Chemical Science at the University of Sassari (UNISS,
Italy) and PhD in Materials Physics (Marie Sklodowska- Curie Doctoral
Fellow) at the University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom). She has
been visiting PhD student at the Instituto de Carboquimica (ICB-CSIC,
Zaragoza, Spain), Ranishaw (Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom),
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN, Nantes, France), Instituto
Universitario de Investigation en Nanociencia de Aragon (INA, Zaragoza,
Spain). She is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at
the LMNT lab. Her research is focused on the synthesis and
characterisation of Carbon NanoDots for light-emitting materials and
lasing applications. Google
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Kasumasa Suzuki
Kazumasa Suzuki (1988) is a Ph.D student of
Chemical Sciences and Technologies (University of Sassari and
Cagliari). He graduated in engineering at Osaka Prefecture University
and got the master degree at the department of material science in the
same university. In 2013 he was awarded a three
years joint PhD fellowship by the University of Sassari and Cagliari. At
present, he works in the International Laboratory of Materials Science
and Nanotechnology (i-LMNT) hosted between Italy (University of
Sassari) and Japan (Osaka Prefecture University), and his research
deals with nanocomposite material using porous materials for optical
applications. His research fields are soft materials using sol-gel
reaction, responsive flexible materials, nanocomposite materials and
designing of nano/microstructures. ResearchGate
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Yu Jiang
Yu Jiang graduated
in 2010 from Beijing University of
Chemical Technology in Chemical Engineering. In 2011 she started her
master research about Layered Double Hydroxides in the State Key
Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering (Beijing University of
Chemical Technology). In 2014 she was awarded a three years joint PhD
fellowship by the University of Sassari and Cagliari. Since December
2014 she is working at the Laboratory of Materials Science and
Nanotechnologies (LMNT) as a full-time research student with a PhD
project focussed on nanocomposite hybrid materials.
Franca Lucia
Cossu
Franca Lucia
Cossu received her
master's degree in Biotechnology at the University of Sassari, Italy,
in 2021. Her work was focused on the synthesis, functionalization and
characterization of carbon nanomaterials with antiviral activity. Now
she is working at the LMNT lab as a scholarship holder in a project
focused on the synthesis and characterizaion of nanomaterials with
antiviral properties.
Matteo Poddighe
Matteo Poddighe received his
master's degree in Chemical Sciences at the University of Sassari,
Italy, in 2020. His work was focused on the synthesis and
characterisation of lead-free piezoceramic materials
for biomedical applications. He has been visiting Master student at the
Insituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid – Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Cientificas (ICMM – CSIC, Madrid, Spain). Now, he is a
PhD student of Chemical Sciences and Technologies at the University of
Sassari (UNISS) and he is currently working at the LMNT lab. His
research
is focused on the study of antibacterial and antiviral surfaces. ResearchGate
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Alessandra Pinna
Alessandra Pinna
graduated in 2007 with 110/110 and
honours in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Sassari. In
2008 she started her adventure in nanobiotechnology with an internship
at University of L'Aquila working with ceramic nanoparticles for
biological applications.
In 2008 she took the Italian license to practice as a pharmacist and in
2009 she was awarded of a Master and Back studentship funded by the
Sardinian regional government to work in the Institute of
Neuropathology at University Hospital of Zurich on a project related to
the pathogenic mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases. In
2010 she decided to move back to the University of Sassari, as a
post-graduate Research Assistant, in the Laboratory of Materials
Science and Nanotechnologies (LMNT) led by Prof. P. Innocenzi, after
being awarded of a second 2 years scholarship from the Sardinian
regional government and she started working with nanomaterials with
antioxidant property for biological applications. Since November 2012
she is working at LMNT (University of Sassari), as a full-time research
student to achieve a PhD degree in nanochemistry, nanomaterials and
functional materials. Google
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Barbara Lasio
In 2006 Barbara
Lasio has achieved a Laurea degree in chemistry at University of
Sassari with a research project focused on the stability of the anatase
phase in titania nanostructured particles. In 2007 has attended a
master degree in Nanobiotechnology held by PortoConte Ricerche s.r.l.
with a 3 months internship within LMNT concerning the synthesis of
superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (SPIONs) coated with TiO2 for
biomedical applications. In 2010 she was awarded of a two years
personal fellowship by Sardinia regional government to develop a
research project related to edible coatings with antibacterial activity
containing silver nanoparticles for food preservation within the
laboratories of LeaNanoTech and LMNT. In 2012 she took a position as
post-graduated research assistant for one year project based on the
development of thin films with embedded graphene sheets. Throughout
these years she has achieved a great deal of experience in X ray
Diffraction, X ray Fluorescence, FTIR spectroscopy, UV VIS
spectroscopy, thermal analysis TG-DTA, synthesis of nanoparticles
(TiO2, Fe3O4) and thin films (TiO2, SiO2, CeO2) by EISA sol-gel,
coprecipitation and other techniques. Google
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