Faculty

Francesca Soavi is the Director of the BattEco Master. She is Associate Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician” of the University of Bologna, Italy. She is affiliated with the National Interuniversity Consortium for Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM) and GISEL network. She is Secretary General of The International Society of Electrochemistry.

Her research activities focus on the electrochemistry, chemical physical characterization and synthesis of materials for diversed energy storage and/or conversions systems, from supercapacitors to Li-ion batteries, Li/O₂ batteries, redox flow batteries, inorganic and microbial fuel cells, as well as for micro-electrochemical devices like ion-gated transistors.  She is leading leading ENERCube, a laboratory dedicated to knowledge transfer actions in energetics at the Interdipartimental Center for Industrial Research (CIRI FRAME). 

Catia Arbizzani is Full Professor in Physical Chemistry at the Dept. of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”. Since 1987, her research activity has been in the field of energy materials, mainly focused on electrode materials and electrolytes for lithium and lithium-ion batteries. At present, her research is devoted to sustainability and interfaces of advanced batteries.

Paolo Bellavista is Full Professor of Distributed and Mobile Systems at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DISI) of the University of Bologna. His research group focuses on software infrastructures for challenging environments in terms of latency and/or scale requirements, such as industrial plants, cloud continuum, vehicular applications, and smart cities. He has coordinated and participated in several EU and national projects on digital twins (e.g., https://www.iotwins.eu/).

Associate Professor of Chemical Physics at the University of Rome La Sapienza and from 2024 President of the GISEL-INSTM (Centro di Riferimento Nazionale per i Sistemi di Accumulo Elettrochimico di Energia), co-leader of the ENAM research group (Electrochemistry and Nanotechnologies for Advanced Materials) at Sapienza and author of more than 180 papers published in scientific international journals in the field of materials for batteries

Luca Ciacci is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” at the University of Bologna. His research line includes the analysis of anthropogenic cycles of strategical and critical resources, the assessment of the nexus between demand-supply dynamics of materials, and their environmental consequences for the sustainability challenge. To this aim, material flow analysis (MFA), life cycle assessment (LCA), and chemometrics techniques are commonly applied and mainstreamed in the field of Environmental Chemistry and Industrial Ecology

Simone d'Agostino is Associate Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Bologna since 2024. His research focuses on structural determination using X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques and crystal engineering. He emphasizes the study of plastic crystals and supramolecular complexes, exploring their potential applications as solid conductors in energy storage devices.

Vito Di Noto is Full Professor of Electrochemistry for Energy and Solid-State Chemistry at the University of Padova. He is a Fellow of the ECS, Chair of Publications Committee of ISE, coordinator of ACee Interdivisional Group of SCI and Past President of the Electrochemistry Division of SCI. He leads from 35 years the CheMaMSE research group . His research focuses on materials for sustainable energy transition, including lithium batteries and beyond, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors and solar cells.

Marco Giorgetti is an Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Bologna, where he leads the Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Energy (S2C) group. His research focuses on the structural and electronic characterization of materials using X-ray spectroscopies, applied electrochemistry, and advanced battery materials. He pioneered in-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy for energy materials. Currently, he works on zinc-ion batteries, Li/Na-based systems, and interface and post-mortem analysis of cycled electrodes.

Chiara Gualandi received her Ph.D. degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Bologna in 2010. Since 2021 she is Associate Professor at the Chemistry Department “Giacomo Ciamician” (Bologna, Italy). Her research interests focus on stimuli-responsive and functional polymers for advanced applications

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Fabrizio Passarini is Full Professor at the Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” at the University of Bologna. His scientific research deals with topics concerning the impact provoked on the environment from sources of anthropic origin, including the application of Life Cycle Assessment methodology, waste management and treatment, assessment of the sustainability of chemical processes, from a life cycle perspective, assessment of the sustainability of chemical processes, from a life cycle perspective, environmental monitoring of main pollutants.

Eliana Quartarone is Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Pavia (IT). The EQ’s research field is focused on the design of innovative materials for Lithium and post-Lithium batteries. She is leader of R2BATT_lab, whose activities are focused on the development of novel and sustainable approaches for batteries recycling and reuse. EQ has been the Batteries Europe Secretariat Technical Advisor of the BE/Batt4EU Working Group 2 Raw Materials and Recycling and of the Task Force on Sustainability. EQ is coordinator of of National and European projects (e.g. RENOVATE and RETREAT) and is partner in other on-going EU projects on the recycling of EoL Li ion batteries (AUTOMAT e BATMASS).

Claudio Rossi is Full Professor at the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi". He is  the Director of Second Cycle Degree in Electric Vehicle Engineering His present research activity is devoted to power electronics, electric drives and battery management system for full-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles

Manz Italy Executive Manager with more  than 40 year experience in Lithium battery cell manufacturing,  production automation processes and technologies development.

2021-2025   vice chair of European  Battery’s IPCEI EuBatIn Facilitation group; the governing board of the IPCEI project representing  41 European enterprises. 

Associated  board member of  BEPA batteries European partnership  BAT4EU prioritizing  the R&I topics under Horizon Europe program.

2019-2025 : Batteries Europe: advisory Board member representing R&I for Cell design and Manufacturing sector. As Advisory  Board member  has been responsible for the advise in the decision process, vision and strategy  of the Platform suggesting  all necessary actions  to support the consolidation of the european battery value chain

Chiara Samorì is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bologna, Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”. Her research focuses on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, mainly in the fields of the synthesis, properties evaluation and applications of safer solvents, and the study of the environmental impact of plastic materials and the development of sustainable solutions to such issues.

PhD Antunes Staffolani is a Junior Researcher in Inorganic Chemistry (RTDa in CHIM/03) funded by PNRR CN-MOST spoke 13 (Sustainable Mobility Center, NextGeneration EU) at the Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician” of the University of Bologna. His expertise ranges from (i) development and characterization of active materials for next-generation Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, with a particular focus on anode materials, and (ii) novel electrochemical techniques and their implementation, with a focus on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Cristian Torri is Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician”.  His research activity has focused on the field of hybrid thermochemical-biological approaches, i.e. the coupling of thermochemical and biological processes to obtain new materials (bioplastics or agricultural amendments) and fuels from by-products, waste and renewable energy (Power To Chemicals). In this field, he actively works on direct design and development of new processes, including the production of small-scale demonstration plants and knowledge transfer activities. He coordinated or joined several international, national and regional research projects on the valorisation of agricultural and industrial residues. As follow up of the B-PLAS DEMO project he founded a University Spin-off (B-PLAS sbrl) which markets a new process for Sludge-To-Polyhydroxyalkanoates conversion

Andrea Zucchelli is Full Professor in Mechanical Design and Machine Construction at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bologna and Chair of the Design of Automatic Machines and Robots course; since 2023, he has been the coordinator of the Graduate Course in Polymeric Composites.