In September 2013 Prof. Silvia Giordani founded the Nano Carbon Materials Research Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology.
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Silvia Giordani received a Laurea in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Milan, Italy and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Miami, USA. Supported by Marie Curie Fellowships she studied various aspects of nanotechnology as a post-doctoral fellow at both Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland and the University of Trieste, Italy. She has been awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) and from 2007 to 2013 she has been a Research Assistant Professor at TCD where she run an international and interdisciplinary research group. She was awarded the 2012 L’Oreal-UNESCO UK and Ireland for Women in Science Fellowship and has been a visiting scientist at the Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy. In 2014 she has been invited to give a “Women in Science” Masterclass at the Royal Irish Academy. In 2018 she was awarded the William Evans Visiting Fellowship from the University of Otago (New Zealand) and is Visiting Professor at Toyo University (Japan).
Since April 2016 she is the Working Group Leader and Management Committee Member for the COST Action CA15107 “Multi‐Functional Nano‐Carbon Composite Materials Network” (MultiComp).
In 2012 she applied and received the Habilitation for Full Professor of Organic Chemistry; Models and Methodologies for Chemical Science; Chemical Fundaments of Technologies by the Italian Ministry of Education. In December 2016 she was appointed Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Turin.
Prof. Giordani research interests are on the design, synthesis, and characterization of a range of nanomaterials that are intended for applications in smart and responsive nanotechnologies. She has authored 100 peer-reviewed publications in International journals from 2001 to date, including Chemistry Society Reviews, Nature Nanotechnology, PNAS, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and J. Am. Chem. Soc. that collectively have received over 6,000 citations and her results have been highlighted in journals such as Science, Nature, and New Scientist. Dr. Giordani has also presented her work at numerous conferences around the world e.g. in United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, India, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and across most of Europe.
List of invited presentations at international research conferences and symposium (last five years):
Research Area and Interests:
Supramolecular Chemistry: design, synthesis and characterization of photoactive molecules for sensing and light-activated delivery
Nanoscience: synthesis, functionalization and characterization of carbon nanomaterials for imaging, sensing, drug delivery, catalysis, environmental and energy applications. Toxicity of carbon nanomaterials
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATORS
NACM TEAM MEMBERS
Alumni:
Juergen Bartelmess Postdoc 2013 - 15
Marco Frasconi Postdoc 2014 - 15
Michele Baldrighi Postdoc 2014 - 17
Angelo Signorelli trainee 2014
Giulia Locatelli trainee 2014 - 2015
Michele Becce intern 2014 - 2015
Irene Rosina intern 2015 - 2016
Gesmi Milcovich Postdoc 2016 - 17
Marina Rodio Fellow 2016 - 17
Francisco Morales Lara Postdoc 2016 - 17
Giuseppina Pace Postdoc 2017 - 18
Viviana Maffeis PhD (graduated March 2018) 2014 - 18
Adalberto Camisasca PhD (graduated March 2019) 2015 - 18
Current:
Francesca Cardano PhD (graduation March 2020) 2016 - 19
Stefania Lettieri Postdoc 2016 - 19
Marta d’Amora Postdoc 2017 - 20
Mirtha Lourenco Postdoc 2018 - 20
List of NACM Research Publications:
M. A. Mazza, F. Cardano, J. Cusido, J. D. Baker, S. Giordani and F. M. Raymo* (2019) “Ratiometric Temperature Sensing with Fluorescent Thermochromic Switches” Chemical Communications 55 (8), 1112-1115 (IF=6.29, cit. 2)
F. Cardano, E. Del Canto, and S. Giordani* (2019) “Spiropyran for light-controlled drug delivery” Dalton Transactions, AdvanceArticle DOI:10.1039/C9DT02092F (SG invited)
d’Amora, V. Maffeis, R. Brescia, D. Barnes, E. Scanlan* and S. Giordani* (2019) “Modification of CNOs with Glycopeptides, Glycoproteins and Antibodies: a targeted platform approach to Nanomedicine” Nanomaterials, 9, 19, 1069-1081 (IF = 4.0)
Giordani,* A. Camisasca, V. Maffeis (2019) “Carbon Nano-onions: a versatile tool for Nanomedicine” Current Medicinal Chemistry in press (IF=3.249) (SG invited for mini-thematic issue “Perspective of graphene-like structures in biomedical applications”)
Maffeis, L. Moni, D., S. Giordani* and R. Riva* (2019) “Diversity-oriented synthesis of blue emissive nitrogen heterocycles and their conjugation with carbon nano-onions” Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 1- 14 (IF: 2.809) (SG invited for Special Issue on “Fluorescent Probes”)
BOOK CHAPTERS
2012 National habilitation as Full Professor for the area of "Organic Chemisty“for the period starting on 23/11/2013 and ending on 23/12/2019 (Docente di prima fascia)
2012 National habilitation as Full Professor for the area of "Models and Methodologies for Chemical Sciences” for the period starting on 29/1/2014 and ending on 29/1/2020 (Docente di prima fascia)
2012 National habilitation as Full Professor for the area of " Chemical Fundamentals of Technologies” for the period starting on 17/2/2014 and ending on 17/2/2020 (Docente di prima fascia)
2018 William Evans Visiting Fellow Award, University of Otago, New Zealand
2018 Visiting Professor, Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre / Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, Japan
2015 Our research highlighted in Methods and Applications in Fluorescence Highlights “Fluorescent labels and probes”
Video Abstract http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2050-6120/3/4/044005/meta
2014 Invited to give a “Women in Science” Masterclass, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
2012 Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award, International Rotary Club
2012 Premio alla professionalita’, Rotary Club, Bergamo Ovest
2012 L’Oréal UK & Ireland Fellowship For Women in Science, L’Oréal, UNESCO & Royal Society
2012 Leonardo-UGIS award for a young researcher/communicator, Italian National Museum of Science and Technology, Italian Scientific Journalists Union, Federchimica Plastics Europe Italia
2011 Invited contributor to the “Role models for mobility of MCFA women scientists” brochure, Marie Curie Fellows Association
2010 Listed as one of the 10 rising stars, Science Foundation Ireland
2009 Biogenous Ceramics Project Award, Okayama University, Japan
2008 7th R.O.S.A. Award, First price, Canova Club Roma, Italy
2007 President of Ireland Young Researcher Award, Science Foundation Ireland
2007 Invited contributor to the “Marie Curie Success Story” brochure, Irish University Association
2006-07 Marie Curie Re-integration Grant, European Commission
2003–06 Marie Curie Fellowship, European Commission
2004 Award of Academic Merit, University of Miami, Graduate School
2001–04 Robert E. Maytag Fellowship, University of Miami, College of Art and Science
2002 Outstanding Overall Performance in Research-Academics-and Teaching Award
2002 Elected into Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Honour Society
2002 Outstanding Senator Award, University of Miami, Graduate Student Association
2002 First Place Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum, University of Miami
2001 Award of Academic Merit, University of Miami, Graduate School
2001 Achievement in Research Award, University of Miami, School of Chemistry
2001 First Publication Award, University of Miami, School of Chemistry
2001 Best GPA Award, University of Miami, School of Chemistry
1989 Best Student Award (top 5 in all high school), Banca Provinciale di Bergamo, IT
1988, 1989 Selected for the Chemistry Olympiads, Italian Chemical Society
L’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) è una fondazione di diritto privato - cfr. determinazione Corte dei Conti 23/2015 “IIT è una fondazione da inquadrare fra gli organismi di diritto pubblico con la scelta di un modello di organizzazione di diritto privato per rispondere all’esigenza di assicurare procedure più snelle nella selezione non solo nell’ambito nazionale dei collaboratori, scienziati e ricercatori ”.
IIT è sotto la vigilanza del Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca e del Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze ed è stato istituito con la Legge 326/2003. La Fondazione ha l'obiettivo di promuovere l'eccellenza nella ricerca di base e in quella applicata e di favorire lo sviluppo del sistema economico nazionale. La costruzione dei laboratori iniziata nel 2006 si è conclusa nel 2009.
Lo staff complessivo di IIT conta circa 1440 persone. L’area scientifica è rappresentata da circa l’85% del personale. Il 45% dei ricercatori proviene dall’estero: di questi, il 29% è costituito da stranieri provenienti da oltre 50 Paesi e il 16% da italiani rientrati. Oggi il personale scientifico è composto da circa 60 principal investigators, circa 110 ricercatori e tecnologi di staff, circa 350 post doc, circa 500 studenti di dottorato e borsisti, circa 130 tecnici. Oltre 330 posti su 1400 creati su fondi esterni. Età media 34 anni. 41% donne / 59 % uomini.
Nel 2015 IIT ha ricevuto finanziamenti pubblici per circa 96 milioni di euro (80% del budget), conseguendo fondi esterni per 22 milioni di euro (20% budget) provenienti da 18 progetti europei, 17 finanziamenti da istituzioni nazionali e internazionali, circa 60 progetti industriali
La produzione di IIT ad oggi vanta circa 6990 pubblicazioni, oltre 130 finanziamenti Europei e 11 ERC, più di 350 domande di brevetto attive, oltre 12 start up costituite e altrettante in fase di lancio. Dal 2009 l’attività scientifica è stata ulteriormente rafforzata con la creazione di dieci centri di ricerca nel territorio nazionale (a Torino, Milano, Trento, Parma, Roma, Pisa, Napoli, Lecce, Ferrara) e internazionale (MIT ed Harvard negli USA) che, unitamente al Laboratorio Centrale di Genova, sviluppano i programmi di ricerca del piano scientifico 2015-2017.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a public research institute that adopts the organizational model of a private law foundation. IIT is overseen by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (the Italian Ministries of Education, Economy and Finance). The Institute was set up according to Italian law 326/2003 with the objective of promoting excellence in basic and applied research andfostering Italy’s economic development. Construction of the Laboratories started in 2006 and finished in 2009.
IIT has an overall staff of about 1,440 people. The scientific staff covers about 85% of the total. Out of 45% of researchers coming from abroad 29% are foreigners coming from more than 50 countries and 16% are returned Italians. The scientific staff currently consists of approximately 60 Principal Investigators, 110 researchers and technologists, 350 post-docs and 500 PhD students and grant holders and 130 technicians. External funding has allowed the creation of more than 330 positions . The average age is 34 and the gender balance proportion is 41% female against 59% male.
In 2015 IIT received 96 million euros in public funding (accounting for 80% of its budget) and obtained 22 million euros in external funding (accounting for 20% of its budget). External funding comes from 18 European Projects, other 17 national and international competitive projects and approximately 60 industrial projects.
So far IIT accounts for: about 6990 publications, more than 130 European grants and 11 ERC grants, more than 350 patents or patent applications, 12 up start-ups and as many which are about to be launched. The Institute’s scientific activity has been further strengthened since 2009 with the establishment of 11 research nodes throughout Italy (Torino, Milano, Trento, Parma, Roma, Pisa, Napoli, Lecce, Ferrara) and abroad (MIT and Harvard University, USA), which, along with the Genoa-based Central Lab, implement the research programs included in the 2015-2017 Strategic Plan.