Catalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis

02/2026: FIS Starting Grant kicked off! We welcome the new team members: Daniele, William, Claudio as PhD students, and Emanuele and Gianluca as postdoctoral researchers.

02/2026: We welcome Silvia to the group for her Master's Thesis in Chemical Engineering.

01/2026: Daniele was appointed Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano through a direct call by the Ministry of Research.

12/2025: Brand new Department building and fully equipped labs in campus Leonardo.

06/2025: Luca was awarded the Marinella Ferrari Award 2025 for his Master Thesis in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Milan.

05/2025: We participated to the 5th NextGenBiocat in Milan, co-organized by Politecnico and University of Milan.

03/2025: Daniele obtained the National Scientific Habilitation as Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry.

02/2025: Luca participated to the InBioWal workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, to learn more on biomass extraction with deep-eutectic solvents

02/2025: Italian Science Foundation FIS Starting Grant awarded to support our research for the next three years! Read more on Polimi News: Four Politecnico Projects Funded by the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza

02/2025: Daniele started a 3-month visiting at TU Delft, the Netherlands, sponsored by the IDEA League visiting research fellowship, hosted by Prof. Caroline Paul at the Department of Biotechnology

11/2024: Luca joined as the first PhD student, supported by a Pirelli Tyre PhD scholarship