Elisa Passaglia

Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry-DCCI, University of Pisa, 1997; Master in Industrial Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 1993;
Professional Activity: Positions held, Scientific Coordination of Research Activities & Experience
Permanent Researcher @ CNR-ICCOM UOS Pisa: all the research activities have been carried out and accounted in the CNR projects, actually the PM.P03.015.005 /”Sviluppo e applicazioni di metodologie preparative di materiali polimerici funzionali nanostrutturati in processi di reactive blending” whose Elisa Passaglia is responsible. Elisa Passaglia is/was the scientific responsible of the contract agreements with BASF, ARKEMA, Crosspolimeri, SpecialChem and she coordinates/d the CNR research unit national and International projects (PRIN, European projects).The activities are concerning the materials preparation through the macromolecular chemistry with reference, in particular, to the synthesis, modification and blending of organic polymers.
Teaching Experience in Italy and abroad
Contract Professor at the University of Pisa of the course “Tecnologie dei materiali polimerici” (Master in Chemistry, years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and present)
Invited professor at the Scuola Normale Superiore of the course “Fondamenti di Chimica per le nanoscienze” (Master in Chemistry, Physics and PhD in Chemistry year 2010)
Contract Professor at the University of Pisa of the course “Tecnologie dei materiali” (Master in Chemistry, years 2009-2010; 2008-2009; 2007-2008)
Invited Professor at the University of Conception in Chile of the PhD course entitled “Post-modification of polyolefins and their use in blends with polar polymer or inorganic micro-/nano-filler” (November 2007)
Contract Professor at the University of Pisa of course “Nanocompositi da argille lamellari” (Master in Chemistry, 2006-2007)
Contract Professor at the University of Pisa of course “Laboratorio di Chimica dei Materiali (Master in Material Science, 2005-2006)
Invited professor at different AIM school.
Advisor of 16 Master Students (Degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Pisa from 2001 to present) and 1 PhD Student in Chemistry (University of Pisa 2005-2008); invited Co-Advisor for a a Ph.D student of the Petroleum and Petrochemical College (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2010); examiner member of three committees for PhD students at Scuola Normale Superiore (2005, 2007 and 2010). Scientific responsible and supervisor of 17 Post-Doc and grant-holder students.
Editor and Reviewer: Associate Editor and Board Member of Polymer International
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0126/homepage/EditorialBoard.html
Reviewer of the following international journals: Polymer, European Polymer Journal, Journal of Material Science, Journal Applied of Polymer Science, Journal of Composite Materials, Journal of Polymer Research, Colloid and Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering and Science, Express in Polymer Letter.
Invited speaker: at Fourth International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation and Stabilization, S. Sebastian, Spain 10th -14th September 2006 Key note lecture; at Polymer Blends 9th European Symposium, 9-12 September 2007, Palermo key-note lecture; at Ciclo de Conferencias Universidad de Conception 14th November 2007; at The 6thInternational Discussion meeting on relaxations in Complex Systems (6 IDMRCS) August 30th-Septemebr 5th, 2009 Rome, Italy; at “Giornata Tecnologica AIM, Milano November 2010.
Author of 90 publications in international journals, 9 patents, 7 articles in books and of more than 100 communications to international congress.
Member of the scientific board of Regional Innovation pole on the Nanotechnology, www.nanoxm.it