Sandra Vitolo

Born in Pisa in 1963, Professor Sandra Vitolo graduated with honors in Chemical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Pisa in 1989. After an experience in the international industrial sector, starting from 1992 she worked at the University of Pisa throughout his academic career, first as a researcher, then as an associate professor and, since 2004, as full professor in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector “Industrial and Technological Chemistry” (ING-IND/27) of the “Chemical Plants and Processes” Sector (09/D3). She is currently in charge of the courses "Chemical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry" and "Control and Safety of Production Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry", with teaching activities carried out as part of the Degree Courses in Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technologies.
The experience gained in the industrial field gave rise to her interest in issues related to the environmental sustainability of chemical processes and his commitment to several technology transfer activities conducted, since the beginning of her academic career, in close collaboration with local industrial entities including, in particular, the companies of the Tuscan tanning district.
The experience in the field of technology transfer also included the commitment to represent the University of Pisa as President of the Technological Transfer Hub Magona in the five-year period 2007-2012 which was followed, in the two-year period 2012-2014, by the Presidency of Technological Tansfer Hub Navacchio.
Among the various institutional positions, the Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Materials Science from 2010 to 2012 and the Presidency of the Aggregate Council of Study Programs in Chemical Engineering from 2016 to 2021 are notable.
The research activity of Professor Vitolo, author of over 100 works published in international journals subject to peer review (number of citations over 3250 and H-index 27), falls within the field of industrial chemical processes with particular reference to the treatment of gaseous effluents and the recovery and valorisation of industrial waste, the development of innovative processes in the tanning sector, the production of energy and chemicals from biomass as well as the development of industrial sorbents for the capture of CO2. The studies, conducted through experimental activities up to a semi-industrial scale accompanied by assessments relating to overall environmental sustainability, have allowed the development of more advanced and sustainable processes and technologies applied on an industrial scale, which are also the subject of patent applications.
In 2015, Professor Vitolo was awarded the Order of the Cherubin by the Academic Senate of the University of Pisa.

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