Role
Full Professor of Chemical Foundations of Technology at the University of Brescia. Head of the eco-materials research line at the Chemistry for Technology Laboratory.
Bio
Since 2011, she has been a Full Professor of Chemical Foundations of Technologies at the University of Brescia and heads research on eco-materials at the Laboratory of Chemistry for Technologies. Her work focuses on material recovery in the context of the circular economy and sustainability, with a focus on waste, by-products, and new sustainable materials. During her PhD, she worked in Grenoble, contributing to the implementation of models for the study of materials.
She is the author of several patents in the field of materials recovery and has won several awards, including the EIT Raw Materials Business Ideas Competition , the AIRI Award, the Gaetano Marzotto Award, the ITWIIN Award, the Innovation Village Award, the Energy Globe Award, the 2031 Award, and the Intellectual Property Award 2024. She is ranked among the "World's Top 2% Scientists" by Stanford University and Elsevier . She is included in the list of Unstoppable Women and in the list of Top Italian Scientists in the field of natural and environmental sciences. She was appointed Knight of Sant'Obizio in 2026.
For her scientific activity, from 2022 to 2026, she is indicated by SCOPUS/SCIVAL as the researcher with the greatest scientific impact globally in the field of innovation and recycling for lithium-ion batteries.
She is a co-founder of MIRA, a spin-off company established to accelerate the industrial application and commercialization of the candidate's microwave-assisted lithium-ion battery recycling technology.
It actively contributes to the dissemination of scientific culture, especially among young people, through public appearances, including on television.