EDUCATION:

• 2020 — Master’s Degree (LM) in Chemistry
• 2024 — PhD in Chemical Sciences (CHIM/01), XXXVI Cycle

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2024–2026 — Research Fellow (Type B)
Department of Engineering, University of Messina
PRIN 2022 PNRR – INSTINCT Project — INnovative Sorbent maTerIals and techNologies for low-Carbon heating and waTer provision
Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Elpida Piperopoulos
Activities: Development and characterization of adsorbent materials for thermal energy storage and water recovery from ambient air.

2019–2023 — University Chemistry Tutor
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (CHIBIOFARAM), University of Messina

2019 — University Orientation Tutor
University of Messina

2018 — University Tutor
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina

2018 — Internship at a Chemical-Clinical Analysis Laboratory
A.O. Papardo Hospital, Messina

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: Research activity carried out during the PhD program (2020–2024), focused on the synthesis, characterization, and application of polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) for the recovery of metals of biological and environmental interest, as well as for drug delivery systems. Subsequently, within the framework of the PRIN 2022 PNRR – INSTINCT project, the research focused on the development of new synthesis methods for MIL-100(Fe) aimed at water harvesting applications.