THEMATIC AREAS

TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY CARRIERS AND CO₂ RECYCLING

• Transformation of by-products and bioderived products into environmentally friendly energy carriers;
• Power to gas (methanation)
• Green ammonia synthesis
• Hydrogen production from fossil fuels and green ammonia

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY – SMART ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

• Hydrogen generation and storage systems

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

• Transversal activities of technology transfer of research results to industry;

EDUCATION

• 1986 Diploma as Chief Industrial Expert C/O State Industrial Technical Institute “Verona Trento” of Messina;
• 1995 Qualifying diploma to practice the freelance profession C/O State Industrial Technical Institute “Verona Trento” of Messina;

WORK EXPERIENCE

• From 01/01/2019 to date he has carried out activities with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (IV professional level 1st Grade);
• From 01/01/2010 to date he has carried out activities with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (IV professional level);
• From 01/08/2008 to 31/12/209 he carried out the activities with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (V professional level);
• Since 01/08/2001 he has been employed, with a permanent contract, by the C.N.R./T.A.E Institute with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (VI professional level);
• In February 2000 he was hired, with a fixed-term contract (twelve months), pursuant to article 15 of the C.C.N.L. dated 07/10/96 (1st paragraph), from the C.N.R./T.A.E Institute with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (V professional level);
• In January 1998 he was hired, with a fixed-term contract (eighteen months), pursuant to Article 23 of Presidential Decree 171/91 (1st paragraph), by the C.N.R./T.A.E Institute with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions ( V professional level);
• In April 1997 he had a professional collaboration contract, lasting 6 months
• In May 1996 he had a professional collaboration contract, lasting 6 months;
• In November 1994 he was hired, with a fixed-term (annual) contract, pursuant to Article 23 of Presidential Decree 171/91 (1st paragraph), by the C.N.R./T.A.E Institute with the qualification of Technical Collaborator for Research Institutions (VI professional level);
• From July 1993 to October 1994 he was the winner of a scholarship lasting 8 months;
• From July 1992 to June 1993 he was the winner of a scholarship lasting 12 months;
• From May 1991 to June 1992 he was the winner of a scholarship lasting 10 months;
• From August 1990 to April 1991 he had a professional collaboration contract, lasting 6 months;
• From March 1989 to July 1990 he was the winner of a specialization scholarship, lasting 15 months
• From September 1988 to February 1989 he was the winner of a specialization scholarship lasting 6 months;
• From September 1986 to August 1988 he collaborated with the Chair of Industrial Chemistry of the University of Messina as a specialized technical collaborator;

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Per. Ind. Laganà has been in charge of the Technical Office at CNR-ITAE since 2018. The research activity carried out by Laganà at CNR-ITAE in Messina is mainly addressed to hydraulic, mechanical, electrical and electronic design, supervision of the manufacture and management of functional validation tests of thermochemical systems for hydrogen generation, conversion of CO₂ to synthetic methane, and ammonia synthesis both at laboratory and prototype scale. In particular, Mr Laganà has collaborated in different ways in active contracts or projects, performing the following tasks according to his expertise: SEM/EDX characterisation of materials, system design, dimensioning of various subsystems, creation of excel spreadsheets and instrumented PIDs, design of instrumentation data acquisition and control systems, creation of data acquisition and control software developed in the LabVIEW environment, and creation of drawings in the 2-D and 3-D CAD environment. Currently, M. Laganà is involved in various European and National projects such as ANDREAH, AMBHER, PLUG-IN, MULTITOOL, AdPH2. Dr. M. Laganà has published 39 papers with an h-index of 18.