MARTUCCI ALESSANDRO

STUDI
1997, Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Università di Bologna (Italy), Thesis: Sol-Gel Films for Integrated Optics: Optical Waveguides Doped with Semiconductor Nanocrystals or with Rare Earths, Supervisor: Prof. Massimo Guglilmi (Università di Padova).
1993, B.Sc. Physics, Università di Padova (Italy), Thesis: Introduction of Quantum Dots in Thin Vitreous Films by the Sol-Gel Method: Structural and Optical Characterization, Supervisor Prof. Paolo Mazzolodi.

POSIZIONE ATTUALE
From October 2019: Full Professor Materials Science and Engineering, Università di Padova (Italy), Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale.

POSIZIONI PRECEDENTI
November 2007 - October 2019: Associate Professor Materials Science and Engineering, Università di Padova (Italy), Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale.
November 1999 - October 2007: Lecturer Materials Science and Engineering, Università di Padova (Italy).

FELLOWSHIP
1999, JSPS fellowship, Research Fellow, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research Tsukuba (Japan); research activities: Sol-gel nanostructured materials for gas sensing applications.
1998-1999, University of Padova Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow, Università di Padova; research activities: Innovative glass materials for photonics.
1997-1998, EU Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow, Università di Padova; research activities: Silica-germania sol-gel active glasses

SUPERVISIONE DI DOTTORANDI E POST-DOC
Post-doc supervised since 2007: 12.
Post-doc supervised since 2009: 7.
Master students in Materials Science Engineering supervised since 2000: 35.

ATTIVITA' DIDATTICHE
Since 2000 is teaching courses on Materials Science Engineering for BSc and Master students at Padova University. During the current a.a. is teaching: Materials Science and Engineering (BSc in Chemical and Materials Engineering), Nanostructured Material (Master in Materials Engineering), Materials Technology (Master in Materials Science).

RESPONSABILITA' ISTITUZIONALI
From October 2019 Coordinator of the Master Programs in Materials Engineering, Padova University;
From 2005 Member of the Board of Directors of the PhD School on Science and Engineering of Materials and Nanostructures, Padova University;
From 2005 to 2019 Member of the Department Research Board, Department of Industrial Engineering, Padova University;
From 2019 Member of the Department Teaching Board, Department of Industrial Engineering, Padova University;
From 2015 Member of the Internationalization Board of Padova University.

ATTIVITA' EDITORIALI
From 2016 Assistant Editor Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.
From 2017 Assistant Editor Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
From 2019 Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Small
From 2019 Guest Associate Editor of Frontiers in Nanobiotechnology

ATTIVITA' DI REVISORE PROGETTI
From 2016 Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia Portugal
From 2012 Qatar National Research Fund Qatar
From 2010- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Hong Kong
From 2009- Alberta Ingenuity Canada

ATTIVITA' DI REVISORE RIVISTE SCIENTIFICHE
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Chemistry of Materials, Langmuir, Journal of Applied Physics, Optical Materials, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Journal of Sol-Gel Science & Technology, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Nanotechnology, Plasmonics, Sensors and Actuators B, Thin Solid Films, Chemical Communications, Analytical Chemistry, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Surface Interfaces, RSC Advances, Sensors.

CITAZIONI
SCOPUS Feb 2022: Publications since 1993 245; Total citations 5656; H-index 42.
Google Scholar Feb 2022: Publications since 1993 309; Total citations 6985; H-index 48.

ASSOCIAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE
Member of Materials Research Society, American Chemical Society, Società Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica.

COLLABORAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
Prof. Fiorenzo Omenetto, Tufts University Boston. Silk based nanocomposites for optical applications;
Prof. Paul Mulvaney, University of Melbourne, Australia. Synthesis of metal and semiconductors nanoparticles;
Prof. Alberto Salleo, Stanford University, USA. ZnO based nanocrystals;
Prof. Jaceck Jaseniack, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Synthesis of metal and semiconductors nanoparticles;
Prof. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. Doping of oxide materials.

PRESENTAZIONI SU INVITO
Delivered over 30 invited lectures at various international conferences and universities, including:
44th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites 2020 – Daytona Beach 26-31 Jan 2020 Silk-titanate nanosheets composites for biophotonic and plasmonic devices
25th International Congress on Glass 2019 – Boston 9-4 June 2019
Solution processed nanostructured materials for photonics and energy applications
43th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites 2019 – Daytona Beach 27 Jan -1 Feb 2019 Optical gas sensors based on surface plasmon resonance
Glass & Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting 2018- San Antonio 20-24 May 2018 Solution processed nanostructured materials for functional applications
42th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites 2018 – Daytona Beach 21-26 January 2018 Degenerately doped zinc oxide nanocrystals as plasmonic and chemoresistive gas sensors
The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015- Honolulu 15-20 December 2015
Plasmonic nanoparticles to boost the response dynamic and sensitivity of optical gas sensors based on metal oxide.
American Chemical Society National Meeting 2015 – Denver Optical gas sensors based on localized surface plasmon resonance
39th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites 2015 – Daytona Beach
Nanostructured thin films from nanocrystalline inks

VISITING PROFESSOR
2017 Visiting Professor, RMIT University Melbourne, Australia Prof. Enrico Della Gaspera
2013, 2016 Visiting Scientist, University of New South Wales, Australia Prof. C. Sorrell
2010 Visiting Professor, Swinburne University, Australia Prof. Min Gu
2008 Visiting Scientist, Institute for Chemical Process & Environmental
Technology, National Research Council of Canada Dr. Mike Post
2002, 03, 04, 05, 06, 09, 11, 12, 14, 19
Visiting Professor, Melbourne University, Australia Prof. Paul Mulvaney
2004 Visiting Professor, University of Moncton, Canada Prof. Alain Ache
2002 Visiting Professor, Université de Lille I, France Prof. Sylvia Turrell