Dr. Sara Cerra completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences in 2022 at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) under the supervision of Prof. Ilaria Fratoddi with a dissertation entitled "Noble metal and polymeric nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications". In 2016 she obtained the BSc. in Chemistry at Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy). In 2018 she obtained the MSc. in Chemistry in the same university. Since 2022, she is a post-doctoral research fellow at NanoSynthesis and Characterization Laboratory (NSC_Lab) at the Department of Chemistry of Sapienza University (scientific supervisor Prof. Ilaria Fratoddi). Dr. Cerra is a member of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) and received numerous grants for conference participation and Ph.D. schools. In 2020 and 2023, she received the "Avvio alla Ricerca" grant from Sapienza University to support her research activity. Her research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of functionalized noble metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, polymers and polymeric nanoparticles and their hybrid composites with potential applications in the field of sensing, optoelectronics, nanomedicine and biotechnology.
Dr. Laura Lorini obtained her high school diploma with a
grade of 100/100 a.s. 2009/2010. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial
Chemistry with a grade of 110/110 and honors a.y. 2012/2013 and then a master's
degree in Industrial Chemistry, curriculum ARES, with a grade of 110/110 and
honors a.y. 2015/2016 at the University of Rome La Sapienza. In 2017, she was
the winner of the Call for Research with the project entitled
"Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Mixed Microbial Cultures: Innovative Techniques
of Extraction and Recovery of Polymers from Waste Cellular Material." She
obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2020 with a thesis entitled
"Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production from Renewable Resources." She was
the holder of a research grant in the ING-IND/25 sector from December 2019 to
December 2021. Since December 2021, she has been a Type A Determined Time
Researcher in the ING-IND/25 sector, and her research activity is based on the
theme "(Bio)innovative materials for the sustainable reclamation of
contaminated soils and aquifers: development, characterization, and
technological implementation hypotheses.".
