SANTORO CARLO

Role
Associate professor  
Academic disciplines
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering (ICHI-01/B)
Scientific-Disciplinary Group:
SYSTEMS, METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING (09/ICHI-01)

Biography

Carlo Santoro

got his B.S. (2006) and M.S. (2008) in Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) working on transport phenomena in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. He earned in 2013 his PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut (USA) working on novel materials for Microbial Fuel Cells. After his PhD, in 2013, he moved as Post Doc to the University of New Mexico (USA) in the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering working on: i) bacteria attachment of different surfaces and biofilm formation; ii) enzymes for the reduction of oxygen and for biosensing; iii) synthesis of carbonaceous materials as support for catalysis. In 2014, he moved as Post Doc to the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and he developed a biosensor capable of detecting VOCs. In 2015, he moved back as Post Doc to the University of New Mexico (USA) at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering where he did work on platinum-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) along the entire pH spectra and integration of supercapacitors and bioelectrochemical systems. In 2016, he was promoted as Research Assistant Professor. In 2017, he became Associate Professor at University of the West of England Bristol (UK). In 2020, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science as Lecturer at the University of Manchester in 2020 where he was a Lecturer. In 2021, he joined the Department of Materials Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca as Tenure Track Assistant Professor. He got promoted in January 2024 as Associate Professor. He is author of 131 peer-reviewed manuscripts (H-index=53, Scholar) and he presented over 130 contributions oral and poster presentations. He is currently serving as Chair of Division 2 for the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (terms 2025-2026). His work will be dedicated to electrocatalysis and bioelectrocatalysis for various electrochemical and bioelectrochemical reactions related to electrochemical conversion and storage technologies. Please visit the website for update.

Publications

  • Giulini, N., Muhyuddin, M., Mattiello, S., Sassi, M., Beverina, L., Santoro, C. (2024). Synthesis and electrocatalytic activity of transition metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction derived from porphyrins and their wastes. Intervento presentato a: E-MRS 2024 SPRING MEETING, Strasbourg, France. Detail

  • Rosatelli, A., Formicola, F., Santoro, C., Lamanna, N., Serbolisca, L., Franzetti, A. (2024). Presentazione orale dal titolo "SVILUPPO DI UN TOOLBOX PER UTILIZZO DI BIOCHAR
    MICROBIOLOGICAMENTE ATTIVATO IN PROCESSI DI
    BIORISANAMENTO". Intervento presentato a: Workshop SiCon 2024 – XV Edizione, Taormina, Italia.
     Detail

  • Rosatelli, A., Formicola, F., Santoro, C., Lamanna, N., Serbolisca, L., Franzetti, A. (2024). CRAFTING A TOOLBOX: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED BIOCHAR IN BIOREMEDIATION PROCESSES. Intervento presentato a: 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024, Prague, Czech Republic. Detail

  • Giulini, N., Mattiello, S., Santoro, C., Beverina, L. (2024). Sustainable access to conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) via Suzuki-Miyaura reaction in water and their application as heterogeneous catalysts. Intervento presentato a: 17th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE24), Thessaloniki, Greece. Detail

  • Giulini, N., Muhyuddin, M., Mattiello, S., Beverina, L., Santoro, C. (2024). Repurposing discarded porphyrin wastes as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Intervento presentato a: XXVIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Chimica Italiana, Milan, Italy. Detail

Research projects

Testing catalizzatori ed ottimizzazione dei metodi di deposizione per la preparazione di elettrodi
Year: 2023
Grantors: ENEA - AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE
Transformation of plastic waste in Electrocatalysts, Supported by exhausted gases recovery Layout, TESLA
Year: 2023
Grantors: FONDAZIONE CARIPLO
Development of Ultra-active platinum-free electrocatalysts for water electrolysis: Breaking the glass ceiling and fulfilling the potential of alkaline water electrolysis and AEMFCs.
Year: 2022
Grantors: MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE - Segreteria Generale
Processi di pirolisi per la valorizzazione di biomassa e plastica di rifiuto attraverso la trasformazione in catalizzatori senza platino per la riduzione di ossigeno e l'evoluzione di idrogeno
Year: 2019
Call: Programma giovani ricercatori "Rita Levi Montalcini" 2018
Grantors: MINISTERO DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA (MUR)

Awards

Awards

  • Premio Luisa Peraldo Bicelli, Società Chimica Italiana - Divisione di Elettrochimica, 2023
  • Zhaowu Tian Prize for Energy Electrochemistry, International Society of Electrochemistry, 2023
  • TAJIMA PRIZE International Society of Electrochemistry, International Society of Electrochemistry, 2020
  • Carl Wagner Medal of Excellence in Electrochemical Engineering, European Federation of Chemical Engineering, 2017
  • F.M. Becket Summer Research Fellowship, Electrochemical Society, 2013

Editorial boards

  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY & MATERIALS, 2024
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 2023
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY, 2023 - 2024
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 2022
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - MOLECULES, 2019
  • Membro del Comitato Editoriale - CATALYSTS, 2018

Research and teaching assignments

  • Ricercatore universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2021 - 2024

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