SANTORO CARLO
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 has been PI of a project “The development of air-breathing cathodes for BioElectrochemical Sanitation Technology (BEST) systems” sponsored by the J. Craig Venter Institute. He has been co-PI of: i) “BioElectrochemical Treatment System (BETS) to remove contaminants of emerging concern” sponsored by the USAMRMC (2015-2017), ii) “Efficient Microbial Bio-electrochemical Systems” sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gate (2015-2017), iii)“Biofilm evolution in microbial fuel cells fed Yeo Valley wastewater” sponsored by the National Biofilm Innovation Center. He is currently PI of a project sponsored by Program for young researchers “Rita Levi Montalcini” Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR): "Pyrolysis processes for valorizing waste biomass and plastic through transformation into platinum-free catalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution". He is author of 108 peer-reviewed manuscripts (H-index=45, Scholar) and he presented over 100 contributions oral and poster presentations. He is currently serving as Vice-Chair of Division 2 for the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (terms 2021-2023). 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
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. DetailGiulini, 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
Giulini, N., Muhyuddin, M., Mattiello, S., Sassi, M., Beverina, L., Santoro, C. (2024). Upcycling the discarded porphyrins wastes into electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. Intervento presentato a: 37th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Stresa, Italy. 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., 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
Research projects
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