ORCID: 0000-0002-1713-5441


Address: c/o Dipartimento di Chimica Università di Bari, Via Orabona, 4
70124, Bari, Italy
primo piano, stanza 139


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Paola Fini

Senior Researcher - Bari


IPCF Bari Division

Research interests

Paola’s research interests are mainly focused on Green Chemistry. She designs, prepares, and characterizes systems based on pigments, photosynthetic and not, agri-food wastes, natural and synthetic polymers for biomedical, cosmetic, and food processing applications. She has expertise in developing eco-friendly methods, at high TRL, for the treatment of wastewater containing textile dyes and Emerging Pollutants (Life Projects). She is also an expert in using calorimetric and thermal analysis techniques for the study of materials and complex systems. Paola has a long tradition of collaborating with different grade schools (workshops, seminars, school & work projects, etc) to facilitate understanding of chemistry and spread scientific culture.

Keywords: Adsorption, Wastewater treatment, Recycling, Agri-food wastes, Photodynamic therapy, Thermal analysis

Education

  1. 1998

    Ph.D in Chemical Sciences

    Università degli Studi di Bari
  2. 1994

    Master's Degree in Chemistry

    Università degli Studi di Bari

Professional appointments

  1. 2023
    Senior Research Scientist
    IPCF CNR
  2. 2001
    Researcher
    IPCF CNR formerly Center for Chemical Physical Studies of Light-Matter Interaction of CNR

Awards and Prizes

  • 2019
    Best Oral Presentation
    25th IFSCC Conference, CosmEthic Science and Conscience (Milano)
  • 2022
    Best Paper Award (oral communication). Session: Water Pollution and Treatment
    7th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’22)
  • 2022
    Best Paper Award (oral communication). : Environmental Risk Management and other related Topics
    7th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’22)