International Postgraduate Summer School on Green Chemistry

Marcello Baricco is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the University of Turin. His research focuses on metallic materials and energy applications, including hydrogen storage and fuel cells. He has authored around 400 publications with over 7,000 citations (h-index = 40). He has led several regional, national, and European projects, including the EU-funded HyCARE project. He represents Italy in the IEA-HIA Task 40 and is involved in Hydrogen Europe Research and the European Energy Research Alliance. He also coordinates the hydrogen and fuel cell platform at the University of Turin (H2@UNITO)

Christopher Brett is a full professor of chemistry at the University of Coimbra, Portugal and was President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 2020-21. He has published over 320 research articles, many with international and national collaboration, 22 book chapters and is co-author of 3 books. His research interests have focused principally on the development of new materials in electrochemistry and their application in different areas, particularly in sensing and corrosion protection.

Amy Cannon is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Beyond Benign, a global non-profit dedicated to green chemistry education. She holds the world’s first Ph.D. in green chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Amy is a leading voice for systemic change in chemistry education, advocating for global education systems to better prepare students and scientists with green chemistry skills to address sustainability challenges. Amy has industrial experience working for the Gillette Company and Rohm and Haas and was an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell before founding Beyond Benign. Since inception, this organization has been leading Green Chemistry education initiatives in K-12 through higher education, focusing on empowering educators to make transformative change in their teaching and practice. Amy’s community-based work includes the global higher education program, the Green Chemistry Commitment comprised of over 260 Universities worldwide, and the on-line teaching and learning community platform, the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC).

Alberto Figoli is serving as the Director of the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy (ITM-CNR). He is author of more than 170 research papers in peer reviewed journals and several book chapters; 5 books and 3 patents. Dr. Figoli is expert in the field of membrane technology, particularly in membrane fabrication and characterisation and their application in the environmental field.

Jonathan Forman is a Science and Technology Advisor in the Global Security Technology and Policy Group under the National Security Directorate of Pacific Northwest National (PNNL). Prior to joining PNNL, Dr Forman served as the first Science Policy Adviser to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from 2013- 2020. Prior to the OPCW, Dr Forman worked for a series of venture capital backed biotechnology startup companies developing molecular diagnostic and bioanalytical assay technologies for genomic, immunoassay, and cell capture applications. Dr Forman is an author on more than 40 scientific papers, book chapters and patents.

Peter Licence is Professor and Head of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, he is also the inaugural Director of the GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, a world-leading facility dedicated to sustainable chemistry solutions for the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industries. His expertise lies in synthetic organic chemistry, ionic liquids, and surface science, with pioneering contributions to catalysis, small molecule sensing, and extraction processes. Prof. Peter Licence also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and ACS Sustainable Resource Management journals, Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Chemistry, and Adjunct Professor at Addis Ababa University. His research and leadership are driving innovation toward net-zero solutions in chemistry.

Marco Sangermano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino. He earned his degree in Chemistry from the University of Turin in 1994 and completed his PhD at Politecnico di Torino, focusing on cationic photopolymerization. He conducted postdoctoral research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) and held research stays at IPF Dresden, McGill University, and Monash University. His research interests include cationic photopolymerization, polymer film properties, surface modification, and nanostructured polymer coatings. He has co-authored around 200 scientific publications and holds six patents.

Giacomo Trapasso obtained his bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies in 2018 from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) and his master degree in Science and Technology of Bio- and Nanomaterials in 2020 from the same university. In 2024 he got his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences in co-participation with the Institute of Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) in Rende (Italy) and with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE) in York (UK). In 2024 he was awarded for the best PhD thesis in the field of the green and sustainable chemistry by the Italian Chemical Society (SCI). He has also been nominated Italian delegate IUPAC Young Observer from 2024 to 2025. His research mainly focuses on the development of greener procedures for the synthesis of bio-based platform chemicals, biopolymers, and green solvents.

Francesco Trotta is full professor of Industrial Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Torino. He also was an associate researcher to the Institute of Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR).
He is president of the Green Science for Sustainable Development Foundation (GSSD). Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Italian Chemistry Society (SCI), president of the Italian Association of Chemistry and Technology of Cyclodextrins and member of the Italian Scientist Association (ISA). He is author or co-author of more than 300 scientific papers, 20 industrial patents, 1 book, 7 book chapters. His research focuses on Cyclodextrin Chemistry, Polymer synthesis and modification, Drug delivery systems, Molecular Imprinted Polymers and Membrane, Phase Transfer Catalysis.

Luigi Vaccaro is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Perugia. He is Coordinator of the National Doctorate in Catalysis and coordinator of the Doctorate School in Chemical Sciences of the University of Perugia. Prof. Vaccaro is Co-Author of over 260 scientific publications, including reviews and books. His research focuses on Multifunctional heterogeneous catalysts designed for flow reactors, Bio-based fuels and design of Safer solvents and chemicals.