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PhD Theses Proposals for XLI cycle

Biological Area

General Topics

Title:  Pollen diversity for climate and environmental transformations in high resolution long sequences
Proponents:  Anna Maria Mercuri – Assunta Florenzano

Title:  Cell diversity of invertebrate hemocytes and its relevance for immune, neuroimmune and regenerative functions
Proponent:  Davide Malagoli

Specific topic (externally funded) 

Title:  Circular economy applied to nature-based solutions for biomass carbon capture and storage in sustainable agriculture, effects of an innovative compost on soil organisms and plants. 
Proponents:  Roberto Guidetti, Lorena Rebecchi e Michele Cesari 

Chemical Area

General Topics

Title:  Cobalt-substituted heme proteins as bio-electrocatalysts for H2 production
Proponente:  Gianantonio Battistuzzi

Title:  Crystal engineering of high-performance smart organic and hybrid semiconductors
Proponente:  Luca Catalano

Title:  Development and Application of a Method for Exploring (Electro)Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions by Biasing Skewed Distributions via Deep Learning

Proponent:  GiovanniMaria Piccini

Title:  Design and advancement of innovative devices incorporating mesoporous glasses for biomedical applications.  
Proponent:  Gigliola Lusvardi

Title:  Innovative electrochemical sensors for real-world analysis
Proponent:  Laura Pigani

Title:  Development of acyclic chelators for emerging alpha emitting radiometals
Proponent:  Erika Ferrari

Title:  Electro-Organic chemistry in action: processes and products
Proponent:  Fabrizio Roncaglia

Title:  Optimizing the Performance of Plastic-Hydrolyzing Enzymes: Mechanistic Insights from Molecular Simulations
Proponent:  Francesco Muniz-Miranda and Maria Cristina Menziani

Title:  Advanced first-principles and machine learning modelling of polyanionic glasses and glass-ceramics for energy storage applications
Proponent:  Alfonso Pedone e Guido Ori 

Title:  Analysis of emerging contaminants and microplastics in the environment and assessment of human exposure through food consumption by targeted and untargeted analytical strategies
Proponent:  Guido Perra

Title:  Synthesis of polymeric liquid crystals for application in soft robotics
Proponent:  Francesca Parenti

Specific topic (externally funded) 

Title:  Organometallic complexes bearing salmen and salben ligands and their application in catalysis
Proponent:  Luca Rigamonti

Title:  Multiparametric analytical approaches for the characterization of agri-food supply chains 
Proponent:  Andrea Marchetti

Title:  Development of solid-state electrolytes for optimizing the performance of Li-ion batteries
Proponent:  Andrea Paolella 

Title:  Develop supercapacitors using recycled zinc-battery materials and gel electrolytes
Proponent:  Andrea Paolella

Geological Area

Title:  Isotope metallomics in biomedical and environmental sciences
Proponent:  Federico Lugli

Title:  Analytical advancements in mass spectrometry for geochemical Investigations across high and low temperature environments.
Proponent:  Anna Cipriani

Title:  Monitoring and analysis of channel dynamics in Alpine and Apennine rivers 
Proponent:  Vittoria Scorpio

Title:  Morphology and kinematics of asperity-bearing fault surfaces from field data
Proponent:  Giovanni Camanni and Francesca Remitti

Title:  Slope instability in contrasting tectonic settings along Mediterranean margins
Proponent:  Vittorio Maselli

Title:  Investigating global changes at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary by means of larger foraminiferal assemblages
Proponent:  Cesare Andrea Papazzoni

Title:  Timing and mechanisms of sediment accumulation and preservation in alluvial and coastal depositional systems. Insights from Quaternary basins
Proponent:  Luigi Bruno

Title:  Clear-water vs turbid-water coral reefs: evolution and patterns of resilience during past episodes of global warming
Proponent:  Francesca Bosellini