Fabio Carniato - curriculum vitae Personal Information Gender: male Nationality: Italian Date of birth: 13/09/1980 Address: Via Bruno Graziani 24, Litta Parodi-Alessandria (Italy) Telephone: +39 3384616017 E-mail: fabio.carniato@tin.it Work experience Date: Since 2008 Position held: Research assistant (post-doc) Main activities: Research activity is involved in the study of organic/inorganic hybrid materials based silica matrix from molecular (POSS) to sub-micron size for optoelectronic, energy production, catalysis and biomedical applications, under the supervision of Prof. Leonardo Marchese. Employer: University of Piemonte Orientale of Alessandria - Italy Business sector: Scientific research Date: 1/1/2006 1/7/2006 Position held: Contract Main activities: Research activity involved in the MICROCELL Project Employer: University of Turin- Italy Business sector: Scientific Research Dates: 1/11/2006 31/03/2007 Position held: Contract Main activities: Research activity involved in the Nanotecnologie Project. Employer: Centro di Cultura per l Ingegneria delle Materie Plastiche of Alessandria (Italy). Business sector: Scientific Research
Education Date: November 2004 November 2007 Qualification awarded: PhD Student in Chemistry Organization: University of Piemonte Orientale (Alessandria) Via Teresa Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria (Italy) Date: 2002-2004 Qualification awarded: Second level degree in Chemistry Organization: University of Piemonte Orientale (Alessandria) Via Teresa Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria (Italy) Level in national classification: 110/110 cum laude Date: 1999-2002 Qualification awarded: First level degree in Chemistry Organization: University of Piemonte Orientale (Alessandria) Via Teresa Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria (Italy) Level in national classification: 110/110 Date: 1994-1999 Qualification awarded: Secondary-school diploma Organization: Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei, Spalto Borgoglio 2, 15121 Alessandria Level in national classification: 82/100 Mother tongue Italian Other languages English and French Social skills Team spirit, good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained through
my experiences abroad Computer skills Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Explorer) Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (Photoshop) Knowledge of chemical software Driving licence Category B Scientific Activity Since 2004, F. Carniato has focused his studies on the synthesis of molecular organosilica compounds (POSS), layered materials with controlled chemical composition and ordered mesoporous silica (SBA-15 and MCM-41) and on their morphological, structural, spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization. Large attention has been also devoted to the functionalization of materials surface with organic molecules by chemical anchoring and ionic exchange reactions in order to obtain multifunctional materials of interest for several applications in the frame of heterogeneous catalysis and of the polymeric nanocomposites. Since 2005, Fabio Carniato is involved in the implementation of a new experimental set-up (Raman-XRPD), for the study of the complementarities of two techniques in collaboration with the Swiss Norwegian Beamline in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) (Grenoble, FR). Recently, F. Carniato is involved in a research activity on the preparation of innovative hybrid materials chemically functionalized by luminescent and paramagnetic Gd(III) chelates probes with potential application in the biomedical and nanotechnology applications. The acquired experience in the synthesis and characterization of the hybrid organic/inorganic solids was important for the development of several research projects, where F. Carniato was involved. His research activity was concerned the following national and international projects:
- Innovasol European Project FP7 (title: Innovative Materials for Future Generation Excitonic Solar Cells; coordinated by Prof. L. Marchese). - CIPE 2006 (title: Novel Nanostructured Materials for Light Emitting Devices and Application to Automotive Displays). - STREP of the VI European FP (title: "Environmentally friendly multifunctional fire retardant polymer hybrids and nanocomposite"; European leader Prof. G. Camino) - Project "Nanotechnology for Electromechanical, Information Technologies and Biomedical industries" which involves 11 national and international partners(academic and research groups). - PRIN 2006 "Progettazione e sintesi di Silsesquiossani Poliedrici Multifunzionali per Compositi Polimerici Innovativi Termicamente Stabili". - long-term project 2007 on "The implementation of a simultaneous Raman/highresolution X-ray diffraction or absorption approach for the in situ investigation of solid-state transformations", to develop a novel experimental setup (proposal Nos. CH-2234 and 01-01-742). He is author of 20 original publications on international scientific journals, some of these published on high impact factor journals, including, Angew. Chem., Chem. Commun., Chem. Phys. Phys. Chem., Chem. Eur. J., J. Mater. Chem. and Green Chem and of numerous poster and oral communications. List of publications (2006-2009): 1) A. Fina, D. Tabuani, F. Carniato, A. Frache, E. Boccaleri, G. Camino, Thermochimica Acta, 2006, 440, 36-42. 2) F. Carniato, E. Boccaleri, L. Marchese, A. Fina, D. Tabuani, G. Camino, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2007, 585 591. 3) E. Boccaleri, M. Milanesio, F. Carniato, G. Croce, D. Viterbo, W. van Beek, H. Emerich, Journal of Applied Crystallography, J. Appl. Cryst., 2007, 40, 684 693.
4) L. Valentini, D. Puglia, J. Kenny, F. Carniato and E. Boccaleri, Composites Science and Technology, 2008, 68, 1008-1014. 5) F. Carniato, E. Boccaleri, L. Marchese, Dalton Transactions, 2008, 36-39. 6) F. Carniato, C. Bisio, E. Boccaleri, M. Guidotti, E. Gavrilova, and L. Marchese, Chem. Eur. J., 2008, 14, 8098 8101. 7) F. Carniato, A. Fina, D. Tabuani, E. Boccaleri, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19, 475701 (9pg). 8) F. Carniato, L. Tei, W. Dastru`, L. Marchese and M. Botta, Chem. Comm., 2009, 1246-1248. 9) W. van Beek, F. Carniato, S. Kumar, G. Croce, E. Boccaleri, M. Milanesio, Phase Tansitions, 2009, 82(4), 293-302. 10) M. Guidotti, R. Psaro, N. Ravasio, M. Sgobba, F. Carniato, C. Bisio, G. Gatti and L. Marchese, Green Chemistry, 2009, 11, 1173-1178. 11) S. Kumar, F. Carniato, A. Arrais, G. Croce, E. Boccaleri, L. Palin, W. van Beek, M. Milanesio, Crystal Growth & Design, 2009, 9(8), 3396-3404. 12) F. Carniato, A. Secco, G. Gatti, L. Marchese and E. Sappa, Journal of Sol- Gel Science and Technology, 2009, 52:235 241. 13) F. Carniato, C. Bisio, G. Gatti, E. Boccaleri, L. Bertinetti, S. Coluccia, O. Monticelli and L. Marchese, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6059 6061 (VIP). 14) F. Carniato, C. Bisio, G. Gatti, S. Roncoroni, S. Recchia, L. Marchese, Catalysis Letters, 2009, 131, 42-48.
15) G. Croce, F. Carniato, M. Milanesio, E. Boccaleri, G. Paul, W. Van Beek, L. Marchese, Phys Chem Chem Phys, 2009, 11, 10087-10094. 16) F. Carniato, G. Gatti, G. Gervasio, D. Marabello, E. Sappa and A. Secco, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2009, 694, 4241 4249. 17) O. Monticelli, E. Zunino, F. Carniato, E. Boccaleri, L. Marchese, A. Chincarini, Polymers for Advanced Tecnologies, 2009, DOI: 10.1002/pat.1508. 18) F. Carniato, G. Gatti, G. Gervasio, D. Marabello, E. Sappa, A. Secco, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2010, 363, 1773-1778. 19) V. Todeschini, G. Lingua, G. D Agostino, F. Carniato, E. Roccotiello, R. Barbato, G. Berta, Environmental and Experimental botany, 2010, submitted. 20) F. Carniato, C. Bisio, G. Paul, G. Gatti, L. Bertinetti, S. Coluccia and L. Marchese, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 5504-5509. 20) F. Carniato, L. Tei, M. Cossi, L. Marchese, and M. Botta, Chemistry-A European Journal, 2010, 16, 10727 10734. 21) V. Todeschini, G. Lingua, G. D Agostino, F. Carniato, E. Roccotiello, R. Barbato, G. Berta, Environmental and Experimental botany, 2010, accepted. Oral and Poster communications: 1) Convegno III Workshop on OXIDE BASE MATERIALS, Como (13-16 Settembre 2004): On the preparation of Me-containing (V,Ti,W)-isobutyl silsesquioxane. 2) Terza Scuola Nazionale in Simulazioni Computazionali Multiscala Applicate alle Scienze dei Materiali, Modena, (14-18 Febbraio 2005): Synthesis and
Characterization of Me-containing (V,Ti,W,Al)-Isobutyl Silsesquioxanes. 3) The 10th Electronic Computational Chemistry Conference (1-30 April 2005): The conformational mobility of aliphatic chains in the Isobutyl Silsesquioxanes. 4) VIII Seminario italiano di Catalisi, Pallanza-Verbania, (19-24 Giugno 2005): Me-containing Isobutyl Silsesquioxanes: Catalytic Applications. 5) VIII Scuola Nazionale Luce di Sincrotrone, Frascati (10-21 Ottobre 2005): A combined Raman-Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study at non ambient conditions. 6) Giornate Italo-Francesi di Chimica Torino, (22-24 Maggio 2006): An in situ simultaneous Raman-Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study at non ambient conditions: experimental setup and applications. 7) AIZ Workshop 2006, Alessandria (1-2 Settembre 2006): Intercalation of functionalized POSS in natural and synthetic clays. 8) Scuola della divisione di Chimica Fisica 2006, Torino, (3-8 Settembre 2006): Synthesis and characterisation of M-isobutyl-Silsesquioxanes as inorganicorganic nanoadditives in polypropylene matrix. 9) VIII AIZ Congress Torino, (1-4 Luglio 2007): Intercalation of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes in Syntehtic Saponite Clay. 10) XXXVII Congresso Nazionale di Chimica Fisica, Cenobio dei Dogi- Camogli-Genova, (24-29 Febbraio 2008): Intercalation of Bifunctional Ti- Containing Aminopropylisobutyl-Silsesquioxane in Synthetic Saponite Clays. 11) II International Workshop on Layered Materials 2008, Vercelli: Intercalation of Bifunctional Ti-Containing AminopropylIsobutyl-
Silsesquioxane in Synthetic Saponite Clay. 12) ICCC38 38th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry, Jerusalem-Israel, (20-25 Luglio, 2008): Reactions of Ru 3 (CO) 12 with Ph 2 P(CH 2 ) 2 Si(OEt) 3. Spectroscopic characterization of the complex Ru 3 (CO) 10 [Ph 2 P(CH 2 ) 2 Si(OEt) 3 ] 2 and its grafting on mesoporous materials and tetraethoxysilane. 13) 2nd Euchems Chemistry Congress, Torino (16-20 Settembre 2008): Novel hybrid bifunctional materials based on synthetic clays and Ti-containing aminopropylisobutyl-silsesquioxane. 14) Transalp Nano 2008, Lyon (27-29 Ottobre 2008): Titano-Silsesquioxane Anchored on Mesoporous Silicas. A new class of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Selective Oxidations. 15) XIV International Clay Conference 2009, Castellaneta Marina (14-20 June 2009): Hydrothemal synthesis of V-containing Saponite clay. A novel heterogeneous catalyst for propene oxidation. 16) Eurofillers 2009, Alessandria (21-25 June 2009): Al- and TI-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes as nanofillers for polypropylene matrix: investigation of the thermoxidative properties. 17) 3rd Intenational Symposium Advanced Micro- and Mesoporous Materials 2009 (6-9 September 2009): Relaxivity Modulation in Gd-Functionalized Mesoporous Silicas 18) Workshop Single Sites in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Milano (28-29 September 2009). 19) Giornata dedicata alla spettroscopia NMR allo stato solido, Alessandria (26 February 2010).
20) III International Workshop on Layered Materials, Bochum, Germany (14-15 May 2010). 21) IZC-IMMS, Sorrento, Italy. (4-9 July 2010) Research projects (2005-2009): 1) STRP European research program NANOFIRE, No. 505637, 6th F. P. Environmentally friendly multifunctional fire retardant polymer hybrids and nanocomposite. 2) Fondazione CRT 2005: Nanotechnology for Electromechnical, Information Technology and Biomediacl Industries. 3) PRIN 2006 Progettazione e sintesi di Silsesquiossani Poliedrici Multifunzionali per Compositi Polimerici Innovativi Termicamente Stabili. 4) long-term project 2007 on The implementation of a simultaneous Raman/high-resolution X-ray diffraction or absorption approach for the in situ investigation of solid-state transformations, to develop the experimental setup (proposal Nos. CH-2234 and 01-01-742). 5) European research Project INNOVASOL, No. FP7-ENERGY-NMP-2008-1 Innovative Materials for Future Generation Excitonic Solar Cells Firma: