Giovanna DI PASQUALE

Prof. Giovanna Di Pasquale:  graduated in Chemistry with full marks and honours at the University of Catania (July 24, 1981). Associate Professor of Chemical Fundamentals for Technologies (SSD CHIM / 07) at the University of Catania from March 2001 and member of the Department of Chemical Sciences from April 2016.

Teaching activity: Chemistry, Chemistry and Technology of Restoration and Material Conservation- Chemistry and Material Technology; Science and Technology of Polymeric Materials; Material Technology and Applied Chemistry; Environmental Redevelopment (Chemical Aspects Module); cycle of lessons within the internal course "Polymeric Circuits and Systems" at the High School of the University of Catania

Scientific activity: Scientific manager for PRIN projects and for research projects funded by the University of Catania; Collaborator in projects of the National Research and Competitiveness Operational Program 2007-2013 (PON R&C),

Research interests regard: studies on polymer photooxidation and stabilization; synthesis and characterization of new high performance polymeric materials (superpolymers); synthesis and characterization of nanostructured polymeric systems; materials optimization for the development of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs), Ionic Polymer-Polymer composites (IP²Cs), green Ionic Polymer-Polymer-Metal Composites (IP²MCs) that can be used as sensors and actuators and realization of green sensors based on natural materials.

- Coauthor of about 150 original scientific publications on international refereed journals (70), books (10) or presented as communications at National and International Conferences (68).

• ORCID: 0000-0003-2032-4195
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Scientific activity - prof. Giovanna Di Pasquale

She is coauthor of about 150 original scientific publications on international refereed journals (70), books (10) or presented  as communications at National and International Conferences (68).

Her scientific activity has been always concerned with polymeric materials. More specifically, the carried out research interests are:

1) Studies on polymer photooxidation and stabilization;

2) Synthesis and characterization of new high performance polymeric materials (superpolymers);

3) Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured polymeric systems;

4) Materials optimization for the development of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs), Ionic Polymer-Polymer composites (IP²Cs) and green Ionic Polymer-Polymer-Metal Composites (IP²MCs) that can be used as sensors and actuators.

5) Realization of green sensors and transducers based on materials of natural origin.

• She was a member of the Board of the Department of Physical and Chemical Methodology for the Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of Catania.
• She was a member of the Board of Directors of AICIng (Association of Italian Chemistry for Engineering).
• She was a member of the College of PhD students in "Polymeric Materials for Special Purposes" of the University of Catania and of the PhD School of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
• She was a member of the Scientific Commission "Chemical Sciences" of the University of Catania.
• She has been invited to hold a cycle of lessons within the internal course "Polymeric Circuits and Systems" at the High School of the University of Catania.
• Member of the College of PhD students in "Materials Science  and Nanotechnologies" of the University of Catania from 2019 to 2020.