This spring, we are delighted to host two PhD interns from Italy who are joining CiTOS for a research stay focused on tackling complex synthetic challenges using continuous flow chemistry. Please join us in welcoming Davide Gariboldiand Luca Di Marino!
Davide Gariboldi joins us from the Università degli Studi di Milano, where he is conducting his PhD in the laboratory of Prof. Alessandra Puglisi. At CiTOS, Davide is working on oxidation reactions using potassium permanganate, a powerful but notoriously challenging reagent due to the formation of insoluble manganese dioxide. His project aims to address one of the key bottlenecks in flow chemistry—managing solids—by developing innovative strategies to harness this reaction in a continuous process.
Luca Di Marino comes to us from the University of Salerno, under the supervision of Prof. Irene Izzo. His work at CiTOS focuses on lithiation–addition reactions in flow, with a particular emphasis on scaling up lab-scale experiments to a Corning G1 pilot-scale reactor. Luca’s project seeks to demonstrate the superior performance, safety, and scalability of flow chemistry compared to traditional batch processes.
Benvenuti e buon lavoro!