Alessandro Massi (ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8303-5441) obtained his Laurea in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Bologna (Italy) working on diazotransfer reactions (full honors degree). In 1999 he completed his doctoral studies on the synthesis of C-glycoconjugates and rare sugars under the supervision of Prof. A. Dondoni at the University of Ferrara. He then joined the group of Prof. S. V. Ley at the University of Cambridge (UK) working on flow chemistry and combinatorial chemistry by application of polymer-supported species in multi-step parallel synthesis (1999-2000). Then, he move back to the University of Ferrara where he worked as Research Associate on different topics including multicomponent reactions, asymmetric organocatalysis, and bioconjugation through click chemistry approaches. In 2014 he become Assistant Professor at the same University (Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences) and Full Professor in 2019. His institutional teaching activity is performed for the BSc in Chemistry and MSc in Chemical Sciences. Since 2023 Alessandro Massi is the Coordinator of the PhD Academic Board in Chemical Sciences of the University of Ferrara. In the years 2017-2023, he was the Coordinator of the BSc/MSc Courses in Chemistry and Chemical Sciences at the same University. He was member of the Green Chemistry Interdivision Board of Società Chimica Italiana in the years 2016-2021, and he is currently a member of the Scientific Board of the Technopole Laboratory Network of Emilia-Romagna Region. In the frame of this activity, Alessandro Massi is involved in the development of sustainable processes for the production of added-value molecules (fine chemicals, bio-based polymers, and active pharmaceutical ingredients) from agro-food wastes participating directly to industrial projects as R&D specialist. His present interests also include heterogeneous organo- and photo-catalysis, flow chemistry, and microdroplet chemistry. Alessandro Massi is author of ca. 130 papers in international scientific journals, including five patents and four book chapters (h-index: 37; total citations: 5687; Scopus database).
AWARDS
Elsevier awarded Alessandro Massi as author of one of the 10 most cited papers in 2004-2007 and in 2011-2012; he was also awarded by Thomson ISI ESI as Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry in 2016.
PREVIOUS RECENT FUNDINGS
- Since 2016 Alessandro Massi has received industry funding exceeding €300.000 as research leader;
- Principal Investigator of a POR-FESR project financed by the Emilia Romagna Region on EU funds (“Sustainable valorization of grape processing by-products for applications in chemical, nutraceutical, agro-pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields -VALSOVIT”; budget: 1.383.098€-2016-2020);
- Local Coordinator of a PSR project funded by the Emilia Romagna Region on EU funds (“Biomolecules from the integrated valorization of agro-food by-products for energetic, phytosanitary, and food applications” BIOFACE- 159.664€- 2017-2020);
Co-Director of a NATO Project (“Technology against climate change to mitigate CO2 environmental security threats” TANGO- 779.491€- 2021-2023)
- Local Coordinator of a PON project funded by the Ministry of University and Research (“Extraction processes of bio-products from agro-food waste and cascade valorization” PERCIFAL- 8.472.885€- 2023-2025);
- Local Coordinator of a PRIN project funded by the Ministry of University and Research (“SUstainable and SelecTive conversion of CARBohydrates from Biomass into fine chemicals” SUST-CARB - 313.044€- 2023-2025)
AWARDS
Elsevier awarded Alessandro Massi as author of one of the 10 most cited papers in 2004-2007 and in 2011-2012; he was also awarded by Thomson ISI ESI as Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry in 2016.
PREVIOUS RECENT FUNDINGS
- Since 2016 Alessandro Massi has received industry funding exceeding €300.000 as research leader;
- Principal Investigator of a POR-FESR project financed by the Emilia Romagna Region on EU funds (“Sustainable valorization of grape processing by-products for applications in chemical, nutraceutical, agro-pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields -VALSOVIT”; budget: 1.383.098€-2016-2020);
- Local Coordinator of a PSR project funded by the Emilia Romagna Region on EU funds (“Biomolecules from the integrated valorization of agro-food by-products for energetic, phytosanitary, and food applications” BIOFACE- 159.664€- 2017-2020);
Co-Director of a NATO Project (“Technology against climate change to mitigate CO2 environmental security threats” TANGO- 779.491€- 2021-2023)
- Local Coordinator of a PON project funded by the Ministry of University and Research (“Extraction processes of bio-products from agro-food waste and cascade valorization” PERCIFAL- 8.472.885€- 2023-2025);
- Local Coordinator of a PRIN project funded by the Ministry of University and Research (“SUstainable and SelecTive conversion of CARBohydrates from Biomass into fine chemicals” SUST-CARB - 313.044€- 2023-2025)
