Paola Deplano

Biography

Graduated with Praise in Chemistry (70, University of Cagliari), Fellow at Queen Mary College-London (73); Visiting Scientist Rice University-Houston, USA (83-84); and at the University of Cagliari: Assistant (74-86); Prof. Ass. (86-94) and P. Ord. of General and Inorganic Chemistry (from 94); Vicar Presiding Faculty of Science (06-09); CdS Chair in Chemistry (06-10), Professor at the PhD School of Chemistry and Chemistry. Vice-Chair of the COST D-35 Project "From Molecules to Molecular Devices, ..." and Final Conference Organizer (September 2011) and other Conferences. Italian Delegate in the Management Committee of the European COST Action CM1202 project 'Supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting'. Referee of leading international magazines and projects on behalf of fundraising agencies. President of the Spin Off 3R-Metals University, Research in Recovering and Recycling Precious Metals). "Start Cup-Trieste 2005" Award for Best Business Ideas on the Palladio Project for the Recovery of Palladium from Exhausted Catalysts Main Scientific Interest: Designing and Synthesis of Def Transition Metal Compounds with Extended Electronic Delocalization Donors to be Used as precursors of molecular materials of interest in optics and electronics; design and synthesis of charge transfer additives between S-donors and halogens to be used for the dissolution and recovery of noble metals from high-tech waste. Publications: 145 works on international journals, numerous conference communications, including some by invitation. 3 patents. Coordinator of: Regional Projects 'Complexes of lanthanides with luminescence properties in the near infrared ..'; L. Regional 7/8/2007, n.7 "Promotion of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation in Sardinia". (2012-14); Banco di Sardegna Foundation "Functional compounds based on transition metal (def) complexes for high-tech applications" (2012-14); National Projects, Local Coordinator: 'Molecular Materials for Optical and Electronics Applications' PRIN 2005/07; International Projects, Local Coordinator of COST D-35 WG 0011-05 'Multifunctional and Switchable Molecular Materials' (2006-11); and COST Action CM1202 Supramolecular Photocatalytic Water Splitting (2012-16).

Research Interest

Recent advances in the structure and properties of metal-dithiolene complexes