Caporaso Lucia

Biography

Prof. Lucia Caporaso graduated on March 23, 1993 in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Naples Federico II with 110 out of 110 and praised the thesis titled 'Synthesis of isotactic polypropylenes obtained with unconventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts'. Between 1993 and 1996 he held a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Naples Federico II defending a thesis titled 'Synthesis of alpha-olefins polymers and copolymers promoted by metallocene Ziegler-Natta catalysts'. In January 1998 he won a postgraduate degree from the University of Verona titled 'Growth and microstructural analysis of Y2O3 dopates with rare earths. From September 1999 to August 2003 he received a research grant from the University of Salerno. Since January 2004 he is a researcher in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Salerno. Since October 2, 2017 he is associate professor in Industrial Chemistry. The research activity of Prof. Caporaso can be schematized for simplicity in four main themes: 1) Study of the 1-alchenko reaction mechanisms in coordination catalysis through an experimental and computational approach. 2) Synthesis of new polymeric structures and controlled composite materials: cluster and block copolymers for the preparation of nanostructured materials. (3) Theoretical and experimental study of the coordination-insertion and coordination coordination mechanisms of polar olefins, both for the synthesis of new polymeric materials and as a "building block" for advanced organic synthesis. 4) Chemical-physical study of the relations between properties and structure of poly-1-alkenes. The results obtained are documented by over 60 works in internationally high-circulation international newspapers, 4 patents and more than 30 communications to national and international conferences.

Research Interest

1) Study of the 1-alchenko reaction mechanisms in coordination catalysis through an experimental and computational approach. 2) Synthesis of new polymeric structures and controlled composite materials: cluster and block copolymers for the preparation of nanostructured materials. (3) Theoretical and experimental study of the coordination-insertion and coordination coordination mechanisms of polar olefins, both for the synthesis of new polymeric materials and as a "building block" for advanced organic synthesis. 4) Chemical-physical study of the relations between properties and structure of poly-1-alkenes.