Education Programme 2026/2027 for PhD students in Chemical Sciences

Lecture 1: Caterina Rizzo and Alberto de Angelis, ENI SpA 

Lecture 2: Francesco Aiello and Marcello Notari,
ENI SpA

Lecture 3: 
Andrea Lainati,
ENI SpA 

Lecture 4: 
Laura Zanibelli, ENI SpA 

Lecture 5: Carlo Costa,
ENI SpA

PhD Course 1 - Energy saving, decarbonisation and hydrogen as an energy vector

The seminars will be conducted in English; most will be held exclusively online, though some will also take place in person (at the Jolles Room—formerly Room 186—at DICUS). You are free to attend the online sessions either from your own workstation or by coming to Room 186, where the large screen is used. The organizer, Andrea Caneschi, will keep an attendance record. Upon successful completion of the exam at the end of each course, you will receive the corresponding certificate. The seminars will be led almost exclusively by researchers from the industrial sector. They will illustrate how research is developed in the manufacturing industry and highlight the most promising directions companies are taking regarding materials and their applications. These courses aim to broaden PhD students' knowledge of these aspects and provide insight into the work done at major companies—which may also be viewed as potential future employers. The seminars are designed to be highly accessible and illustrative, offering students a deeper understanding of basic research through the lens of applied research conducted by companies. Essentially, they provide a window into the industrial world, a perspective that is rarely available with such breadth.
If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Caneschi at andrea.caneschi@unifi.it

Syllabus -PhD Course 1 Energy saving, decarbonisation and hydrogen as an energy vector

Lecture 1: Lino Carnelli, ENI SpA 

Lecture 2: Erik Gallo,
ENI SpA

Lecture 3: 
Alberto Pontarollo,
ENI SpA 

Lecture 4: 
Giuseppe Bengasi, ENEL Green Power - 3SUN

Lecture 5: Stefano Rossini,  ENI SpA

PhD Course 2 - Energy by alternatives to the fossil fuel approach

The course consists of lessons given by different teachers. The lessons can be attended online or in presence at the Jolles Room—formerly Room 186—at DICUS. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Caneschi at andrea.caneschi(AT)unifi.it.

Syllabus -PhD Course 2 Energy by alternatives to the fossil fuel approach

Lecture 1: Irene Rapone, ENI SpA 

Lecture 2: Aldo Bosetti,
ENI SpA

Lecture 3: 
Stefania Guidetti,
ENI SpA 

Lecture 4: 
Filippo Mantovani, Versalis SpA

Lecture 5: Mirco Nodari, Versalis SpA

PhD Course 3 - Fuels by biomass transformation

The course consists of lessons given by different teachers. The lessons can be attended online or in presence at the Jolles Room—formerly Room 186—at DICUS. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Caneschi at andrea.caneschi(AT)unifi.it.

Syllabus - PhD Course 3 Fuels by biomass transformation 

Lecture 1:
Simone Lantean / Tommaso Costantini, Exilor - Luxottica

Lecture 2:
Silvia Gross, Università di Padova

Lecture 3:
Paolo Vacca,  SAES Chemicals  

Lecture 4: 
Luca Contiero, Cromology

Lecture 5:
Carmen Cavallo, FAAM / FIB

PhD Course 4 - The role of materials in the industrial innovative research - 1

The course consists of lessons given by different teachers. The lessons can be attended online or in presence at the Jolles Room—formerly Room 186—at DICUS. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Caneschi at andrea.caneschi(AT)unifi.it.

Syllabus PhD Course 4-The role of materials in the industrial innovative research - 1

Lecture 1:
Luisa Poggi, Bracco Imaging

Lecture 2:
Silvia Trasciatti,
Galileo Research

Lecture 3:
Francesca Micoli,  GSK  

Lecture 4: 
TbD, ENI Industrial Evolution

Lecture 5:
Paolo Rovero, Pept Lab

PhD Course 5 - The research in the industrial pharma world  

The course consists of lessons given by different teachers. The lessons can be attended online or in presence at the Jolles Room—formerly Room 186—at DICUS. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Caneschi at andrea.caneschi(AT)unifi.it.

Syllabus PhD Course 5-The research in the industrial pharma world

Prof. Johann Peter Plank

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PhD Course 6 - Design of Low Carbon Cements and the Beneficial Role of Chemical Admixtures in Decarbonising Cement

The lessons can be attended online or in presence at the Room 37 « Enzo Ferroni» at DICUS. If you have any questions, please contact Prof.ssa Francesca Ridi at  francesca.ridi(AT)unifi.it.
Classes will be held from January 25th to February 1st 2027 with the following schedule:

Syllabus PhD course 6-Design of Low Carbon Cements and the Beneficial Role of Chemical Admixtures in Decarbonising Cement

Prof. Dr. Helge B. Bode

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Making peptides the non-ribosomal way: possibilities and limitations

Monday October 5, 2026 12:00

Room 15, «Blocco Aule» Building via Gilberto Bernardini, 6, Sesto F.no Campus, 50019, FI

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Prof. Dr. Gengfeng Zheng

ELECTROCATALYTIC CO₂ REDUCTION TO C₂₊ PRODUCTS

Room 39, Building G3, Classroom building «Margherita Hack», Sesto F.no Campus, 50019, FI

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Prof. Gianfranco Pacchioni

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From Li Clusters to Single-Atom Catalysts: A Journey Across 50 Years of Nanocatalysis

Friday, October 30th, 2026 11:00 a.m.

Room 37 «Enzo Ferroni» Department of Chemistry «Ugo Schiff» (DICUS), Sesto F.no Campus, 50019, FI

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Prof. Yuko Motizuki

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Astro-Glaciology Data Factory project with Laser Melting Sampler developed at RIKEN

Tuesday, November 17th, 2026, 2:30 p.m
Room to be defined

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