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CECAM Poster Award
May 20 2022: PhD student Edoardo Donadoni has been awarded by CECAM for the best poster with the title:
Grazioli Prize 2021
February 17 2022: PhD student Edoardo Donadoni has been awarded by the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere for his Master Thesis:
Master Exam
October 28 2021: Mirko Dolce received his Master's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of structural, electronic and chemical properties of TiO2 nanotubes functionalized with Vitamin C".
Master Exam
October 28 2021: Chiara Daldossi received her Master's degree defending the thesis: "Simulation and computational study of the optical spectra of TiO2 nanosystems functionalized with alizarin".
Nordio Prize 2021
PhD student Edoardo Donadoni has been awarded by the Italian Chemical Society – Division of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry for the best Master Thesis in the field of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, entitled "Computational simulation of permeation through phospholipid membranes of different composition by the antitumor drug doxorubicin", with the following motivation:
Master Exam
September 28 2021: Giulia Frigerio received her Master's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of a RGD-functionalized TiO2 nanosystem for active targeting of cancer cells".
Bachelor Exam
September 27 2021: Davide Mascione received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of the electronic and catalytic properties of cobalt-doped graphene as an electrode material for the oxygen evolution reaction".

PhD defense
On February 18 2021, Daniele Perilli successfully defended (online) his phD thesis entitled: "QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODELING OF CHEMICAL ACTIVATED 2D MATERIALS ELECTROCATALYSIS AND SENSING". Congratulations Daniele!!!!
Master Exam
October 28 2020: Edoardo Donadoni received his Master's degree defending the thesis: "Computational simulation of permeation through phospholipid membranes of different composition by the antitumor drug Doxorubicin"
Master Exam
October 28 2020: Laura Trovato received her Master's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of catalytic systems of single metal atom trapped graphene matrix on Cu(111) and their activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)"
Master Exam
October 27 2020: Andrea Levy received his Master's degree defending the thesis: "Molecular dynamics study of the interaction between the anticancer drug doxorubicin and a functionalized TiO2 nanocarrier"
Bachelor Exam
February 21 2020: Laura Carosella received her Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of fluorine-doped graphene as active electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction at a fuel cell cathode"
PhD Defense
February 20 2020: Costanza Ronchi defended her PhD thesis: "Ab initio study of ground and excited state properties of dopamine-functionalized TiO2: from flat surfaces to realistic spherical nanoparticles"
PhD Defense
February 20 2020: Martina Datteo defended her PhD thesis: "Quantum chemical modelling of physical and chemical properties of hybrid interfaces between semiconducting oxide surfaces and carbon-based layers"
Bachelor Exam
October 28 2019: Davide Crucitti received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational analysis of the interactions between doxorubicin and graphene oxide "
Bachelor Exam
October 28 2019: Chiara Daldossi received her Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study on the functionalization of TiO2 surfaces with alkylphosphonic acids for the photoreduction of CO2"
Bachelor Exam
October 8 2019: Claudio Bellani received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Two dimensional materials for electrocatalysis"
Federico joins NanoQlab
October 7 2019: New post-doc Federico Soria from Argentina joins the group. Welcome Federico!
Master Exam
September 30 2019: Enrico Bianchetti received his Master's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and of the interface with water of magnetite (001) surface"
Bachelor Exam
September 30 2019: Mirko Dolce received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of electronic properties and chemical reactivity of tungsten dichalcogenides monolayers"
MEETmeTONIGHT
September 27-28 2019: Cristiana Di Valentin, Martina Datteo and Costanza Ronchi contributed to the scientific dissemination event MEETmeTONIGHT. Milano, Giardini Indro Montanelli
Paulo joins NanoQlab
April 11 2019: New post-doc Paulo Siani from Brazil joins the group. Welcome Paulo!
Bachelor Exam
October 29 2018: Simone Piantanida received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study on the functionalization of reduced graphene oxide with polyethylene glycol (PEG)"
Bachelor Exam
September 28 2018: Laura Trovato received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of graphene and graphene oxide functionalization with single components and entire tripeptide arginylglycylaspartic acid (RGD)"

Cover art in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
September 5 2018: Our cover art submission accepted for ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces!
Asmus comes to visit us!
April 16-24 2018: Dr. Asmus Ougaard Dohn from University of Iceland comes to visit us for a collaborative research work..
PhD Defense
March 6 2018: Gianluca Fazio defended his PhD thesis: "Ab initio modeling of the physical and (photo)chemical properties of realistic TiO2 nanoparticles in vacuum and in aqueous environment". Prof. Gotthard Seifert visited us for this important occasion!
Bachelor Exam
February 26 2018: Paolo Lazzaroni received his Bachelor's degree defending the thesis: "Computational study of electronic and optical properties of a WSe2 single layer"