Curriculum vitae et studiorum

(aggiornato al 21.04.2023)

In 1995, Francesco Delogu got the Master Degree in Chemistry summa cum laude at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Sassari, in collaboration with the Innovative Materials Division, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), at the Research Center in La Casaccia, Rome.

In the same year, he got an international Ph.D. position in Materials Science, funded by ENEA and supervised by Prof. Giorgio Cocco, Department of Chemistry of the University of Sassari. He successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis in 1999,

In 2000, he got a permanent position at the University of Cagliari, Italy, as Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Chemical, and Materials Engineering.

His research activity focuses on experimental and theoretical aspects of Materials Science including the kinetics and thermodynamics of mechanically and thermally activated phase transformations, the stability of nanometer-sized systems, the mechanical properties of amorphous phases and nanoporous metals.

In 2003, he was awarded as “Distinguished Young Scientist” by the Advisory Committee of the International Association of Mechanochemistry.

He is author, or co-author, of more than 280 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed international journals as well as of various book chapters. He is Co-Editor of two books and is member of the Advisory Editorial Board of various international peer-reviewed scientific journals.

He is, or has been, unit coordinator, or member, in several international research projects:

FP7 Collaborative Project, NMP.2010.2.5-1, Multiscale Modelling and Materials by Design of interface-controlled Radiation Damage in Crystalline Materials (RADINTERFACES) - coordinator;

Action Group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, EIP Commitment, EU, Sustainable Substitution in Extreme Conditions (SUBST-EXTREME) - coordinator;

COST Action, Horizon 2020, EU, Critical Raw Materials Under Extreme Conditions (CRM-EXTREME) - coordinator;

FET OPEN RIA 2014 - 2015, Horizon 2020, EU, Innovative Coarsening-resistant Alloys with enhanced Radiation tolerance and Ultra-fine –grained Structure for aerospace application (ICARUS) - coordinator;

MSCA-RISE-2016 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange, Horizon 2020, EU, Setting an interdisciplinary/sectorial/international research network to explore dry storage as an alternative strategy for cells/germplasm biobanking (DryNet) – member;

COST Action, Horizon 2020, EU, Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Industry (Mech@SustInd) - coordinator;

COST Innovators Grant, CSO COST Association, Innovative and sustainable TecHnologies for reducing critical raw mAterials dependence for Cleaner transportation Applications (ITHACA) - coordinator;

Horizon RIA 2022 - 2026, Horizon Europe, EU, Innovative Mechanochemical Processes to synthesize green ACTIVE pharmaceutical ingredients (IMPACTIVE) - coordinator.