Maria Luisa Di Vona
Maria Luisa Di Vona is Full Professor of Chemical Foundations of Technologies at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Since 2015, she has been Director of the International Laboratory “Ionomer Materials for Energy” (LIME, https://lablime.uniroma2.it). She is the Italian coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Chemical NanoEngineering (https://master-cne.eu).
Prof. Di Vona has been principal investigator of several competitive research projects, including national and European programs (MASE M2C2-3, MUR PRIN 2022, HORIZON 2020, EU FP7, MIUR), as well as educational initiatives (EU PostDoc Program, PhD and Postdoctoral joint-supervision programs). She was visiting professor at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, Japan, 2010) and at Aix-Marseille University (France, 2017 and 2020). She has been the lead organizer of over 20 international symposia in the past 15 years (EMRS, MRS, AMRS, Euromat, Thermec), and has actively contributed to numerous scientific and organizing committees.
Prof. Di Vona is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals, including European Journal of Materials, Molecules, and Frontiers in Energy Research. She is also the editor of the book series “Energy Storage and Conversion” (TAB Edizioni, 2024). She has contributed to educational textbooks (Le basi della Chimica, Edizioni A.L.E. and Stechiometria – Chimica generale attraverso gli esercizi, Edizioni A.L.E.), and to the translation of textbooks (Fondamenti di Chimica, EdiSES) and scientific books (Solid State Proton Conductors. Properties and Application in Fuel Cells). She has held academic and teaching responsibilities, and has collaborated with various companies through formal agreements (e.g., Nuvant Systems Inc., Boston, USA; Prolabin & Tefarm S.r.l., Perugia, Italy; Polo Rosso S.r.l., Naples, Italy, etc.). Prof. Di Vona has supervised several PhD theses, postdoctoral fellows, and international PhD students funded by dedicated projects (Capes/PrInt, JSPS).
She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, 7 book chapters, 2 scientific books, and holds 4 patents. She has delivered more than 200 presentations at national and international conferences, including several invited and keynote lectures.
In recognition of her scientific achievements, she was recently awarded the “Distinguished Thermec Award” for outstanding research in the field of hybrid and nanomaterials for energy, and for leadership in chemical nanoengineering education in Europe.
Her main research interests include: development of solid-state ionic conductors for energy applications (fuel cells, electrolyzers, redox flow batteries, lithium-ion and zinc-air batteries); synthesis of ionomers and organic–inorganic hybrid materials; nanoscale synthesis of carbon-based materials.
