Gianmarco Griffini

Gianmarco Griffini is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” of Politecnico di Milano (Italy). He received his MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 2005 and his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from the same institution in 2012, after spending a few years in the private sector working as process engineer. He has held visiting positions at University College London (UK), at University of California at Berkeley (USA), and at University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). His research interests are mainly focused on the design, synthesis and characterization of polymer-based materials and on the study of their structure-property relationships. Areas of major effort include: bio-derived and biodegradable polymers and composites for sustainable manufacturing; materials and devices for solar energy harvesting, management and conversion, and for energy storage; stimuli-responsive polymeric and composite materials for smart, advanced manufacturing and for the circular economy. In these areas, he is/has been involved as scientific coordinator in several regional, national and European funded projects, and as responsible for different research contracts with the private sector. He currently serves as editorial board member of the journal Aggregate (Wiley).