Why is chemistry so relevant in our daily life? What are the most challenging opportunities of today’s chemistry? What are young and promising Italian researchers doing in Dublin under the guidance of Professor Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson?
Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Bruno D’Agostino and Emanuele Cappello are part of the TG Supramolecular and Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, based in the School of Chemistry of Trinity College Dublin, which is at the cutting edge of research into supramolecular structures, sensor design and materials development.
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Organised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Ministry of Health, the Italian Research Day in the World is meant to acknowledge and celebrate the relevance of scientific and technological research work that Italian nationals conduct abroad. Italy today ranks eighth in the world in the field of research in terms of scientific publications (SCIMAGO). Its researchers are assets of great value: over 246,000 people work in R&D in Italy. Science “allows us to overcome cultural and language barriers, while effectively supporting and sometimes even getting ahead of political and diplomatic actions. Italy is proud of its researchers, who are recognized in Italy and in the world for their competence and creativity. They are the ambassadors of our culture, our customary pursuit of knowledge and innovation, our ability to combine civic values, quality of life, beauty and modernity: our Italian way of life”.
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Thorfinnur (Thorri) Gunnlaugsson was born in Iceland and received his early education in his home town of Hafnarfjörður, before obtaining a B.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Iceland (UI). During his studies at UI he visited the laboratory of Professor A. P. de Silva at Queen’s University of Belfast (Northern Ireland), as a research summer student. He became fascinated by the world of supramolecular photochemistry under the magic supervision of A.P. After receiving a PhD from QUB in 1996 under A.P.’s direction, he joined the research group of Prof. David Parker at the University of Durham (England) as a postdoctoral fellow. Under the guidance of David, the world of coordination chemistry and lanthanide luminescence was explored and the excitement continued!
He was appointed as the Kinerton (IPSEN) Lecturer in Medicinal Organic Chemistry at the School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin in October 1998, and as a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry in 2000. He was made a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 2003. In October 2004 he was appointed as an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry. He was a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology–School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia in 2005, and Bordeaux I CNRS in 2008.
In 2008, Thorri was appointed to a Personal Chair in Chemistry (as Professor of Chemistry). He is a Principal Investigator in the TCD based Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) and Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre (AMBER). He is also a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
His research interests are in the areas of supramolecular, bio- and medicinal chemistry, with emphasis on the recognition and targeting of biologically important analytes, and photophysical studies for applications in nano- and materials science. He has been a Guest Editor of themed issues for several high-profile journals, including Chem. Soc. Rev. and Dalton Trans. He is an Editorial Member of Supramol. Chem. and Advisory Board Member of Chem. In March 2016 the RSC announced that he was in the top 10% of cited authors in their General Chemistry portfolio. Thorri has appeared in domestic and international news media including Reuters, C&EN News, Nature Chemistry, Chemistry World, RTÉ News and The Irish Times.
Bruno D’Agostino holds a Master’s Degree in Organic and Bio-organic Chemistry and a Master in Nanotechnology for drugs delivery systems. Bruno’s PhD research is concerned with the development of Langmuir Blodgett Films for biological application, towards incorportation of biologically active nanoparticles. Before starting in the TG Group, he worked with Professor Purrello in porphyrin chemistry (for his master’s degree) and with Professor Sortino in photochemistry in the master’s diploma.
Emanuele Cappello holds a Master’s Degree in Materials Chemistry and a Master in Micro- and Nanosystems for Integrated Biosensors. He joined the TG group in October 2016 as a PhD Student after working with professors Marletta and Licciardello for his Bachelor and Master final projects at University of Catania and working as an intern at the “Innovation Lab” in STMicroelectronics site of Catania with doctors Petralia and Conoci. The focus of his work is on btp-motif supramolecular aggregates.
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