Nanomaterials Webinar | Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Advanced Technological Applications

Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy;
Fabrizia Cilento is fixed-term researcher at IPCB-CNR, specialized in the engineering design, fabrication, and characterization of advanced 2D-nanomaterial-based composites. She holds a Master’s in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and a PhD in Product and Industrial Process Engineering from the University of Naples Federico II. She has extensive experience in the fabrication of nanostructured films made with graphene-like nanofillers (GNPs) and in the characterization and modeling of their mechanical and functional properties, including electrical and thermal conductivity, gas/liquid barrier behavior, infrared reflection, and electromagnetic shielding (EMI). These materials are explored for applications in sensing, thermal management, and energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors and batteries.

Cellular Materials Laboratory (CellMat), Condensed Matter Physics Department, University of Valladolid, Spain;
Beatriz Merillas is an Assistant Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain) specialized in polymer-based nanoporous materials. She has extensive experience in the synthesis, characterization, and functional optimization of advanced aerogel-based materials. Beatriz holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Valladolid, where her work received several awards and led to numerous indexed publications and participation at international congresses. Aftewards, she completed a postdoctoral internship at the University of Coimbra and a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral position at the University of Burgos. She is currently co-supervising two PhD theses, with her research focusing on advanced aerogel composites for thermal insulation, acoustic absorption, and environmental purification.

Materials Science and Engineering Area, Higher School of Experimental Sciences and Technology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain;
Xoan Xosé F. Sánchez-Romate is an Associate Professor in Rey Juan Carlos University. He holds a Meng in Aeronautical Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering. His research is focused on the development of multifunctional composites. More specifically, he is expert in wearable sensors based on nanoreinforced composites for biomedical applications and in multiscale composites with self-healing and thermoforming capabilities. He is author of 70 papers indexed in JCR and more than 40 national and international conferences. He has co-authored a doctoral Thesis and is currently co-authoring another one.