University of Trieste
(UNITS)
UNITS
University of Trieste with 10 Departments, 19.000 students and 1500 employees is the largest University in the Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia region. With a wide range of undergraduate courses and a strong research tradition, UNITS stands out for academic excellence and scientific innovation. Its location, close to the border with Slovenia and Austria, facilitates the international characterisation of the University.
Main activities and roles in SUNRISE
UNITS is involved across nearly all Work Packages (WP) of the SUNRISE project, with its primary focus on WP2 and WP3. In WP2, UNITS will utilise its expertise in molecular simulation to aid in the development of appropriate sets of criteria and indicators for assessing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) impacts, through the creation of tailored computational protocols. In WP3, UNITS will leverage its proficiency in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for process and product design, supporting the generation of a comprehensive list of criteria and indicators to assess the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of Advanced Materials.
Meet the UNITS team
Professor Erik Laurini is an associate professor of Molecular Simulation at UNITS. The main research activities are focused on the coupled computational/experimental approach for the characterization and development of nanostructured and nanomaterials for material and life science. Professor Laurini is the author of more than 140 scientific publications (h-index 30) on ISI peer reviewed international journals in the field of molecular modeling and experimental characterization of complex systems.
Professor Sabrina Pricl oversees multidisciplinary research in life and material sciences, funded by national and international sources. Her work merges experimental and computational methods to develop complex molecular systems. She authored 291 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 53), promote technology transfer, and serve as an expert for the European Commission. In 2020, she was named an eminent scientist by the University of Lodz.
Dr. Domenico Marson, holding a master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry and a doctorate in Nanotechnology from the University of Trieste, specializes in molecular simulations across different scientific domains. His scientific efforts have materialized in 62 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 20), in both life sciences and material science. His research encompasses a broad spectrum of techniques, spanning from atomistic to coarse-grained scales.