Ivan Pietro OLIVERI

Associate Professor of Chemical foundations of technologies [CHIM/07]

Education

  • 2013: PhD in Materials Science (XXV cycle) at the University of Catania, Department of Chemical Sciences
  • 2009: Master Degree in Chemistry, University of Catania, Department of Chemical Sciences,110/110 cum laude
  • 2007: Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, University of Catania, Department of Chemical Sciences, 110/110 cum laude.

Academic positions

  • 6 December 2024 – current: Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania. SSD: CHEM-06/A - Chemical Foundations of Technologies
  • 6 December 2021 – 5 December 2024: Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania. SSD: CHEM-06/A - Chemical Foundations of Technologies
  • August 2016 – August 2017: Type A research fellow at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania

Research projects

  • GENESIS project ("GENerate in Europe a Sustainable Industry for Semiconductor"), call HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-2-RIA-T2;
  • ERMES project ("Information transfer between medical doctors and implanted medical devices via artificial molecular communication"), call EIC Horizon Europe Pathfinder OPEN 01;
  • SENS.AI project (BioSENSori per la rilevazione di Aminoacidi su piattaforma IoT), call “Programma Nazionale Ricerca, Innovazione e Competitività per la transizione verde e digitale 2021-2027”;
  • PNRR project (National Recovery and Resilience Plan)  SAMOTHRACE (“SiciliAn MicroNanOTecH Research And Innovation CEnter”), financed by the European Union as part of the Next Generation EU project;
  • MMsal project (New “salen-type” Molecular Materials for the “sensing” of Lewis bases and metal cations) as part of the University Research Incentives Plan (PIA.CE.RI.), Line of intervention 3 - STARTING GRANT

Scientific production and bibliometric indices (Web of Science ResearcherID: AAC-8757-2022)

  • Author of 36 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals
  • Total citations: 1200+
  • Overall citation percentile median: 78th percentile
  • h-index: 22

Research interests

  • Functional molecular materials
  • Optical chemosensors
  • Functional nanostructured materials

Editorial activity

Last edit: 04/10/2025

 

VIEW COURSES FROM A.Y. 2022/2023 TO PRESENT

The scientific activity concerns the synthesis, characterization and study of the properties and applications of functional Zn(II) Schiff base molecular materials:

  • Molecular aggregation and transmetallation
  • Vapochromism and vapoluminescence
  • Stimuli responsive molecular materials
  • Functional molecular nanostructures
  • Molecular tweezers for the sensing of biogenic amines
  • Optical chemosensors of amines, alkaloids, alkaloids, anions and cations of environmental and food interest