Cristina SATRIANO

Cristina Satriano (born 1973) is Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, where she has been on faculty since 2006. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science (2001, University of Catania & Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) and an M.Sc. in Chemistry (1997, University of Basilicata). In 2017, she earned the National Scientific Habilitation as Full Professor.

She heads the Nano Hybrid BioInterfaces Lab (NHBIL), conducting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of chemistry, biophysics, and nanotechnology. Her research focuses on multifunctional nanomaterials for theranostics, regenerative medicine, and environmental remediation, including peptide-decorated plasmonic nanoparticles and 2D materials for photothermal and photocatalytic applications. Prof. Satriano has authored over 140 publications, holds one patent, and has delivered more than 10 invited and keynote lectures, alongside over 150 contributed presentations at national and international conferences.

Prof. Satriano currently holds a number of academic and professional roles, including: - Vice-Chair of AVS 2D Materials Technical Group; - Board of Directors member of EUNICE AISBL; - Board member for the Ph.D. programme in Chemical Sciences at UNICT; - Advisory Board member for Ph.D. programs in Austria and Poland; - Expert evaluator or panel member for research agencies such as EU Commission (REA), FNRS, NCN, FTC and AGAUR.

Prof. Satriano teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in physical chemistry, biointerfaces, and nanomedicine. She has held visiting professorships in Sweden (Chalmers University), Austria (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Wien BOKU), France (Aix-Marseille University, CNRS), the UK (Ulster University, and Vietnam (Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, TNUS), and serves on editorial boards including Frontiers in Nanotechnology and Applied Sciences. 

Prof. Satriano is actively involved in science outreach initiatives such as the European Researchers' Night – SHARPER, and mentors Ph.D., postdoctoral, and undergraduate researchers. Her work has been recognized with several honors, including the IAAM Medal (2019) and the Frontiers Outstanding Editor Award (2022).

Prof. Satriano currently is, or has been recently, the local coordinator of several international projects for interdisciplinary science and international institutional cooperation in Higher Education and Research, including EUNICE4U (Erasmus+ European Universities Initiative - EUI, 2023-2027), H2020 REUNICE – Research with and for society in EUNICE (H2020-SwafS, 2021-2024), EUNICE – European UNIversity for Customized Education (Erasmus+ EUI, 2020–2023), PEER-IR-VIEW (Erasmus+ KA203, 2020–2023), FOREST – Future-ORiented chEmiSTry (Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education, 2021–2023). 

Prof. Satriano also serves as Scientific Responsible for several bilateral Erasmus agreements between the University of Catania and: Université de Mons-Hainaut (Belgium), University of Cantabria (Spain), Göteborgs Universitet (Sweden), University of Ulster (UK), Aix-Marseille University (France), Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Austria).

Through these and other local, national (such as CoMu4CaT-A collaborative Multi-nanozyme platform for Cancer Theranostics  (PRIN 2022-PNRR, 2023-2025, responsible of research unit)  and EU-funded research programmes (SmartHyCAR-Smart Hyaluronic Acid-Carnosine - based bandages for wound care and regenerative therapy, M-era.Net, 2018–2023, coordinator) she has managed scientific collaborations with global academic institutions and industry partners in Europe, the US and Asia.

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