PRATI LAURA

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She is presently Full Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Milan, and she was Head of Chemistry Department from 2017 to 2023. From 2024 she is the Coordinator of the PhD School of Industrial Chemistry. After her degree in Chemistry, she received her specialisation in “Analytical techniques for fine chemicals” from Politecnico of Milano in 1985 and was awarded a PhD in Industrial Chemistry in 1988. She was Visiting Professor at Universitè Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris) [2015] and at Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Technologico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico City) [2015 and 2017].
She is applying from several years to low impact environmental catalytic methodologies as alternative processes of the stoichiometric ones based on organic synthesis. She introduced the use of gold as active metal in the aerobic selective oxidation of organic compounds, contributing to the developing of the unusual gold catalytic properties. More recently she is involved in the biomass valorisation as both alternative energy source and chemicals. Her skills include the preparation and the functionalization of composites and nanoparticles of different nature. She collaborates actively with industrial partners, and several research groups, in Europe and in the United States.
She is Member of Società Chimica Italiana. Since 2017 she joint the Editorial Board of ChemCatChem and Nanomaterials.