Academic year 2023/2024
Silvia Donzella obtained her PhD degree in Food Systems (XXXVI cycle) at the University of Milan (January 11th, 2024) defending a thesis entitled "Non-conventional yeasts as cell factories: from food wastes to added-value products". Tutor: Concetta Compagno, Co-tutor: Francesco Molinari
Francesco Giuffrida graduated in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia (February 27th, 2024) defending a thesis entitled "Immobilizzazione di beta-galattosidasi da A. oryzae per la sintesi di 1-butil beta-D-galattopiranoside". Tutor: Daniela Ubiali, Co-tutor: Riccardo Semproli
Academic year 2022/2023
Francesca Lai graduated in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Pavia (October 25th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Dallo scarto caseario a tensioattivi bio-based: sintesi enzimatica di n-butil 6-O-acil-galattosidi". Tutor: Daniela Ubiali, Co-tutor: Riccardo Semproli
Beatrice Mapelli graduated in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Milan (October 17th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Sintesi eco-sostenibile in continuo di biosurfattanti a partire da risorse rinnovabili". Tutor: Lucia Tamborini, Co-tutor: Desirèe Pecora
Annalisa Simone graduated in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia (July 21st, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Single cell oil da lievito per la sintesi enzimatica di tensioattivi bio-based". Tutor: Marina S. Robescu, Co-tutor: Riccardo Semproli and Silvia Donzella
Academic year 2021/2022
Matteo Galliano graduated in Chemical Sciences at the University of Milan (April 18th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Chemoenzymatic synthesis of biosurfactants from renewable resources". Tutor: Giovanna Speranza, Co-tutor: Andrés R. Alcántara
Sara Sangiorgio obtained her PhD degree in Industrial Chemistry (XXXV cycle) at the University of Milan (April 17th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Sustainable production and physico-chemical characterization of biosurfactants from renewable resources". Tutor: Giovanna Speranza, Co-tutor: Giuseppe Cappelletti and Daniela Ubiali
Riccardo Semproli obtained his PhD degree in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Industrial Innovation (XXXV cycle) at the University of Pavia (March 28th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Biocatalysis for the sustainable production of bio-based ingredients from renewable resources". Tutor: Daniela Ubiali, Co-tutor: Giovanna Speranza
Giulia Brioschi graduated in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Milan (March 13th, 2023) defending a thesis entitled "Continuous flow synthesis of new N-alkyl-glucamine-based surfactants". Tutor: Lucia Tamborini, Co-tutor: Francesca Annunziata
Chiara Covini graduated in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia (September 28th, 2022) defending a thesis entitled "Immobilizzazione di beta-galattosidasi da A. oryzae per la biotrasformazione del siero di latte". Tutor: Marina S. Robescu
Sara Nasserian graduated in Industrial Biotechnology at the University of Milan (June 8th, 2022) defending a thesis entitled "Enzyme catalyzed synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters". Tutor: Giovanna Speranza, Co-tutor: Marco Rabuffetti
Academic year 2020/2021
Alessandro Venturini graduated in Chemistry at the University of Milan (April 7th, 2022) defending a thesis entitled "Estrazione di lipidi da lieviti oleaginosi coltivati in presenza di permeato del siero di latte". Tutor: Giovanna Speranza, Co-tutor: Concetta M. Compagno, Marco Rabuffetti
Daniel Valtellina graduated in Biotechnology for the Bioeconomy at the University of Milan (March 23rd, 2022) defending a thesis entitled "Production of lipids by the oleaginous yeast Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus from whey permeate". Tutor: Concetta M. Compagno, Co-tutor: Silvia Donzella
Tommaso Sisto graduated in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Pavia (February 22nd, 2022) defending a thesis entitled "Sintesi di amminopolioli da carboidrati quali precursori di tensioattivi non ionici". Tutor: Daniela Ubiali, Co-tutor: Riccardo Semproli