Alessandro Manuelli

Planning and realization of domestic power plants using renewable sources (photovoltaic, aeolian, etc.), energy storage solutions for domestic uses and energy management for municipalities.

Technical member and coordinator of the Melendugno (LE) municipal commission for the evaluation of the TAP (Trans Adriatic Pipeline) project

Development of conjugated polymers, nano-fibers, and devices for printed organic integrated circuits and flexible electronics devices.

Responsible for the synthesis of active molecules used in innovative medical test strips. Responsible for the development of functional polymeric highly hydrophilic films and water repellent nanostructured ones. Responsible for ink formulations and ink production upscale for roll-to-roll production. Experience of professional flexography. Learned some basic of sol-gel reactions. Responsible for knowledge transferring from R&D department to production department.

Deepened the knowledge of the synthesis of organic conductors, semiconductors and photochromic conjugated materials (polymers and monomers). Acquired good knowledge of Suzuki coupling reaction. Acquired some basics of micro-wave assisted reactions. Developed a new photochromic dye for textile industry. Manager of the chemical laboratory. Undergraduate students supervising.

Development of roll-to-roll printing techniques for the production of polymer electronics and investigation of their influence on the conductivity of the conjugated polymers, ink formulations based on organic conductors and semiconductors. Planned and realized one of the first machines for printing organic electronics. Acquired experience with almost all roll-to- roll printing processes. Acquired good knowledge of impedance spectroscopy.

Development of roll-to-roll-printing techniques for the production of polymer electronics and investigation of their influence on the electrical properties of the conjugated polymers. Still member of the Marie Curie Fellowship Association.

Synthesis of a polymeric proton conductor for fuel cells. Acquired deep knowledge of ionic conducing polymers.

Printing techniques for organic electronics, ink formulations of conjugated polymers.