PAOLA PALMERO

Full Professor

Member of Interdepartmental Center (SISCON - Safety of Infrastructures and Constructions)

+39 0110904678 / 4678 (DISAT)

From December 2019: Full Professor in Materials Science and Technology at the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) of the Politecnico di Torino.

January 2005: PhD in Materials Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino.

June 2000: Habilitation as a Chemist, Università di Torino

December 1999: Degree in Industrial Chemistry, Università di Torino.

Scientific activity: applied research in the field of materials, especially ceramics and their composites, for the engineering (structural, high temperature, biomedical, functional and environmental applications) and construction materials fields. The research involves unconventional syntheses of simple and composite powders, and focuses on the development and characterization of dense and porous components, on the design and additive manufacturing by stereolithography of engineering ceramics. Research in the field of building materials focuses on sustainable binders, on new materials produced from industrial by-products, on the capture and storage of CO2 by materials for architecture, on the development of new geopolymeric and alkaline-activated materials.

Scientific branch	ING-IND/22 - SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI (Area 0009 - Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione)

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Identifiers	ORCID: 0000-0001-7189-2999

Research topics	Development of new materials for CARBON CAPTURE and immobilization (capture and storage of CO2), mainly through mineralization processes. Development as new binders and products for the construction industry. 3D printing of ceramic, polymer and composite materials, by stereolithography and robocasting (or direct ink writing) Development of new binding materials, with low environmental impact, and deriving from industrial by-products, for applications in the sector of building materials and civil engineering (roads sector). Development of new geopolymers and alkaline-activated materials, for applications in the construction sector, urban furniture design, flooring. Development of porous ceramics for biomedical (scaffold) and environmental (filtration and catalysis systems) applications Development of ceramics for biomedical applications: i) inert structural ceramics, based on alumina, zirconia and their composites; ii) bioactive / bioresorbable ceramics, based on calcium phosphates; iii) polymer-ceramic composites. Development of transparent polycrystalline ceramics (alumina, yttrium and aluminum garnet, YAG) for optical (solid state laser) and structural applications

Research topics

Development of new materials for CARBON CAPTURE and immobilization (capture and storage of CO2), mainly through mineralization processes. Development as new binders and products for the construction industry.
3D printing of ceramic, polymer and composite materials, by stereolithography and robocasting (or direct ink writing)
Development of new binding materials, with low environmental impact, and deriving from industrial by-products, for applications in the sector of building materials and civil engineering (roads sector).
Development of new geopolymers and alkaline-activated materials, for applications in the construction sector, urban furniture design, flooring.
Development of porous ceramics for biomedical (scaffold) and environmental (filtration and catalysis systems) applications
Development of ceramics for biomedical applications: i) inert structural ceramics, based on alumina, zirconia and their composites; ii) bioactive / bioresorbable ceramics, based on calcium phosphates; iii) polymer-ceramic composites.
Development of transparent polycrystalline ceramics (alumina, yttrium and aluminum garnet, YAG) for optical (solid state laser) and structural applications

Skills and keywords	ERC sectors PE5_7 - Biomaterials, biomaterials synthesis PE8_8 - Materials engineering (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, etc.) PE8_7 - Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (shaping, mounting, joining, separation) PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering PE5_1 - Structural properties of materials PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design) SDG Goal 13: Climate action Goal 3: Good health and well-being Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Goal 4: Quality education Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Keywords 3d printing Bioceramics Carbon capture and storage Ceramics and composites Functionally graded materials Geopolymers Materials engineering Porous ceramics and materials Stereolithography

Skills and keywords

ERC sectors

PE5_7 - Biomaterials, biomaterials synthesis PE8_8 - Materials engineering (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, etc.) PE8_7 - Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (shaping, mounting, joining, separation) PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering PE5_1 - Structural properties of materials PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design)

SDG

Goal 13: Climate action Goal 3: Good health and well-being Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Goal 4: Quality education Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Keywords

3d printing Bioceramics Carbon capture and storage Ceramics and composites Functionally graded materials Geopolymers Materials engineering Porous ceramics and materials Stereolithography

Scientific responsibilities and other assignments	Awards and Honors Excellence Award for the contribution on the field of Materials in Medicine conferred by Romanian Society of Biomaterials (2016) Fellowships Effective member - Società Ceramica Italiana (ICerS), Italia (2015-) Effective member - European Ceramic Society (ECerS), Belgio (2015-) Editorial boards MATERIALS (2020-), Editorial board member FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS (2019-), Editorial board member WOODHEAD PUBLISHING SERIES IN BIOMATERIALS (2017-), Other editorial activities Conferences 16th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2019)/ European Ceramic Society, Italia, 16-20/6/2019, Participation to the organizing committee 16th European Inter-Regional Conference on Ceramics (CIEC16)/ Politecnico di Torino, Italia, 9-11/9/2018, Participation to the organizing committee EUROMAT 2017/ Hellenic Metallurgical Society e Hellenic Society for the Science and Technology of Condensed Matter (HSSTCM), Grecia, 17-22/9/2017, Participation to the organizing committee 15th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2017)/ European Ceramic Society, Ungheria, 9-13/7/2017, Participation to the organizing committee E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting/ European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Francia, 22-26/5/2017, Participation to the organizing committee E-MRS 2016 Fall Meeting/ European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Polonia, 19-22/9/2016, Participation to the organizing committee 14th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2015),/ European Ceramic Society, Spagna, 21-25/6/2015, Participation to the organizing committee View more Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico Ricercatore confermato at University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland - (SUPSI) (1/10/2013-31/1/2014) Research networks Bioceramics. Coordinamento (formalizzato).

Scientific responsibilities and other assignments

Awards and Honors

Excellence Award for the contribution on the field of Materials in Medicine conferred by Romanian Society of Biomaterials (2016)

Fellowships

Effective member - Società Ceramica Italiana (ICerS), Italia (2015-)
Effective member - European Ceramic Society (ECerS), Belgio (2015-)

Editorial boards

MATERIALS (2020-), Editorial board member
FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS (2019-), Editorial board member
WOODHEAD PUBLISHING SERIES IN BIOMATERIALS (2017-), Other editorial activities

Conferences

16th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2019)/ European Ceramic Society, Italia, 16-20/6/2019, Participation to the organizing committee
16th European Inter-Regional Conference on Ceramics (CIEC16)/ Politecnico di Torino, Italia, 9-11/9/2018, Participation to the organizing committee
EUROMAT 2017/ Hellenic Metallurgical Society e Hellenic Society for the Science and Technology of Condensed Matter (HSSTCM), Grecia, 17-22/9/2017, Participation to the organizing committee
15th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2017)/ European Ceramic Society, Ungheria, 9-13/7/2017, Participation to the organizing committee
E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting/ European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Francia, 22-26/5/2017, Participation to the organizing committee
E-MRS 2016 Fall Meeting/ European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Polonia, 19-22/9/2016, Participation to the organizing committee
14th International Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECERS 2015),/ European Ceramic Society, Spagna, 21-25/6/2015, Participation to the organizing committee
View more

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

Ricercatore confermato at University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland - (SUPSI) (1/10/2013-31/1/2014)

Research networks

Bioceramics. Coordinamento (formalizzato).