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Ongoing
Topic: Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes towards different dyes
Student: Lorenzo De Flaviis, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Photocatalytic activity of oxide nanotubes and nanopores produced on different metals
Student: Hemanth Kumar Seemakurthi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Previous Theses – 2011-2015
Topic: TiO2-active carbon composite catalysts for water treatment
Student: Maitheya Riva, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Study of absorption and photocatalytic degradation of volatile pollutants by perfluorinated ionomeric coating with TiO2 nanopowder for air purification
Student: Sina Geran Malek Kheyli, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes
Student: Loris Rodigari, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: TiO2 nanoparticles for highly NIR reflective surfaces
Students: Dario Borroni, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD; Massimiliano Pecile, Chemical Engineering, BD
Topic: Durability of titanium dioxide-containing or -coated concrete
Student: Riccardo Buraschi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: TiO2 nanostructures – production and characterization
Students: Cristina, Dell’Oro, Marangi, Scotti, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Corrosion of steels in ionic liquids
Student: Seyedreza Noori, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Applicazioni fotocatalitiche di nanopolveri di TiO2
Student: Sara Maestroni, Andrea Francesco Mollame, Ingegneria Chimica, BD
Topic: Anti-icing treatments on aluminum
Student: Mirko Alesi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Seawater exposure and galvanic corrosion on submarines propeller shafts – thesis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MA)
Student: Stefano Danzi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Wettability of calcite – thesis at Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi
Student: Monica Cozzolino, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: TiO2 sol-gel coatings for photocatalytic and self-cleaning surfaces
Students: Bellè, Briola, Natuzzi, Pacini, Sicher, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Photocatalytic materials: properties, experimental activities and applications in architectural field
Student: Francesca Capicchioni, Science of Architecture, BD
Topic: Photocatalytic TiO2 anodic films
Student: Davide Prando, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Architectural titanium and anodic coloring
Student: Paola Pozzi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Correlating grain boundary crystallography to the onset of localized corrosion – thesis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MA)
Student: Marco Volpi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Interference colors and thin films on valve metals – thesis at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nurnberg
Student: Valerio Piazza, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Titanium in architecture
Student: Lorenzo Menegollo, Science of Architecture, BD
Topic: Photoactive building envelope materials containing TiO2 nanopowders
Student: Marta Rossini, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Memristive TiO2 films obtained by anodic oxidation
Student: Andrea Cologni, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Advanced AFM – thesis at Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi
Student: Nicolas Bologna, Francesco Lo Iacono, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Development of TiO2 sensors to test environmental quality
Group: Begna, Locatelli, Nervo, Passanisi, Racconi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Cellulose and PCM insulating composites for energy efficient buildings
Student: Stephanie Leslie Fumagalli, Chemical Engineering, BD
Topic: Evaluation of test methodologies and self-cleaning performance for TiO2-containing construction materials
Student: Aysegul Basak Aslan, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: TiO2 and SiO2 sol-gel treatments for self-cleaning building materials
Student: Francesco Pulvirenti, Design and Engineering, MD; Jessica Brocato, Chemical Engineering, BD
Topic: Electrochemical behavior of steel alloys in ionic liquids for CO2 capture
Student: Ursenna Vittoria Velardi, Chemical Engineering, MD; Marta Pegza, Chemical Engineering, BD
Topic: Studio comparativo di superfici di TiO2 nanostrutturato per applicazioni fotocatalitiche
Student: Alberto Manfredi, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Analisi delle cinetiche di anodizzazione del titanio in elettroliti acidi
Student: Fabio Celeste Spreafico, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Studio del comportamento di titanio e titanio anodizzato per applicazioni architettoniche
Student: Sofia Aliverti, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, MD
Topic: Studio di sistemi di fotocatalisi eterogenea in presenza di TiO2 nanostrutturato
Student: Francesca Stercal, Chemical Engineering, MD
Topic: Anodizzazione di leghe di titanio: Effetto delle condizioni operative sulle propriet ottiche e corrosionistiche
Group: Freschi, Guagliumi, Jacobs, Sala, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Anodizzazione del TiO2 in forma nanotubolare e comportamento fotocatalitico
Group: Bacelli, Michela, Vellani, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Film di TiO2 nanostrutturato per applicazioni fotocatalitiche
Student: Matteo Amadio, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Caratterizzazione delle propriet di fotocatalisi di manufatti cementizi addizionati con TiO2
Student: Marco Malandra, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, BD
Topic: Modifiche di superficie dell’acciaio inossidabile per applicazioni in gioielleria seminobile
Student: Elena Ghignone, Chemical Engineering, BD