Speaker: Prof. Ludovico Cademartiri, University of Parma, Italy

Time: 20:00-21:30 pm, Februray 14, 2023, GMT+8

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Abstract:

In this talk I will briefly outline my perspective on what materials scientists can do to address the food supply issue. As an independent faculty I lead a group that has bridged the disciplinary gap between materials science and agronomy, plant science, and botany. In so doing I have had the privilege and unique opportunity to interact on a daily basis with true experts on the issue of food production, plant breeding, and plant science.

On the basis of this rather unique experience I will give my personal viewpoint with examples from my past and present research and outline how this area of research is extraordinarily ripe for work that is frugal and yet potentially profoundly transformative.

Biography:

Ludovico Cademartiri obtained a Laurea degree in Materials Science from the University of Parma in 2002 and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 2008. He was a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of George M. Whitesides at Harvard University. His work spans materials chemistry, physical chemistry, molecular electronics, flame manipulation, plasma processing, polymers, and environments-by-design and has been recognized by national and international awards, most recently the Beckman Young Investigator Award, and the Plant Science Institute Faculty Fellow Award. He was at Iowa State from 2012 to 2020, and is currently Associate Professor at the University of Parma in the Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Environmental Sustainability.

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