2^nd Global Summit on Material Science and Engineering

Biography

Siracusa Valentina took her degree in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Catania (Italy), at 23 years old. She completed her PhD and post-PhD study working on the synthesis and characterization of innovative polyesters, used in the engineering field. From 2006 she is Associate Professor on Chemistry for Engineering at Catania University. She collaborates to several research projects, both for academic than industrial interest, on topic such as recycle, ambient, food packaging, graphene for innovative application. Actually, she collaborates with national and international research groups on biopolymers used in the field of food packaging used for modified atmosphere packaging for fresh foods, with also Life Cycle Assessment study (with SimaPro8). She is author of more than 125 papers in high impact factor scientific journals, author of several book chapters and guest editor and Editorial member of several International Journals.

Research interest

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable and bio-based polyesters; gas barrier behavior and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of polymers for food packaging applications; thermal and photo degradation behavior of packaging materials during food shelf-life study.