Gilberto Artioli
RESEARCH AREAS, EDUCATION and EMPLOYMENT RECORDS
A major strategy adopted by ongoing research is the application of state-of-the-art integrated techniques to complex problems involving materials. It is often the case that complex materials and problems cannot be solved using one technique alone. Therefore, several techniques are being used to integrate and complement laboratory measurements, including advanced sources at large-scale facilities i.e. spallation neutron sources, synchrotron radiation). Applications are mainly focussed towards the following goals: (1) development and optimisation of industrial products, mostly relevant to the building and ceramics industry; (2) development of innovative stabilisation/solidification techniques involving contaminated soils; (3) CO2 storage in stable mineral products; (4) solution of materials based problems in cultural heritage (archaeology, art history, authentication and restoration). The research group is very active andinvolves researchers from the Department of Geosciences, CIRCe and the affiliated departments, local CNR, and the OPIGEO spin-off. It is now a well-known reference group at the national and international levels. On the industrial side, collaborating companies include ENI SpA and Mapei SpA. On the cultural heritage side, active collaborations include the Getty Conservation Institute, the C2RMF at the Louvre, and the Israel Antiquity Authority.
