Maurizio Licchelli is Full Professor of “General and Inorganic Chemistry” and “Chemistry of Cultural Heritage” at the Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, where he is currently Chair of CISRiC (Research Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage). He received his degree in Chemistry from the University of Pavia in 1983 and the “Diploma di Specializzazione” in Chemical Synthesis in 1990 from the University of Milan. He was a researcher at Enichem R&D Laboratories (ENI Group) in Milan until 1990, when he joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pavia as a Research Associate. He was Associate Professor of Inorganic and Supramolecular Chemistry from 2001 to 2018 at the same Department. His past research activity was focused on the synthesis and study of novel coordination and supramolecular compounds. His current scientific interests involve the study and development of new materials and technologies for the conservation of cultural heritage.