Simonetta Tuti graduated in Chemistry in 1995 at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, where afterwards has got PhD degree in “Materials Science” in 1999. Since 2005 she works as a researcher in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Rome “Roma Tre”. Since 2010 she is "Aggregate Professor" in inorganic chemistry. The main research interests are in the field of inorganic materials (transition metal ions supported on oxide systems) with catalytic properties. The research aim is to study the correlations between surface physical-chemical properties of materials and their activity as catalysts for reactions involved in environmental protection and renewable energy production, such as abatement of NOx produced in stationary or automotive sources (selective catalytic reduction of NOx in the presence of oxygen, SCR), CO2 recycling in the syn-gas production by steam/dry reforming of methane or alcohols and in the CO2 methanation. The research activity focused on the following aspects: (a) synthesis of nanostructured catalyst based on transition metal ions supported on oxides; (b) study of catalytic activity of materials (heterogeneous catalysis); (c) characterization of physical-chemical properties of materials, by XRD analysis, UV-Vis and FTIR spectroscopy, redox-cycles TPR/O, volumetric adsorption of probe molecules; (d) in-situ study of surface species formed in reaction conditions, by FTIR spectroscopy of chemisorbed probe molecules.