Dr. Giulia Guidotti

Dr. Giulia Guidotti is a Junior Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Bologna. She completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Bologna with the project "Design of new biopolymers for biomedicine and food-packaging" and has been awarded the Prize for the best poster at the International Conference on Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers, Biopol 2022; Prize for the best presentation for Young Scientist at the Poly-Char 2022 – International Polymer Characterization Forum 2022; Prize for the best presentation on aerogels-related topic at the Poly-Char 2020 – International Polymer Characterization Forum 2021. She has published 34 papers in various journals, and serves as Guest Editor for Frontiers in Chemistry, International Journal of Molecular Science and Polymers Journals. Her teaching disciplines include Chemistry, and her research interests include polymer synthesis and characterization, biobased polymers, polymer modification, solid-state properties, mechanical characterization, gas barrier behavior, composting studies, polymers for biomedical applications, tissue engineering, and controlled drug delivery.