Enza Fazio obtained a Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Messina, Italy, in 2003. She is Professor at the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Messina. She has carried out research activities in the field of synthesis and characterization of nanostructured compounds, also in colloidal phase. Her current research interests include synthesis and spectroscopic diagnostic investigations of metallic and dielectric materials, such as carbon-based, metallic, and oxide nanostructures.