Dr. Ermelinda Falletta

Ermelinda Falletta is an assistant professor (RTD-B) at the University of Milan. She is the co-founder and CEO of VisioNing SRL. After obatining her master’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Palermo, she worked as a graduate technician in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Milan. She was a fellow at the CIMAINA (Centro Interdipartimentale di Materiali e Interface Nanostrutturate) in 2005. She earned a PhD in industrial chemistry from the University of Milan in 2013. Her research topics range from the development of advanced materials to new technologies in the field of environmental pollution. She is PI and Winner of the 2022 edition of Seed4Innovation, the innovation program of the University of Milan. Her research interests include heterogeneous photocatalysts for the degradation of emerging pollutants in both aqueous and gaseous phases and the development of piezo-photocatalytic materials for the degradation of aqueous pollutants through the application of ultrasound; floating photocatalysts for aqueous pollutant degradation through sunlight irradiation; advanced systems for wastewater treatment and recovery of nutrients and bioactive substances; coupled processes for water purification and simultaneous green hydrogen production; modified superabsorbent polymers water and nutrients slow release; innovative strategies for conducting polymer preparation and application in the field of environmental remediation.