LATTERI ALBERTA

Professore Associato

Orari di ricevimento

Martedi e Venerdi dalle 10:00 alle 12:00

Curriculum

Principal scientific activities
Scientific activity is focused on the following issues:
1. Preparation and characterization of thermosetting / thermoplastic blends.
2. Functional nanocomposites.
3. Composite materials: production and characterization techniques.
4. Ecocomposites: formulation and preparation techniques.
5. Materials for additive manufacturing.
6. LCA analysis of polymeric materials and composites.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth:
Address:
Phone Number:
Citizenship:
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30.08.1983, Catania, Italy
Via G. D’Annunzio 2/A, 95030 Tremestieri Etneo (CT), ITALIA
+39 335 7685148
Italian
Italian, English
alatteri@unict.it
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & TITLES
(From 3 February 2021) Associate Professor in 09/D1 sector, Materials Science and Technologies
(D.R. del 30-10-2020)
(From 3 April 2018 to 3 April 2024) ASN National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in
09/D1 sector, Materials Science and Technologies (art. 16, comma 1, Legge 240/10)
(From 1 September 2017 to 2 February 2020) Researcher (RtdB) Contract in section Ing-Ind/22,
University of Catania, DICAR
(From 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2017) Researcher (RtdA) Contract in section Ing-Ind/22,
University of Catania, DII
(From May 2010 to 2011) Research Contract: “Polymeric Materials in Electronic Engineering” in D.
M. F.C.I, University of Catania.
(12 February 2010) Title of qualification awared: Ph.D in Electronics, Automation and Complex
Systems Engineering, University of Catania with the thesis: “Bioengineered Methodologies for
Characterising, Modelling and Controlling Movement Disorders”.
(From 2 November 2006 to 30 October 2009) Ph. D. Student in Electronics, Automation and Complex
Systems Engineering, University of Catania.
Developed competencies: Identification and Modelling of Neural response to Deep Brain
Stimulation based on experimental data, and design and realization of data acquisition system for
brain signals (EEG, Extracellular Neural Signal).
(From October 2004 to 19 October 2006) Master Degree, School of Electronic, Automation and
Complex Systems Engineering, University of Catania, 110/110 cum laude.
(From October 2001 to 14 July 2004) Bachelor Degree, School of Electronic Engineering, University
of Catania, 110/110 cum laude.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES & TEACHING
• (From 2016/17 academic year till current year) Professor of the course of “Tecnologia e
Chimica applicata alla tutela dell’ambiente” (6 CFU), for a degree course in Environmental and
Territorial Engineering (LM-35)
• (From 2019/20 academic year till current year) Professor of the course of “Technologies for
environmental Protection” (6 CFU), for a degree course in Chemical Engineering for Industrial
Sustainability (LM-22)
• (From 2015/16 academic year) Member of examination board of “Scienze e Tecnologia dei
Materiali” for a degree course in Mechanical Engineering (LM33)
• (From 2015/16 academic year) Member of examination board of “Science and Technology of
Materials” for a degree course in Chemical Engineering for Industrial Sustainability (LM22)
• (May 2014) Professor of the course of “Chimica e tecnologie dei materiali per l’industria
navale” (30 hours) for the project “TESEO” for the Course in “Tecnologie Energetiche Innovative
Applicate al Settore Navale”
• (February 2013) Professor of the course of “Caratterizzazione chimica, microchimica,
morfologica e microscopica dei materiali, film sottili, superfici ed interfasi presenti in dispositivi
elettronici di potenza” (20 hours), for the project “Ambition Power” within the Ph.D course of
”Scienze e tecnologie dei materiali” XXVII Ciclo
• (February 2013) Professor of the course of “Caratterizzazione elettrica, termica e meccanica
dei materiali usati nei dispositivi elettronici di potenza” (40 hours) for the project “Ambition Power”
within the Ph.D course of Ph.D ”Scienze e tecnologie dei materiali” XXVII Ciclo
AWARDs
▪ (10 June 2005) Winner of “XVII edizione del Premio Marisa Bellisario: Donne nel mondo della
Sanità” Marisa Bellisario Foundation, Roma.
▪ (7 June 2005) Winner of Premium for Recognition of Degree Thesis “Reti interagenti di Neuroni
HR: topologie e dissimetrie Parametriche” STMicroelectronics, Catania
RESEARCH PROJECTS
She is scientific supervisor of the following research projects:
• (2022-2025) PRIN 2020 Project title: Target “addiTive mAnufactuRing for liGhtwEight joinTs”
• (2016-2018) Project of department: Manufacturing Additive for Recycled COmposites
(MARCO)
• (2016-2018) Chance Project. This funding was granted by the University as the candidate
was the proponent of a PRIN project called ACER Project (prot. 201778TSY3C) in
collaboration with the research units of the polytechnic of Milan (Prof. De Nardo) and the
polytechnic of Turin (Prof. Lombardi).
She participated as coworker in the following research projects:
▪ (2011-2013) Collaboration in Project “Sviluppo di sistemi avanzati per la realizzazione di
componenti in vetroresina” PO. FESR 2007-2013 - Sicily - Linea di Intervento 4.1.1.2
▪ (2011-2015) Collaboration in Project PON2239 Asse 1 “MATRECO Materiali avanzati per
Trasporti Ecosostenibili”;
▪ (2011-2015) Collaboration in Project PON1750 Asse 1 “Componenti avanzati per la
riduzione della resistenza all’avanzamento”;
▪ (2011-2014) Collaboration in Project PON0700 Asse 1 “Ambition Power”;
▪ (2012-2015) Collaboration in Project PON1878 Asse 1 “Low Noise”.
▪ (2019-2022) Collaboration in Project PON PNR “TecHnology And materials for safe Low
consumption And low life cycle cost veSSel And crafts” THALASSA (prot. ARS01_00293);
▪ (2019-2022) Collaboration in Project PRIN Multiple Advanced Materials Manufactured by
Additive technologies (MAMMA) (Prot. 20179SWLKA, granted 986.667,00 €);
▪ (2016-2018) Collaboration in Project COMMAND (COMpositi per MANiffattura aDditiva)
funded by INSTM-Regione Lombardia;
▪ Project of department: “Materiali polimerici per usi avanzati” (POLYADV).
▪ (2014-2020) Collaboration in Project PO FESR 2014/2020 Asse 1, SIMARE: “Soluzioni
Innovative per Mezzi navali ad Alto Risparmio Energetico”;
▪ (2015) Collaboration in Project “MedNETNA-Mediterrean network for emerging nano
materials” PO FESR 2007-2013-Asse IV- Obiettivo 4.1.2 – Linea a.2.2.A- CUP
E61J12000100006
International Collaborations
▪ Collaboration with Prof. Ziegmann (Technical University of Clausthal). She collaborated with
the laboratories of the PUK Institute directed by Prof. Ziegmann, during the period of the
TEMPUS project (code 530703-TEMPUS-2012-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR). Her research was focalized
on the development of ecocomposites based on polypropylene and lignin. The collaboration
resulted in the publication of the paper:
o Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Moneeb El-Sabbagh, A.M. and Ziegmann
G Thermal Characterization of a Series of Lignin-based Polypropylene Blends (2016)
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry DOI :10.1007/s10973-016-5596-2.
▪ Collaboration with Prof. Summerscales on the topic of LCA resulting in the publication of the
following works:-
o La Rosa, Recca, Summerscales, Latteri, Cozzo, Cicala. Bio-based versus traditional
polymer composites. A life cycle assessment perspective(2014) Journal of Cleaner
Production https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.017
o La Rosa, Recca,Gagliano, Summerscales, A. Latteri, G. Cozzo, G. Cicala. Environmental
impacts and thermal insulation performance of innovative composite solutions for
building
applications
(2014)
Construction
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.054
and
Building
Materials
▪ Collaboration with Prof. BodoSaake of the Technical University of Hamburg focused on the
topic of polymer blends modified with natural additives (i.e. Lignin and cellulose). The
collaboration resulted in the publication of an article in an international journal, on the effect
of additives on the processability and thermomechanical properties of the blends:
o Cicala G, Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Recca, G., Sciortino, L., Lebioda, S., Saake, B. (2016).
Investigation on Structure and Thermomechanical Processing of Biobased Polymer
Blends. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ISSN: 1566-2543,
doi:10.1007/s10924-016-0857-5
STAGES AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ABROAD
• (From 19 April to 26 June 2009) Collaboration with Department of Psychology for EEG Analysis,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
• (From 1 April to 30 June 2004) Stage at St-Microelectronics Srl Catania , in Research Group: “Soft
Computing and Emerging Technologies”, working on “Development of Professional Issues in
Neuro-Engineering purposes Electronic Circuit”.
• (From 1 April to 3 November 2006) Stage at St-Microelectronics Srl Catania, in Research Group:
“Automation and Robotics Team”, working on “Development of Professional Issues of Intelligent
Algorithms on Microcontrollers ST”.
Editorial activity
• Reviewer for Hindawi "Advances in Materials Science and Engineering"; JABF; Science of the
Total Environment.
PAPERS ON JOURNALS
1. Tosto, C., Saitta, L., Latteri, A., Cicala, G.
Epoxy-Based Blend Formulation for Dual Curing in Liquid Crystal Display 3D Printing: A
Study on Thermomechanical Properties Variation for Enhanced Printability.(2024) Polymers
DOI: 10.3390/polym16030358
2. Blanco I., Latteri A., Cicala G., D’angelo A., Viola V., Arconati V., Catauro M.
Antibacterial and Chemical Characterization of Silica-Quercetin-PEG Hybrid Materials
Synthesized by Sol–Gel Route.(2022) Molecules DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030979
3. Patti A., Acierno D., Latteri A., Tosto C., Pergolizzi E., Recca G., Cristaudo, M., Cicala, G.
Influence of the processing conditions on the mechanical performance of sustainable bio
based PLA compounds.(2020) Polymers DOI: 10.3390/POLYM12102197
4. Tosto C.,Latteri A.,Pergolizzi E.,Giordano D.,Abramo G., Catenaro R., Pignotti N., Cicala G.
Additive Manufacturing of Plastics: An Efficient Approach for Composite Tooling (2020)
Macromolecular Symposia DOI: 10.1002/masy.201900069
5. Ognibene G., Latteri A., Mannino, S., Saitta L., Recca G., Scarpa F., Cicala, G.
Interlaminar toughening of epoxy carbon fiber reinforced laminates: Soluble versus non
soluble veils (2019) Polymers, DOI: 10.3390/polym11061029
6. Cicala G., Latteri A., Saccullo G., Ognibene G., Mannino S.
Effects of mixing di- and tri- functional epoxy monomers on epoxy/thermoplastic blends
(2018) Advances in Polymer Technology DOI: 10.1002/adv.21845 codice scopus: s2.0
85020059051
7. Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
Polymer
Synthesis and thermal characterization of mono alkyl hepta phenyl POSS/PS nanocomposites
(2016)
Degradation
and
Stability,
134,
pp.
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2016.11.002 codice scopus:2-s2.0-84995698444
8. La Rosa, A.D., Banatao, D.R., Pastine, S.J., Latteri, A., Cicala, G.
322-327.DOI:
Recycling treatment of carbon fibre/epoxy composites: Materials recovery and
characterization and environmental impacts through life cycle assessment (2016) Composites
Part B: Engineering, 104, pp. 17-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.08.015 codice
scopus:2-s2.0-84983568208
9. Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Recca, G., Sciortino, L., Lebioda, S., Saake, B. (2017)
Investigation on Structure and Thermomechanical Processing of Biobased Polymer Blends
Journal of Polymers and the Environment, pp. 1-9, DOI: 10.1007/s10924-016-0857
5codicescopus: 2-s2.0-84991059230
10. Gianluca Cicala, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giulia Ognibene, Ignazio Blanco (2016)
Influence of Soluble Electrospun Co-Polyethersulfone Veils on Dynamic Mechanical and
Morphological Properties of Epoxy Composites: Effect of Polymer Molar Mass Advances in
Polymer Technology) DOI: 10.1002/adv.21723codicescopus:2-s2.0-84973572616.
11. Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Saccullo, G., Moneeb El-Sabbagh, A.M.,Ziegmann G (2016)
Thermal Characterization of a Series of Lignin-based Polypropylene Blends Journal of
Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry DOI :10.1007/s10973-016-5596-2codice scopus:2-s2.0
84975270347
12. Ignazio Blanco, Gianluca Cicala, Alberta Latteri and Giuseppe Saccullo (2016)
Preparation and thermal behaviour of a series of liquid wood-polypropylene composites : AIP
Conf. Proc. 1736, 020014 DOI: 10.1063/1.4949589.codicescopus:2-s2.0-84984535348
13. Alberti, A., Bongiorno, C., Pellegrino, G., Sanzaro, S., Smecca, E., Condorelli, G.G.,
Giuffrida, A.E., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Ognibene, G., Cassano, A., Figoli, A., Spinella, C., La
Magna, A. Low temperature sputtered TiO2 nano sheaths on electrospun PES fibersas high
porosityphotoactivematerial
(2015)
RSC Advances, 5 (90), pp. 73444
73450.DOI:10.1039/c5ra13153g codice scopus:2-s2.0-84941093356
14. Blanco, I., Abate, L., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A.
Dumbbell-shaped polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes/polystyrene nanocomposites: The
influence of the bridge rigidity on the resistance to thermal degradation (2015) Journal of
Composite
Materials,
49
(20),
10.1177/0021998314549616codicescopus:2-s2.0-84938501888
pp.
15. Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
2509-2517.DOI:
Synthesis and thermal characterization of new dumbbell shaped POSS/PS nanocomposites:
Influence of the symmetrical structure of the nanoparticles on the dispersion/aggregation in
the
polymer matrix (2015) Polymer Composites, 36 (8), pp. 1394-1400.DOI:
10.1002/pc.23045codicescopus:2-s2.0-84937162019
16. La Rosa, A.D., Recca, G., Carbone, D., Battiato, S., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G.
Environmental benefits of using ground tyre rubber in new pneumatic formulations: A life
cycle assessment approach (2015) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 229 (4), pp. 309-317. DOI:
10.1177/1464420713517487codicescopus:2-s2.0-84940949532
17. La Rosa, A.D., Recca, G., Summerscales, J., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G.
Bio-based versus traditional polymer composites. A life cycle assessment perspective (2014)
Journal
of
Cleaner
Production,
74,
pp.
10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.017codicescopus:2-s2.0-84901625802
135-144.
DOI:
18. La Rosa, A.D., Recca, A., Gagliano, A., Summerscales, J., Latteri, A., Cozzo, G., Cicala, G.
Environmental impacts and thermal insulation performance of innovative composite solutions
for building applications (2014) Construction and Building Materials, 55, pp. 406-414. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.054codicescopus:2-s2.0-84894047672
19. Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Mannino, S., Cozzo, G., Ognibene, G., Recca, A.
AIP
Thermoplastic veils as advanced modifiers for multifunctional fiber reinforced composites
(2014)
Conference
Proceedings,
10.1063/1.4876774codicescopus:2-s2.0-84903177780
1599,
pp.
46-49.
DOI:
20. Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
Thermo-mechanical characterization of a monochlorophenyl, hepta isobutyl polyhedral
oligomeric silsesquioxane/polystyrene composite (2014) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1599,
pp. 350-353.codice scopus:2-s2.0-84903198169 DOI: 10.1063/1.4876850
21. Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
Synthesis and characterization of differently substituted phenyl hepta isobutyl-polyhedral
oligomeric silsesquioxane/polystyrene nanocomposites (2014) Polymer Composites, 35 (1),
pp. 151-157.DOI: 10.1002/pc.22644codicescopus:2-s2.0-84890313523
22. Blanco, I., Bottino, F.A., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
A kinetic study of the thermal and thermal oxidative degradations of new bridged POSS/PS
nanocomposites (2013) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 98 (12), pp. 2564-2570.
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.09.017 codicescopus:2-s2.0-84890436183
23. Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Latteri, A., Mamo, A., Recca, A.
Thermal and thermo-oxidative degradations of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4- phenylene oxide)
(PPO)/copoly(aryl ether sulfone) P(ESES-co-EES) block copolymers: A kinetic study (2013)
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 112 (1), pp. 375-381.DOI: 10.1007/s10973
012-2793-5codicescopus:2-s2.0-84875455041
24. La Rosa, A.D., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Recca, A., Björklund, A., Parrinello, E., Cicala, G.
Life cycle assessment of a novel hybrid glass-hemp/thermoset composite (2013) Journal of
Cleaner Production, 44, pp. 69-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.038codicescopus:2-s2.0
84873356292
25. La Rosa, A.D., Cozzo, G., Latteri, A., Mancini, G., Recca, A., Cicala, G.
Engineering
A comparative life cycle assessment of a composite component for automotive (2013)
Chemical
Transactions,
32,
10.3303/CET1332288codicescopus:2-s2.0-84879210532
26. Cicala, G., Blanco, I., Latteri, A., Oliveri, L., Recca, A.
pp.
1723-1728.DOI:
Influence of 1,5-naphthalenediamine on thermomechanical properties of
epoxy/copolyethersulphone blends (2013) Polymer Engineering and Science, 53 (1), pp.
219-225.DOI: 10.1002/pen.23249codicescopus:2-s2.0-84871450354
27. Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Restuccia, C.L., Latteri, A., Battiato, S., Scamporrino, A., Samperi, F.
Role of 2-hydroxyethyl end group on the thermal degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
and reactive melt mixing of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/poly(ethylene naphthalate) blends
(2012)
Polymer Engineering and Science, 52 (12), pp. 2498-2505.DOI:
10.1002/pen.23206codicescopus:2-s2.0-84869507385
28. Blanco, I., Cicala, G., Mamo, A., Latteri, A., Recca, A.
AIP
A comparative kinetics study of thermal degradation of some novel ABA block copolymers
(2012)
Conference
Proceedings,
1459
(1),
pp.
181-183.
DOI:
10.1063/1.4738436codicescopus:2-s2.0-84872422209
29. Cicala, G., Mamo, A., Latteri, A., Recca, G.
Epoxy/thermoplastic blends: the effects of two different aromatic modifiers (2011)
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design
and Applications, 225 (4), pp. 316-326.DOI: 10.1177/1464420711411397codicescopus:2
s2.0-84858169307
30. Latteri A., Arena P., Mazzone P.
Characterizing Deep Brain Stimulation effects incomputationallyefficient neural network
models (2011) NONLINEAR BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS P. 2 Cited 1 times. DOI:
10.1186/1753-4631-5-2codicescopus:2-s2.0-79955100017
CHAPTER BOOK
[L1] P. BRUNETTO, A. BUSCARINO, LATTERI A (2008). “Visual control of a roving robot based on
Turing Patterns”. Dynamical Systems, Wave-Based Computation and Neuro-Inspired Robots.
p. 221-228, SPRINGER WIEN NEW YORK, ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-211-78774-8
[L2] CICALA G., GIUSEPPE CRISTALDI, GIUSEPPE RECCA AND ALBERTA LATTERI (2010) “Composites
based on natural fibre fabrics” In: Woven Fabrics eds. Polona Dobnik Dubrovski. REIJKA: Sciyo,
p. 317-342, ISBN: ISBN 978-953-307-194-7
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1) Blanco, I., Cicala G, Latteri, A., Saccullo, G. (2016). Preparation and thermal behaviour of a
series of liquid wood-polypropylene composites. In: 8th International Conference on Times
of Polymers and Composites: From Aerospace to Nanotechnology. AIP CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS, ISSN: 0094-243X, ita, 2016
2) GianlucaCicala, A.D.La Rosa, A.Latteri, R.Banatao, S.Pastine The use of recyclable epoxy
and hybrid lay up for biocomposites: technical and LCA evaluation In: CAMX2016,
Septmber 26-29, 2016, Anahein, California (USA).codicescopus:2-s2.0-85010064568
3) Alberta Latteri, Gianluca Cicala, Giuseppe Saccullo, Giuseppe Recca, Pietro Russo (2016)
Investigation on the thermomechanicalproperties of PLA/Ligninblends. 14th ISBBB May 31
June 3 2016 Guelph, Canada
4) GianlucaCicala, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Desi Banatao, Jamie Ferrer Dalmau and
FabrizioScarpa (2015) Natural fiber reinforced composites processed by HP-RTM with
biobased thermoset matrix In: Thermosets 2015, Berlin, September, 16th-18th 2015.
5) GianlucaCicala , Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giulia Ognibene, FabrizioScarpa (2015)
Soluble thermoplastic veils for toughening and control of interlaminar properties of
composites In: Thermosets 2015, Berlin, September, 16th-18th 2015.
6) GianlucaCicala, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giuseppe Saccullo, Angela Daniela La
Rosa and FabrizioScarpa Recyclable biobased thermoset matrix for advanced natural fiber
reinforced composites processed by High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding IN X INSTM
CONFERENCE, Favignana (TP), 28th June – 1st July 2015.
7) Gianluca Cicala, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giuseppe Saccullo, Angela Daniela La
Rosa and Giuseppe ReccaThermoplasticcomposites for novelapplications In: X INSTM
CONFERENCE, Favignana (TP), 28th June – 1st July 2015.
8) Gianluca Cicala , Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giulia Ognibene, Fabrizio Scarpa
Interlaminarelectrospunthermoplasticveils for advancedcomposites: pro and cons In: X
INSTM CONFERENCE, Favignana (TP), 28th June – 1st July 2015.
9) Cicala G, Latteri A., Mannino S., Cozzo G., Ognibene G., Recca A. (2014). Thermoplastic
veils as advanced modifiers for multifunctional fiber reinforced composites. In: AIP
Conference Proceedings. vol. 1599, p. 46-49, Melville, New York:American Institute of
Physics Inc., Ischia - Italy, 22 -26 June 2014, doi: 10.1063/1.4876774
10) Blanco I., Bottino F.A., Cicala G, Cozzo G., Latteri A., Recca A. (2014). Thermo-mechanical
characterization of a monochlorophenyl, hepta isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric
silsesquioxane/polystyrene composite . In: Domenico Acierno e Alberto d'Amore. (a cura di):
Domenico Acierno e Alberto d'Amore, AIP Conference Proceedings. vol. 1599, p. 350-353,
New York:AmericanInstitute of PhysicsInc., Ischia - Italy, 2 June 2014 through 26 June 2014;
, doi: 10.1063/1.4876850.
11) A. D. La Rosa, G. Cristaldi, E.Parrinello, A. Latteri, G. Cozzo, G. Cicala (2014) A composite
solution for building applications: environmental, insulation and mechanical properties
In:13thISBBB, May 19-24 – 2014, Guelph, Canada.
12) G.Cicala, G. Cozzo, A.Latteri, , A.D.La Rosa and A.Recca (2014) EcoComposites based on
natural fibres and bio-matrices: mechanical properties and processing In: 13thISBBB, May
19-24 – 2014, Guelph, Canada.
13) GianlucaCicala, Alberta Latteri, Giulia Ognibene, Salvatore Mannino, Giulia Cozzo,
Antonino Recca (2013)Multifunctional NanoComposites: the use of filled electrospunfibers
as functional modifier In: Electrospinning, Principles,Possibilities and Practice 2013 5 – 6
December 2013 Institute of Physics, London, UK.
14) G. Cicala, A. Latteri, S. Mannino, G.Cozzo, A. Recca, G. Ognibene,
(2013)
“Nanofilledelectrospun membranes as modifier for multifunctional composites”
NanotechItaly 2013, Venezia, 27-29November 2013.
15) A. D. La Rosa, G. Recca, A. Latteri, G. Cozzo, G. Bertolino, G. Cicala (2013). Mechanical
and thermal properties of epoxy resins reinforced with natural fibers, book of abstracts of the
1st International Conference on Natural Fibers, 9-11 June Guimaraes, Portugal, pag.45
16) A. D. La Rosa, G. Recca, A. Latteri, G. Cozzo, G. Cicala (2013). Life cycle assessment of an
industrial shed made of eco-sandwich material, book of abstracts of the 1st International
Conference on Natural Fibers, 9-11 June Guimaraes, Portugal, pag.335
17) A D La Rosa, G Cicala, G Cozzo, A Latteri, A Recca (2013) Bio-based versus
traditionalpolymercomposites for automotive eco-design. A life cycle assessment perspective
In: 11th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering 11 / 2-5 June 2013,
Milan, Italy.
18) Giulia Cozzo, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Antonino Recca and
GianlucaCicalaElettrospinning of Polyethersulfonefibers: ANOVA and DOE studies In: IX
INSTM CONFERENCE, Bari, 30th June - 3rd July 2013.
19) Alberta Latteri, Giulia Cozzo, Daniela La Rosa, Giuseppe Recca, Gianluca Cicala (2013)
Biocomposites with epoxymatrixderived by pine oils In: IX INSTM CONFERENCE, Bari,
30th June - 3rd July 2013
20) Gianluca Cicala, Alberta Latteri, Salvatore Mannino, Giulia Cozzo, Antonino Recca (2013)
MultifunctionalNanoComposites: the use of filledelectrospunfibersasfunctionalmodifier In:
IX INSTM CONFERENCE, Bari, 30th June - 3rd July 2013.
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(From 27 September to 2 October 2010) XVI National School of Materials Science “Materiali del
Futuro: dalla Nanomedicina all’Aerospaziale”. Bressanone, University of Padova, Italy
(From 5 September to 7 September 2007) Italian Workshop of Artificial Life and Evolution
Computation (WIVACE 2007). Baia Samuele, Sampieri (Ragusa), Italy
(From 31 August to 4 September 2007) Italian Summer School in Evolution Computation and
Artificial Life (SECEVITA 2007) Baia Samuele, Sampieri (Ragusa), Italy
(31 October 2003) National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Section of Catania,Italy.
Courses on: “Study of the dynamics of Etna by GPS” and “Application of Cellular Neural Networks
(CNN) for the simulation of lava flow”
(From 22 September to 26 September 2003) Centre International des Sciences Mecanigues (CISM),
Udine. Dynamical System. Courses on: “Wave Based Computation and Neuro-inspired Robots. “
Grant awarded to attend this school.
(From 17 September to 19 September 2003) The 6th International Conference “Climbing and
Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines” (CLAWAR 2003) Dipertimento
di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e dei Sistemi, University of Catania.