Career Summary

2022 – currently

Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Giulio Natta (Italy) 1) Postdoc researcher in the field of recycling of critical raw materials from spent Li-ions batteries.

2) Scientific Consultant for the managing of the activities and member of the Advisory Board del Consortium WORLD (H2020 MSCA RISE 2019, grant agreement 873005.

2020 – currently

Mannu Consulting professional firm

Main services include consultancy for research activities, development of research projects, technical support to chemistry-based SMEs.

2020

University of Turin, Chemistry Department          

Postdoc Researcher: organic and organometallic synthesis. Writing of papers, reports, and projects. Application of the DoE approach to some organic synthesis of industrial interest.

2018-2020

Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Giulio Natta (Italy)

Postdoc Researcher: optimization of the adhesion properties of commercial composites. Writing of papers, reports, and projects.

Research activity on Deep Eutectic Solvents, including their reactivity. Application of the DoE approach to the optimization of chemical processes and biomass treatment.

2017-2018

Leibniz Institute fur Catalyse, Rostock (LIKAT) (Germany).

Researcher: activation and deactivation pathways in Rh catalysed processes. Main tasks include synthesis and characterization of rhodium organometallic compounds, mechanistic studies (synthesis and isolation of intermediates, NMR studies, kinetics, and crystallization of organometallic complexes), periodical reporting of the scientific activity, writing papers.

2015 – 2017

ZOI C&F, Sassari (Italy). HSE and HACCP consulting.          

CEO and co-founder, main tasks included: managing employers, programming tasks and goals, supervision of the administrative Department. Consultancy as HSE and HACCP manager. Teaching in professional courses, more than 300 hours of teaching per year from 2015 to 2017.

2012 – 2015

Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, (ICB, CNR), Sassari (Italy).    

Postdoc Researcher, main tasks included: organic synthesis, purification (mainly chromatographic) and characterization (NMR, IR) of organic compounds, periodical reporting of scientific results.

2011 – 2012

University of Sassari (Italy)          

Postdoc Researcher, main tasks included organometallic synthesis, purification (chromatography) and characterization of metal complexes (NMR, IR), catalytic evaluations (GC).

2007 – 2011

University of Barcelona (Spain)  

Ph.D. student, main tasks included organometallic synthesis, purification (chromatography, HPLA, GC-Mass, sublimation) and characterization of metal complexes (NMR, IR, HPLC, GC, GC-Mass), catalytic studies (reduction of C=X bonds, C-C bond formation). Supervising of junior coworkers.

2005 – 2006

University of Sassari (Italy)          

Pre-doc Researcher, main task included the synthesis of polymer through frontal polymerization technique, periodical reporting of the scientific results.

2004 – 2005

University of Sassari (Italy)          

Internship under the supervision of Prof. Ugo Azzena: organic synthesis, purification (chromatography) and characterization of organic compounds (NMR, IR, Mass).

 

Teaching Experience

Academic year 2020-2021           University of Turin, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (Italy).

Academic year 2015-2016           University of Sassari, Organic Chemistry, one semester course. (Italy).

Academic year 2009-2010           University of Barcelona, Advanced laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry (Spain).

Academic year 2010-2011           University of Barcelona, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry 1 (Spain).

Academic year 2010-2011           University of Barcelona, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry (Spain).

 

 

 

Education and Qualifications

January 2022     National Scientific qualification as associate in the Italian higher education system, in the call

2021/2023 (Ministerial Decree n. 553/2021 and 589/2021) for the disciplinary field of 03/B2 -

Principles of chemistry for applied technologies. (Academic Recruitment Field 03/B - Inorganic

chemistry and applied technologies, according to the national classification).

July 2011             Ph.D. in homogeneous catalysis, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Barcelona (Spain).

June 2008           Spanish language official certification (DELE) basic level.

September 2007             Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (DEA) in Homogeneous Catalysis, University of Barcelona (Spain).

June 2005           Habilitation as Chemist, Ordine dei Chimici della Provincia di Sassari.

March 2005       Master Degree in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari (Italy).

Editorial Activity

- Guest Editor for the journal Materials, special issue “Advances in Lonic Liquids: Synthesis, Properties and Applications”, 2023, MDPI.

- Guest Editor for the journal Beverages, special issue “Application of Statistics for Beverages”, 2022, MDPI.

- Guest Editor for the journal Beverages, special issue “Solvent-Free Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Beverages”, 2021, MDPI

- Guest Editor for the journal Processes, special issue “Recycling of Waste Oils: Technology and Application”, 2020, MDPI.

- Editorial board member of American Journal of Applied Chemistry.

- Member of the Technical Program Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2019, July 22nd – 25th, Macau (China).

- Member of the Advisory Committee and Country Coordinator of the journal “Journal of ongoing chemical research”, ISSN 2306-2169 (https://jocr.weebly.com/editorial-office.html).

 

 

 

 

Relevant Grants, Awards and Membership

MSCA RISE 2019               Project WORLD, funded for the period 2020-2024. Member of the Advisory Board.

MSCA Individual European Fellowship 2017         Project TADF-3D-CAT, above the threshold, not funded.

2014 – 2017

Professional Order of the Chemists of Sassari.     Member of the board, President of the Board from September 2015 to July 2017.

2013 –214

EMAP European program, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES). Visiting Researcher at the University of Rabat (Morocco, Prof. Saadia Zrira).

October 18th 2010         Silver coin of the Italian Chemical Society at the Xº S.A.Y.C.S. 2010 (Pesaro, Italy).

2012 – 2015       Percorsi di Rientro 2011 (Regione Autonoma della Sardegna).

2011     Visiting Researcher at the University of Sassari funded by FPI grant Spain Minister for Education).

2008 - 2012       FPI grant of the Spain Minister for Education at the University of Barcelona (Spain).

2007 –2010       Master and Back grant (Regione Autonoma della Sardegna).

2001 - 2002       ERASMUS grant, University of Zaragoza (Spain).

 

List of scientific publications

 

             48. Recycling of used vegetable oils by powder adsorption, Alberto Mannu, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Giacomo Luigi Petretto, Zoubida Taleb, Abdelhak Serouri, Safia Taleb, Alessandro Sacchetti, Andrea Mele, Waste Management & Research, 2023, 41, 4, 839-847.

             47. Classification of Pummelo (Citrus grandis) Extracts through UV-VIS-Based Chemical Fingerprint, Giacomo Luigi Petretto, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Marzia Piroddi, Giorgio Pintore, Alberto Mannu, Beverages, 2022, 8, 2, 34.

             46. Application of IR and UV–VIS spectroscopies and multivariate analysis for the classification of waste vegetable oils, A Mannu, M Poddighe, S Garroni, L Malfatti, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022, 178, 106088.

             45. “Geographical variation of the volatile composition in essential oils extracted from Sardinian Salvia verbenaca”, Alberto Mannu, Sara Melito, Giacomo Luigi Petretto, Paola Manconi, Giorgio Mario Pintore, Mario Chessa, Natural Product Research, 2021, 36 (1), 367-370.

             44. “Variation of Used Vegetable Oils’ Composition upon Treatment with Algerian Clays”, A Serouri, Z Taleb, A Mannu, S Garroni, N Senes, S Taleb, S Brini, S. K. Abdoun, Recycling, 2021, 6 (4), 68.

             43. “Recycling of Waste Oils: Technology and Application”; A Mannu, S Garroni, Processes, 2021, 9 (12), 2145.

             42. “Choline chloride-based ternary deep band gap systems”, A Mannu, F Cardano, A Fin, S Baldino, C Prandi, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021, 330, 115717

             41. “Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Characterization of a Non-Polar Extract of Saffron Stamens in Food Matrix”, Severino Zara, Giacomo L Petretto, Alberto Mannu, Giacomo Zara, Marilena Budroni, Ilaria Mannazzu, Chiara Multineddu, Giorgio Pintore, Francesco Fancello, Foods, 2021, 10 (4), 703

             40. Unconventional reactivity of epichlorohydrin in the presence of triphenylphosphine: Isolation of ((1, 4-dioxane-2, 5-diyl)-bis-(methylene))-bis-(triphenylphosphonium) chloride A Mannu, ME Di Pietro, E Priola, S Baldino, A Sacchetti, A Mele Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2021, 47 (4), 1663-1674

             39. “Deep eutectic solvents as H2-sources for Ru (II)-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds under mild conditions”, Marzia Cavallo, Davide Arnodo, Alberto Mannu, Marco Blangetti, Cristina Prandi, Walter Baratta, Salvatore Baldino, Tetrahedron, 2021, 83, 131997

             38. “Structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of gelatin-based films integrated with tara gum”, L Nuvoli, P Conte, C Fadda, JAR Ruiz, JM García, S Baldino, A Mannu, Polymer, 2021, 214, 123244

             37. “Behavior of Ternary Mixtures of Hydrogen Bond Acceptors and Donors in Terms of Band Gap Energies”, A Mannu, F Cardano, S Baldino, A Fin, Materials, 2021, 14 (12), 3418

             36. “Promising technological and industrial applications of deep eutectic systems”, A Mannu, M Blangetti, S Baldino, C Prandi, Materials, 2021, 14 (10), 2494

             35. “Connecting chloride solvation with hydration in deep eutectic systems”, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Oliver Hammond, Adriaan van den Bruinhorst, Alberto Mannu, Agílio Pádua, Andrea Mele, Margarida Costa Gomes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23 (1), 107-111.

             34 “13C NMR Dataset Qualitative Analysis of Grecian Wines”, A Mannu, IK Karabagias, S Baldino, C Prandi, VK Karabagias, AV Badeka, Data, 2020, 5 (3), 78

             33. “13C NMR-based chemical fingerprint for the varietal and geographical discrimination of wines”, Alberto Mannu, Ioannis K Karabagias, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Salvatore Baldino, Vassilios K. Karabagias, Anastasia V. Badeka, Foods, 2020, 9 (8), 1040

             32 “An integrated approach to optimizing cellulose mercerization”, M. Ferro, A. Mannu, W. Panzeri, C.H.J. Theeuwen, A. Mele, Polymers, 2020, 12 (7), 1559.

             31. “Optimization of Nazarov Cyclization of 2, 4-Dimethyl-1, 5-diphenylpenta-1, 4-dien-3-one in Deep Eutectic Solvents by a Design of Experiments Approach”, S. Nejrotti, A. Mannu, M. Blangetti, S. Baldino, A. Fin, C. Prandi, Molecules, 2020, 25(23), 5726.

             30. “Physico-chemical parameters complemented with aroma compounds fired up the varietal discrimination 3 of wine using statistics”, Ioannis K. Karabagias, Dionysia Sykalia, Alberto Mannu, Anastasia V. Badeka, European Food Research and Technology, 2020, 246 (11), 2233-2248.

             29. “European Union Legislation Overview about Used Vegetable Oils Recycling: The Spanish and Italian Case Studies”, Jesus Ibanez,Sonia Martel Martín, Salvatore Baldino, Cristina Prandi, Alberto Mannu,* Processes, 2020, 8(7), 798.

             28. “Effect of Irrigation Systems and Soil Conditioners on the Growth and Essential Oil Composition of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Cultivated in Egypt”, Elsayed Omer, Saber Hendawy, Abdel Nasser ElGendy, Alberto Mannu, Giacomo L. Petretto, Giorgio Pintore, Sustainability, 2020, 12 (16), 6611.

             27. “NMR Determination of Free Fatty Acids in Vegetable Oils”, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Alberto Mannu, Andrea Mele, Processes, 2020, 8(4), 410.

             26. “Available Technologies and Materials for Waste Cooking Oil Recycling”, Alberto Mannu,* Sebastiano Garroni, Jesus Ibanez Porras, Andrea Mele, Processes, 2020, 8(3), 366.

             25. “Transfer Hydrogenation from 2-propanol to Acetophenone Catalyzed by [RuCl2(η6-arene)P] (P = monophosphine) and [Rh(PP)2]X (PP = diphosphine, X = Cl−, BF4−) Complexes”, Alberto Mannu,* Arnald Grabulosa, Salvatore Baldino, Catalysts, 2020, 10(2), 162.

             24. “Band-Gap Energies of Choline Chloride and Triphenylmethylphosphoniumbromide-Based Systems”, Alberto Mannu,* Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Andrea Mele, Molecules, 2020, 25(7), 1495.

             23. “From Deep Eutectic Solvents to Deep Band Gap Systems”, Alberto Mannu,* Monica Ferro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Sebastiano Garroni, Andrea Mele, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020, 301, 112441.

             22. “Response Surface Analysis of density and flash point in recycled Waste Cooking Oils”, Alberto Mannu,* Monica Ferro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Alessandro Taras, Sebastiano Garroni, Andrea Mele, Chemical Data Collection, 2020, 25, 100329.

             21. “Do Cyclodextrins Encapsulate Volatiles in Deep Eutectic Systems?”, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Monica Ferro, Alberto Mannu, Franca Castiglione, Margarida Costa Gomes, Sophie Fourmentin, Andrea Mele, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 20, 17397-17405.

             20. “Improving the recycling technology of waste cooking oils: Chemical fingerprint as tool for non-biodiesel application”, Alberto Mannu*, Monica Ferro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Giacomo Luigi Petretto, Paolo Urgeghe, Andrea Mele, Waste Management, 2019, 96, 1-8.

             19. “Innovative applications of Waste Cooking Oil as Raw Material”, Alberto Mannu*, Monica Ferro, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Andrea Mele, Science Progress, 2019, 102(2), 153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0036850419854252.

             18. “Recycling of Waste Cooking Oils: variation of the chemical composition during water treatment”, Alberto Mannu*, Monica Ferro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Giacomo Petretto, Paolo Urgeghe, Andrea Mele, Waste Management, 2019, 96, 1-8.

             17. “Variation of the Chemical Composition of Waste Cooking Oils upon Bentonite Filtration”, Alberto Mannu*, Gina Vlahopoulou, Paolo Urgeghe, Monica Ferro, Alessandra del Caro, Alessandro Taras, Sebastiano Garroni, Giacomo Luigi Petretto*, Resources, 2019, 8(2), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8020108.

             16. “A new synthetic spiroketal: studies on antitumor activity on murine melanoma model In vivo and mechanism of action In vitro”, Pietro Spanu, Maria Pia Fuggetta, Fausta Ulgheri, Francesco Deligia, Giovanni Loriga, Paola Carta, Alberto Mannu, Veronica Trotta, Rosanna De Cicco, Adriano Barra, Enrica Zona, Franco Morelli, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents), 2019, 19(4), 567. DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190131141400.

             15. “Synthesis and characterization of [Rh(PP)(PP)]X Complexes (PP = DPPE or DPPP, X = Cl-, BF4-). Reactivity Studies and Application in Transfer Hydrogenation Reaction”, Alberto Mannu*, Gina Vlahopoulou, Christoph Kubis, Hans-Joachim Drexler, Journal of Organomet. Chem., 2019, 885, 59-64.

             14. "Characterization of Sardinian Bentonite”, A. Mannu*, G. Vlahopoulou, G. Petretto, V. Sireus, G. Mulas, Journal of Scientific Research, 2019, 11(1), 145-150.

             13. "Monomerization of [Rh2(1,3-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-propane)2(m2-Cl)2] complex detected by Pulsed Gradient Spin Echo spectroscopy and 31P NMR monitoring of metathesis experiments”, A. Mannu*, Monica Ferro, Saskia Möller, Detlef Heller, Journal of Chemical Research, 2018, 42, 402-404.

             12. “Oxidative addition of CH2Cl2 to neutral dimeric Rh(I) diphosphine complexes”, A. Mannu*, H.-J. Drexler, R. Thede, M. Ferro, W. Baumann, J. Rüeger, D. Heller, J. Organomet. Chem. 2018, 871, 178-184.

             11. "Bentonite as refining agent in waste cooking oils recycling: flash point, density and color evaluation”, A. Mannu*, G. Vlahopoulou, V. Sireus, G. L. Petretto, G. Mulas, S. Garroni, Natural Product Communications, 2018, 13, 1-4.

             10. "Variation of density and flash point in acidic degummed waste cooking oils”, G. Vlahopoulou, G. L. Petretto, S. Garroni, C. Piga, A. Mannu*, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2018, 42, 3, e13533.

             9. “Synthesis and Enantiomeric Separation of a Novel Spiroketal derivative: A Potent Human Telomerase Inhibitor with High In Vitro Anticancer Activity”, M. P. Fuggetta, A. De Mico, A. Cottarelli, F. Morelli, M. Zonfrillo, F. Ulgheri, P. Peluso, A. Mannu, F. Deligia, M. Marchetti, G. N. Roviello, A. Reyes Romero, A. Dömling, P. Spanu, J. Med. Chem. 2016, 59, 9140.

             8. “Volatiles, colour characteristics and other physico-chemical parameters of commercial Moroccan honeys”, G. L. Petretto, C. I. G. Tuberoso, G. Vlahopoulou, A. Atzei, A. Mannu, S. Zrira, G. Pintore, Natural Product Research, 2016, 30, 286.

             7. “Recent Advances in Ru-based Metallodrugs”, book chapter, Ricerca in Vetrina Originalità e impatto della ricerca scientifica, Alberto Mannu, Edited by Franco Angeli, 2015, pp. 389-393, ISBN: 9788891703194.

             6. “An unexpected reaction of pyridine with acetyl chloride to give dihydropyridine and piperidine derivatives”, P. Spanu, A. Mannu, F. Ulgheri, Tetrahedron Lett., 2014, 22, 1939.

             5. “[RuCl2P*(η6-p-cymene)] and [RuCl2(κ-P*-η6-arene)] complexes containing P-stereogenic phosphines. Activity in transfer hydrogenation and interactions with DNA”, R. Aznar, A. Grabulosa, A. Mannu, G. Muller, D. Sainz, V. Moreno, M. Font-Bardia, T. Calvet, J. Lorenzo, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 2344.

             4. “Neutral η6-Arene Ruthenium Complexes with Monodentate P-donor Ligands. Activation in the Transfer Hydrogenation Reaction”, A. Grabulosa, A. Mannu, E. Alberico, S. Denurra, S. Gladiali, G. Muller, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2012, 363, 49.

             3. “Neutral p-cymene ruthenium complexes with P-stereogenic monophosphines. New catalytic precursors in enantioselective transfer hydrogenation and cyclopropanation”, A. Grabulosa, A. Mannu, A. Mezzetti, G. Muller, J. Organomet. Chem., 2012, 696, 4221.

             2. “P-Stereogenic Hemilabile Monophosphanes in Pd-Catalysed Enantioselective Hydrovinylation of Styrene”, A. Grabulosa, A. Mannu, G. Muller, T. Calvet, M. Font-Bardia, J. Organomet. Chem., 2011, 696, 2338.

             1. “Reductive Metalation of 1,2-Diaryl-substituted Ethenes: Synthetic Applications”, U. Azzena, G. Dettori, C. Lubinu, A. Mannu, Luisa Pisano; Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 8663.

 

School and Workshops

             Participation to the WORLD MANUFACTURING FORUM, Brescia (Italy), November 27-28, 2023.

             Organization of the workshop WORLD4BUSINESS, July 4, 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy).

             Organization to: 4th International Summer School on Cyclodextrins, June 10-12, 2019, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy).

             Participation to: International workshop “Homogeneous Catalysis in a Changing World”, May 30th 2011, Sassari (Italy).

             Participation to: International workshop “Johnson Matthey, PGM Reforming”, February 5th 2008, Barcelona (Spain).

             Participation to: International workshop “IDECAT, Meeting Universitad-Industria”, March 29-31st 2007, Sevilla (Spain).

             Participation to: International Summer School “Organometallic chemistry and Catalysis”, July 23-27th 2007, ICIQ, Tarragona (Spain).

 

Presentations at Congresses

             WORLD4BUSINESS workshop, seminar titled “The circular Economy within the project WORLD”, July 4, 2023, Milan (Italy).

             Workshop “– giornata di studio progetto GHELF”, seminar titled “Valorization of Waste Cooking Oils for non-biodiesel Application”, September 14, 2022, University of Pavia (Italy).

             1st International Seminar on Used Cooking Oils Valorization Feb. 11-12, 2020. Virtual Platform, TEAM FOODS - Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Presentazione orale dal titolo “The circular economy model applied to the valorisation of Used Vegetable Oils: current status and perspectives”.

             International Congress EUROISMAR 2019, 25-30 August 2019, Berlin (Germany). Poster Presentation “Green solvents from the NMR perspective: structure and dynamics of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents”, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Monica Ferro, Franca Castiglione, Alberto Mannu and Andrea Mele.

             Summer School “Valorization of by-products from agri-food supply chains for the development of functional ingredients, foods and nutraceuticals”, 24-27 June 2019, Verona (Italy). Poster presentation “Recycling of food byproducts: Waste Cooking Oils exploitation for industrial purposes”, Alberto Mannu Monica Ferro, Greta Colombo Dugoni, Maria Enrica Di Pietro, Andrea Mele.

             4th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (https://ecmc-4.sciforum.net/), 1st-30th November 2018. Poster presentation “A new synthetic spiroketal: studies on antitumor activity on murine melanoma model In vivo and mechanism of action In vitro”, Pietro Spanu, Maria Pia Fuggetta, Fausta Ulgheri, Francesco Deligia, Giovanni Loriga, Paola Carta, Alberto Mannu, Veronica Trotta, Rosanna De Cicco, Adriano Barra, Enrica Zona, Franco Morelli.

             National Congress “Chemali 2018 - XII Italian Food Chemistry Congress”, 24-27th September 2018, Camerino (Italy), with the oral presentation “Physico-chemical properties and volatile organic compounds of waste cooking oil filtered through bentonite”, A. Mannu, G. Vlachopolou, P. Urgeghe, A. del Caro, A. Taras and G. L. Petretto.

             28th International Symposium of Homogeneous Catalysis, 7-15th July 2018, Amsterdam (Nederland) with a poster presentation “Activation of CH2Cl2 by Rh/diphosphine complexes”, A. Mannu, H.-J. Drexler, M. Ferro, D. Heller.

             28th International Symposium of Homogeneous Catalysis, 7-15th July 2018, Amsterdam (Nederland) with a poster presentation “New Rh(III) and Ni(II) PECSP (E = S, O) pincer complexes and their application in Kumada Coupling under Mild Conditions”, G. Vlahopoulou, P. Hasche, H.-J. Drexler, A. Mannu, D. Heller, T. Beweries.

             National Congress “Ricerca in Vetrina”, 23-24th September 2013, Sassari (Italy) with an oral presentation “Recent Advances in Ru based metallodrugs”, A. Mannu, A. Grabulosa, D. Sainz, R Aznar, G. Muller, V. Moreno, M. Font-Bardia, T. Calvet, J. Lorenzo.

             National Congress “Ricerca in Vetrina”, 23-24th September 2013, Sassari (Italy) with a poster comunication “New non-invasive strategies for the evaluation of the oocytes' “quality”, G. Vlachopoulou, O. Murrone, L. Falchi, F. Ariu, S. Ledda, M. Piccinnini, A. Mannu, L. Bogliolo.

             XXXV National Congress of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society, 9-13th September 2013, Sassari (Italy) with an oral presentation “Synthesis of dihydropyridine and piperidine derivatives via an unexpected reaction of pyridine with acetyl chloride”, A. Mannu, P. Spanu, F. Ulgheri.

             National congress “La Chimica in Sardegna nell'Anno della Chimica”, October 21st 2011, Porto Conte (Sassari, Italy) with an oral presentation: “An example of chemical efficiency: ketones reduction through hydrogen-transfer catalysed by ruthenium-based complexes”, A. Mannu, A. Grabulosa, G. Muller, S. Gladiali, E. Alberico, S. Denurra.

             VIII Ph.D. Chemistry Day, April 7-8th 2011, Bari (Italy) with an oral presentation “P-stereogenic phosphines in palladium and ruthenium asymmetric catalysis”, A. Mannu, A. Grabulosa, R. Aznar, G. Muller, S. Gladiali.

             10º S.A.Y.C.S. (Sigma Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium), October 18-20th 2011, Pesaro (Italy) with an oral presentation “Trasferimento di Idrogeno Asimmetrico: Un Nuovo Meccanismo per Nuovi Catalizzatori”, A. Mannu, G. Muller.

             International Congress “17th International Symposium of Homogeneous Catalysis”, July 4-9th 2010, Poznan (Poland) with a poster communication “Asymmetric H-Transfer catalysed by chiral phosphorous-based ruthenium complexes”, R. Aznar, A. Grabulosa, A. Mannu, G. Muller.

             9º S.A.Y.C.S. (Sigma Aldrich Young Chemists Symposium), October 12-14th 2009, Pesaro (Italy) with an oral communication “Sintesi Asimmetrica di Nuove Molecole Eterobifunzionali P-Ar e dei Corrispondenti Complessi Neutri di Ru(II)”, A. Mannu, G. Muller.

             VI Ph.D. Chemistry Day, February 19-21st 2009, Rimini (Italy) with an oral presentation “New family of bulky and basic P-chiral ligands: synthesis and applications to palladium and ruthenium chemistry”, A. Mannu, R. Aznar, G. Muller, L.-I- Rodriguez, O. Rossell, S. Gladiali.

             International congress “16th International Symposium of Homogeneous Catalysis”, July 6-11th 2008, Florence (Italy), with a poster communication “Developing new P-chiral fragments for metallodendrimer palladium compounds containing monodentate P-stereogenic phosphines. Synthesis and Catalytic behaviour”, R. Aznar, A. Mannu, N. S. Hillesheim, G. Muller, L.-I. Rodriguez.

             XXII congress of the Italian Chemical Society, September 10-15th 2006, Florence (Italy), with an poster communication “Sintesi di interpenetrating polymer network ottenuti via polimerizzazione frontale non interferente”, Mannu A., Bidali S., Mariani A., Caria G., Alzari V.