EMS Webinar on May 30, 2025 – Dr. Lidietta Giorno
Dr. Lidietta Giorno will give the EMS webinar scheduled for Friday May 30 at 4 pm CET on the EMS Youtube Channel.
The EMS webinar podcast series gives the scientific community a chance to know better the membrane journey of leading membranologists. Tune into the EMS YouTube channel for a live podcast followed by a short presentation on the current research interests of the invited speakers.
Biography:
Lidietta Giorno is the Research Director at the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy, CNR-ITM. She has served as the Director of the Institute from May 2009 till February 2019.
She is an expert in membrane science and membrane bioengineering, focusing on biohybrid, bioinspired, nanostructure membranes, biocatalytic membranes and membrane reactors, membrane emulsification, downstream (bio)processing, integrated membrane processes, water treatment, and membrane biorefinery. She was awarded The International Awards “Guido Dorso” for Research in 2011 and the Sapio Red Carpet Award in 2016. She has served as the President of the EMS Council, has been an Honorary Member of the EMS since 2014, and the editor of the Membrane News – the EMS Newsletter since 2002. She has been the Editor of the Journal of Membrane Science since January 2020 and has coauthored over 300 peer-reviewed papers, various books, and the Encyclopedia on Membranes (Springer).
Webinar Title: An insight into the journey of a membranologist Imparting biofunctional properties to synthetic membranes and beyond
Abstract:
The presentation will illustrate the progress made in the development and application of biofunctional membranes to achieve properties and functions like those exhibited by membranes in nature. The development of artificial membranes able to reach the performance of natural systems membranes (in terms of selectivity, antifouling, self-cleaning or repairing, surface-to-volume ratio, processes integration, etc.) is still an open challenge. The understanding of fundamentals and mechanisms in the field of interactions at molecular and supramolecular levels that govern hierarchical assembling at the nanoscale and lead to target structures and functions opens for breakthroughs in the field. To design, tailor and fine-tune bio-artificial systems membranes, it is possible to use a large variety of biomolecules, natural materials and processes.
This lecture covers the membrane journey of the speaker on biofunctional membranes and beyond, with a special focus on the fields of biotechnology, biorefinery and biosensors.