Michele Penza
Michele Penza is a Senior Researcher of Materials Science and Engineering, Sensor Devices, Environmental Measurements and Critical Raw Materials Technologies, at the ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Economic Sustainable Development in Brindisi, Italy[1].
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| Born |
| April 04, 1964, Margherita di Savoia (BAT), Italy |
| Nationality |
| Italian |
| Education |
| University of Bari |
| Fields |
| Materials and Nano Sciences; Physics; Engineering |
| Institutions |
| CNRSM - National Center for Research and Development of Materials (1992-2001) - Brindisi, Italy |
| ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (2001 - present) - Brindisi, Italy |
| Notes |
| Top Italian Scientist in Clinical Sciences [2] |
Michele Penza[3], Degree in Physics in 1990 from University of Bari, Italy. First, he worked with CNRSM SCpA (IT S&T Park) and then joined ENEA in 2001. He currently manages research projects (regional, national, international) and teams on material science and technology, functional materials, sensors and solid-state devices at Brindisi Research Centre, Italy.
His research interests are in sensor materials, nanomaterials, metal oxides, carbon nanotubes, advanced materials, gas sensors, portable sensor-systems, air quality networked sensors, functional applications, environmental technologies and measurements, functional materials, materials processing and characterization, materials technologies, Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and related technologies.
He was awarded with E2-Excellence ENEA 2008 for a Special Mention in Environmental Research. He co-authored 180 peer-reviewed Publications, 3 Book Chapters, 9 Special Issues, 2 International WMO Reports and other numerous communications to national/international conferences (140 Oral Communications including 37 Invited/Plenary Talks) and 2 national Patents.
Citations (January 2023): Web of Science Scopus (4550+). ResearchGate (5350+). Google Scholar (6500+). H-index (January 2023): Scopus (40)[4]. ResearchGate (43). Google Scholar (45)[5].
Co-organizer of scientific meetings, chair of conference-sessions, member of international scientific committees (EUROSENSORS, EMRS, MRS, IEEE SENSORS, IMCS), international expert for FP7-projects and national research agency/council, international reviewer, research manager with SMEs partnership. Session Chair in International Workshops/Conferences and as Symposia/Meetings/Workshops Organizer. Reviewer for international journals at high impact factor, and for national/international research council/agencies to evaluate research projects. Member of Advisory Boards and Steering Committees of international conferences and research projects [4].
Associate Editor for Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, Journal of Sensors, Chemosensors, Sensors, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology - Section Materials. Guest Editor of several special issues (Elsevier, IEEE, ASP, Hindawi, Copernicus, Beilstein Institute, MDPI) [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10].
He was Chair of COST Action TD1105 EuNetAir - European Network on New Sensing Technologies for Air-Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability - (2012-16) including 120+ teams from 31 COST Countries and 7 Non-COST Countries (USA, Canada, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, China, Australia) [11], [12].
He is Chairman of the European Sensor Systems Cluster (ESSC), launched by EC DG R&I on November 2014 [13]. He is Coordinator of the EIT RawMaterials Hub - Regional Center Southern Italy (RCSI), hosted by ENEA at Brindisi Research Centre in Italy, since 2019 [14].
He has been included in the 2022 list of the Top 2% most-cited Worldwide Scientists [15], ranked as top-1000 scientist in the field of Analytical Chemistry and Physics; and as Top Italian Scientist [16] ranked as top-100 scientist in the field of Physics - Material and Nano Sciences, as edited by Standford University using H-index and Citations reported in Scopus and Google Scholar.
Since 1 July 2015, he serves in ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - as Head of Laboratory Functional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Applications at the Department for Sustainability in the Division of Sustainable Materials at Brindisi Research Centre, Brindisi, Italy [17].
