Michele Penza

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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].

Michele Penza
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[6].

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)[7][8][9][10][11][12].

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)[13][14].

He is Chairman of the European Sensor Systems Cluster (ESSC), launched by EC DG R&I on November 2014[15]. He is Coordinator of the EIT RawMaterials Hub - Regional Center Southern Italy (RCSI), hosted by ENEA at Brindisi Research Centre in Italy, since 2019[16].

He has been included in the 2022 list of the Top 2% most-cited Worldwide Scientists[17], ranked as top-1000 scientist in the field of Analytical Chemistry and Physics; and as Top Italian Scientist[18] 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[19].

External links

References

  1. ↑ Michele Penza - ENEA
  2. ↑ Michele Penza - Top Italian Scientist in Material & Nano Sciences
  3. ↑ Michele Penza - ORCID
  4. ↑ Michele Penza - Scopus
  5. ↑ Michele Penza - Google Scholar
  6. ↑ EMRS - European Materials Research Society - Michele Penza, Symposium Organizer
  7. ↑ Journal of Sensors (Hindawi) - Academic Editor
  8. ↑ Sensors and Transducers (IFSA) - Editorial Board
  9. ↑ Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (Copernicus) - Associate Editor
  10. ↑ Chemosensors (MDPI) - Associate Editor
  11. ↑ Sensors (MDPI) - Editorial Board
  12. ↑ Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology - Section Materials (Frontiers) - Review Editor
  13. ↑ COST Action TD 1105 EuNetAir - Action Website
  14. ↑ COST Action TD 1105 EuNetAir - COST Website
  15. ↑ European Sensor Systems Cluster (ESSC)
  16. ↑ EIT RawMaterials Hub - Regional Center Southern Italy (RCSI)
  17. ↑ Top 2% most-cited Worlwide Scientists
  18. ↑ Top Italian Scientists
  19. ↑ ENEA
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