PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Jenny G. Vitillo
Nationality: Italian
ORCID: 0000-0002-6213-2039
Researcher ID: L-3074-2013
URL: https://www.uninsubria.eu/hpp/jenny-grazia.vitillo
e-mail: jg.vitillo@gmail.com and jenny.vitillo@uninsubria.it

EDUCATION
2005 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy.
Discipline: Materials for hydrogen storage. Scientific Supervisor: Prof. G. Ricchiardi.

2002 M.S. in Materials Science with 110/110 cum laude, mention, and dignity of publication, Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy.
Discipline: Heterogeneous catalysis. Scientific Supervisor: Prof. C. Lamberti.

CURRENT AND PAST POSITIONS
2021-today Associate professor, University of Insubria, Como, Italy.
2018-today Person of Interest, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, MN.
2018-2021 Assistant professor (RTDB), University of Insubria, Como, Italy.
2017-2018 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, MN.
2017 National Habilitation to the rank of associate professor (ASN2016, sectors 03/B1 and 03/A2)
2016-2017 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy
2015 Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley, CA (MOFs synthesis, prof. J.R. Long).
2014 National Habilitation to the rank of associate professor (ASN2012, sector 03/B2)
2013-2016 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Como, Italy. Fund for investment in basic research (Impact project, FIRB 2012).
2005-2013 Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy.

EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE
Jenny G. Vitillo is an expert in energetic and environmentally relevant challenges, in particular hydrogen storage, light-harvesting, and carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage, and the catalytic conversion of alkane to alcohols. She has exploited almost all the characterization techniques that are relevant in Materials Science both on the computational (quantum mechanics – DFT and multireference wave function methods – and molecular mechanics) and experimental points of view, focusing on investigating materials for catalysis, energy (storage and delivery), and gas storage and separation.

PUBLICATION RECORD
95 publications in peer-reviewed journals (25 as first author and 23 as the corresponding author); 2 book chapters.
From Web of Science (March 2022):
Results found 101
Sum of the times cited 4623
without self-citations 4377
Average citations per item 45.77
h-index 34
Total impact factor# 459.7
Average impact factor# 5.6
#Calculated by using the IF in the publication year or using the first available IF value for the 82 items having an IF associated.

About 150 contributions to national and international congresses. Participation in 65 national and international congresses. JGV has provided 24 oral communications, 18 in international (3 upon invite), and 6 in national congresses. She has also delivered > 30 invited presentations as part of project meetings in different universities, research centers, and companies.
Guest editor for the special issue of Chem. Rev. “Carbon Capture and Separation” (2017).
Member of the Editorial Board for DOE EFRC newsletter in 2017-2018.
Review editor of “Frontiers in Energy Research”, for the section “Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization”.
Editorial Board Member of “Applied Sciences” (MDPI journals).


ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2019-today Lead organizer of the annual “Global Women Breakfast” for IUPAC100 in Como in 2019, and for IUPAC in 2020, and 2022.
2018 Lead Member of the Organizing Committees of ET14 symposium for the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit (Boston, MA).
2018 Member of the Organizing Committee for the F18 Joint Panel Session for the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit (Boston, MA).
2016 Member of the Organizer Committee for the “NIS colloquium. Harnessing the Power of Light in Hybrid Materials” (Torino, Italy).

FUNDING ID
(participated in or leader of the following recent research projects)
*DOE funding
2017-today Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center (ICDC, Energy Frontier Research Center, US DOE funds). Scientific Coordinator (12 months), Participant. Funding to the Minnesota unit: 12 M$
2017-2019 Nanoporous Materials Genome Center (NMGC, Materials Genome Initiative, US DOE funds). Participant.

*Recent EU funding
2022 Proposal CH6251 at ESRF, Grenoble (France), Main Proposer.
2013-2016 VII EU-Framework Program: Project ID: 608534 – Advanced (MATESA). Participant. Funding to the Turin unit: 354 k€
2013-2016 European COST program, COST Action MP1202: HINT. Participant.
2012-2014 FCH JU platform. Project: Bor4Store. Participant. Funding to the Turin unit: 242 k€
2012 Proposal CH3566 at ESRF, Grenoble (France), Main Proposer.
2009-2013 VII EU-Framework Program, NMP-2008-2.4-1. Project: NANOMOF. Participant. Funding to the Turin unit: 259 k€
2012-2015 VII EU-Framework Program, FCH JU platform (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). Project: SSH2S. Participant. Funding to the Turin unit: 430 k€

*Recent national and regional funding
2013-2016 FIRB 2012. Project: “ImPACT”. Unit Coordinator. Funding to the University of Insubria unit: 307 k€. Systems developed and studied: dyes encapsulated in porous substrates for light harvesting.
2012-2015 PRIN 2010-2011 “Mechanisms of CO2 activation for the design of new materials for energy and resource efficiency”. Participant. Funding to the Turin unit: 140 k€.

*Internal competitive calls
2021 Grant for the funding of a research assistant position through a competitive internal call. Funding agency: Università dell'Insubria. 23786 €

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
University of Chicago (prof. L. Gagliardi) [modeling, design, and synthesis of catalysts based on metal-organic frameworks]
University of Minnesota (prof. C. C. Lu, prof. A. Bhan) [modeling, design, and synthesis of catalysts based on metal-organic frameworks]
University of Stavanger, Norway (Prof. O. Zavorotynska) [complex hydrides]
University of Nottingham, UK (prof. A. Laybourn), LUMS, Pakistan (prof. Muhammad Zaheer) [MOFs]
Università dell’Insubria, Como (prof. E. Fois, Dr. G. Tabacchi) [light harvesting], (prof. A. Maspero) [hydrogenation reactions]

REVIEWER ACTIVITY
*Projects: EU COST Association, the French National Research Agency (ANR), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia), the Poland National Science Center, and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
*Journals: Nat. Chem., Nat. Commun., Coord. Chem. Rev., J. Amer. Chem Soc., Angew. Chem., J. Mater. Chem. C, ACS Sus. Chem. Eng., Chem. Sci, Chem. Soc. Rev., ACS Catal., ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., ChemSusChem, Inorg. Chem., J. Catal., J. CO2 Utilization, J. Phys. Chem. C, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Int. J. Appl. Ceramic Techn., J. Alloys Compd., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Molecules, Front. Energy Res., Green Process. Synth., Comput. Theor. Chem.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
2021-today Advisor of 1 Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Insubria, Italy.
2013-2016 Co-supervisor of 1 doctoral student at the University of Turin, Italy (employed in R&D in Luxottica)
2005-2017 Co-supervisor of 2 master students and 3 bachelor students at the University of Turin. Of them, 1 continued as Ph.D. student at the University of Turin, 1 is a researcher at Argotec, Turin (PP), 1 is employed by industry (Prototipo Technologies Srl, PP).
2003-today Tutor for undergraduate and graduate students and Post Doc researchers in their research activities.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2022-today Materials for energy (MS in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry), University of Insubria (8 credits).
2018-today Molecular Spectroscopy (MS in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry), University of Insubria (8 credits).
2016 Volumetry module, Materials for Energy Laboratory (bachelor in Materials Science and Technology), University of Turin.
2015 Volumetry module, Materials for Energy Laboratory (bachelor in Materials Science and Technology), University of Turin.
2011 Introduction to volumetry module, Physical Chemistry (MS in Materials Science and Mamaself master), University of Turin.
2010 Spectroscopy module, Spectroscopic methods and Microscopies (bachelor in Materials Science), University of Turin.
2009-2014 Tutor for the Stage in a University Laboratory (vocational guidance in the High Schools for the Materials Science), University of Turin.
2009 Theoretical lab module, Chemical bond and Spectroscopy (BS in Industrial Chemistry), University of Turin.
2007-2010 Physical chemistry laboratory (BS in Materials Science, lab assistant), University of Turin.
2007 Computer science for the chemistry (BS in Advanced Chemical Methodologies, lab assistant), University of Turin.
2007 General chemistry laboratory (BS in Industrial Chemistry, lab assistant), University of Turin.
2006-2007 Basics of materials science (vocational guidance in the High Schools for the Materials Science), University of Turin.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Faculty member of the course board for the degree in Chemistry (2018-today) and in Physics (2018-2020), University of Insubria, Como, Italy.
PhD thesis committee member: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland (2019/10/04, 2021/08/07).
MS and BS thesis committee member: University of Insubria, Como, Italy (2019/02, 2019/12, 2020/12, 2021/06, 2022/03).
President of the Faculty Committee for the selection of postdoctoral researchers: University of Insubria, Como, Italy (2021/07/21).
Committee member for instrument acquisition though tender: University of Torino, Italy (2008, 2013).

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC).