Fernando Pulidori Award 2024

Fernando Pulidori

Fernando Pulidori (1928-2007) was an italian chemist, specialized in thermodynamic chemistry, solution equilibria and solute-solvent interactions of model organic compounds. He was born on June 26th, 1928 in Ferrara. In 1958, he graduated in Chemistry at the University of Ferrara, after five years in the food industry, and in 1968 he completed his PhD in Physical Chemistry.

Between 1981 and 2000 he was Full Professor of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Ferrara, Head of the Chemistry Department (1988-1994) and President of the Italian Group of Thermodynamics of Complexes within the Italian Chemical Society.

His research interests focused on three main fields:

Solution equilibria: thermodynamic studies on formation of metal complexes with low-molecular weight ligands, stereoselective effects in ternary complex formation and their application in resolution of enantiomer mixtures.
Solute-solvent interactions of model organic compounds in aqueous solutions: hydrophilic-hydrophobic interactions and solvation models.
Dipole moments in apolar solvents; corrosion and inhibition of iron corrosion; adsorption of organic compounds at polarized interfaces and electrical double layer structures; electroreduction mechanisms of organic compounds of environmental interest.

The Prize

On behalf of the ISMEC 2024 Scientific Committee, we are pleased to announce that the Pulidori Prize has been assigned to Lisa Rita Magnaghi from the University of Pavia, Italy.

Lisa Rita will be invited to submit an extended abstract of her scientific activities for publication in "La Chimica & L’Industria," a Journal of the Italian Chemical Society and she will have the opportunity to present her work during ISMEC 2024.

The 17th Pulidori award will be awarded to a young coordination chemist, preferably an expert in thermodynamics and/or kinetics of complexation phenomena in solution, and author of an original paper published in the period 2021-2024 or accepted for publication at the deadline of application (the acceptation letter should be produced). Eligible candidates should be not more than 30 years old on December 31^th, 2024, PhD students or grantees at a university or research centre.

Applicants must be registered on-line and send an email to the Organizing Committe (congres.ismec-2024@univ-cotedazur.fr) before April 5^th, 2024.

Candidates should present the following documents:

A copy of the paper presented for evalutation, in PDF format.
A CV in the EU format and a summary of the candidate's scientific activity.
A cover letter, by the candidate supervisor or by the corresponding author of the paper, explaining the role of the candidate in the work done for the paper presented for evaluation.
A copy of a valid ID.

Rewards

The winner will attend ISMEC 2024 with the registration free of charge, she/he will be awarded a prize of 300 € and she/he will have a chance to orally present the winning paper at the award ceremony. An extended abstract of the winner’s scientific activity will be published in “La Chimica e l’Industria”, the official journal of the Italian Chemical Society.

Evaluation

Submitted applications will be evaluated by the International Scientific Committee of ISMEC 2024. The scientific level of the paper, its originality and innovative character in the field of thermodynamics and/or kinetics of complexes in solution, the curriculum of the applicant and her/his contribution to the research will be taken into account.

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