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The University

The University of Bari Aldo Moro is a state-supported higher education institution founded in 1925 in Bari, in Southern Italy. The university is one of the most prestigious universities in southern Italy and it is one of the largest in Italy, with a student population of around 60'000. A recent name change refers to the statesman Aldo Moro, a student of law there until 1939 who then served as a full professor of philosophy of Law and Colonial Policy (1941) and of Criminal Law (1942).

The Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Renzo Luisi is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Bari "A. Moro", where he graduated in 1996 and earned his PhD in 2000. His research interests primarily focus on organometallic chemistry, with an emphasis on organolithium chemistry, small heterocycles synthesis and reactivity, asymmetric synthesis, and dynamic NMR spectroscopy. Recently, his research interests have shifted towards the use of flow chemistry as enabling technology. He has published over 150 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, along with several book chapters and reviews. In 2022, he was honored with the "Organic Chemistry and Methodological Aspects" award by the Division of Organic Chemistry of the Italian Chemical Society. Professor Luisi is also the International Coordinator of the Horizon Europe Project SusPharma.

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