Stefano MILIONE | Curriculum

Dr. Stefano Milione was born on November 26, 1971, in Cava de' Tirreni. After completing his scientific high school education, he enrolled in the Degree Course in Chemistry at University of Salerno, where he graduated magna cum laude on May 22, 1997, with a thesis entitled “Polymerization of 1-vinylcyclohexene with homogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalysts”, under the supervision of prof. Pasquale Longo.

From November 1, 1997, to November 30, 2001, he attended the PhD program in Chemistry (XIII Cycle) at the Department of Chemistry of University of Salerno, carrying out research on the synthesis and characterization of electrophilic Group V complexes with nitrogen ligands and their application in the polymerization of the main unsaturated hydrocarbons, under the supervision of prof. Alfonso Grassi.

From May 1, 2001, to November 30, 2002, he was a research fellow at University of Salerno for the project “Copolymerization of 1-olefins and ethylene with conjugated dienes catalyzed by vanadium compounds”, under the supervision of prof. Alfonso Grassi. In 2002, he carried out research activities at University of Alcalá in collaboration with prof. Cuenca.

In December 2002, Dr. Stefano Milione was appointed Researcher at the Department of Chemistry of University of Salerno, and his position was confirmed in December 2005.

Dr. Stefano Milione’s research activity focuses on the synthesis and study of the reactivity of highly electrophilic organometallic species to be used as potential catalysts in the polymerization of olefins and polar monomers. The main objective of his research has been the understanding of the factors governing the insertion reaction of monomeric units into the growing polymer chain in order to achieve controlled polymerization processes. Particular attention has been devoted to the polymerization catalysis of polar monomers derived from renewable resources, whose polymers exhibit important biocompatible or biodegradable properties.

His research activity has resulted in 86 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and several scientific communications presented at national and international conferences.