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Michele LAUS (University East Piemonte, Alessandria, Italy)
Conference title: "Grafting to" Mechanism: An Enigma Revealed
Michele LAUS graduated in Industrial Chemistry with honours in 1983 and obtained a PhD in Industrial Chemistry in 1987. In 1997 he became Associate Professor of Industrial Chemistry and since November 2005, Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry and Polymeric Materials.
He spent periods as visiting professor at Cornell University (invited by Prof. C. K. Ober) and at the Martin Luter University of Freiburg (invited by Prof. W. Gronski).
At present, he is the Coordinator of EUPOC (European Polymer Conferences), President of AIM (Italian Association for Science and Technology of Macromolecules) and General Secretary of EPF (European Polymer Federation).
At the beginning, his research activity focused on the development of hybrid nanocomposites, functional micro and nanospheres for biomedical and analytical use and superstructural systems organized in 2D and 3D (polymer liquid crystals, monolayers and opals) for optical, microelectronic and sensor applications. Subsequently, the research was directed towards the study of materials for microelectronics through block copolymers and through the use of doping polymers, including the development of new precision polymers. Alongside these activities, two new lines of research have been activated relating to the synthesis of polymers using CO2 as a monomer and the preparation and study of reversible networks.
Prof. M. Laus is author of 280 articles in international journals and 20 patents with an H-index of 44. Furthermore, he has participated as an invited or plenary speaker in more than 100 international conferences.
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