Fabrizia Grepioni
Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Bologne, Italy
Biography
The scientific interests of Prof. Grepioni include crystal engineering (design, synthesis, investigation and applications of molecular crystalline materials). In particular, the research is focused on (1) Synthesis and properties of new crystal forms (polymorphs, solvates, molecular and ionic co-crystals, coordination compounds with bio-compatible metals) of organic molecules of pharmaceutical and agrochemical interest; (2) Supramolecular gels with d-block metals; (3) Luminescence of molecular solids via functionalization or co-crystallization; (4) Crystal engineering of molecular organic semiconductors; (5) Structural determination from single crystal and powder data. Techniques used by Prof. Grepioni include solution and solvent-free syntheses, X-ray diffraction, DSC, TGA, and hot-stage microscopy. Prof. Grepioni co-organized 10 successful International Workshops on Crystal Forms. Prof. Grepioni is also a co-founder of PolyCrystalLine s.p.a. company, which is specialized in solid-state problems involving polymorphs, solvates/hydrates, co-crystals, and salts, especially concerning APIs.