Tommaso Francese

Tommaso Francese is a Contract Lecturer at the Ca' Foscari School for International Education (University of Venice), where he has taught Chemistry and Physics since 2022. He holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling from the University of Groningen and Universitat de Barcelona, with a focus on ab initio modeling of molecular magnets and OLED materials. He worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (University of Chicago) from 2019 to 2021, contributing to the MURI project on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) for OLEDs. Currently, he serves as a Project Manager at UniSMART (University of Padua), coordinating the UNITI – Circular Economy initiative.

• Education
  • PhD in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (University of Groningen, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015–2019)
  • Master's in Science and Technologies of Bio- and Nanomaterials (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 2021–2022)
  • Master's in Chemical Sciences (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 2021–2022)
  • Bachelor's in Materials Science (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 2007–2011)

His research spans computational materials science, with emphasis on perovskite systems, molecular magnets, and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). He also contributes to sustainable technology through the UNITI project, promoting circular economy practices in manufacturing.

At Ca' Foscari, he taught foundational courses in Chemistry (6 CFU) and Physics (6 CFU), covering topics like atomic structure, Newton's laws, and energy mechanics. His work involves collaborations with institutions such as the Circular Economy Study Center (University of Padua) and CNR-Democritos (Trieste).