Vincenzo Balzani

Vincenzo Balzani has been a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Bologna since 1973. He is a member of the Academy of Europe (Membership No. 464, Section: Chemical Sciences, elected in 1989). His research focuses on advanced chemical sciences.

• Photochemistry
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Photophysics
• Molecular nanotechnology
• Photochemical solar energy conversion
• Electron transfer reactions
• Molecular-level devices and machines

Scientific Awards

• Miriam Borsari Medal (1960)
• Pacific West Coast Inorganic Lectureship (1985)
• Gold Medal "S. Cannizzaro" (1988)
• Doctorate "Honoris Causa", University of Fribourg (1989)
• Franqui Chair (1991)
• Accademia dei Lincei Award (1992)
• Wenner Gren Lectureship (1993)
• Ziegler-Natta Lecturer (1994)
• Italgas European Prize (1994)
• Centenary Lecturer (1995-1996)
• Lee Lecture (1995-1996)
• Blacet Lecture (1998)
• Sacconi Lecture (1999)
• Porter Medal (2000)
• Prix Franco-Italien (2002)
• Upper Rhine Lectureship (2002)
• Premio al Merito (2003)
• Ungaretti Lecture (2005)
• Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (2006)
• Werdelmann Lecture (2006)
• Quilico Gold Medal (2008)
• Premio Alta Qualità delle Città (2008)
• Premio Galileo per la letteratura scientifica (2008)
• Honor Professor (2009)
• Blaise Pascal Medal (2009)