Michael Ruggiero
IRES Program Director

Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D. – Syracuse University
B.S. – State University of New York College at Geneseo
Luca Catalano
Italian Principal Investigator

Associate Professor – University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia
B.Sc. Università degli Studi di Milano
M.S. Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna
Ph.D. Politecnico di Milano
Paolo Pio Mazzeo
Italian Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor
University of Parma
Ph.D. Chemical Sciences — University of Bologna
GiovanniMaria Piccini
Italian Principal Investigator

Professor of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Dr. rer. nat. — Humboldt University of Berlin
Tommaso Salzillo
Italian Principal Investigator

Associate Professor
University of Bologna
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry — University of Bologna
M.S. Industrial Chemistry — University of Bologna
Anna Gribik
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. Carlow University (expected 2027)
Ava Schaldecker
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. University of Iowa (expected 2027)
Dominic Glaze
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. University of Rochester (expected 2028)
Andrew Foster
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. University of Rochester (expected 2027)
Keira Davies
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. Cedar Crest College (expected 2028)
Lincoln Katleski
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. SUNY Geneseo (expected 2027)
Simon Krasnow
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. University of Rochester (expected 2027)
Marietta Psarros
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. University of Rochester (expected 2027)
William Stoll
PhD Student

B.S. University of Vermont