Riccardo Montecucco

Born in 1995, Riccardo studied Chemical Sciences at the University of Pavia. In 2019 he obtained his Master’s Degree in Chemical Sciences specializing in Physical Chemistry. His experimental thesis work focused on Operando XAS and RIXS characterization of a Cobalt-based molecular photocathode for water splitting and was conducted in collaboration with research groups from CEA (Grenoble).

After one year of plant design, in October 2020 Riccardo joined the PVsquared2 group as a PhD student with a scholarship called “Perovskite based 2D and 3D solar cells” in collaboration with Eni S.p.A.

CONTACTS

Email: riccardo.montecucco01@universitadipavia.it

Phone: +39 349 6758674

EXPERIENCES

October 2019 – September 2020 Technical Assistant @Entsorga – Tortona (AL), Italy

September 2018 – June 2019 Master thesis research fellow @Università di Pavia, Pavia (PV), Italy

EDUCATION

October 2020 – today: PhD student @University of Pavia – PVsquared2 group.

September 2017 – June 2019: Master’s Degree in Chemical Sciences @University of Pavia.

Thesis: “Operando XAS and RIXS studies on a Cobalt based molecular photocathode for artificial photosynthesis”.

September 2014 – July 2017: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Sciences @University of Pavia.

Thesis: “Artificial Photosynthetic Modules for AC current production”.

LANGUAGES

Italian – mother tongue

English – C1

INTERESTS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

Piano and Bass guitar player, fascinated by synthesizers and music production techniques.

Focused on having an active role in the transition towards greener and renewable energies.