Valentina Larini
Presentation
Born in 1997, Valentina approached the chemistry field in 2016 when she enrolled at the University of Milan-Bicocca, after graduating in languages at high school. She then moved to Pavia for her master’s degree in chemistry, which she got in 2021. During her thesis internship she joined Prof. Giulia Grancini’s PVsquared2 group, where she further started her PhD program with a scholarship called “Green Flexible Hybrid Perovskite Solar Module for the Market: from Smart Lead Manipulation to Recycling”.
Research Experience
Oct 2021 – current: PhD student
Università degli Studi di Pavia – PVsquared2 group
Jan 2021 – Oct 2021: master student trainee
Università degli Studi di Pavia – PVsquared2 group
Research project on efficiency and stability of FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells.
Output: know-how in PSCs fabrication and their characterization.
Scientific Publication: V. Larini et al. (2022), From Bulk to Surface Passivation: Double Role of Chlorine-Doping for Boosting Efficiency of FAPbI3-rich Perovskite Solar Cells. Sol. RRL 2200038.
Mar 2019 – Sep 2019: bachelor student trainee
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca – Prof. Roberto Scotti’s research laboratory
Research project on ZnO nanoparticles synthesis and characterization for potential use in X-Ray Photodynamic Therapy to cure deep tumors.
Awards
Feb 2022: Best ePoster prize
Poster title: “Chlorine Bulk and Surface Passivation Strategy to Boost FAPbI3 Solar Cell Efficiency”
NanoGe NIPHO22 conference
Project Management
May 2021 – Università degli Studi di Pavia
Co-supervision of two master students for physical chemistry educational laboratory. The focus was on perovskite solar cells principles and the solar simulator facility.
June 2019 – Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Supervision of two high school students within RAISE project (KiC Raw Materials) for one week. The objective of the project was to envisage ZnO nanoparticles synthesis within a circular economy scenario, focusing the attention on raw materials consumption.
Education
Oct 2019 – Oct 2021: master’s degree
Università degli Studi di Pavia – Pavia
Degree grade: 110/110, cum laude
Oct 2016 – Oct 2019: bachelor’s degree
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca – Milan
Degree grade: 110/110, cum laude
Sep 2011 – Jul 2016: high school graduation
Liceo Linguistico Galileo Galilei – Palazzolo sull’Oglio
Graduation grade: 90/100
Sep 2020 – Current: English course
EF Education First – Online
Upper advanced level
Jan 2017 – Jun 2017: French course
Institut Français – Milan
Intermediate level
2011 – 2017: language courses
English and Spanish courses of one, two or six weeks in England, Ireland, Spain, USA and Australia
Language Skills
Italian: mother tongue
English: advanced, Cambridge First Certificate: level B2.
Spanish: intermediate.
French: intermediate, Delf B1 certificate