LEONARDO MARSANO
Postgraduate Research Fellow

Born in Foligno (PG), November 18, 2001.
I joined the PVsquared2 group in February 2025, initially as a master’s thesis student under the supervision of Prof. Giulia Grancini, and currently serve as a Postgraduate Research Fellow.
My research interests focus on the development and optoelectronic characterization of novel sustainable materials for energy applications.

CONTACTS:
leonardo.marsano01@universitadipavia.it

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:
Postgraduate Research Fellow in Physical Chemistry, University of Pavia (January 2026 – Present)
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences (Physics of Matter), University of Pavia (October 2023 – December 2025)
– Final Mark: 110/110 cum laude
– Thesis: “Photoexcited species and dynamics in layered perovskites”
– Supervisors: Prof. Giulia Grancini, Prof. Pietro Galinetto
Extracurricular Research Internship in Materials Spectroscopy, University of Pavia (May – November 2024)
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, University of Perugia (October 2020 – September 2023)
– Final Mark: 110/110
– Thesis: “Oxygen as a buffer layer to decouple organic molecules from metallic substrates”
– Supervisor: Dr. Alberto Verdini
NIPS-ENABLES Summer School, NiPS Laboratory, Perugia (September 2021)
– Awarded a scholarship by the University of Perugia.

SKILLS & INTERESTS:
– Computational Skills: Microsoft Office, Origin, LaTeX, Python, C++, MATLAB, AutoCAD.
– Languages: Italian (Native), English (Intermediate).
– Extracurricular Interests: Team sports (basketball, volleyball), outdoor activities (climbing, hiking), creative hobbies (guitar, drawing, DIY/crafts), cooking, community volunteering, and environmental activism.