Paolo Tosi

Paolo Tosi earned his Physics degree (cum laude) from the University of Padova in 1980. After completing his military service as an officer of the Alpine Troops from 1981-2, he pursued further studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. In 1985, he received his PhD for a thesis on ion-neutral collisions at low energies, under the supervision of Professor W. Lindinger. During his studies in 1984, he also worked as a visiting scientist in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah, USA under the supervision of Professor J. Futrell. 

Paolo Tosi graduated from the University of Padova with a degree in Physics (cum laude) in 1980. After serving as a mountain infantry officer from 1981 to 1982, he pursued further studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. He received his PhD in 1985 for his thesis on ion-neutral collisions at low energies under the supervision of Prof. W. Lindinger. In 1984, he was in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah, USA, supervised by Prof. J. Futrell. He has written more than 130 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals, see https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2841-5876. He is full professor of experimental physics at the University of Trento.

Molecular Reaction Dynamics.

Physics of Energy

Plasma Chemistry

Astrochemistry

• Plasma catalysis for CO2 recycling and green chemistry PIONEER, European Union's Horizon 2020 (Principal investigator UNITN).
• Astro-Chemical Origin ACO, European Union's Horizon 2020. 
• 5xmille Solo Sole, UNITN 2019.
• Energia rinnovabile e Combustibili Solari ERiCSol, UNITN 2018-21.
• Valorizzazione della CO2 mediante catalisi assistita da plasma, Fond. Caritro 2016.
• Plasma abatement of VOCs generated in a waste treatment bioreactor, UNITN.
• PRIN 2005  Studio sperimentale di processi collisionali nei plasmi e nei fasci supersonici. Applicazioni alle tecnologie energetiche, ambientali, e delle nanostrutture (Principal investigator UNITN).
• PRIN 2003 Dinamica di reazione nelle collisioni ione-molecola (Principal investigator UNITN).
• European Planetology Network, European Union 2005.
• PRIN 2001. Dinamica di reazioni elementari e di interazioni intermolecolari in sistemi gassosi e dinamica molecolare in liquidi semplici: esperimenti mediante tecniche a fasci molecolari e spettroscopia laser ed approcci quantistici esatti e approssimati. 
• PRIN 1998, Esperimenti di collisione reattiva e Penning, fotoionizzaione e caratterizzazione teorica di dicationi molecolari contenenti gas rari.
• INFM Advanced Research Project on Clusters as nano-environments for laser-induced extreme states of matter and chemical reactions 2001.
• Dynamics of charge-transfer processes. PAIS - INFM 1999.
• European network on generation, stability, and reaction dynamics of multiply charged ions. European Commission RTN1-1999-00254.
• Structure and reactivity of molecular ions Commissione Europea, Human Capital, and Mobility CHRX-CT93-0150.
• Rivestimenti di diamante di dispositivi per propulsione spaziale, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana RF97-53.
• Astrofisica ed astrochimica della materia interstellare a supporto della missione ISO-Infrared Space Observatory, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASI-95-RS 58.

• Advisory committee of the project PARADISE (the plasma road to solar fuels) of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; 2022-present 
• Steering Committee and Supervisory Board, European Training Network PIONEER, European Union's Horizon 2020; 2019-2022
• Comitato Scientifico Centro di Eccellenza Plasma Prometeo Università di Milano-Bicocca; 2018 - present
• International Scientific Committee of Molec European Conference on Dynamics of Molecular Systems, 2006 - present.
• International Committee of Molecular Beam Symposium, 2001 - present.
• Ph.D. awarding committees: the University of Trento; Eindhoven University of Technology; Université Paris-Saclay Centrale Supélec; Ecole Polytechnique Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
• Commissione Didattica e commissione paritetica Physics Department.
• Comitato scientifico Accademia della Montagna 2010-2016.
• Comitato scientifico Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Bioingegneria e Scienze Motorie 2005-2008. 
• Nucleo di Valutazione Università di Trento 2001-2004.
• Gruppo di coordinamento dell’Università di Trento per il rapporto di autovalutazione per la Conferenza dei rettori delle Università europee CRE 1997.
• International scientific committee, EPCLP-Pentagonale Workshop on Elementary Processes in Clusters, Lasers, and Plasmas 1991.

• Chairman SASP 2024 - Symposium on Atomic and Surface Physics 2024. 
• Chairman FLTPD XIV - Frontiers in Low-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics 2022.
• Chairman MOLEC XVI European Conference on Dynamics of Molecular Systems 2006.
• Chairman SASP 2000- XII Symposium on Atomic and Surface Physics 2000.
• Chairman European Winter School on Structure and Reactivity of Molecular Ions – TMR European Programme 1998.
• Chairman Scuola Nazionale di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare GNSM-CNR 1996.
• Chairman III General Meeting of the European Network Structure and Reactivity of Molecular Ions 1996.
• Chairman Secondo Convegno Italiano di Spettroscopia e Dinamica delle Molecole Interstellari 1993.
• Chairman SASP 92-VIII Symposium on Atomic and Surface Physics 1992

Lectures to the general public, educators, and high school students