Gian Domenico Sorarù

1968-1974: Liceo Scientifico "Giorgio Asproni", Iglesias (Cagliari), Italy

1974-1980: Degree in Chemical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), University of Padova, Italy. Thesis: SnO2 <thin Films on Glass Substrates, Advisor Prof. Giovanni Scarinci

1986-92 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento

1992-00 Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento

2000-present Full Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento

Teaching Activity:

1992-2000: Applied Chemistry for the degree in Materials Engineering (L VO)

2000-present: Materials Science and Engineering for the Degree in Industrial Engineeringn (L)

2006-present: Materials & Energy for the Degree in Materials Engineering (LM)

• Synthesis and Characterization of Multicomponent NanoCeramics by the Polymer Route (PDC)
• Mechanical and chemical (durability, oxidation) characterization of glasses
  and ceramics.
• Processing of ceramics fibers.
• Sol-gel processing and characterization of multicomponent oxide systems

• Published more than 90 papers of International Journals
• Editor of 1 book on Polymer Derived Ceramics
• 5 Patents

Member of the American Ceramic Society

• First prize “FEDERCHIMICA-PER UN FUTURO INTELLIGENTE” 1994. (National prize given by the association of chemical companies)
• Senior Aldinger Prize 2010, The Polymer Derived Ceramic Society

Invited Lectures:

• Silicon Oxycarbide Glasses from Gels"
  7th International Workshop on Glasses and Ceramics from Gels, Paris, June 19-23, 1993.
• Si-O-C Glasses from Gels
  Pacific Coast Regional Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, International Symposium on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Los Angeles, October 19-22, 1994.
• Processing and High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Ceramics From Organosilicon Polymers
  Workshop on "Grain Boundary Dynamics of Precursor-Derived Ceramics", Nov. 10-16, 1996, Scholss Ringberg, Germany.
• Synthesis and High Temperature Characterization of SiOC Glasses
  1st International Workshop on “Ultra High Temperature Ceramics, Boulder (Colorado) 24-30 Maggio 1998.
• New Ceramic and Composite Matertials through Precursor Processing: Synthesis and High Temperature Characterization of SiOC Glasses
  3rd International Workshop on Synergy Ceramics, Osaka (Giappone) 2-4 Feb. 1999.
• The Family of Silicon OxyCarbides Made from TH/DH Precursors Having Variable Si/C Macromolecular Structures
  2nd International Workshop on "Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics (Derived from Organic Nanoprecursors), Boulder (Colorado) July 30-August 4th, 2000.
• Chemical Durability of Polymer-Derived SiOC Glasses
  52nd Pacific Coast Regional of The American Ceramic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, September 6-9, 2000.
• The Oxidation Process of Polymer-Derived SiCO Glasses
  Materials Week 2001, 1-4 October, Munich, Germany
• High Temperature Behaviour of Precursors derived SiCO Ceramics,
  1st International Workshop for Advanced Ceramics, Nov. 7-8, (2003) Atami City, Shizuoka, Japan.
• New Insights into the Nanostructure of SiCO Glasses Obtained via Molecular     Design,
  EUROMAT, September 10-13, 2007, Nurmberg, Germany.
• Study of the nanostructure of SiCO glasses through HF acid attack
  4th International Workshop on Flow and Fracture of Advanced Glasses, Nov. 4-7, 2007, Kitabiwako Hotel Grazie, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
• Processing of  SiCO from Polysiloxane-based Preceramic Polymers
  12th International Ceramics Congress, Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 6-11, 2010

2004-present: Director of the Teaching Board for the Industrial Engineering Programs

2006-2010: Principal Coordinator of the Marie Curie Research Network "PolyCerNet" (http://www.ing.unitn.it/~soraru/)

2000-present: Associated Editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society