PhD Awarded

2022/2023 (XXXVI cycle):

MARIA CARTA (Advisor: Prof. Francesco Delogu) – Thesis: Mechanochemical transformations: Bridging the gap between global and local kinetics
CINZIA CASU (Advisor: Prof. Germano Orrù; Co-Advisor: Prof.ssa Gloria Denotti) – Thesis: Photodynamic therapy against multidrug-resistant oral strains of Candida spp
AGNIESZKA SIDOROWICZ (Doctor Europaeus – Advisor: Prof. Giacomo Cao) – Thesis: Nanoparticles from microalgae for environmental and biomedical applications
FEDERICO SOLLA (Advisor: Prof. Marco Monticone) – Thesis: Innovations in adolescent scoliosis treatment

2021/2022 (XXXV cycle):

DAMIANO ANGIONI (Doctor Europaeus – Advisor: Prof. Roberto Orrù) – Thesis: Innovative Apatite/Bioactive Glass-based materials for biomedical applications
SIMONE BARBAROSSA (Doctor Europaeus – Advisor: Prof. Roberto Orrù) – Thesis: Optimization of High Entropy Borides for Advanced Applications
GOCE KALCEV (Doctor Europaeus – Advisor: Prof. Mauro G. Carta) – Thesis: Towards an evolutionary perspective of bipolar disorders: Is there a genetic link between bipolar disorders and non-pathological (adaptive) hyperactivity?
CRISTINA MANIS (Advisor: Prof. Giacomo Cao, co-advisor Prof. Pierluigi Caboni ) – Thesis: Study of metabolic changes in human erythrocytes and plasma under simulated microgravity conditions
ALESSANDRA PERRA (Advisor: Prof. Mauro G. Carta) – Thesis: Virtual Reality in Bipolar Disorders: a Recovery- Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation tool

2020/2021 (XXXIV cycle):

LETIZIA CASTELLI (Advisor: Prof. M. G. Carta, co-advisor: Prof. M. Pau) – Thesis: Home-based exergames to improve cognitive function in multiple sclerosis: the extermus study
GIACOMO FAIS (In association with Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain – Advisors: Prof. Giacomo Cao, Prof. Jeroni Galmés) – Thesis: Microalgae for deep space exploration
SARA MAGNANI (Advisor: Prof. Antonio Crisafulli) – Thesis: Characterisation of systolic and diastolic functions with echocardiography imaging in healthy populations subjected to stress manoeuvres
ANDREA PINNA (Advisor: Prof. Luca Pilia, co-advisor Prof. Giorgio Pia) – Thesis: Nanoporous Metals: Fabrication and Structure-Properties Relationship
DANIELE TROGU (Advisor: Prof. Sandro DeMuro, co-advisor Prof. Giovanni Coco) – Thesis: On the role of biomass on coastal morphodynamics in natural and urban Mediterranean beaches

2019/2020 (XXXIII cycle):

BLESSING C. EZEALIGO (Advisor: Prof. Giacomo Cao) – Thesis: Fabrication and characterization of barium titanate based ceramics materials
VIRGINIA PINNA (In association with Radboud University – Advisors: Prof. Antonio Crisafulli, Prof. Dick Thijssen) – Thesis: The cerebral circulation and oxygenation in response to sympathetic stress in ageing and in patients with metabolic disorders
MARTINA PIRAS (Advisor: Prof. Mauro G. Carta) – Thesis: Validation of a genetic screening tool for bipolar disorder
HEMA SEKHAR REDDY RAJULA (Advisor: Prof. Vassilios Fanos) – Thesis: Study of Metabolomic Networks associated with Autism and Schizophrenia
GIORGIA TESTA (Advisor: Prof. Mauro G. Carta) – Thesis: A randomized controlled trial on the use of biofeedback with wireless technology in the therapy of fibromyalgia
GABRIELE TRAVERSARI (Advisor: Prof. Alberto Cincotti) – Thesis: Analysis of multi-phase systems relevant to bioengineering and materials science

2018/2019:

MARINA LUGININA (Advisor: Prof. Roberto Orrù) – Thesis: Fabrication and characterization of Bioactive/Biodegradable materials for tissue engineerin
GABRIELE MULLIRI (Advisor: Prof. Antonio Crisafulli) – Thesis: The Effect of Normobaric Hypoxia and Metaboreflex in the Cardiovascular Adjustment to Exercise
FRANCESCO TORRE ( Advisors: Prof. Francesco Delogu, Prof. Antonio M. Locci) – Thesis: Grain boundary segregation as the process enabling thermodynamic stability in nanocrystalline metal alloys
ROSITA CAPPAI (Doctor Europaeus – Advisor: Prof. Valeria Nurchi) – Thesis: Integrate Approach to the Study of Chelating Agents for the Effects of Toxic Metal Ions
ISKREN KIRILOV TODOROV (Advisor: Prof. Mauro G. Carta) – Thesis: Trends of the European Scientific Publications in
Comparison with other World Leaders over the Period 2015-2019
GIOVANNA TALLARITA (Advisor: Prof. Giacomo Cao) – Thesis: Bulk high-entropy metal diborides: processing, characterization and structure refinement

2017/2018:

FRANCESCA FREXIA (Advisors: Prof. Riccardo Scateni, Dott. Gianluigi Zanetti) – Thesis: Innovative perspective in digital medicine: next generation pathology as a case study
BARBARA LASIO (Advisor: Prof. Francesco Delogu) – Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of innovative materials
ALESSANDRA SCANO (Advisor: Prof. Germano Orrù) – Thesis: Development of monomicrobial biofilm models in vitro, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa related at Human and animal infections
MARINELLA PASSARELLA (Advisor: Prof. Sandro Demuro) – Thesis: Influence of hydrodynamics in morphological changes of Sardinian coastal systems, with particular attention to beaches, finalised to coastal management and protection of the marine environment
FEDERICA LAI (Advisor: Prof. Gavino Faa) – Thesis: Stem/progenitor cells in the developing human liver: from hemopoiesis toward bile secretion
SANTINA SORU (Advisor: Prof. Giacomo Cao) – Thesis: Cultivation of microalgae for CO₂ sequestration and bio-oil production

2016/2017:

VALERIA PIBIRI (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) – Thesis: Immunohistochemical markers of stem/progenitor cells in the developing human cerebellum

SANNA MARCO (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Biology and Immunogenetics of Immune Effectors: Applications in Hematologyand Cell Therapy

ELISABETTA MARONGIU (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Cardiometabolic effects of therapeutic horse riding on physical performance of
people with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study

AMIT KUMAR (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Computational Modeling and Simulations of Protein-Drug and Protein-Protein
Complexes: as potential target for therapeutics development

2015/2016

SALVATORE PINNA (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) – Thesis: New perspectives of rural development; the case of Alternative Food Networks in Sardinia and Community of Madrid

ANDREA MATTA (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) – Thesis: Planning Support System in Local Land-Use Planning

GIOVANNI DELUSSU (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: A scalable system for secondary use of structured heterogeneous biomedical and clinical data

LUCA DESOGUS (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Spark Plasma Sintering and Characterization of Bioceramics

LAURA VINCI (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Immunohistochemical markers of stem/progenitor cells in the developing human cerebral cortex

ELISA SECHI (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Development and characterization of nanoporous and hybrids materials through electrochemical techniques for energetic applications

FEDERICA ORRU’ (International PhD in Innovation Sciences and Technologies) – Thesis: Role of Telomeres in Onco-Hematology

2014/2015

ALESSANDRA CROBE (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: RETI COMPLESSE E ANALISI DEL SEGNALE ELETTROENCEFALOGRAFICO

MICHELE DESOGUS (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: INDAGINI STRUTTURALI E QUANTITATIVE DURANTE LO SVILUPPO DEL RENE MEDIANTE L’UTILIZZO DI ELABORAZIONE IMMAGINI

MARIO GANAU (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: BIOENGINEERING-ENHANCED NEUROSURGICAL SOLUTIONS

ALESSANDRA PARDU (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: PREPULSE INHIBITION COME STRUMENTO DIAGNOSTICO PER LO STUDIO DEL COMPORTAMENTO IMPULSIVO-AGGRESSIVO NELLA SCHIZOFRENIA

LUCA PIREDDU (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: UNLOCKING LARGE-SCALE GENOMICS

2013/2014

CRISTINA COSTELLI (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) – Thesis: GENETIC AND PHYLOGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROALGAE STRAINS IN VIEW OF THEIR EXPLOITATION FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

ALESSIO CUCCU (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: SVILUPPO E CARATTERIZZAZIONE DI MATERIALI INNOVATIVI A BASE DI IDROSSIAPATITE E VETRO BIOATTIVO

CARLA FURCAS (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) – Thesis: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL STONE WASTE. A PROPOSED RE-USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORTARS AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL CO2 SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY

SIMONE LEO (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: ENABLING DATA-INTENSIVE BIOMEDICAL STUDIES.

ROMINA PES (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: RUOLO DEI NEUROSTEROIDI NELLA MODULAZIONE DOPAMINERGICA

ALICE SANNA (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) – Thesis: MARKERS IMMUNOISTOCHIMICI DELLE CELLULE STAMINALI/PROGENITRICI NEL RENE UMANO IN VIA DI SVILUPPO

2012/2013:

ALBERTO STERITI (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR MICROALGAE CULTIVATION AND SUBSEQUENT LIPID EXTRACTION

FILIPPO LOCCI (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SYSTEM FOR CLIMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH

LUISA MANCUSO (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) Thesis: APPLICAZIONI INNOVATIVE DELL’INGEGNERIA BIOMEDICA

ENRICO PIERONI (PhD in Biomedical Engineering) Thesis: MODELLISTICA COMPUTAZIONALE MOLECOLARE DI COMPLESSI PROTEICI CON APPLICAZIONI A SCLEROSI MULTIPLA, SINDROME FIBROMIALGICA E FUNZIONAMENTO MUSCOLARE

2011/2012:

MARZIA BOCCONE (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: DUST SIGNATURES OBSERVED IN ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS AND RELATED TO RADIATIVE TRANSFER ALGORITHM

GIANLUCA CORRIAS (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering): Thesis: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROCESSES FOR ISRU (IN SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION) AND ISFR (IN SITU FABRICATION AND REPAIR) APPLICATIONS ON MOON AND MARS

FEDERICA ISOLA (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT APPROACH: GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING

GIOVANNI ANTONIO LUTZU (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: ANALYSIS OF THE GROWTH OF MICROALGAE IN BATCH AND SEMI-BATCH PHOTOBIOREACTORS

MICHELA SCANU (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT BASED ON HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF REACH

2008/2009:

CLARA MUSA (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: COMBINATION OF SHS AND SPS AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHONOLOGIES FOR MATERIALS SYNTHESIS AND DENSIFICATION

2007/2008:

SELENA MONTINARO (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: MECHANOCHEMICAL REMEDIATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOILS

STEFANO CORRIAS (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: THE EFFECT OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ON THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT A CASE OF STUDY IN SOUTHERN SARDINIA (CAPO CARBONARA MPA)

2006/2007:

LUDOVICA GIORDANO (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION MONITORING BY REMOTELY SENSED DATA: LAI RETRIEVAL AND VEGETATION TREND ANALYSIS WITHIN TWO FORESTED AREAS IN SOUTHERN ITALY

2004/2005:

ISABELLA MANCONI (International PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering) Thesis: BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION PROCESSES:INTERACTIONS OF THE SULFUR AND NITROGEN CYCLES