Students

Dalila received her bachelor from the University of Bari and then moved to Bologna for her master studies and graduated cum laude in Photochemistry and Molecular Materials in 2022. During her master thesis internship, under the supervision of Prof. Serena Silvi, she was involved in the synthesis of c[2] daisy chains and in their inclusion into polyurethane fibers by electrospinning.

Since November 2022 she joined the CLAN team as a PhD student of the doctoral degree in "photoinduced processes and technologies". Her research is focused on the photophysical, photochemical and electrochemical characterization of supramolecular pseudorotaxane complexes formed between photoactive axles and different types of macrocyclic guests. She is also interested in the spectroscopic characterization of photochromic compounds encapsulated within bilayer membranes.

Alessandro studied Industrial Chemistry at the University of Bologna and graduated cum laude in 2022. His thesis project dealt with the synthesis and characterization of mechanically planar chiral [2]rotaxanes and was carried out in the CLAN laboratories under the supervision of Dr. Stefano Corrà.

Since November 2022 he joined the CLAN team as a PhD student of the doctoral degree in "photoinduced processes and technologies". His research is focused on the synthesis of photochromic compounds and on the characterization of their photoinduced processes.

Francesco obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Sciences from the University “Federico II” of Naples and subsequently earned his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Bologna, where he carried out a thesis on the synthesis of peptidomimetic compounds. He joined Clan in 2024 as a junior research fellow at the Isof Institute under the scientific supervision of Dr. Jessica Groppi. In November 2025, he began his PhD program in Chemistry at the University of Bologna, with Prof. Credi as supervisor and Dr. Groppi as co-supervisor. His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of functional molecular and supramolecular species.

Silvia Spagnoli received a bachelor in chemistry from the University of Parma (2021) and a master degree in photochemistry and molecular materials from the University of Bologna (2023). Her curricular master internship was performed at the Institut Charles Sadron of the Cnrs, Strasbourg, France. From 2023 to 2025 she was a PhD student at the University of Bordeaux. Silvia joined the Clan team in November 2025, as a graduate student in chemistry at the University of Bologna, within the Marie Curie Doctoral Network "Mona Lisa", under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Credi and the co-supervision of Dr. Stefano Corrà.

Viktor Von Mücke obtained a Bs.C. in chemistry from the University of Bremen, Germany, in 2023 and a Ms.C. in chemistry from the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 2025. Viktor joined the Clan team in November 2025, as a graduate student in nanoscience at the University of Bologna, within the Marie Curie Doctoral Network "Mona Lisa", under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Credi and the co-supervision of Dr. Massimiliano Curcio.