Stefano Lazzari Ph.D. 77, Massachusetts Avenue 02139, Cambridge, MA, USA slazzari@mit.edu Current Position Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering Advisor: Prof. Klavs Jensen Research Interests Colloid Assembly, Colloid Engineering, Modeling, Simulations Solid Formation, Crystallization, Quantum Dots Biodegradable Polymers, Polymer Reaction Engineering, Population Balances Education 2010-2014 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 2008-2009 M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, cum laude Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy 2004-2008 B.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2015-present Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Research Experience Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Advisor: Prof. Jensen Project: Colloid Assembly and Solid Formation in Microreactors 2014-2015 Postdoctoral Associate, ETH Zurich Advisor: Prof. Morbidelli Project: Aggregation, Coalescence and Breakage of Colloidal Systems 2010-2014 Research Assistant, ETH Zurich Advisor: Prof. Morbidelli, Prof. Storti Projects: Polymerization Modeling (sponsored by the European Union), Colloid Stability (in collaboration with BASF) 2009-2010 Research Fellow, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research Advisor: Dr. Salmona Project: Nanoparticle Pharmacokinetic Modeling 2008-2009 Research Fellow, Politecnico di Milano M.Sc. in Chem. Engineering Advisor: Prof. Moscatelli Thesis: Drug Release from Poly-Lactic Acid Micro and Nanoparticles and their Degradation Page 1 of 6
Awards and Fellowships 2016 Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014 Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 2013 Macro Award for best contribution at the 2nd Working Party for Polymer Reaction Engineering, sponsor: Wiley 2010 Marie Curie Fellowship in the frame of the European (FP7) project NANOPOLY Teaching and Mentoring Experience (i) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2016 Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program www.ktcp.com (ii) ETH Zurich - Teaching Assistant (TA) 2011-2014 Polymer Reaction and Colloid Engineering (20-30 students per year) Responsibilities: grade exercises, answer students questions, assist oral examinations. Grade as TA: 4.8/5 2010-2011 Lab Course on Emulsion Polymerization Responsibilities: supervise students in performing emulsion polymerizations (6 groups of about 4 students each) (iii) ETH Zurich - Student Supervision 2011-2014 Supervision of 4 M.Sc. and 1 B.Sc. students in their Thesis work (iv) Politecnico di Milano - Student Supervision 2009 Supervision of 1 B.Sc. student in his Thesis work (v) Redooc 2014-2015 Scientific Editor of E-classes on calculus for high school www.redooc.com Publications (i) Peer-reviewed papers 2016 20. S. Lazzari, L. Nicoud, B. Jaquet, M. Lattuada, M. Morbidelli, Fractal-like structures in colloid science, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 235, 1 13, (2016) 19. L. Nicoud, J. Jagielski, D. Pfister, S. Lazzari, J. Massant, M. Lattuada, M. Morbidelli, Kinetics of monoclonal antibody aggregation from dilute to concentrated conditions, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120, 13, 3267-3280 (2016) 2015 18. L. Nicoud, M. Lattuada, S. Lazzari, M. Morbidelli, Viscosity scaling in concentrated dispersions and its impact on colloidal aggregation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 37, 24392-24402 (2015) 17. S. Lazzari B. Jaquet, L. Colonna, G. Storti, M. Lattuada, M. Morbidelli, Interplay between aggregation and coalescence of polymeric particles: experimental and modeling insights, Langmuir, 31, 34, 9296-9305 (2015) 16. L. Nicoud, S. Lazzari, D.B. Barragan, M. Morbidelli, Fragmentation of amyloid fibrils occurs in preferential positions depending on the environmental conditions, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 13, 119 (2015) Page 2 of 6
15. S. Lazzari, B. Jaquet, H. Wu, M. Morbidelli, Shear stability of inverse latexes during their polymerization process, AIChE Journal, 4, 61 (2015) 2014 14. T. Casalini, F. Rossi, S. Lazzari, G. Perale, M. Masi, Mathematical modeling of PLGA microparticles: from polymer degradation to drug release, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 11, 11, (2014) 13. S. Lazzari, F. Codari, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, D. Moscatelli, Modeling the ph-dependent PLA oligomer degradation kinetics, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 110 (2014) 12. S. Lazzari, S. Hamzehlou, Y. Reyes, J.R. Leiza, M.R.P.F.N. Costa, R.C.S Dias, G. Storti, Bulk crosslinking copolymerization: comparison of different modeling approaches, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 10, 8, (2014) 11. S. Lazzari, D. Pfister, V. Diederich, A. Kern, G. Storti, Modeling of acrylamide/n N -methylene-bisacrylamide solution copolymerization, Industrial and Engineering Chemical Research, 22, 53 (2014) 10. I. Kryven, S. Lazzari, G. Storti, Population balance modeling of aggregation and coalescence in colloidal systems, Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 3, 23 (2014) 9. S. Lazzari, G. Storti, Modeling multiradicals in crosslinking MMA/EGDMA bulk copolymerization, Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 1, 23, (2014) 2013 8. M. Lattuada, E. Del Gado, T. Abete, L. De Arcangelis, S. Lazzari, V. Diederich, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, Kinetics of free-radical cross-linking polymerization: comparative experimental and numerical study, Macromolecules, 15, 46 (2013) 7. S. Lazzari, G.M. Maggioni, M. Soos, H. Wu, M. Morbidelli, Shear-stability and gelation of inverse latexes, Soft Matter, 45, 9 (2013) 2012 6. F. Codari, S. Lazzari, M. Soos, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, D. Moscatelli, Kinetics of the hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid), polymer degradation and stability, 11, 97 (2012) 5. S. Lazzari, D. Moscatelli, F. Codari, M. Salmona, M. Morbidelli, L. Diomede, Colloidal stability of polymeric nanoparticles in biological fluids, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 6, 14 (2012) (ii) Submitted papers 2016 4. S. Lazzari, Modeling simultaneous deposition and aggregation of colloids, Chemical Engineering Science, submitted (iii) Papers in preparation 2016 3. B. Jaquet, S. Lazzari, L. Colonna, M. Soos, M. Morbidelli, Shear-stability of colloidal nanoparticles interplay of aggregation, breakage and coalescence 2. S. Lazzari, M. Abolhasani, K.F. Jensen, Deterministic model predicts quantum dots size and concentration 1. S. Lazzari, K.F. Jensen, M. Lattuada, Growth and agglomeration rates regulate the fractal dimension of crystals Page 3 of 6
Oral Presentations (i) Invited Lectures 2016 14. S. Lazzari, Colloid Assembly Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, January, 2016 13. S. Lazzari, Polymer Reaction Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, January, 2016 2010 12. S. Lazzari, Polymeric Nanoparticles and Pharmacokinetics, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy, September, 2010 (ii) Conference Talks 2015 11. S. Lazzari, B. Jaquet, L. Colonna, G. Storti, M. Lattuada and M. Morbidelli, Interplay Between Aggregation and Coalescence of Polymeric Particles: Experimental and Modeling Insights, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Salt Lake City, USA, November, 2015 10. L. Nicoud, S. Lazzari, D. Barragan, M. Morbidelli, The Fragmentation of Amyloid Fibrils Occurs in Preferential Positions Depending on the Environmental Conditions, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Salt Lake City, USA, November, 2015 2014 9. S. Lazzari, B. Jaquet, H. Wu, M. Morbidelli, Shear-Stability of Inverse Latexes during their Polymerization Process, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Atlanta, USA, November, 2014 8. S. Lazzari, F. Codari, D. Moscatelli, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, ph-dependent Degradation Kinetics of Polylactic Acid, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Atlanta, USA, November, 2014 7. S. Lazzari, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, Modeling Multiradicals in Bulk Crosslinking Copolymerization, Swiss Chemical Society (SCS), Zurich, Switzerland, September, 2014 6. S. Lazzari, G. M. Maggioni, M. Soos, H. Wu, M. Morbidelli, Shear-Stability and Gelation of Inverse Emulsions, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), San Francisco, USA, November, 2013 2013 5. S. Lazzari, G. M. Maggioni, M. Soos, H. Wu, M. Morbidelli, Shear-Stability and Gelation of Inverse Emulsions, European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS), Sofia, Bulgaria, September, 2013 4. S. Lazzari, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, Modeling Multiradicals in Bulk Crosslinking Copolymerization, Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE), Hamburg, Germany, May, 2013 3. S. Lazzari, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli, Modeling Multiradicals in Bulk Crosslinking Copolymerization, Working Party for Polymer Reaction Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, May, 2013 2011 2. S. Lazzari, D. Pfister, V. Diederich, G. Storti and M. Morbidelli, Modeling of Crosslinking in Free-Radical Polymerization, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Minneapolis, USA, October, 2011 1. F. Codari, S. Lazzari, M. Soos, G. Storti, M. Morbidelli and D. Moscatelli, Polylactic Oligomers Degradation Kinetics, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Minneapolis, USA, October, 2011 Page 4 of 6
Languages Italian German English French Spanish native speaker native speaker proficient fluent fluent Interests Literature Sports Various writing short stories, reading swimming, basketball tango dancing, chess Page 5 of 6
References Prof. Klavs Jensen Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institue of Technology 77, Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA Relationship: Postdoctoral Advisor E-mail: kfjensen@mit.edu Tel: +1 617 253 4589 Prof. Massimo Morbidelli Inst. for Chemical and Bioengineering ETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 8093 Zurich, Switzerland Relationship: PhD Advisor E-mail: massimo.morbidelli@chem.ethz.ch Tel: +41 44 632 30 34 Prof. Marco Lattuada Adolphe Merkele Institute University of Fribourg Chemin des Verdiers 4 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland Relationship: Mentor, Collaborator E-mail:marco.lattuada@unifr.ch Tel: +41 26 300 9525 Prof. Giuseppe Storti Inst. for Chemical and Bioengineering ETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1 8093 Zurich, Switzerland Relationship: PhD Advisor E-mail:giuseppe.storti@chem.ethz.ch Tel: +41 44 632 66 60 Prof. Davide Moscatelli Dip. di Chimica, Materiali ed Ing. Chimica Politecnico di Milano Via Mancinelli 7 20131 Milan, Italy Relationship: Master Thesis Advisor E-mail:davide.moscatelli@polimi.it Tel: +39 02 23 99 31 35 Page 6 of 6