Dr. Alessia Petti
Curriculum Vitae
since 04/2022 Postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 09/2018 - 03/2022 PhD in Organic Electrochemistry, in the group of Dr. Kevin Lam, University of Greenwich, London, UK. 01/2019 - 03/2022 Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Demonstrator; Teaching, demonstrating and marking activities for Organic, Inorganic and General Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry courses. 01/2016 - 01/2018 MSc in Organic Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 03/2017 - 01/2018 MSc Research Internship in the group of Dr. Giuliana Righi, working on “Asymmetric synthesis of the polyhydroxylated alkaloid L-ido-1-deoxynojirimycin (L-ido-DNJ)”. 10/2012 - 12/2015 BSc in Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 09/2015 - 12/2015 BSc Research Internship in the group of Prof. Osvaldo Lanzalunga, working on “Mechanistic studies on the N-demethylation of N,N-dimethylanilines catalyzed by a manganese non-heme complex”. Publications
G. Tan,§ F. Paulus,§ A. Petti, M.-A. Wiethoff, A. Lauer, C. Daniliuc, F. Glorius,
Metal-free photosensitized radical relay 1,4-carboimination across two distinct olefins,
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2447-2454.
§ These authors contributed equallyN. Tanbouza, A. Petti, M. C. Leech, T. Ollevier, K. Lam,
Org. Lett. 2022, Manuscript accepted.A. Petti, K. Lam,
Recent Advances in the Kolbe and Non-Kolbe Electrolysis of Carboxylic Acids,
Sustainable & Functional Redox Chemistry, Ed. S. Inagi, RSC, London, 2022, p. 29-59 (Book Chapter). DOIM. C. Leech, A. Petti, N. Tanbouza, A. Mastrodonato, I. C. A. Goodall, T. Ollevier, A. P. Dobbs, K. Lam,
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9371-9375.E. Lopez, C. Van Melis, R. Martin, A. Petti, A. de la Hoz, A. Diaz-Ortiz, A. P. Dobbs, K. Lam, J. Alcazar,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021, 363, 4521-4525.A. Petti, C. Fagnan, C. G. W. van Melis, N. Tanbouza, A. D. Garcia, A. Mastrodonato, M. C. Leech, I. C. A. Goodall, A. P. Dobbs, T. Ollevier, K. Lam,
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2021, 25, 2614-2621.A. Petti, P. Natho, K. Lam, P. J. Parsons,
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 5, 854-858.A. Petti,
“What are Organic Chemists doing to Save the World?”,
The Green Chemistry Initiative Blog, 2021 (Blog Post).K. Lam, A. Dobbs, M. C. Leech, A. Petti, A. D. Garcia,
React. Chem. Eng. 2020, 5, 977-990 (Review).A. D. Garcia, M. C. Leech, A. Petti, C. Denis, I. C. A. Goodall, A. P. Dobbs, K. Lam,
Org. Lett. 2020, 10, 4000-4005.A. Petti, M. C. Leech, A. D. Garcia, A. P. Dobbs, K. Lam,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16115-16118.C. G. W. van Melis, M. R. Penny, A. D. Garcia, A. Petti, A. P. Dobbs, S. T. Hilton, K. Lam,
ChemElectroChem 2019, 16, 4144-4148.Awards and Fellowships
02/2022 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 12/2021 Young Chemist Award 2021 - Best Presentation awarded by Scientific Update. 10/2021 Best Electrochemistry Talk at Exciting developments in photochemistry and electrochemistry for synthesis, awarded by RSC's Photophysics & Photochemistry group and RSC's Electrochemistry group. 07/2021 Best Oral Presentation at Workshop for the Young Italian Researchers, awarded by Italian Chemical Society Abruzzo. 05/2021 1st Talk Prize in Organic Synthesis at SCI Fine Chemicals Postgraduate Symposium, awarded by the Society of Chemical Industry. 09/2018 VC Scholarship awarded by the University of Greenwich, UK. Relevant Presentations
19th October 2021 “Just Keep Flowing: Electrifying Synthesis of Carbonyl Derivatives” (oral presentation), Exciting developments in photochemistry and electrochemistry for synthesis, organized by Society of Chemical Industry. 5th July 2021 “Towards a Greener Future: New Methods in Organic Synthesis” (oral presentation), Workshop for the Young Italian Researchers, organized by Italian Chemical Society Abruzzo. 24th June 2021 “Go with the eFlow: Electrifying Synthesis of Urea, Carbamates and Thiocarbamates” (oral presentation), Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry 2021, organized by ACS Organic Chemistry Division. 6th May 2021 “Towards an Electrifying Future: New Approaches in Organic Synthesis” (oral presentation), SCI Fine Chemicals Postgraduate Symposium, organized by Society of Chemical Industry. 9th December 2020 “Electrosynthesis: A Modern Tool to Access Pharmaceutically Relevant Fragments” (poster presentation), RSC XIV Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium. 28th July 2020 “Electrosynthesis: A Green and Economical Method to Activate Organic Molecules” (oral presentation), Oxford Synthesis Summer Conference, organized by University of Oxford. 2nd December 2019 “Electrochemical Activation: A Safe, Cheap and Efficient Method to Generate Highly Reactive Intermediates” (poster presentation and rapid fire-talk), RSC Organic Division Poster Symposium 2019. Trainings
- Syrris Asia and Vapourtec E-series easy-MedChem flow systems (2-day training, University of Greenwich, March 2021).
- Nova 2.1 software and glovebox (1-day training, University of Greenwich, December 2020).
- Shimadzu Nexis GC-2030/GCMS-QP2020 NX (1-day training, University of Greenwich, November 2020).
- CombiFlash Rf Lumen (1-day training, University of Greenwich, October 2018).
- JEOL ECZ-R 400/ ECA 500 NMR Spectrometers (1-day training, University of Greenwich, October 2018).
- Electrasyn 2.0 from IKA (1-day training, University of Greenwich, September 2018).
Additional Interests and Experiences
- Defending Students` Rights: Postgraduate representative for Science, University of Greenwich (2020-2021).
- Protecting the Environment: Environmental guide and instructor for Regional Natural Park “Riviera di Ulisse” (2018).
- Art and Culture: Archeological guide for the town of Formia (Italy) (2011-2012); Former student of ancient Latin and Greek (2008-2012); Painting occasionally.
- Sport: Former rhythmic gymnast; Currently running and exercising three times a week.
Languages
- Italian (mother tongue);
- English (C1 IELTS/proficient level acquired after studying in the UK);
- French (A1 level).