EDUCATION:

• 1996 : University of Pavia
  Degree in Chemistry
  Specialised in synthesis of anion receptor for supramolecular chemistry
  
  
• 1997 : University of Berne
  PhD student at the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
  

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• 1995 (January - July): Erasmus student
  Laboratory: "URA 418 CNRS" (Ecole Nationale Superièure de Chimie Montpellier) Groupe Cinetique et catalise.
  Subject : "Synthesis and cation exchange properties of zeolites X and Y"
  Responsible: Pr. F. Di Renzo.
  
  
• 1995 (December) - 1996 (December): Diploma thesis
  Laboratory: " Laboratorio di chimica supramolecolare",Dipartimento di chimica generale ed inorganica, Università degli studi dipartimento di chimica, Pavia, Italy.
  Subject : "Synthesis of anion receptor for supramolecular chemistry"
  Responsible: Pr. L. Fabbrizzi
  
  
• 1997 (January ) - : PhD position
  Laboratory: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Berne, Switzerland.
  Subject : "Magnetism and photophysical properties of new supramolecular species"
  Responsible: Prof. S. Decurtins.
  

OTHER INTERESTS

• Movie, hi-fi, computers, in-line skating
  

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

• [1] L. Fabbrizzi, G. Francese, M. Lichelli, A. Perotti, A. Taglietti.
  Fluorescent sensor of imidazole and histidine
  J. Chem Soc. Chem. Commun., 1997. 581.
  
  
• [2] L. Fabbrizzi, G. Francese, M. Lichelli, P. Pallavicini, A. Perotti, A. Poggi, D. Sacchi, A. Taglietti.
  Fluorescent chemosensors which take profit from the metal-ligand interaction; NATO ASI SERIES, Chemosensors of Ion and Molecule Recognition, edited by J. P. Desvergne and A. W. Czarnik, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
  Dordrecht, The Netherland, 1997, 75-90
  
  
• [3] L. Fabbrizzi, I. Faravelli, G. Francese, M. Lichelli, A. Perotti, A. Taglietti.
  A Fluorescent Cage for Anion Sensing in Aqueous Solution
  J. Chem Soc. Chem. Commun., 1998. 971.
  
  
• [4] S. Ferlay, G. Francese, H.W. Schmalle, S. Decurtins.
  A new bidimensionnal compound containing (m-thiocyanate)(bpy) Copper (II) units: synthesis, crystalstructure and magnetic properties of {[Cu(bpy)(NCS)₂]₂}_n (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridyl)"
  accepted to Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1998.
  
  
• [5] G. Francese, S. Ferlay, H.W. Schmalle, S. Decurtins.
  A new bimetallic ferrimagnetic chain containing bridging thiocyanato ligands, Copper (II) and Cobalt (II)
  submitted to New J. Chem., 1998.
  
  
• [6] G. Francese, H. W. Schmalle, S. Decurtins.
  A Dinuclear Copper (II) Compound
  submitted to Acta Cryst. C, 1998.
  
  
• [7] G. Francese, H. A. Neels, H. Stoeckl-Evans, S. Decurtins.
  Diethyl N, N’ – Naphtalene-1,8-diyl-dioxamate
  accepted to Acta Cryst. C, 1998.