Giorgio De Luca received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of Calabria (Italy). He is currently researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council and he got the National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor in Chemical foundations of technologies. He leads the quantum mechanics and multi-scale modelling research group of the ITM-CNR institute.

His research is focused on the study of non-covalent interactions controlling membrane separations using quantum and molecular mechanics methodologies; development of multiscale ab-initio procedures to be connected to deep learning; studies of adsorption on nanostructures and supra-molecular architectures and topological analysis.

His main fields of interest are: Multiscale modelling of mass transport through ion exchange membranes, direct osmosis membranes and CNTs; Multi-scale modelling of ions transport in lithium batteries; Multi-scale modelling of protein adsorption; Ab-initio study of Rare Earth Elements adsorption on functionalised supports.

He has published 62 publications in international peer-reviewed international journals, 8 book chapters, contributions in encyclopedia and in several conferences’ proceedings with ISBN number, a patent.

His main collaborations in ongoing and completed projects are: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo (Prof. G. Micale, A. Cipollina and A. Tamburini); Department of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, INFIQC, University of Cordoba; Argentina (Prof. E.P.M. Leiva, G.L. Luque; D.I.M.E.S., University of Calabria (Prof. S. Curcio); Department of Chemical Engineering, Widener University, USA (Prof. D. Saha ); Surface Nanosciences Group, Department of Physics, University of Calabria (Prof. L. S. Caputi); Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Universitéde Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France (Prof. Hélène Roux-de Balmann).