Cesare Oliviero Rossi
University of Calabria, Italy
Biography
Cesare Oliviero Rossi was born in 1974 in Cosenza, Italy. He received his Degree in Chemistry, cum laude, in 1997 at the University of Calabria, and his Ph.D. in “Chemical Sciences” in 2002 at the same University, working on the structural characterization of lyotropic systems. His publication track record, including more than 100 papers in international peer reviewed journals, is impressive. His major area of expertise is the study of colloidal systems. In particular, he has recently been focusing on the chemistry of bitumen and its additives, approaching the open challenges in this area of research from a chemical point of view, also making use of investigation and analytical techniques never used before to study asphalt binders. He was awarded the gold medal for contribution to the Road Science by the High Research Institute of Kazakhstan