Energy and MATerials LABoratory
University of Trento | DICAM
Materials Science and Energy Application
The Energy and Materials Laboratory is the current evolution of teaching and research initiatives active at UniTN since the mid-1980s, which focused on X-ray diffraction techniques (XRD) and the study of the microstructure of materials.
Starting from these experiences and skills, the research group today focuses its efforts on the different aspects of materials science and technology that support the emerging Energy Engineering, the main theme of our research and participation in the inter-university Master of the same name.
The activity is carried out between basic and applied research, with support for industrial developments, with numerous collaborations and services in favour of companies, especially as regards the use of diffraction techniques.
Featured News
Call for tenders: We announce that we currently have an Open Call for Tenders for a Frequency Domain Thermoreflectance (FDTR) microscope.
Information for application and tender documents can be found at
https://sicopat2.provincia.tn.it/trasparenza-fe/#/page/dettaglio-atti-procedure-page?codgara=422637
Deadline for submission of applications: 3rd August 2026
Funded by Ministero dell'Universita' e della Ricerca, Fondo Italiano per la Scienza 2024 – 2025 – BANDO FIS 3 – Project number FIS 2024-05016 - CUP E53C25002220001, Project HEAT (High-Efficiency, Active and Tunable thermal management through local material engineering for next-generation electronics and energy devices)
EPDIC19, Crans-Montana
A few memories from the 19th European Powder Diffraction Conference EPDIC19 last week (June 23rd to 26th), when the group had the chance to deliver three presentations:
Prof. Paolo Scardi gave the Keynote talk ‘XRD to study plasticity in nanocrystalline materials’
Prof. Eleonora Isotta , recipient of the EPDIC Award for Young Scientists, gave a talk on “the role of polymorphism, crystal disorder, and microstructure evolution in materials for energy conversion and storage’
Dr. Marcelo Malagutti , ex group member and now researcher at the Max Planck Institute, gave a talk on “Thermal diffuse scattering from nanocrystalline systems”
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Fondo Italiano per la Scienza Starting Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Eleonora Isotta for being awarded a Fondo Italiano per la Scienza FIS 3 Starting Grant, for the project HEAT.
Dr. Eleonora Isotta will join the Energy and Materials lab at the University of Trento as Assistant Professor (RTT) from May 2026.
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