Journal of Climate Change and Pollution

Born in Nuoro, Italy, in 1988, Dr. Stefania Porcu is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Physics, University of Cagliari. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Sciences from the University of Cagliari and later completed her Ph.D. in Physics, focusing on carbon nitride materials for photocatalytic and photonic applications. During her doctoral studies, she carried out research at the University of Notre Dame (USA) and the University of Ulm (Germany), where she specialized in photocatalysis, electrochemistry, and nanomaterials. Dr. Porcu has collaborated on several national and international research projects, including CUBER, PRIN-2017 CANDLE², and NG-Light, among others. She has also organized and participated in multiple international conferences such as E-MRS, TECHNART, and MetroArchaeo. Her research focuses on applied physics, particularly photocatalysis for environmental remediation and cultural heritage conservation. She is the co-author of 35 publications indexed in ISI/Scopus and holds two patents, including one for an additive for photocatalytic paints. She also serves as a Guest Editor and Topical Advisory Panel Member for Polymers (MDPI Journal).

• Applied Physics for Cultural Heritage Conservation

Guest Editor, Polymers (MDPI) – Special Issues:

Advanced Materials in 3D Printing Technology

Polymeric Photocatalyst Composites: Synthesis, Processing and Applications

Advanced Materials in 3D Printing Technology II

Topical Advisory Panel Member, Polymers (MDPI)

Lecturer for multiple undergraduate and master’s courses in Physics and Chemistry (University of Cagliari, Consorzio UNO, Samsung CS School).

Conference Organizer and Speaker – events such as TECHNART 2023, E-MRS Spring Meeting, MetroArchaeo 2024–2025, and CATCHEM24.

Project Member in European and national research initiatives (HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01, CUBER, PRIN-2017, NG-Light, Paint4Vid, VirusApp).

1.  Advances in hybrid composites for photocatalytic applications: a review – 2022

2.  Come to light: Detailed analysis of thermally treated Phenyl modified Carbon Nitride Polymorphs for bright phosphors in lighting applications – 2020

3.  Sequential symmetry-breaking events as a synthetic pathway for chiral gold nanostructures with spiral geometries – 2021

4.  Catalytic Tandem Friedel–Crafts Alkylation/C4–C3 Ring-Contraction Reaction: An Efficient Route for the Synthesis of Indolyl Cyclopropanecarbaldehydes and Ketones – 2019

5.  Anomalous optical properties of citrazinic acid under extreme pH conditions – 2020

6.  Highly efficient visible light phenyl modified carbon nitride/TiO₂ photocatalyst for environmental applications – 2020

7.  Acid-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized arylthio cyclopropane carbaldehydes and ketones – 2018

8.  Visible light promoted continuous flow photocyclization of 1,2-diketones – 2020

9.  Rapid In Situ Detection of THC and CBD in Cannabis sativa L. by 1064 nm Raman Spectroscopy – 2022

10. Brønsted acid mediated cascade reaction to access 3-(2-bromoethyl) benzofurans – 2018

11. Exploring the impact of nitrogen doping on the optical properties of carbon dots synthesized from citric acid – 2023

12. Degradation of CdS yellow and orange pigments: A preventive characterization of the process through pump–probe, reflectance, X-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy – 2022

13. Copper chloro-complexes concentrated solutions: an electrochemical study – 2021

14. Selecting molecular or surface centers in carbon dots-silica hybrids to tune the optical emission: A photo-physics study down to the atomistic level – 2023

15. 4-nitrophenol efficient photoreduction from exfoliated and protonated phenyl-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets – 2021

16. Synergistic effects of Tb doping in long-persistent luminescence in Ca₃Ga₄O₉: xBi³⁺, yZn²⁺ phosphors: Implications for novel phosphorescent materials – 2024

17. Optimizing the Mechanoluminescent Properties of CaZnOS: Tb via Microwave-Assisted Synthesis: A Comparative Study with Conventional Thermal Methods – 2023

18. Towards N–N-doped carbon dots: a combined computational and experimental investigation – 2022

19. Platelet Ceria Catalysts from Solution Combustion and Effect of Iron Doping for Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from CO₂ – 2025

20. Photocurable 3D-Printable Systems with Controlled Porosity towards CO₂ Air Filtering Applications – 2022