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Marco is an Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry and he leads the group of Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry and Energy (S2E) at the University of Bologna. His research interest covers the field of the structural and electronic characterization of materials and solutions by core level spectroscopies, such as X-Rays Spectroscopies, the applied electrochemistry, sensors, the synthesis and characterization of materials for advanced batteries. He has applied Prussian Blue based materials in potentiometric and amperometric sensors, ion exchange, batteries. He is expert in methodologies for data analysis. He had pioneered the in-situ characterization of energy material by the x-ray absorption synchrotron radiation technique.

Mariam has a chemistry background, mainly about spectroscopical and electrochemical characterizations of the battery systems. Her research is largely focused on various X-ray characterization techniques for understanding the structural properties of different compounds, especially potential cathode materials, including for post-lithium and aqueous systems.

Shuangying Wei is currently an Assistant Professor (RTD-A) at the Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, where she leads a PNRR-funded MSCA project focused on 2D SiGe- and SnGe-based hybrid materials for advanced lithium and sodium-ion batteries.

From 2022 to 2024, she was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, where she conducted research on 2D materials for energy storage. She continues to collaborate with UCT Prague during the early stage of her PNRR project.

Her research integrates electrochemistry, 2D nanomaterials, and operando synchrotron techniques, aiming to understand ion transport phenomena and engineer high-performance anodes for emerging battery systems.

Zulkarnaen Paputungan obtained his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Universitas Indonesia and Master's degree in Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry from the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Program, at Université de Lille in France and Università di Bologna in Italy. His primary research focuses on employing spectroscopy techniques to investigate battery interphases and post-mortem analysis.