Federico Rosei received MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1996 and 2001, respectively. He joined the University of Trieste (Italy) as a Professor of Industrial Chemistry in March 2023. Previously he was a Professor and Former Director of Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes (QC) Canada. He has held the Junior Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Organic and Inorganic Materials (2003-2013) and the Senior Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Materials (2016-2023). He also held the UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage (2013- 2023).