Dr. Elisa Guazzelli is currently a tenured track researcher at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa. She obtained both her M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry (110/110 cum laude) and her Ph.D. in Chemical and Material Sciences (summa cum laude) from the University of Pisa, focusing on the design, synthesis, and characterization of amphiphilic polymers and their self-assembly in solution and solid films. Dr. Guazzelli also spent six months as a visiting researcher at the Université de Toulon (France), investigating marine antifouling coatings inthe MAPIEM group. Dr Guazzelli is also a member of the Italian Association of Macromolecular Science and Technology (AIM) and is affiliated with the INSTM Consortium.
Alongside her research, Dr. Guazzelli has significant teaching experience, delivering specialized seminars on polymer science for undergraduate and graduate courses and supervising several B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students. Since 2025 she has been teaching the course of Technology of polymeric materials and the laboratory of macromolecular design and polymeric materials for special applications. She contributes to outreach initiatives for schools and the general public, demonstrating practical and engaging aspects of polymer chemistry, and partners with industry to translate fundamental polymer research into viable commercial technologies.