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Dario Polli

Dario Polli is an Italian physicist and academic, whose research interest include the development of innovative microscopy systems, especially in the field of coherent Raman scattering microscopy, ultrafast spectroscopy, Fourier-transform spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging. He is currently serving as a Full Professor of Physics at the Physics Department of the Politecnico di Milano.[1] Polli is also associated with the Italian CNR (National Research Council) with a research assignment.[2]

Dario Polli
Polli in December 2021
Born (1976-09-05) 5 September 1976 (age 48)
Milan, Italy
EducationPolitecnico di Milano (BSc), Politecnico di Milano & École Centrale Paris (MSc - double degree program)
Politecnico di Milano (PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsPolitecnico di Milano
ThesisGeneration of tunable few-optical-cycles laser pulses and their application to spectroscopy of organic molecules (2005)

Early life and education

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Polli completed his Master's degree in Electronics Engineering cum laude at the Politecnico di Milano. He also holds a Master's degree in Physical Engineering from the École Centrale de Paris in France, which he obtained through the "TIME - Top Industrial Managers for Europe" project.

From 2002 to 2005, Polli pursued a Ph.D. in Physics at the Physics Department of the Politecnico di Milano. After completing his Ph.D., he joined the Physics Department as an Assistant Professor and later as Full Professor.

Career

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Polli currently heads a research group at Politecnico di Milano dedicated to the development of innovative label-free nonlinear optical microscopy systems for biological applications, such as coherent Raman scattering microscopy, second-harmonic imaging and two-photon-excited fluorescence.[3] His previous works focused on investigating the ultrafast dynamics of excited states in organic molecules, semiconductors, and nanomaterials.

Polli has been the principal investigator for several research grants, such as an European Research Council (ERC) consolidator grant "VIBRA",[4][5][6] two ERC Proof-of-Concept grants,[7] an Horizon-2020 project[8][9] and an European Innovation Council (EIC) Transition project.

Outside academia, Polli founded three startups: NIREOS,[10][11] Specto Photonics[12] and SunCubes.[13]

Awards and Honours

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  • Principal investigator of an European Research Council (ERC) consolidator grant "VIBRA"[14][15] and of two ERC Proof-of-Concept grants.
  • SPIE Senior Member[16]
  • Elected fellow of OPTICA in 2022 "For pioneering contributions to ultrafast spectroscopy and nonlinear label-free microscopy"[17][18]
  • Project coordinator of an Horizon-2020 "Disruptive Photonics Technologies" (ICT-36) project entitled "CRIMSON - Coherent Raman Imaging for the Molecular Study of the OrigiN of diseases"[19] from 2020 to 2024.

Selected publications

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  • Polli, D.; Altoè, P.; Weingart, O.; Spillane, K. M.; Manzoni, C.; Brida, D.; Tomasello, G.; Orlandi, G.; Kukura, P.; Mathies, R. A.; Garavelli, M.; Cerullo, G. (2010). "Conical intersection dynamics of the primary photoisomerization event in vision". Nature. 467 (7314): 440–443. Bibcode:2010Natur.467..440P. doi:10.1038/nature09346. PMID 20864998.
  • Cerullo, G.; Polli, D.; Lanzani, G.; De Silvestri, S.; Hashimoto, H.; Cogdell, R.J. (2002). "Photosynthetic Light Harvesting by Carotenoids: Detection of an Intermediate Excited State". Science. 298 (5602): 2395–2398. Bibcode:2002Sci...298.2395C. doi:10.1126/science.1074685. PMID 12493917.
  • Lüer, L.; Hoseinkhani, S.; Polli, D.; Crochet, J.; Hertel, T.; Lanzani, G. (2009). "Size and mobility of excitons in (6, 5) carbon nanotubes". Nature Physics. 5 (1): 54–58. Bibcode:2009NatPh...5...54L. doi:10.1038/nphys1149.

References

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  1. ^ "Dario Polli full professor full time". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CNR affiliation". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dario Polli, Associate Professor of Physics Physics Department – Politecnico di Milano". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "VIBRA official site". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Ricerca Ue, sfida degli atenei milanesi tra investimenti, tutor e laboratori". 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "A flash of light to identify tumors". 13 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "CHIMERA, un brevetto per farmaci più sicuri" (PDF). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Upgraded Raman microscope to explore cellular origins of cancer". Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. ^ "ERC Proof of Concept grant - Examples of research projects (2 round)". Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ "RAI3 "Officina Italia" presenta la nostra startup NIREOS!". YouTube. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Storia di Nireos, la start-up "adottata" dal gruppo Meccatronici di Assolombarda". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Specto Photonics Patents". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  13. ^ "SunCubes - About". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Very fast Imaging by Broadband coherent RAman". Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  15. ^ "A flash of light to identify tumors: the results of the VIBRA project of the Politecnico di Milano". Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  16. ^ "SPIE Senior Members". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Optica Announces Its 2022 Fellows Class". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Dario Polli on Optica". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  19. ^ "CRIMSON project has started!". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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