Renato Silvio Mortera

Current

• Visiting Scientist at Iowa State University
• Research Assistant at Politecnico di Torino
• Collaborator at In poche righe. Dal mondo dei libri

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Past

• Clinical engineer at ASO San Giovanni Battista - MOLINETTE

Education

• Politecnico di Torino
• Politecnico di Torino
• Politecnico di Torino

• Politecnico di Torino
• Liceo Scientifico

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Recommended

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Connections

34 connections

Industry

Nanotechnology

Websites

• My Blog
• Forum Biomedici Torino
• In poche righe

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Summary

I'm a Biomedical Engineer admitted to "Ordine degli ingegneri della Provincia di Torino" on 19th April 2007; currently I'm a PhD student in Materials Science and Technology at the Politecnico di Torino (Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering).
My PhD thesis concerns Ordered Mesoporous Silica for Controlled Drug Release in Biomedical Applications.

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Specialties:

Languages: Italian and English.

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Experience

• Visiting Scientist

  Iowa State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; ISU; Higher Education industry)

  February 2008 — Present (6 months)

  Visiting Scientist c/o Chemistry Department, Victor Lin's group.

• Research Assistant

  Politecnico di Torino

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Polito; Higher Education industry)

  September 2007 — Present (11 months)

  Laboratory assistant for the Chemistry course

• Collaborator

  In poche righe. Dal mondo dei libri

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; NPL; Media Production industry)

  October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  Occasional participation without charge in the production of "In poche righe. Dal mondo dei libri" published by Ennepilibri and directed by F. Paglieri.

• Clinical engineer

  ASO San Giovanni Battista - MOLINETTE

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2004 — July 2004 (3 months)

  Stage in the department of Clinical Engineering:
  - analysis of technical terms;
  - execution of technical tests;
  - management of servicing contracts;
  - analysis of software for the management of the biomedical equipment.

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Education

• Politecnico di Torino

  PhD, Materials Science and Technology, 2007 — 2009 (expected)

  Field of research: Ordered Mesoporous Silica for controlled drug release in biomedical applications (synthesis and characterization)
  
  Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Barbara Onida, Prof. Dr. Edoardo Garrone
  
  N° 3 oral presentations and N° 5 posters in International Meetings
  
  N° 1 publication on International Journals
  
  N° 2 academic conference proceedings

  Activities and Societies:

  AIRC, Biomedici_Torino

• Politecnico di Torino

  Qualification to the exercise of the profession of Engineer, 2007 — 2007

  Registration: 19th April 2007
  
  n° 10646Z – Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Torino

• Politecnico di Torino

  Master of Science, Biomedical engineering, 2004 — 2006

  Thesis subjects: BIOMATERIALS and NANOTECHNOLOGY (controlled drug delivery)
  
  Thesis title: “Multifunctional biomaterials: MCM-41 micro-nanoparticles inside glass-ceramic scaffolds”
  
  Supervisors: Prof. Dr. E. Garrone, Prof. Dr. B. Onida, Dr. E. Vernè
  
  Vote: 110 out of 110 cum laude
  
  It has been completed a 6 months advanced laboratory on drug release c.o. Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department.

  Activities and Societies:

  CUS Torino, Polincontri

• Politecnico di Torino

  Bachelor of Science, Biomedical engineering, 2001 — 2004

  Thesis subject: CLINICAL ENGINEERING
  
  Thesis title: “The Clinical engineering service at Turin Molinette hospital: technical terms and servicing contracts”
  
  Supervisor: Dott. Ing. F. Molinari
  
  Vote: 110 out of 110 cum laude
  
  The Bachelor in biomedical engineering has assured me a good skill to use biomedical instrumentation, to estimate the managerial efficiency, risks and appropriate political of surgical tools and good awareness in the fields of ergonomics and of interaction man-machine in the main.

  Activities and Societies:

  CUS Torino

• Liceo Scientifico

  Scientific Certificate, PNI experimentation, 1996 — 2001

  Subjects: Mathematics, physics, informatics, technical drawing, science, English language and literature, Italian language and literature, history, history of art, philosophy.
  
  Vote: 100 out of 100

  Activities and Societies:

  Mondialità, Auxilium basket, CUS Torino

Additional Information

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Forum Biomedici Torino
• In poche righe

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Interests:

bio-nanotechnology development, digital photography, grand opera, history of art, books, international travels, skiing, riding mountain bike, playing basket and five-a-side.

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Groups:

AIRC, Esprit, JuventusMember, Biomedici_Torino

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Honors:

- Grant to cover the registration at the II School on the applications of sincrotron radiation to nanostructured materials and thin films, Trieste, 22nd-26th April 2007;

- PANalytical bursary for the innovative contribute presented at 30th Annual Meeting of the British Zeolite Association, York, 26th-28th March 2007;

- Best poster award at 30th Annual Meeting of the British Zeolite Association, York, 26th-28th March 2007.

Renato Silvio Mortera’s Contact Settings

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