Luca Dell’Amico was born in Carrara, Italy, north of Tuscany – the city of the white marble. He started his studies in Parma, Italy. In 2010, he completed his M.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry at the Parma University under the supervision of Prof. Giovanni Casiraghi, working on the development of novel eco-friendly vinylogous methods. Fascinated by synthetic chemistry, in the same year he started his PhD in “Stereoselective Synthesis of Biologically Active Compounds” under the supervision of Prof. Franca Zanardi. In 2013, he spent a ten-months research period at the Center for Catalysis of Århus Univesity, Denmark, where he was introduced to the field of organocatalysis by Prof. Karl Anker Jørgensen. Luca completed his PhD with highest honours and the Doctor Europaeus mention at the Parma University in 2014. Shortly after, he moved to the ICIQ, Tarragona, Catalunya, joining the group of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre as a Marie-Curie cofund fellow. During this time, he worked on the development of novel stereoselective light-driven processes. In the end of 2016, he started his independent career at the University of Pauda as an assistant professor.  Since 2019 he obtained the national scientific abilitation as Associate Professor. His current research spans from the development of sustainable photochemical processes to the investigation of novel organocatalytic methods using renewables.

Selected awards and distinctions
2021    Junior Scientist Program (JSP) Fellowship (Swiss Chemical Society, Bürgenstock)
2020    YourJOC Talents collection of EurJOC
2020    Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
2019     National Scientific Abilitation as Associate Professor
2019     Giacomo Ciamician Medal – From the Italian Chemical Society
2018     Chemical Communication Emerging Investigator Issue
2014     Marie-Curie cofund Fellowship – At ICIQ, Tarragona, Spain.