Dr. Loreta Angela Muscarella has a background in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. She obtained her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree cum laude from Sapienza – Università di Roma. During her M.Sc., she spent seven months at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) to investigate the effect of metallic ions in mixed-halide perovskites to improve the stability and the optoelectronic properties.
In 2018, she pursued her passion for materials science, completing her PhD in physics at AMOLF, Netherlands, under the guidance of Prof. Bruno Ehrler; her research centered on investigating the structure-optoelectronic properties relation in 3D and layered 2D lead-halide perovskites by monitoring the optoelectronic properties of mechanically compressed thin films. After obtaining the PhD in 2022, Dr. Loreta A. Muscarella transitioned to a postdoctoral researcher role at Utrecht University, in Dr. Eline Hutter group. During her postdoc, she has been granted the NWO Open Competition Domain Science – XS to develop sustainable and smart perovskite-based photocatalyst to tackle indoor pollution, and the Distinguished Women Scientists Fund from The Dutch Network of Women Professors (Landelijk Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren – LNVH). After an experience as Innovation and Funding Consultant at PNO Chemistry, she joined the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as Assistant Professor in January 2024.
