Mirella Di Lorenzo

Personal profile

Research interests

Dr Mirella Di Lorenzo graduated from the Federico II University of Napoli in 2003. Here, and at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, she went on to gain a PhD in Industrial Biotechnology. Mirella has subsequently worked in research and post-doc positions at Newcastle University and the National Nanotechnology Laboratory of Lecce before joining the University of Bath as a Lecturer in July 2011. She is currently the Director of Research for the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Research

Mirella’s interdisciplinary expertise lies at the interface of bioelectrochemistry, microengineering, microfluidics, sensing technology and material science.

Mirella’s work addresses some of the world’s most pressing development challenges, such as the water-energy-food security and global health, by developing eco-friendly and sustainable solutions affordable to all.

Her research focuses particularly on the development of innovative biological fuel cell (BFC) designs for either energy harvesting, water quality monitoring or healthcare applications. Particular attention is given to low-cost designs that can lead to devices affordable everywhere in the world. As such, she explores the uses of recyclable, biodegradable and low-cost materials.

By responding to global humanitarian and environmental challenges, Mirella’s research is aligned with the Global Sustainable Development Goals, and, as such, with the UKRI plan to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by ODA countries.

Over the past years, she has built-up a network of collaborations with ODA countries, particularly in South America, where she has carried out a six-month sabbatical during February-July 2018.

Willing to supervise PhD

Interested in supervising students studying;

Microfluidics
Nanostructured bioelectrodes
Fuel cells and biofuel cells
Bio- microelectromechanic systems (bioMEMS)

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Projects

4 Active
10 Finished

AMERiC: Accessible Mining Effluent Remediation in Colombia

Castro Dominguez, B., Lennox, M., Di Lorenzo, M., Shen, J. & Perge, L.

1/10/19 → 31/07/20

Project: Research council

GREENER - InteGRated systems for Effective EnviroNmEntal Remediation

Di Lorenzo, M.

1/01/19 → 31/12/22

Project: EU Commission

Sand Pit - New Industrial Systems: Optimising Me Manufacturing Systems

Di Lorenzo, M.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/02/18 → 30/09/20

Project: Research council

TOMOCON - TOMOCON - Smart tomographic sensors for advanced industrial process control

Di Lorenzo, M.

EU - Horizon 2020

1/10/17 → 30/09/21

Project: EU Commission

GCRF - SmARTER: Sustainable Approaches for Resilience Building in North East Brazil

Di Lorenzo, M., Wenk, J., Kjeldsen, T. & Scott, J. L.

1/11/18 → 31/07/19

Project: Other

Research Output

32 Article
11 Paper
4 Conference contribution
3 Poster
6 More

Rapid and on-site simultaneous electrochemical detection of copper, lead and mercury in the Amazon river

Bernalte, E., Arévalo, S., Pérez-Taborda, J., Wenk, J., Estrela, P., Avila, A. & Di Lorenzo, M., 15 Mar 2020, In : Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 307, 127620.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A novel flexible conductive sponge-like electrode capable of generating electrical energy from the direct oxidation of aqueous glucose

Desmaële, D., La Malfa, F., Rizzi, F., Qualtieri, A., Di Lorenzo, M. & De Vittorio, M., 4 Dec 2019, In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1407, 1, 012030.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

Open Access

A photosynthetic toxicity biosensor for water

Chouler, J., Monti, M., Morgan, W., Cameron, P. & Di Lorenzo, M., 20 Jun 2019, In : Electrochimica Acta. 309, p. 392-401 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

8 Citations (Scopus)

Assessing the impact of design factors on the performance of two miniature microbial fuel cells

Mateo Fernandez, S., Mascia, M., Fernandez-Morales, F. J., Rodrigo, M. A. & Di Lorenzo, M., 20 Feb 2019, In : Electrochimica Acta. 297, p. 297-306 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

2 Citations (Scopus)

25 Downloads (Pure)

Effect of Electrode Properties on the Performance of a Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cell for Atrazine Detection

Gonzalez Olias, L., Cameron, P. J. & Di Lorenzo, M., 9 Oct 2019, In : Frontiers in Energy Research . 7, 105.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Datasets

Dataset for 'Electricity generation from moss with light-driven microbial fuel cells'

Castresana, P. A. (Creator), Monasterio Martinez, S. (Creator), Freeman, E. (Creator), Eslava, S. (Creator), Di Lorenzo, M. (Creator), University of Bath, 21 Dec 2018

DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00607

Dataset