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Dr. Ilaria Onori

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Dr. Ilaria Onori Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Contact

  • Contact hours Monday
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  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
    Fachbereich Agronomie
    Länggasse 85
    3052 Zollikofen

Activities

  • Postdoctoral researcher in the Energy Technology group.

Research

  • Biomass valorization

  • Biopolymers characterization

  • Small molecules and polymer synthesis

  • Supramolecular interactions

  • Developing technologies for converting inedible biomass, such as waste wood, into high-quality chemicals.

CV

  • Ilaria is originally from Rome, Italy, where she completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry at La Sapienza University of Rome. In 2020, she moved to Fribourg, Switzerland, to join the Polymer Chemistry and Materials group of Prof. Weder at the Adolphe Merkle Institute as a PhD candidate. During her doctoral studies, she specialized in the synthesis, development, and characterization of stimuli-responsive supramolecular interpenetrating polymer networks.
  • In April 2025, Ilaria joined Bloom Biorenewables in Renens, Switzerland, as innovation scientist for a six-month internship. There, she contributed to the development and scale-up of innovative biomass-derived products and processes, gaining hands-on experience with biopolymers, particularly lignin.
  • At the end of 2025, Ilaria joined the Energy Technology group led by Prof. Studer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) as a postdoctoral researcher. Her work focuses on biomass valorization, developed within an interdisciplinary collaboration involving the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and the University of Houston (USA).
  • Nov. 2025 - Present Postdoctoral researcher Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
  • Apr. 2025 - Sept. 2025 Innovation Scientist Bloom Biorenewables
  • Feb. 2020 - Nov. 2024 PhD candidate Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg
  • Feb. 2020 - Nov. 2024 PhD in Chemistry Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg
  • Oct. 2016 - Mar. 2019 Master in Chemistry, Organic-Biomolecular field (M.Sc.) La Sapienza, University of Rome
  • Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2016 Bachelor in Chemistry (B.Sc.) La Sapienza, University of Rome

Publications

  • Toughening healable supramolecular double polymer networks based on hydrogen bonding and metalcoordination

  • Double polymer networks comprising covalent and hydrogen-bonded cross-links

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • Italian - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish - Full professional proficiency
  • French - Professional working proficiency