Evelina Colacino

Biography

Evelina Colacino received her double Ph.D. (with European Label) in 2002 at the University of Montpellier II (France), and at the University of Calabria (Italy). Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Montpellier (France), she is Member of the International Mechanochemical Association (IMA) and in the Advisory Board of the Green Chemistry Commitment (www.beyondbenign.org). She promotes sustainability in Higher Education by integrating green chemistry at undergraduate level in organic chemistry courses, teaching laboratories and across the sub-disciplines of chemistry, with a special focus on the fundamentals and the practice of mechanochemistry. Her main research activities concern the development of eco-friendly mechanochemical processes for the preparation of value-added compounds for the industry, with a main focus on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

RSC journal affiliations

• Advisory Board Member, Reaction Chemistry and Engineering

• Associate Editor, RSC Mechanochemistry