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DR. DAVIDE NOCITA
47, Great Horton Road, Bradford. BD7 1AZ · +(concealed information)34
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RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

JULY 2019 – PRESENT,

Research:
Post-doctoral Research Assistant: Precision Extrusion of Thin films
Polymer IRC, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics. University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire. BD7 1DP

Formulation, precision manufacturing and characterisation of innovative polymer compounds.



JANUARY 2018 – JULY 2019,

Post-doctoral Research Associate, “Polarfin Green” Project. (Innovate UK)
Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
Interface Polymers Ltd., Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre (ATIC), 5 Oakwood Drive Loughborough, LE11 3QF, UK

Research:
Development, processing and characterization of new functionalised Polyolefins, additives and amphiphilic block copolymers.

Developed world-leading novel and durable super-hydrophilic coatings for agricultural grade polyolefin films - Impact on environment and sustainable economy

Teaching:

Attended the Associate Teaching Pathway course in order to apply for the FHEA qualification.

Laboratory class demonstrations:
● 18MPA201 Module, Structure and Properties of Materials: Mechanical properties of polymers
● 18MPD014 Module, Polymer engineering – Properties and design: Injection Moulding - Component Design, Moldflow Simulation and Beam Stiffness Measurements
● 18WSA604 Module, Materials and Manufacturing Processes: Polymer processing demonstration – Injection Moulding

Lectures:
● 18MPP505 Module, Plastics Processing Technology. Powder technology
● 18MPB203 Module, Polymers: Processing. Thermosets and fibre reinforced composite materials.

Tutorials and Coursework:
● 18MPP504 Module, Polymer Process Engineering. Part Design and Moldflow Analysis
● 18MPB203 Module, Polymers: Processing. Moldflow ‘Plastics Advisers’ Injection Moulding Simulation Assignment

NOVEMBER 2014 – DECEMBER 2017

European Doctoral Degree, PhD, Chemistry and Engineering of Materials and Structures
Department of Engineering University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, Vill. S. Agata, I-98166 Messina, Italy Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

Research:

Reactive and physical polyester blends, based on Poly(lactide) and Poly(ε-caprolactone), for medical applications.

UHMWPE Nanocomposites with Carbon fillers (CNTs), with improved tribological properties for joint arthroplasty applications.

Nanocomposites foams, polyurethane based, with high selective sorption of petroleum derivates, for environmental concerns.

Teaching:
Co-supervisor of 9 between BEng and MSc final projects and theses.

SEPTEMBER 2012 - OCTOBER 2014

Scholarship for Project DIATEME, Engineering of biomedical devices with polymeric matrix
Research Council of Italy, IPCB, Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Catania, Via Gaifami 18, 90156, Italy

Research:

Advanced polymer science and engineering, research and development on new compounds and composites materials for biomedical applications.


EDUCATION

DECEMBER 2017, UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA
PhD, European Doctoral Degree. Chemistry and Engineering of Materials and Structures.

JULY 2011, UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA
MSc. Industrial Chemistry and Materials Engineering.
Grade: Distinction

MARCH 2008, UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA
BEng. Industrial Engineering.
Grade: First Class Honours

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

- Visco, A., Quattrocchi, A., Nocita, D., Montanini, R., Pistone, A.
Polyurethane Foams Loaded with Carbon Nanofibers for Oil Spill Recovery: Mechanical Properties under Fatigue Conditions and Selective Absorption in Oil/Water Mixtures. Nanomaterials, 2021-03 DOI: 10.3390/nano(concealed information)

- Nocita, D., Wu, Z., Hollingbery, L., Kay, C., Morris, S., Haworth, B., Critchlow, G.
Optimising surface interactions with poly(ethylene) blends through the use of functional additives. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2(concealed information)EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)

- Mascia, L., Kouparitsas, Y., Nocita, D., Bao, X.
Antiplasticization of polymer materials: Structural aspects and effects on mechanical and diffusion-controlled properties. Polymers 2020. DOI: 10.3390/POLYM(concealed information)EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)

- Visco, A., Nocita, D., Giamporcaro, A., Ronca, S., Forte, G., Pistone, A., Espro, C.
Effect of Ethyl Ester L-Lysine Triisocyanate addition to produce reactive PLA/PCL bio-polyester blends for biomedical applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.02.018EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)

- Nocita, D., Forte, G., Drakopoulos, S.X., Visco, A., Gianporcaro, A., Ronca, S.
Processing and characterization of bio-polyester reactive blends: From thermoplastic blends to cross-linked networks. Polymer, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.069EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)

- Yousef, S., Visco, A., Galtieri, G., Nocita, D., Espro, C.
Wear behaviour of UHMWPE reinforced by carbon nanofiller and paraffin oil for joint replacement. Materials Science and Engineering C, 2017. DOI: 0.1016/j.msec.2016.11.088EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)

- Nocita, D., Visco, A., Espro, C.
Physical - mechanical characterization of poly(lactide)/poly (ϵ-caprolactone) blends with ethyl ester L-lysine triisocyanate as reactive agent. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2016. DOI: 10.1063/1.4949670EID: 2-s2.0-8(concealed information)Part of ISBN: (concealed information) 0094243X

- Galtieri, G., Visco, A., Nocita, D., Torrisi, L., Ceccio, G., Scolaro, C.
Polyethylene laser welding based on optical absorption variations. Journal of Instrumentation, 2016. DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/11/04/C04013EID: 2-s2.(concealed information)Part of ISBN: (concealed information)

- Visco, A., Yousef, S., Galtieri, G., Nocita, D., Pistone, A., Njuguna, J.
Thermal, Mechanical and Rheological Behaviors of Nanocomposites Based on UHMWPE/Paraffin Oil/Carbon Nanofiller Obtained by Using Different Dispersion Techniques. JOM, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s11(concealed information)xEID: 2-s2.0-8(concealed information)Part of ISBN: 15(concealed information)4838

SHORT ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Improved wear resistance of UHMWPE based nanocomposites for prosthetic applications.
S. Yousef, A. Visco, G. Galtieri, D. Nocita, National convention INSTM 2015, Favignana, Italy, vol. 1, (2015);

POSTERS:
Study of selective absorption of oil/water and of mechanical properties of polyurethane foams for oil spill recovery.
A. Visco, A. Pistone, R. Montanini, D. Nocita, G. Galtieri, A. Quattrocchi, National convention INSTM 2015, Favignana, Italy, vol. 1, (2015);

Cross-linked Poly(Lactide) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) with the Addition of Ethyl Ester L-Lysine Triisocyanate: Theoretical Modelling of the Rheological Behaviour.
S. X. Drakopoulos, D. Nocita, G. Forte, A. M. Visco, S. Ronca 28th Biennial Meeting of the Polymer Physics Group of the Institute of Physics: Physical Aspects of Polymer Science, September 13-15, 2017, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Reviewers board and Topic Editor for Polymers (MDPI)
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Reviewer for Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering (Taylor and Francis)
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PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue: Italian

Other language : English – Certificate level B1

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Written production

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Software use

MS Office DS Solidworks Autodesk Moldflow Ansys Fluent Ansys Polyflow

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Driving license: B European

Honours and awards:
- Winner of Nokia 3D printing challenge at Ideas Project with “Giuseppe Recca” Team, 2013.
- 1st prize for a Research Associate poster, Materials Research Day, Loughborough University, 2018

Other interests (in no particular order):
Cosmology, Public Administration, Literature, Psychology, Travelling,