Roberto Nisticò, Associate Professor in General and Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca, appointed as International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Young Observer (IUPAC YO) representing Italy for the two-year period 2024-2025 by the Italian Evaluation Commission, gave with the other IUPAC YOs an interview published in the journal “Chemistry International” reporting his impressions and describing his experience as IUPAC YO during the biennium 2024-2025.
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