Iacopo Ciabatti received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bologna working on the synthesis and characterization of multivalent carbonyl nano-clusters. In 2017, after a brief experience as Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna, he decided to move from academia to industry. Currently, he is R&D manager in TCA, a company leader in the recovery and refining of precious metals in Arezzo. He is author of 40 papers published in refereed international journals and more than 20 communications to national and international conferences.

Marco Fontani (born 5 May 1969 in Florence) received his PhD in 1999 at the University of Perugia. He is a chemist and chemistry historian, author of over 130 publications in materials chemistry, organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry and the history of chemistry. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Italian National Society of History of Chemistry (Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica). He wrote the books:The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side and Chemistry and Chemists in Florence, both edited in Italian and English. He has been working at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florence since 2003.

Born in 1968, 5-years degree in Industrial Chemistry, PhD in Metallurgical Engineering. Researcher since 2000 and Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIN) of the University of Bologna (Italy) since 2014, she carries out her research work in the field of Metallurgy. She teaches metallic materials-related courses for several degree courses at the University of Bologna: (i) Metallurgy (Energy Engineering), (ii) Surface Treatments and Coatings for Metallic Materials (Mechanical Engineering) and (iii) Metal Science & Materials Technology with Lab (Chemistry and Technologies for the Environment and Materials). She also teaches the Metallography course for the Master Course in Metal Conservation & Restoration, University of Amsterdam (NL). She has been a Consultant for Training Activities on Conservation of Modern Metals and Coatings at The Getty Conservation Institute (Los Angeles, USA). Her research activity is dedicated to surface engineering of metallic materials as well as to conservation of cultural heritage metals. Presently her research work focuses on the tribological behavior of anti-friction and anti-wear coatings/surface treatments as well as on the development of protective coatings for bronze outdoor monuments. She has been responsible for several national and international projects, as well as for industrial cooperation activities with local companies. More details on her research activity can be found in https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/carla.martini/en, as well as in publications linked to ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9281-6469