Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley (2005)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley (2001)
Laurea, Chemical Engineering, University of Padua, Italy (1998)
Staff Scientist, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, LLNL (2009-now)
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, LLNL (2006–2009)
Post-Doctoral Researcher at SRI International, Physical Sciences Division, Menlo Park, CA (2005-2006)
Francesco Fornasiero serves as team leader for a DTRA-sponsored multi-institutional project aiming at the development of breathable and protective fabrics based on stimuli-responsive multifunctional membranes. On this role he manages a 5-institution, 30-person team. He has also been LLNL principal investigator of several other projects in the nanofluidics area funded through government and state agencies (DoD DTRA, DOE, CA-DWR) or supported by LLNL-LDRD program. He pioneered ion nanofluidics studies in carbon nanotubes and has expertise in nanocomposite fabrication, material transport, membrane science, and carbon nanotube growth. He has co-authored 7 patents, 2 book chapters, and 30+ peer-reviewed articles. He received several national awards including the 2010 R&D100 Editors Choice Award, the Young Scientist Award at Pacifichem (2010), Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Award for Outstanding Technology Development (2009), and multiple LLNL Excellence in Publication Awards.