Dr. Claudio Broglia is an Italian synthetic chemist with over 7 years of experience in organic, inorganic, and organometallic synthesis from gram to kilogram scales. He holds a Ph.D. from RWTH Aachen University and has worked in research and development roles at universities and chemical companies in Germany and Italy. Dr. Broglia is proficient in multiple languages and laboratory techniques including NMR, IR, gas handling, and chromatography. He is open to new opportunities requiring innovative problem solving skills across scientific disciplines.

1. Dr. Claudio Broglia
Personal information
First name and Surname Claudio Broglia
Address Oderstraße 28, 28199 Bremen (Germany)
Telephone +49 172 6742226 (Germany)
Private e-mail cl.broglia@gmail.com
Nationality Italian
Date of birth 9th
February 1983
Linkedin https://de.linkedin.com/pub/claudio-broglia/b6/141/827
Executive summary -Long experience in chemical synthesis and catalysis (both organic and inorganic).
-Interested in jobs about R&D or Quality Control allowing innovative and original solutions.
-Experience in solving complex problems combining pieces of information coming from different
scientific fields. Trained in team working.
-Open to travel for work.
Work experience
Jan. 2016 - present
May 2015 - Dec. 2015
May 2015
Aug. 2014 - Sept. 2014
Sept. 2010 - Dec. 2013
March 2008
Synthetic chemist at Hansa Fine Chemicals GmbH, Bremen (Germany).
Fine production of chemicals containing heterocycles and/or fluorine. From gram to kilogram scale.
Part time Chemistry teacher in the private school Lectio Pisa, Pisa (Italy).
Invited speaker for lectures about Biohybrid Catalysis at University of Pisa.
Part time Italian language teacher in the language school Inlingua Aachen, Aachen (Germany).
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (scientific coworker) at RWTH-Aachen University. This job was
composed by research activity in a chemical lab (synthesis and catalysis) and by teaching activity.
Counseling and lab assistant at University of Pisa.
Volunteer work
2012 - present
2003 - 2008
2003 - 2009
Public Relations at Palio del Torrione, Bubano, Bubano - BO (Italy).
Food help for homeless people with Caritas, Pisa (Italy).
Secretary and event organizer at Società Filarmonica Pisana, Pisa (Italy).
Education and training
Sept. 2010 - Feb. 2015
Mar. 2009 - Jul. 2010
Nov. 2006 - Jul. 2010
Sept. 2002 - Nov. 2006
1997 - 2002
Ph.D. studies in the group of Prof. Jun Okuda, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen
University (Germany); title of the original thesis “Organoruthenium Complexes for Biohybrid
Catalysis”.
Master research under the supervision of Prof. Daniela Belli Dell’Amico and Prof. Luca Labella; title
of the original thesis “Reactivity towards Nucleophiles of Platinum (II) Complexes Bearing Unsaturated
Ligands: Competition between Olefins and Nitriles”.
Master course in chemistry with inorganic specialization at the University of Pisa (Italy). Graduation
with honors, final grade: 110 cum laude/110 (best result possible for this title).
Bachelor course in chemistry at the University of Pisa. Final grade 108/110 (= 98% grade), title of the
bachelor thesis “Activity Coefficients of High-Charge Electrolytes, Alone or in Mixtures, from
Measurements with Permeoselectives Membranes Cells”; supervisor Prof. Francesco Malatesta.
Italian scientific high school, final grade 100/100.
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2. Languages Italian (native tongue);
English (professional – written and spoken);
French (professional – written and spoken);
German (intermediate – written and spoken);
Spanish (intermediate – written and spoken).
Scientific skills Total organometallic synthesis, inorganic synthesis, organic synthesis: more than seven years (since
March 2009) of experience. From gram to kilogram scale.
Schlenk techniques, including the building-up of lines suitable for working under different gases at
once (e.g.: argon, CO, ethylene...). Glove-box techniques.
Catalysis: study and monitoring.
Purification, degasing and anhydrification of several solvents and liquid reagents.
Use of gases (also dangerous or flammable) in cylinders and their purification / anhydrification.
Full interpretation of NMR, IR, UV-VIS and MS spectra. Characterization of unknown products with
those techniques.
Recording of 1
H, 13
C {1
H} and 195
Pt NMR spectra with a Varian-Gemini 200 MHz instrument.
Recording of IR and UV-VIS spectra in solid state (ATR techniques, KBr pellets) and in solution, also
under inert condition, with several Perkin-Elmer instruments.
Chromatography (different techniques).
Treatment of dangerous or polluting waste, inertization of dangerous chemicals.
Measurements with permeoselective cells.
Basic experience in working with explosive compounds (e.g.: RuO4).
Basic treaning in first aid.
Computer skills Operative systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora), Mac-OS.
Scientific literature research: SciFinder, Reaxys, ChemExper.
Microsoft Office, excellent (several scientific texts written).
ChemDraw, ChemSketch.
Graphics and video editing: Gimp, Paint, OpenShot.
Other skills and hobbies Organization of several social events for associations (town visits, social dinners, travels...).
Interest in classical music: clarinet and bass clarinet played for several years in several philharmonic
associations in Italy, being elected in the Board of Directors of one of them.
Interest in traveling discovering towns and wilderness, interest also in history and natural sciences.
Basic training in assisting people affected by Alzheimer disease and in first aid (2000).
Driving licence European driving licence “B” (2001).
Scientific Publications (3) "Hybrid Ruthenium ROMP Catalysts Based on an Engineered Variant of β-Barrel Protein FhuA
ΔCVFtev: Effect of Spacer Length" D.F. Sauer, M. Bocola, C. Broglia, M. Arlt, L.L. Zhu, M. Brocker U.
Schwaneberg, J. Okuda Chem. Asian. J., 2015, 10, 177-182.
(2) “Platinum(II) complexes containing unsaturated ligands. Nucleophilic substitution versus
nucleophilic attack to ligand: a stereochemistry driven outcome” D. Belli Dell'Amico, C. Broglia, L.
Labella, F. Marchetti, D. Mendola, S. Samaritani Inorg. Chim. Acta 2013, 395, 181-188.
(1) "Activity Coefficients of Electrolytes from Liquid Membrane Cells. XII. Magnesium, Lanthanum, and
Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) Salts of the 1,5-Naphthalenedisulfonate Anion at 298.15 K" E.
Pagliano, C. Broglia, M. Molero Casado, F. Malatesta J. Solution Chem. 2008, 37, 1393-1409.
Bremen, 7th
September 2016
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