Characterization of polymer thermal transition by FITR and DSC techniques Line of research The thermal analysis is considered one of the main issues in materials characterization however, a comprehensive definition of material properties can be achieved by combining different techniques. Although DSC is one of the most used analysis, it is not able to describe the sample microstructural evolution directly and other techniques could be profitably combined with it. The FTIR spectroscopic analysis can distinguish local variation of conformations and specific intermolecular or intramolecular interactions involved in sample transitions, which ca be studied in detail at molecular level. Staff Supervisor: Andrea Martinelli Publications Application of temperature modulation to FTIR spectroscopy: an analysis of equilibrium and non-equilibrium conformational transitions of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in glassy and liquid statesIsotactic polypropylene reversible crystallization investigated by modulated temperature and quasi‐isothermal FTIREffects of Annealing above Tg on the Physical Aging of Quenched PLLA Studied by Modulated Temperature FTIR Collaborations International collaborations: Daniele Cangialosi Theme and ERC Theme: Chimica agroalimentareERC: PE4_2 Spectroscopic and spectrometric techniquesPE4_17 Characterization methods of materialsPE5_14 Macromolecular chemistry