​Silvia Bordiga is Full Prof. in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Torino. Since 2012 she is also Prof. II at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Oslo. Her scientific activity is mainly devoted to the characterisation of the physical–chemical properties of high surface area nanostructured materials (e.g. oxides, zeolites and MOFs) used as heterogeneous catalysts, photocatalysts, materials for adsorption, separation and storage, through in situ spectroscopic studies. The uniqueness of her work is to develop a versatile experimental platform based on the combined use of laboratory spectroscopies and advanced techniques available at the synchrotron beam lines in controlled atmosphere. Broad aim of the work is to describe the structure and the number of the active sites; the reaction mechanisms; the origin of catalysts deactivation. Most of these activities are performed thanks to the collaboration with industrial partners. Relevant examples are: TS-1 (Titanium silicalite) a unique catalyst for selective partial oxidation with H₂O₂; 2) Fe-Zeolites, a relevant catalyst in partial oxidation with N₂O; 3) H-Zeolites used for Methanol to hydrocarbon/olefin processes; 3) Cu-exchanged zeolites for NOx ammonia selective reduction and direct conversion of CH₄ into CH₃OH. More recently, she is actively contributing to the development of the emerging field of Porous Metallorganic Frameworks, both contributing to the understanding of known materials and developing new ones for specific applications (e.g. in collaboration with Oslo University: discovery of UiO-66 metallorganic framework topology that is a very thermal and chemical stable metallorganic framework now commercialized; in collaboration with Berkeley university: disclosure of the reaction mechanism of CO₂ adsorption on a post-synthesis modified metallorganic framework). She is the President of the Master Science Course in Material Science. She is the author of more than 390 papers listed in the ISI database (h-index 84).