Co-Chairs
Prof. Eleonora Sforza
Associate professor
Optimization of photosynthetic microorganisms and bacterial cultivation for environmental, commercial and energy applications: lab experiments, growth modelling and process simulation.
eleonora.sforza@unipd.it ORCID Scopus page
Elena Barbera
RTDb
Process simulation and techno-economic analysis of chemical and biochemical processes, including microalgae production, anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane, production of bio-based products, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen production and carbon-neutral fuels.
elena.barbera@unipd.it ORCIDScopus pageTeam members
Mattia Turetta
PhD student
Membrane process for acqueous solution concentration, mathematical models and process simulation
mattia.turetta@phd.unipd.itPublications
Danilo Marchese
PhD student
Bicarbonate-based microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation, biological carbon capture, novel species characterization and cultivation process optimization
danilo.marchese@phd.unipd.it Publications
Adriano Porcelli
PhD student
Optimization of bacteria fermentation process for antibiotics production. Studying and modeling of
bacterial growth and antibiotic biosynthesis under various fermentation conditions
Leonardo Pattaro
PhD student
Biological processes modeling and simulation.
Circular economy assessment in microalgal production systems for the food and feed industry
Matteo Ferrari
PhD student
Optimization of marine microalgae cultivation in small-scale photobioreactors for biomass production, CO₂ sequestration, and high-value products generation
matteo.ferrari.12@phd.unipd.itPublications
Matteo Zandolini
Reasearch Assistant
Optimization of cultivation conditions to enhance photofermentation-based biohydrogen production using purple non-sulfur bacteria. Emphasis on reducing process costs through optimization of key operational parameters, including illumination strategies
matteo.zandolini@studenti.unipd.itPublications